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Are all StudioPress themes "widget-ready"?

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  • May 22, 2015 at 2:32 pm #153312
    doubler59
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    I'm choosing a new mobile-responsive theme (Lifestyle Pro) to replace the older one (child theme based on Serenity) on my current site. When researching tips and best practices for the process of changing themes, common advice is "Make sure the new theme is widget-ready (if your current theme has widgets)". I'm assuming this theme is widget-ready, but am not certain. The description for the theme doesn't say. How do I know for sure?

    thank you,

    Robin

    May 22, 2015 at 2:52 pm #153314
    Graham
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    If a theme has widget areas, where widgets can be placed ... then the theme is widget ready.

    The Genesis framework is widget ready, and so is Lifestyle Pro ( a child of the base Genesis theme ). On the theme description, it mentions footer widgets.

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    May 22, 2015 at 3:18 pm #153320
    doubler59
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    Thanks grahamw... for confirming my assumption and clarifying.

    So, I can assume that if we see a sidebar with functional things in it (i.e., widgets!) in a theme, it is indeed "widget ready", is that right? Sorry if I'm being so obvious but I just want to make sure I understand. The theme FAQs include info about how to register widget areas...assuming that some themes are not widget-ready?

    I did see the footer widget area mentioned on LIfestyle but wondered if they weren't mentioned as being in the sidebar if they were actually not made "ready" there...

    May 22, 2015 at 5:07 pm #153324
    Graham
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    Yep, basically.. if a theme is referring to use of widgets, then it should be pretty safe to assume its widget ready. I haven't come across a theme that isn't ready so far.

    The function register_widget_areas can be used to tweak the theme and create even more widget areas, should you so wish.. ...

    In addition to the "normal" widget areas one might expect in the sidebar, LIfestylePro has a widgetised front page you could use if you wanted, and footer widget areas, and ... .. etc.

    With a little acquired knowledge, you would be able to modify this further if required

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