Adding more widgets to Thesis or any other WordPress theme is quite easy, here’s the steps:
Sidebar Widgets
1. Insert the following code into custom_functions.php
register_sidebar( array(
'id' => 'footer-1',
'name' => __( 'Footer 1', 'thesis' ),
'description' => __( 'This is the first footer widget.', 'thesis' ),
'before_title' =>'<h3>',
'after_title' =>'</h3>',
) );
This code above tells WordPress to simply add new widget space.
2. Insert the following code again into custom_functions.php
// Footer Widget
function footer_widget_html() { ?>
<div>
<ul>
<?php if ( !function_exists( 'dynamic_sidebar' ) || !dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-1' ) ){ ?><?php } ?>
</ul>
</div>
<?php }
add_action( 'thesis_hook_after_footer','footer_widget_html' );
Adding Footer Widgets to Thesis
Now here’s how I added a widgeted footer to Thesis that also can be administered from within the WordPress interface.
1. Create a three-column set of widgets in the footer add this code to custom-functions.php:
if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
register_sidebar(array(
'name' => 'Footer Widgets Left',
'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s">',
'after_widget' => '</li>',
'before_title' => '<h3>',
'after_title' => '</h3>'
));
if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
register_sidebar(array(
'name' => 'Footer Widgets Middle',
'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s">',
'after_widget' => '</li>',
'before_title' => '<h3>',
'after_title' => '</h3>'
));
if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
register_sidebar(array(
'name' => 'Footer Widgets Right',
'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s">',
'after_widget' => '</li>',
'before_title' => '<h3>',
'after_title' => '</h3>'
));
function my_widgetized_footer() { ?>
<div id="footer-widget-block">
<div>
<ul>
<?php thesis_default_widget(3); ?>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<?php thesis_default_widget(4); ?>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<?php thesis_default_widget(5); ?>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<?php
}
add_action('thesis_hook_footer','my_widgetized_footer','1');
The PHP above adds three new widget areas in the footer and gives them names within the interface: Footer Widgets Left, Footer Widgets Middle, and Footer Widgets Right.
2. You’ll want to add formatting to these footer widgets which can be started by adding this code to custom.css:
.custom #footer-widget-block { text-align:left; overflow:hidden; }
.custom .footer-widgets { width:33%; float:left; }
.custom .my-footer-one {}
.custom .my-footer-two {}
.custom .my-footer-three {}
That’s it and when you visit your WordPress Administration area, under Appearance, then Widgets, you should now see the areas you’ve created.
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