Sidebar missing on Shop page

[GinaFleet]

I am able to see the sidebar when in Canvas, but when viewing the front end it is not there. I am using Renew stack. I have the following settings:

In Woocommerce setting page is assigned to Shop
Page - Shop:
Atrributes - no parent

Shop Global: boxed
Content layout: sidebar/content
site width: 100%
Site Max Width: 1200px
Content width: 75%
and the outline as per the attached image

How do I get the sidebar to show?

[prakash_s]

Hello @GinaFleet,

Thanks for writing to us.

As per your screenshot, you have created the WooCommerce Archive layout and called the Widget area for the sidebar on the one-column. Please ensure you have added the widgets to the selected widget area. If it doesn’t work for you, we need to check your settings. I would request please share the admin login details meanwhile I would suggest you troubleshoot a few of the common issues before we investigate your settings. Please share your details in a secure note. Please provide the following details

• WordPress Login URL
• Admin-level username and password

You can find the Secure Note button at the bottom of your posts

Thanks

[ruenel]

Hey @GinaFleet,

The given WP Access is not working for us. Please double-check.

In the meantime, go to Cornerstone > Theme Options > Layout and Design. Make sure that your Content Layout is NOT set to Fullwidth. If it does, that is the reason why you are not seeing any sidebar.

Best Regards.

[ruenel]

Hello @GinaFleet,

Your Shop index or the Product Category Archive layout is set up incorrectly.

• In archive pages, you do not need to have a Looper Provider.
• You only need to have a Looper Consumer.
• Using the prefab Products element will lead to a conflict. For example, you will not have a product pagination

To design a custom WooCommerce archive, kindly check out this tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNxDtw_oJU4

Best Regards.

[GinaFleet]

Thank you for your response. I believe I have fixed the issue, but still have one small issue - at the bottom of the category listing there is a stray product or two, do you know how these would come to be there or how I can eliminate them. I updated the password in the previous secure note and have checked the login and it appears to be working.

[ruenel]

Hello @GinaFleet,

Are you trying to display only the product categories in your shop index? Go to Appearance > Customize > WooCommerce > Product Catalog and select your desired output.

By the way, you still do not have a Looper Consumer in your Shop index layout. You need to design this and replace the “Products” prefab element. It is only good for static pages.

Thanks.

[GinaFleet]

I have fixed the shop looper and the product prefab.
Unfortunately I have having a similar issue with the category page.
Issue: The layout renders correctly in the Cornerstone canvas preview showing the products with images, titles and prices. However on the frontend, the product category page shows the header, footer and sidebar correctly but the product grid area is completely blank — no products render.

We believe the Dynamic Content looper’s Input field needs to reference the full WooCommerce archive query for the current category rather than the single post context, but we cannot find the correct Input value to achieve this.

Structure:

Section 1 → Row** *(outer two-column layout)

Column 1** — Widget Area (Shop Sidebar)
Column 2** contains:
Row** *(Looper Provider: Dynamic Content, Input: empty)
Custom CSS on this Row:
$el {
display: flex !important;
flex-wrap: wrap !important;
width: 100% !important;
}

• Column 1** *(Looper Consumer: ON, Items: All)
  • Product Image** — dynamic content: {{dc:woocommerce:product_image}}
  • Product Title** — dynamic content: {{dc:post:title}}
  • Product Price** — dynamic content: {{dc:woocommerce:product_price}}

Question: What should the Looper Provider Input be set to in order to loop through all products in the current category being viewed on the frontend?

[ruenel]

Hey @GinaFleet,

For archive layouts, Looper Provider is not needed. Check out the demo archive in the secure note below.

Thanks.

[ruenel]

Hey @GinaFleet,

The Shop Archive layout has a priority of -2 compared to a 0 of the other layout. I made some changes and you can check the demo in the secure note below.

Thanks.

[ruenel]

Hey @GinaFleet,

Nothing is broken in your layout. Your Category Products B layout has a priority of 10 while Category Products A layout has -5. The lesser the number, the higher the priority.

Removing the assignments of the Category Products A, will force the category archive to use the next layout with the closest priority, which is the Shop Archive that has a priority number of ’ 0 '.

To make use of the Category Products B layout, change the priority number to -5.

Best Regards.

[ruenel]

Hey @GinaFleet,

I have checked your shop page and visited a few categories. It seems that the product category archive is using the same layout as the shop index layout. You may need to check your priority and the assignment condition.

Same Shop Index assignment and priority:

For the best result, use the “Product Taxonomy is Category” with 0 priority:

Hope this helps.