Inserting a new Widget Area

[Sumu]

Hello,

I apologize if this has been covered before in similar ways - but I still do not get how to implement a widget area in a new div that I managed to place inside an area that I created inside my theme.

Here are the steps that I have taken (not utilizing the Simple Hooks plugin):
I need a container just above the content area, next to the sidebar - did that by creating a top-content-bar.php with the related div inside.

Added to the functions.php:

// Top content Bar

add_action('genesis_before_content', 'include_top_content_bar');
function include_top_content_bar() {
require(CHILD_DIR.'/top-content-bar.php');
}

So far so good.

Now the (for me) difficult part:

How do I make this container usable for a widget, or even the  submenu?

Thanks!

 

 

[Brad Dalton]

You could have registered a widget area and hooked it in using the genesis_before_content hook.

You only missed registering the widget.

Here's some sample code you can modify:

/** Register widget area */
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'				=> 'top-content-bar',
	'name'			=> __( 'Top Content Bar', 'child' ),
	'description'	=> __( 'This is the Top Content Bar section.', 'child' ),
) );

Here's a good tutorial you may want to test using the conditional tag you want and the genesis hook.

How to Add a Widgeted Area (a.k.a. Sidebar)

Then you can drag in the custom menu widget.

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[Sumu]

Hi Brad,

thanks for posting, but it does not work - the area shows up in the control pane, widget is saved in it, but a now-show in the area.

I am trying to understand what the id relates to - it does not seem to be the div in which I want the widget to be in. In my top-content-bar.php there is the following code:

<code><?php

?><div id="top-content">

</div>
<?php

?></code>

Thanks for your help!

 

 

 

[Brad Dalton]

The way you have setup the widget is not the normal way it is done.

I suggest you follow the link to the tutorial and test it on a test site first.

The code above is sample code but you need to follow Nicks tutorial to get it working.

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[Sumu]

Thanks Brad,

restarted fresh according to the tutorial. It works now.

Thanks again!

 

 

 

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