# Homepage Sidebar (Widgets)

By default, the **Newsletter Form** (Subscribe Widget), **Popular Categories** (Tags) and **Recommendations widget** widgets are visible

If you want to hide a widget, let's see how you can do it:

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### Set-up Sidebar Widgets

1. Go to the **"Design & Branding"** tab in the Ghost Admin panel.
2. Click on the **Theme** tab and under **Homepage**, find the **Popular Categories, Newsletter Widget**  and **Recommendations widget** settings. Enabled by default. To hide a widget, simply toggle it off.
3. Click **Save** to apply the changes. That’s it!

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### Newsletter Widget Settings

The **Newsletter (Subscribe) Widget** includes a few customization options:

* **Newsletter CTA**: The main title or call-to-action message.
* **Total Subscribers**: Displays the total number of subscribers.

You’ll find these settings under the **Homepage** section in the **Theme** settings. They are pre-filled by default, but you can customize them to your preference.

### How to Hide the Subscriber Count and Avatars? 

To hide the subscriber count and avatars, simply toggle off the **Newsletter Subscribers** setting in the theme options. When disabled, the **Total Subscribers** section will be hidden from the widget.

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### How to Change Subscriber Avatars? 

To customize the subscriber avatars, you’ll need to modify the theme files:

* Unzip the **`elrond.zip`** file you downloaded.
* Navigate to the **`assets/images`** folder and locate the default avatar images (e.g., **`user-avatar-1.png`**, **`user-avatar-2.png`**, etc.).
* Delete the existing avatar images.
* Add your own avatar images using the exact same file names (**`user-avatar-1.png`** to **`user-avatar-5.png`**).
* Zip the theme folder again, keeping the filename the same as the original theme (e.g., `elrond.zip` or your custom theme name).
* Upload the updated theme in the Ghost Admin panel.

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### **Popular Categories** Widgets

* You don't need to configure anything for this widget. You can simply enable or disable it.

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### **Recommendations** Widgets

* You don't need to configure anything for this widget. You can simply enable or disable it.


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