Adding Custom Widget to FoodiePro, below menu and above content

[KimHardesty]

Hi all,

I'm using the foodiepro theme. We are trying to customize by adding a new widget area. What I am trying to accomplish is to add a new area to the top of our landing-page. This will be below the menu and above the first post and sidebars. It will span full page (left to right) - normal content will start below that.

I've customized wp-content/themes/foodiepro-2.1.7/includes/widgeted-areas.php
added:
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
'id' => 'lcmaven-top-of-page',
'name' => __( 'LCMaven Top Of Page', 'foodiepro' ),
'description' => __( 'LCMaven Top Of Page', 'foodiepro' ),
) );

And this part seems to work. The new "LCMaven Top Of Page" appears correctly in our widges.

Next i've tried to add hook the new widget area in, but this is where i am striking out. I've added this code to the bottom of wp-content/themes/foodiepro-2.1.7/functions.php.

add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'add_genesis_widget_area' );
function add_genesis_widget_area() {
genesis_widget_area( 'lcmaven-top-of-page', array(
'before' => '<div class="lcmaven-top-of-page widget-area">',
'after' => '</div>',
) );

But that just ends up crashing the site (our local install of WordPress). I'm guessing that is the wrong file... and I am not sure if this is the right area (genesis_after_header?) or what else might be wrong here.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

http://lowcarbmaven.com

[Brad Dalton]

Try this http://wpsites.net/web-design/adding-new-widget-areas-in-studiopress-themes/

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