rustyeddy · December 24, 2015 20:18 · rustyeddy · Oct 8, 2013
diff --git a/genesis-footer-banner.php b/genesis-footer-banner.php
 /*
 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Create the widget area to span the width of the site above the
 * footer.
 */
 $lpo_footer_banner = array(
    'id'                => 'footer-banner',
    'name'              => __( 'Footer Banner', 'Lake Park' ),
    'description'       => __( 'Footer Banner above widgets', 'Lake Park' ));

 genesis_register_sidebar( $lpo_footer_banner );

 /*
 * Remove the existing genesis before footer hook because we are going
 * to replace it with our own.  Otherwise we'll end up with our banner
 * below the footer widet area.
 *
 * We'll then call the footer widget hook after we summons our footer
 * banner.
 */
 remove_action( 'genesis_before_footer', 'genesis_footer_widget_areas' );
 add_action( 'genesis_before_footer', 'lpo_do_footer_banner' );

 /*
 * Just do it.
 */
 function lpo_do_footer_banner()
 {
    /*
     * Draw the footer banner if we have placed any widgets.
     */
    if ( is_active_sidebar( 'footer-banner' ) ) {

        $do_widget = array (
            'before'            => "<div class='lpo-footer-banner'><div class='wrap'>",
            'after'             => "</div><!-- wrap --></div><!-- lpo-footer-banner -->",
            );
        genesis_widget_area( 'footer-banner', $do_widget );
    }

    /*
     * Now draw the footer widgets
     */
    genesis_footer_widget_areas();
 }