Demo: Left Sidebar Layout

This page demonstrates the new 30/70 responsive layout with:

• Left Sidebar (30%): Sticky post widget, categories, date widget, ad spot
• Main Content (70%): Sticky post, featured post, normal posts, pagination
• Ad Spots: 3 fixed-height placeholders (728×90, 300×250, 728×90)
• Responsive: 2-column desktop → 1-column mobile

Design Features

✅ Anti-Layout-Shift Protection — Fixed min-height and aspect-ratio on all ad placeholders
✅ Mobile-First Responsive — Flexbox with order property for sidebar reflow at 768px
✅ Semantic HTML5 — Proper accessibility attributes and structure
✅ Zero Breaking Changes — Can coexist with existing blog layout

Implementation

The template extends base.html and integrates with:

• Existing Zola macros (img, pagination, series-nav)
• Current blog taxonomies and categories
• Real post data from the posting section
• All existing styling and configuration

Next Steps

This layout can be:

1. Applied per-section — Add template = "posting-left-sidebar.html" to specific sections
2. Made site-wide — Update config.toml default template
3. Added as theme option — Create a theme selector for users to choose layouts
4. Further customized — Adjust sidebar width, ad spots, widgets per needs

Scroll down to see the layout in action with real blog posts and navigation.