js09
Member
I'm not too sure why I'm having trouble finding any answers for this (that work) but i'm sure its common to simply add a widget area somewhere? The basic included widget placements are nice and all, but don't work if you need to lots of skin editing.
So. I need to add a widget area to 'thematic_belowheader'... orrrr 'thematic_aboveheader', etc. anywhere will work (except the sidebar since its gone)
azoomer
Member
this thread might help you (page: 1-2-3)
http://themeshaper.com/forums/topic/widgets-in-the-header
js09
Member
I've tried following that post for hours and have gotten nowhere.
I can add the code in my childs functions.php but when adding a widget to 'header-aside' it doesn't save. It even shows a broken image icon. I figured it's because that post is over a year old??
But regardless, the code listed in that post is for a sidebar widget, which doesn't help me at all.
azoomer
Member
This is what i have in the functions.php of a page where i added a widget to the header. It works. you can see the flash in the header of this site http://phototrickster.com/
// This will create your widget area
function my_widgets_init() {
register_sidebar(array(
'name' => 'Header Aside',
'id' => 'header-aside',
'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widgetcontainer %2$s">',
'after_widget' => "\n",
'before_title' => "<h3 class=\"widgettitle\">",
'after_title' => "</h3>\n",
));
}
add_action( 'init', 'my_widgets_init' );
// og også dette: adding the widget area to your child theme
function my_header_widgets() {
if ( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') && is_sidebar_active('header-aside') ) {
echo '<div id="header-aside" class="aside">'. "\n" . '<ul class="xoxo">' . "\n";
dynamic_sidebar('header-aside');
echo '' . "\n" . ''. "\n";
echo '' . "\n" . '</div><!-- #header-aside .aside -->'. "\n";
echo "\n" . '</div><!-- #header-box -->'. "\n";
}
}
add_action('thematic_header', 'my_header_widgets', 8);
function remove_branding() {
remove_action('thematic_header','thematic_brandingopen',1);
}
add_action('init', 'remove_branding');
function my_brandingopen() { ?>
<div id="header_box">
<div id="branding">
<?php }
add_action('thematic_header','my_brandingopen',1);Ok i don't know if it helps but I thought i would show you.
It is Thematic 0.9.6.1, by the way (child theme)
js09
Member
i figured it out, the code worked all long. hehe. so if i wanted to add the widget area to 'thematic_belowheader' instead of 'thematic_header' i would replace it? like so:
// This will create your widget area
function my_widgets_init() {
register_sidebar(array(
'name' => 'Header Aside',
'id' => 'header-aside',
'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widgetcontainer %2$s">',
'after_widget' => "\n",
'before_title' => "<h3 class=\"widgettitle\">",
'after_title' => "</h3>\n",
));
}
add_action( 'init', 'my_widgets_init' );
// og også dette: adding the widget area to your child theme
function my_header_widgets() {
if ( function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') && is_sidebar_active('header-aside') ) {
echo '<div id="header-aside" class="aside">'. "\n" . '<ul class="xoxo">' . "\n";
dynamic_sidebar('header-aside');
echo '' . "\n" . ''. "\n";
echo '' . "\n" . '</div><!-- #header-aside .aside -->'. "\n";
echo "\n" . '</div><!-- #header-box -->'. "\n";
}
}
add_action('thematic_belowheader', 'my_header_widgets', 8);
function remove_branding() {
remove_action('thematic_belowheader','thematic_brandingopen',1);
}
add_action('init', 'remove_branding');
function my_brandingopen() { ?>
<div id="header_box">
<div id="branding">
<?php }
add_action('thematic_belowheader','my_brandingopen',1);
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