Primary sidebar
WP offers the Primary Sidebar.
I put in all the widgets I want to show eventually.
Content aware sidebar (plugin)
However, I also use the Plugin CAS. It allows me to use multiple sidebars based on conditions.
Some examples:
- Default sidebar (almost empty placeholder sidebar)
- Admin sidebar (contains stuff only meant for admins, like links to asset pages: forms, sidebars, sitemap, memberships…
Default Sidebar (CAS)
Similar to Default home or default about, the default sidebar has only random stuff on it. This is to use while in production to show for the front-end, while I develop in the backend.