Whitespace Pro welcome widget

[jmgroup]

Need to set up a welcome text widget under the homepage image that spans the three columns
below. Could you help me with this, please?

Many thanks,
Marcia

http://www.meredithkaplancoaching.com/new/

[aureliendebord]

Hello Marcia,

You can register a new widget area. So here it is :

In functions.php :

//* Register widget areas
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'            => 'new-widget',
	'name'          => __( 'New Widget', 'whitespace-pro)' ),
	'description'   => __( 'This is the new widget', 'whitespace-pro' ),
) );

In font-page.php :

//* Add the new widget
		add_action( 'genesis_before_loop', 'new_widget' );

function new_widget() {
	genesis_widget_area( 'new-widget', array(
		'before' => '<div class="new-widget widget-area">',
		'after'  => '</div>',
	) );	
}

Then, in this widget, you can add a text widget and make some columns.

Hope it works.

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Agence web Debord, building websites in France.

[jmgroup]

Bonjour Aurelien,

Actually it didn't work. Sorry. I see the new widget, put in the text widget and nothing is there 🙁
What am I missing?

Marcia

[aureliendebord]

Hey Marcia,

Is it better with this code for the front-page.php ?

//* Add the new widget
		add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'new_widget' );

function new_widget() {
	genesis_widget_area( 'new-widget', array(
		'before' => '<div class="new-widget widget-area">',
		'after'  => '</div>',
	) );	
}

I have changed the hook.

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Agence web Debord, building websites in France.

[Genesis Developer]

This tutorial can help you. Other wise you can search "whitespace pro add-on" on my site. It is free and it will come create widget areas for home page only.

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[AmyKVibrantVA]

Hi - Will this work for just one main column of content underneath the home page welcome area? - we just need a white space for content below the image and above the blog grid -

I would not need the css for 3 column as we just want a content column to put some text/info

[danromanchik]

Thanks! I needed to do something very similar, and this worked great for me.

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