# betterdocs/4.9.3/views/templates/sidebars/sidebar-1.php

BetterDocs – AI Documentation, Knowledge Base, MCP Server, Docs, Wikis, FAQ & Chatbot, version 4.9.3. 82 lines.

- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/betterdocs/4.9.3/code/views/templates/sidebars/sidebar-1.php
- Raw: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/betterdocs/4.9.3/raw/views/templates/sidebars/sidebar-1.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 ( ( isset( $force ) && $force == null ) || ! isset( $force ) ) {
	if ( ! betterdocs()->settings->get( 'enable_sidebar_cat_list' ) && isset( $layout_type ) && $layout_type == 'template' ) {
		return;
	}
}

	$wrapper_attributes = [
		'class' => [ 'betterdocs-sidebar betterdocs-sidebar-layout-1' ],
		'id'    => 'betterdocs-sidebar'
	];

	/**
	 * @var array $wrapper_attr_array
	 */
	if ( isset( $wrapper_attr_array ) && ! empty( $wrapper_attr_array ) && is_array( $wrapper_attr_array ) ) {
		$wrapper_attributes = betterdocs()->views->merge( $wrapper_attr_array, $wrapper_attributes );
	}

	$wrapper_attributes = betterdocs()->template_helper->get_html_attributes( $wrapper_attributes );
	?>
<aside
	<?php echo $wrapper_attributes; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped ?>>
	<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'    => isset( $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'] : '' );
			}

			if ( isset( $layout_type ) && $layout_type == 'block' ) {
				$_shortcode_attr['list_icon_url'] = '';
			}

			if ( isset( $shortcode_attr ) ) {
				$_shortcode_attr = array_merge( $_shortcode_attr, $shortcode_attr );
			}

			$attributes = betterdocs()->template_helper->shortcode_atts(
				$_shortcode_attr,
				'betterdocs_category_grid',
				'sidebar-1',
				$terms_orderby,
				$terms_order
			);

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

	<?php
	if ( is_single() ) {
		if ( betterdocs()->settings->get( 'enable_toc' ) && betterdocs()->settings->get( 'enable_sticky_toc' ) ) {
			betterdocs()->views->get( 'templates/parts/sticky-toc' );
		}
	}
	?>
</aside>

```