I see some sites where the sidebar shows on the home page for instance, but not on posts or other pages...how do I go about accomplishing this?
use a page instead of a post. some themes also allow you to choose a full width layout which would achieve the same
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How do I prevent my sidebar from showing on posts?
I see some sites where the sidebar shows on the home page for instance, but not on posts or other pages...how do I go about accomplishing this?
Some themes will have different page templates for Posts. The one you want is probably Full Width. You can find these settings in your Post editor (where you write your content).
use a page instead of a post. some themes also allow you to choose a full width layout which would achieve the same
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Some themes will have different page templates for Posts. The one you want is probably Full Width. You can find these settings in your Post editor (where you write your content).