# betterdocs/4.9.3/views/templates/sidebars/sidebar-7.php

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- Page: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/betterdocs/4.9.3/code/views/templates/sidebars/sidebar-7.php
- Raw: https://pluginprobe.com/plugins/betterdocs/4.9.3/raw/views/templates/sidebars/sidebar-7.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-full-sidebar-left betterdocs-sidebar-layout-7 betterdocs-background' ],
		'id'    => 'betterdocs-full-sidebar-left'
	];

	/**
	 * @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 );
	$enable_sidebar_search = isset( $sidebar_search ) ? $sidebar_search : true;
	$doc_ids               = isset( $doc_ids ) ? $doc_ids : '';
	$faq_categories_ids    = isset( $faq_term_ids ) ? $faq_term_ids : '';
	$doc_categories_ids    = isset( $doc_term_ids ) ? $doc_term_ids : '';
	?>
<aside
	<?php echo $wrapper_attributes; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped ?>>
	<div class="betterdocs-sidebar-content betterdocs-category-sidebar betterdocs-height">
		<?php
			if ( $enable_sidebar_search ) {
				$search_placeholder = betterdocs()->settings->get( 'search_placeholder' );
				$number_of_docs     = isset( $number_of_docs ) ? $number_of_docs : '';
				$number_of_faqs     = isset( $number_of_faqs ) ? $number_of_faqs : '';
				$search_modal_search_type = betterdocs()->settings->get('search_modal_search_type');
				$enable_ai_powered_search = '';
				if( betterdocs()->helper->is_ai_chatbot_enabled() ) {
					$enable_ai_powered_search = betterdocs()->settings->get('enable_ai_powered_search', false);
				}

				echo do_shortcode( '[betterdocs_search_modal enable_docs_search="'.($search_modal_search_type == 'all' || $search_modal_search_type == 'docs' ? true : false).'" enable_faq_search="'.($search_modal_search_type == 'all' || $search_modal_search_type == 'faq' ? true : false).'" faq_categories_ids="' . $faq_categories_ids . '" doc_ids="' . $doc_ids . '" doc_categories_ids="' . $doc_categories_ids . '" number_of_docs="' . $number_of_docs . '" number_of_faqs="' . $number_of_faqs . '" layout="sidebar" placeholder="' . esc_html( $search_placeholder ) . '" enable_ai_powered_search="' . ($enable_ai_powered_search == true ? 'true' : 'false' ) . '"]' );
			}

			$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,
				'show_icon'      => true,
				'category_icon'  => 'folder',
				'show_count'     => true,
				'list_icon_url'  => false,
				'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 == '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-7',
				$terms_orderby,
				$terms_order
			);

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

```