# betterdocs/4.9.3/views/templates/sidebars/archive-sidebar.php

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- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/betterdocs/4.9.3/code/views/templates/sidebars/archive-sidebar.php
- Raw: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/betterdocs/4.9.3/raw/views/templates/sidebars/archive-sidebar.php
- Modified: 2026-08-04T07:29:08+00:00

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```php
<?php
// phpcs:disable WordPress.NamingConventions.PrefixAllGlobals.NonPrefixedVariableFound -- view template receives variables via extract(); prefixing is impractical.

if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
    exit;
}
if ( ! betterdocs()->settings->get( 'enable_archive_sidebar' ) ) {
	return;
}

?>

<aside id="betterdocs-sidebar">
	<div class="betterdocs-sidebar-content betterdocs-category-sidebar">
		<?php
			$terms_orderby = betterdocs()->settings->get( 'terms_orderby' );
			$terms_order   = betterdocs()->settings->get( 'terms_order' );

		if ( betterdocs()->settings->get( 'alphabetically_order_term' ) ) {
			$terms_orderby = 'name';
		}

			$title_tag = betterdocs()->customizer->defaults->get( 'betterdocs_sidebar_title_tag' );

			$_shortcode_attr = [
				'terms_order'    => $terms_order,
				'terms_orderby'  => $terms_orderby,
				'sidebar_list'   => true,
				'posts_per_page' => -1,
				'title_tag'      => betterdocs()->template_helper->is_valid_tag( $title_tag ),
				'layout_type'    => $layout_type,
				'lazy_load'      => ! empty( betterdocs()->settings->get( 'archive_lazy_load_descendants' ) ),
			];

			if ( isset( $layout_type ) && $layout_type == 'template' ) {
				$_shortcode_attr['list_icon_url'] = ! empty( betterdocs()->customizer->defaults->get( 'betterdocs_sidbebar_item_list_icon' ) ) ? betterdocs()->customizer->defaults->get( 'betterdocs_sidbebar_item_list_icon' ) : ( ! empty( betterdocs()->settings->get( 'docs_list_icon' ) ) ? betterdocs()->settings->get( 'docs_list_icon' )['url'] : '' );
			}

			$attributes = betterdocs()->template_helper->shortcode_atts(
				$_shortcode_attr,
				'betterdocs_category_grid',
				'sidebar-archive',
				$terms_orderby,
				$terms_order
			);

			echo do_shortcode( '[betterdocs_category_grid ' . $attributes . ']' );
			?>
	</div>
</aside>

```