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- Go to Pages => All Pages and select your home page
- If you have not created a home page, click Add New
- Make sure that your Home Page is set to the Home Page – Sidebar template
- Go to Appearance => Customize
- Make sure the Static Front Page is set to the home page
- Go to Widgets or Appearance => Widgets
- Go to Home Page Sidebar widget area
- Drag or assign appropriate widget to widget area
- Repeat as many widget as desired
- Click Manage in Customizer
- Customize widget areas as desired
- Go to Home Page Options
- Customize home page options for appropriate widget areas
- Press Save & Publish