Correct way to add a block element to sidebar layout

You should simply add the html block to the built in text widget.
And as for positioning it above the menu just use the drag n’ drop functionality of the sidebar widgets.

Related Posts:

  1. Show Woocommerce minicart widget in checkout page sidebar? And, how to make this update secure by overriding widget?
  2. Different widgets on different page templates?
  3. How to check if searchform.php is being included as widget?
  4. How to create sidebar from “scratch”?
  5. Limit number of Widgets in Sidebars
  6. Translate widget titles using qTranslate plugin
  7. How Do I Add Custom CSS To Only Certain Widgets
  8. Get sidebar parameters (before_widget, before_title, etc.) from within a widget
  9. $post>ID displays wrong post ID
  10. Video Embed in Sidebar Widget with Links to Others in Category
  11. Remove All Widgets from Sidebar
  12. Add div class to only one widget
  13. Unregistering a Sidebar in Child Theme
  14. Add a select box to all widgets
  15. Problems with the sidebar args and wp_list_bookmarks
  16. How to avoid widgets added to sidebar on theme activation?
  17. Ban certain widgets from certain sidebars
  18. Manual display of widget
  19. Sidebar Widget Registration without a name, how is it assigned to new named sidebar widget?
  20. is_active_sidebar() Always Returns False
  21. Call sidebar from a template
  22. How could a Widget behave differently depending on sidebar
  23. Adding classes to dynamic sidebar
  24. Is there a way to allow only certain type of widgets in the sidebars?
  25. Display sidebar that created in functions.php
  26. /images/image.jpg not working in sidebar
  27. How to insert widget areas specific to certain pages (or posts, etc.)?
  28. List sidebars on a page
  29. WordPress widget new instance creates content duplicates
  30. the_widget() and widget’s ID
  31. Insert Widget option into mark-up with register_sidebar
  32. Adding custom html and standard widgets to sidebar
  33. How to change plugin`s template (view) correctly?
  34. Excluding specific widgets from default sidebar class
  35. Can WordPress Read Its Own RSS Feed?
  36. different class (css) for sidebar widgets
  37. Can’t see widget areas in my customizer
  38. Dynamic sidebar based on category
  39. Show widget differently depending on if it’s in the sidebar or footer
  40. How can I assign widgets from WP to appear in bbpress?
  41. How can I get the first section of a page 100% width, while the rest will have a sidebar? [closed]
  42. Can you target a widget_class in a register_sidebar?
  43. How to create pagination for homepage with widgetized area?
  44. Dynamically add content to an existing widget area
  45. How can I inject html after the [x]th widget inside a Sidebar? [duplicate]
  46. Default widgets assignment – isn’t working
  47. Programmatically add widgets to sidebars
  48. Override WordPress Widget CSS Classes?
  49. Are widgets meant to be used outside of sidebars?
  50. Dynamic Sidebar and XHTML Validity?
  51. Best practice for including plugin output in a template without using shortcode?
  52. Update widget form after drag-and-drop “only specific plugin”
  53. Recent Comments from Specific Category Widget
  54. Different sidebars not changing
  55. How do I create a template page with a specific widget as the content?
  56. Filter Text from sidebar widget?
  57. Different widgets in sidebar on sub-children pages?
  58. Display posts from category in post content?
  59. Is there a way to use get_sidebar() when no widgets are activated?
  60. Output column number according to active sidebars
  61. How should I add a “widget” like element?
  62. What conditional to use for dynamic sidebar check?
  63. Any available action to add content before and after sidebar?
  64. Distinguish between different widgets of the same type
  65. links to Media Library content in sidebar per page
  66. Why is registering a sidebar for each page causing my sidebars to reset?
  67. How to Catch Last Widget box From Same Widget Area?
  68. activate custom sidebar widgets
  69. changing the style of sidebar
  70. How can I detemine the parameters needed by the_widget()?
  71. widgets in footer?
  72. WordPress Local to Live and The Missing Widgets!
  73. How can I have sidebar widgets on Twenty Seventeen theme on all pages?
  74. How do I enable the admin form for a custom widget that is called in a sidebar template, not to widget area?
  75. Display current tag archive’s name and description in sidebar
  76. Need two sidebar (right and left)in Twenty Seven theme
  77. Sidebar widgets are over the content in mobile mode, how can I fix it? [closed]
  78. How to get sidebar widgets in leftsidebar template
  79. Add Social Media icon widget to customizer
  80. Loading scripts only if a particular shortcode or widget is present
  81. Handling dozens of sidebars
  82. Use customizer or sidebar for header settings?
  83. three sidebars showing without call
  84. Add sidebar in inner pages
  85. if is within sidebar [duplicate]
  86. Inkness theme sidebar
  87. How can I get the sidebar id on the current page?
  88. Automatically hide Widgets that would lengthen page
  89. user definable sidebar per page
  90. Show or hide custom menu widget in side bar conditionally
  91. Custom tabs widget don’t work in google chrome, is blocked, do not change the tabs. Why?
  92. Single Widget Multi Sidebar
  93. Post Thumbnails on Sidebar Widgets
  94. How to completely remove the sidebar? [closed]
  95. Subpages menu on sidebar plus widgets
  96. How can I add multiple content-editable blocks without a plug-in?
  97. Putting a URL, for a preview, in a side bar
  98. Add a twitter feed to my WordPress website
  99. How to tell if a dynamic sidebar is being displayed on page?
  100. Add custom settings to widget areas