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  Public Ticket #1884901
Adding a new widget Area
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  • chrissutton1983 started the conversation

    Hello, I am looking to add new widget area's but am unsure of the method. Can you advise? Is this something I need to do in the parent theme's editor or can be accomplished in the child's theme editor.  Thanks.

  •  7,095
    Oliver replied

    HI,

    where you need to add it?

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    Regards, Oliver

  • chrissutton1983 replied

    I was looking to create 4 or 5 separate widget area's that would go into a custom footer with 4 or 5 columns.

  •  7,095
    Oliver replied

    In this case you need to create sidebar area in the functions.php of the child theme, copy file:

    /wp-content/themes/thegem/footer.php

    To the main folder of the child theme call the widget area there in the place you need.  

    Custom footer - 35

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    Regards, Oliver

  • chrissutton1983 replied

    This is going to be a silly question as a result of me being somewhat new to WordPress but are you referring to my local footer.php file on my computers hard-drive or are these files stored somewhere through the Wordpress application?

  • chrissutton1983 replied

    I think I got it.  I have to go through my cPanel File Manager in Host Gator??

  •  7,095
    Oliver replied

    Hi,

    Yes, via Cpanel or via FTP. 

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    Regards, Oliver