Right Sidebar
Enhance user engagement by configuring functional widgets for your sidebar, including featured content, newsletters, and a table of contents.
The Enova theme features an interactive right sidebar designed to keep your readers engaged and help them discover more of your content. From "About" sections to automatic "Related Posts," these widgets are built to work seamlessly with Ghost's native features.
The About Widget
The About widget is a perfect way to introduce your site to new visitors. It automatically displays your site icon, title, a brief description (excerpt), and your social media links.
Visibility
This widget is only visible on the Home page.
Setup Instructions
To get the most out of this widget, follow these simple steps:
Set your Publication Icon
Ensure you have an icon uploaded under Settings > Brand. View Publication Icon Guide →
Create an "About" Page
Create a new page in Ghost with the specific slug about. The widget uses this page to pull your content and link directly to your full story.
Add an Excerpt
Write a short summary in the Excerpt field of your "About" page settings. This text will appear directly in the sidebar widget.
Publish the Page
Once you publish the page, the widget will automatically populate on your homepage.
About Widget Configuration
About Widget Preview
Social Media Links
The social icons in the About widget are pulled directly from your site settings:
Open Social accounts
Go to Settings > Social accounts.
Add your social links
Add your Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) links.
Content Discovery Widgets
These widgets help your visitors find more of what they love, and they update automatically based on your latest activity.
Featured Posts
Highlights your top content by displaying the 4 most recent featured posts.
Featured Posts Preview
Recent Posts
Displays your 4 latest blog posts.
Note on Visibility
This widget is visible on Posts and Pages only. It does not appear on the homepage, tag pages, or author pages.
Recent Posts Preview
Popular Tags
Lists the 5 tags associated with the most posts on your site.
Note on Visibility
This widget appears on all pages except for individual Posts and Pages.
Popular Tags Preview
Top Authors
Shows the top 4 authors on your site based on their post count.
Visibility
This widget is only visible on the Home page.
Top Authors Preview
Engagement & Navigation
Newsletter Subscription
Encourage visitors to join your mailing list with a simple, clean subscription form. This widget is globally visible on all pages.
Newsletter Widget Preview
Related Posts
Automatically suggests similar content to your readers.
Visibility
This widget appears only on Individual Posts.
Related Posts Preview
Table of Contents (ToC)
The Table of Contents has evolved into a full adaptive feature with both an Inline TOC and a Sidebar TOC widget. It now has its own dedicated guide.
View the Table of Contents guide →Sponsorships
Enova can also run a promotional house ad and a sponsor logo wall in the right sidebar — both driven by simple Ghost pages, with their own dedicated guide.
House Ad
A promotional card just below the Newsletter widget, built from a page slugged house-ad. Stack an image, a product card, and a button — whatever you like.
Sponsors
A grid of supporter logos at the bottom of the sidebar, built from a page slugged sponsors. Each logo links to the sponsor's site, and you can tune the tile shape and number of columns.