How to insert sidebar to the left of all kind of webpage?

I need to insert a sidebar to the left, inside the current page, to show output. Insertion should not hide the main page,

rather, it should squeeze or adjust, showing all content.

Problem is, the solution I got does not apply to all type of webpage, is there a way to insert sidebar the way I described?

Thanks.

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