diff --git a/inc/helpers/aksrt-homepage.php b/inc/helpers/aksrt-homepage.php
index 11d5eabf..27d3c5c1 100644
--- a/inc/helpers/aksrt-homepage.php
+++ b/inc/helpers/aksrt-homepage.php
@@ -776,20 +776,10 @@ if (!function_exists('aksrt_homepage_render_section')) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		ob_start();
+		// Fixed homepage owns these sections directly.
+		// Keep the existing hero/banner templates as section implementations,
+		// but do not re-wrap them in a freeform module bridge.
 		get_template_part('templates/parts/home-modules/module', $type);
-		$html = trim((string) ob_get_clean());
-		if ($html === '') {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		$class = $type === 'hero'
-			? 'aksrt-homepage__hero home-modules home-modules--fullbleed'
-			: 'aksrt-homepage__banner home-modules';
-
-		echo '<div class="' . esc_attr($class) . '">';
-		echo $html; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
-		echo '</div>';
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sidebar.php b/sidebar.php
index 14aa3fc6..f68c2d9a 100644
--- a/sidebar.php
+++ b/sidebar.php
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Sidebar template.
+ * Sidebar template for generic pages.
+ *
+ * Single/home own their asides. This template only serves archive/page contexts.
  *
  * @package AKSRT
  */
@@ -8,37 +10,30 @@
 defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
 
 if (wp_is_mobile()) {
-    return;
+	return;
 }
 
 $sidebar_id = function_exists('aksrt_resolve_sidebar_id')
-    ? aksrt_resolve_sidebar_id()
-    : 'sidebar-blog';
+	? aksrt_resolve_sidebar_id()
+	: 'sidebar-blog';
 
-$sidebar_prepend_html = (string) get_query_var('aksrt_sidebar_prepend_html', '');
-
-if ($sidebar_prepend_html === ''
-    && !is_active_sidebar($sidebar_id)
-    && !is_active_sidebar('all_sidebar_top')
-    && !is_active_sidebar('all_sidebar_bottom')) {
-    return;
+if (!is_active_sidebar($sidebar_id)
+	&& !is_active_sidebar('all_sidebar_top')
+	&& !is_active_sidebar('all_sidebar_bottom')) {
+	return;
 }
 ?>
 
 <div class="sidebar" role="complementary" aria-label="<?php esc_attr_e('侧栏', 'aksrt'); ?>">
-    <?php if ($sidebar_prepend_html !== '') : ?>
-        <?php echo $sidebar_prepend_html; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped ?>
-    <?php endif; ?>
+	<?php if (is_active_sidebar('all_sidebar_top')) : ?>
+		<?php dynamic_sidebar('all_sidebar_top'); ?>
+	<?php endif; ?>
 
-    <?php if (is_active_sidebar('all_sidebar_top')) : ?>
-        <?php dynamic_sidebar('all_sidebar_top'); ?>
-    <?php endif; ?>
+	<?php if (is_active_sidebar($sidebar_id)) : ?>
+		<?php dynamic_sidebar($sidebar_id); ?>
+	<?php endif; ?>
 
-    <?php if (is_active_sidebar($sidebar_id)) : ?>
-        <?php dynamic_sidebar($sidebar_id); ?>
-    <?php endif; ?>
-
-    <?php if (is_active_sidebar('all_sidebar_bottom')) : ?>
-        <?php dynamic_sidebar('all_sidebar_bottom'); ?>
-    <?php endif; ?>
+	<?php if (is_active_sidebar('all_sidebar_bottom')) : ?>
+		<?php dynamic_sidebar('all_sidebar_bottom'); ?>
+	<?php endif; ?>
 </div>
diff --git a/templates/parts/single-author-bar.php b/templates/parts/single-author-bar.php
index cd67ad66..4be2f50a 100644
--- a/templates/parts/single-author-bar.php
+++ b/templates/parts/single-author-bar.php
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 /**
  * Shared author info bar for single post content.
  *
- * Prefer explicit $args (third arg of get_template_part).
- * Ambient query-var fallback is kept only for residual callers.
+ * Contract: get_template_part(..., null, $args)
  *
  * @package AKSRT
  */
@@ -11,18 +10,10 @@
 defined('ABSPATH') || exit;
 
 $args = is_array($args ?? null) ? $args : [];
-
-$extra_class = (string) ($args['extra_class'] ?? get_query_var('aksrt_author_bar_class', ''));
-$show_actions = array_key_exists('show_actions', $args)
-	? (bool) $args['show_actions']
-	: (bool) get_query_var('aksrt_author_bar_actions', false);
-$show_bio = array_key_exists('show_bio', $args)
-	? (bool) $args['show_bio']
-	: (bool) get_query_var('aksrt_author_bar_bio', false);
-$meta_items = array_key_exists('meta_items', $args)
-	? $args['meta_items']
-	: get_query_var('aksrt_author_bar_meta_items', []);
-$meta_items = is_array($meta_items) ? array_values(array_filter($meta_items, static function ($meta_item) {
+$extra_class = (string) ($args['extra_class'] ?? '');
+$show_actions = !empty($args['show_actions']);
+$show_bio = !empty($args['show_bio']);
+$meta_items = is_array($args['meta_items'] ?? null) ? array_values(array_filter($args['meta_items'], static function ($meta_item) {
 	if (is_array($meta_item)) {
 		return !empty($meta_item['text']);
 	}