drew-register-sidebars.php

<?php
/*
    Quickly register lots of sidebars with similar/default code.
*/
$defaults = array(
    'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
    'after_widget' => '</div>',
    'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
    'after_title' => '</h3>'
);

$sidebars = array(
    array(
        'id' => 'footer-1',
        'name' => __( 'Footer 1' ),
        'description' => __( 'Shows in Footer Slot 1' )
    ),
    array(
        'id' => 'footer-2',
        'name' => __( 'Footer 2' ),
        'description' => __( 'Shows in Footer Slot 2' )
    ),
    array(
        'id' => 'footer-3',
        'name' => __( 'Footer 3' ),
        'description' => __( 'Shows in Footer Slot 3' ),
        'before_title' => '<h4 class="widget-title example-override">',
        'after_title' => '</h4>'
    ),
);

// register all sidebars with defaults
foreach ( $sidebars as $sidebar )
{
    register_sidebar( array_merge( $defaults, $sidebar ) );
}

?>