class <%= class_name %> < Sidebar # display_name "<%= class_name.underscore.humanize %>" # Default description "Describe your sidebar here" # Check the other sidebars for the sort of thing you can do with setting # declarations def parse_request(contents, params) # contents is a list of the items being rendered on the current page # params is the params hash for the current request # Take a look at (eg) the amazon sidebar for examples of what gets done here # If your sidebar doesn't depend on the request or the contents, you don't # need to do anything here. end end