How to call a registered widget area using simple hooks

[zamanwaz]

Hi there,

I have checked the official genesis tutorials for registering widget areas here:

http://my.studiopress.com/tutorials/register-widget-area/

The widget is registered fine. But the problem I am facing is to call the widget area. I tried the first technique which mentions to call the widget area by placing the code

genesis_widget_area( 'widget-name', array( 'before' => '<div class="div-class-name widget-area">', 'after' => '</div>',

in a template file. I used simple hooks instead of a template file. And it is showing

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';'

Finally I also tried the last way but it did not work too. The only way which worked was by using this in simple hooks:

<?php dynamic_sidebar( ‘widget-name’ ); ?>

But in this case, I cannot use div and I need to use div for some styling through CSS. So, could anyone please help on how to call a newly created widget area from inside simple hooks or from the functions.php where I can use the div tag.

[Brad Dalton]

Wrap the 1st snippet in PHP tags.

Looks like you're missing some code as well.

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[zamanwaz]

I am not at all good at php. But this was just the example. I had used the code

<?php genesis_widget_area( 'widget-name', array( 'before' => '<div class="div-class-name widget-area">', 'after' => '</div>', ?>

The code was directly copied from the Genesis tutorials in the register widget area tutorial inside my Studiopress account. So, not sure how I am missing code.

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