Some time ago I was looking for a solution to have a sticky sidebar that would work well when there are many items in the sidebar.
The problem with the traditional method is that when the sidebar or column is taller than the screen size it hides the overflow items.
I come from Elementor and Crocoblocks has a plugin that works great for sticky columns https://crocoblock.com/widgets/sticky-column/ but I finally found a solution for Bricks.
The solution is not a plugin, one of the big advantages of Bricks Builder is that it is very flexible when it comes to working with custom code. Below I will explain you how to do it no matter if you have no coding knowledge:
1. Create your base structure with a sticky sidebar
Create your structure as follows, it is only two blocks (Main content and sticky sidebar), one container, and one parent section. Inside the container also add a code block.
It is very important that in the sticky column you add the following class: .fb-floating-aside__sticky
2. Copy and paste the following code and you will have your sticky column
Remember in the structure we added a code block, copy and paste the following code and you will have your sticky sidebar. Don’t forget to activate the code execution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdmUm7HnZgg
<script>
/*Source: https://github.com/Krzysztof-Antosik/Two-direction-Sticky-Sidebar*/
// Verificar el ancho de pantalla al cargar y redimensionar
function checkScreenWidth() {
if (window.innerWidth <= 767) {
// Si la pantalla es menor o igual a 676px, no ejecutar el código
return;
}
const stickyElement = document.querySelector('.fb-floating-aside__sticky');
const startPosition = stickyElement.getBoundingClientRect().top;
let endScroll = window.innerHeight - stickyElement.offsetHeight - 500;
let currPos = window.scrollY;
let screenHeight = window.innerHeight;
let stickyElementHeight = stickyElement.offsetHeight;
let topGap = 40;
let bottomGap = 40;
setTimeout(() => {
if (stickyElement.hasAttribute('data-top-gap')) {
const dataTopGap = stickyElement.getAttribute('data-top-gap');
topGap = dataTopGap === 'auto' ? startPosition : parseInt(dataTopGap);
}
if (stickyElement.hasAttribute('data-bottom-gap')) {
bottomGap = parseInt(stickyElement.getAttribute('data-bottom-gap'));
}
}, 100);
stickyElement.style.position = 'sticky';
stickyElement.style.top = `${topGap}px`;
stickyElement.style.height = 'fit-content';
function positionStickySidebar() {
endScroll = window.innerHeight - stickyElement.offsetHeight - bottomGap;
const stickyElementTop = parseInt(stickyElement.style.top.replace('px', ''));
if (stickyElementHeight + topGap + bottomGap > screenHeight) {
if (window.scrollY < currPos) {
if (stickyElementTop < topGap) {
stickyElement.style.top = `${stickyElementTop + currPos - window.scrollY}px`;
} else if (stickyElementTop >= topGap && stickyElementTop !== topGap) {
stickyElement.style.top = `${topGap}px`;
}
} else {
if (stickyElementTop > endScroll) {
stickyElement.style.top = `${stickyElementTop + currPos - window.scrollY}px`;
} else if (stickyElementTop < endScroll && stickyElementTop !== endScroll) {
stickyElement.style.top = `${endScroll}px`;
}
}
} else {
stickyElement.style.top = `${topGap}px`;
}
currPos = window.scrollY;
}
function stickyElementToMe() {
stickyElement.style.top = `${topGap}px`;
}
function updateSticky() {
screenHeight = window.innerHeight;
stickyElementHeight = stickyElement.offsetHeight;
positionStickySidebar();
}
setTimeout(() => {
window.addEventListener('resize', () => {
currPos = window.scrollY;
updateSticky();
});
document.addEventListener('scroll', updateSticky, {
capture: true,
passive: true
});
}, 1000);
}
// Verificar el ancho de pantalla al cargar y redimensionar
window.addEventListener('load', checkScreenWidth);
window.addEventListener('resize', checkScreenWidth);
</script>Thanks to Krzysztof-Antosik for his code on Github. You can see the original code at: https://github.com/Krzysztof-Antosik/Two-direction-Sticky-Sidebar
