How to Add an Image to the Sidebar or Footer
- Go to Appearance > Widgets (or Appearance > Customize > Widgets if you want to see your changes live)
- Add an Image widget to the Primary Sidebar or one of the Footer widget areas (Footer 1, Footer 2, Footer 3)
- Inside the Image widget, click the Add Image button
- Choose a photo you’ve previously uploaded to your media, or upload a new image to add to the Image widget
- Click the Add to Widget button on the bottom right hand corner
- You should now see your image inside the widget
- Underneath your image, you can add a URL if you'd like the image to link to a page
- Save!
Here's an example of the Image widget being used to display a photo in the Primary Sidebar: