Parallax Pro – Adding More Featured Sections to Homepage

[asmal]

Currently there are only 5 featured sections on the homepage (3 with background images). Is there a way to add more sections?

For example, lets say I wanted to increase it to 10 sections which alternate the background just like the standard theme (image, white, image, white, etc...).

Thank you,
Asmal

[Genesis Developer]

Add following code in your functions.php file. It will create extra two widget areas

genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-section-6',
	'name'        => __( 'Home Section 6', 'parallax' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the home section 6 section.', 'parallax' ),
) );
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-section-7',
	'name'        => __( 'Home Section 7', 'parallax' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the home section 7 section.', 'parallax' ),
) );

If you want then you can create more widget areas for home page

Now edit the font-page.php file. Replace the following line

if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-1' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-2' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-3' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-4' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-5' ) ) {

by

if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-1' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-2' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-3' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-4' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-5' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-6' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-section-7' ) ) {

Also go to line no 86 at same file and add the following code:

genesis_widget_area( 'home-section-6', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-odd home-section-6 widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );
genesis_widget_area( 'home-section-7', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-odd home-section-7 widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );

This is the full process for creating the extra sections on home page.

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[Brad Dalton]

This is the full process ( Not Free )

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[jasonhodge]

The sections added correctly for me with this method, but they have grey backgrounds. Is there another trick for selecting an image or background color for the additional Home Sections?

[mbangayan]

Hi Jason.

Did you find out how to add an image on home section 7?? like 1,3,5?

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