Moving Widget areas with css?

[rhyslud]

I am using optimal theme but I think this question is kind of generic (and I am getting no help from the author) so I am asking here.

The theme comes with a welcome widget area under the slider widget area. I would like to change that using CSS if possible?

The reason is that I had someone customize the old optimal theme with a new widget area above the slider (in php) .
I had a lot of changes to do, so when the time came to upgrade to the Genesis 2.0 and HTML5 theme, I simply pulled the plug on the old theme and installed a fresh version of optimal 1.3

I’d rather just re-purpose the existing welcome area to go above the slider and do it in css if at all possible so that when Optimal v1.4 comes (or 2.0 ??) the transition will be less painful.

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[AnitaC]

You will need to either modify the functions to do it or the home. I have this theme and this is how the home is laid out:

/**
 * Display widget content for "slider" and "welcome" sections.
 *
 */
function optimal_home_loop_helper_top() {

		genesis_widget_area( 'slider', array(
			'before' => '<div class="slider"><div class="wrap">',
			'after' => '</div></div>',
		) );
		
		genesis_widget_area( 'welcome', array(
			'before' => '<div class="welcome"><div class="wrap">',
			'after' => '</div></div>',
		) );

}

Switch the two areas. Move the Welcome above the slider. I hope my code shows up. This site has a tendency to strip the code even when I wrap it with PHP.

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[rhyslud]

Thanks. That's the way I have done stuff before. I was just imagining a better way.
He just released the new version and it's missing a new widget area so he'll be releasing another version at some point in the near future.

He just had a baby so I understand that things slide - but I must remember that there is somethinbg to be said for buying themes from a company with some bandwidth.

Much thanks.

What is your method for keeping track of these changes so when you get a theme update, you can get back.

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