[WP sidebar] #wp #sidebar

gistfile1.txt

To create a widgetized area in a WordPress theme, in your functions.php file you will need to add:

function my_widgets_init() {
    register_sidebar( array(
        'name'          => esc_html( 'Sidebar' ),
        'id'            => 'sidebar-1',
        'description'   => '',
        'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
        'after_widget'  => '</aside>',
        'before_title'  => '<h2 class="widget-title">',
        'after_title'   => '</h2>',
    ) );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'my_widgets_init' );


Now that we've registered our sidebar, we actually need it to show up somewhere in our theme!

So in your sidebar.php file:

<?php
if ( ! is_active_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ) ) {
   return;
}
?>
<div id="secondary" class="widget-area" role="complementary">
    <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ); ?>       <------------------actual place it will appear
</div><!-- #secondary -->