How to Create a New Widget Area

There are currently three widget areas designed to flexibly manage additional widgets, as seen here:
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Additional widget areas can also be created by going to Appearance / Sidebars, and creating a new sidebar as seen here:
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When you click on “Sidebars” a new page should appear that looks like this:
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  1. Give the sidebar a name in the “Add a New Sidebar” area, and click “Add Sidebar.”
  2. Then choose which pages / posts / areas you would like the sidebar to be activated on by ticking the
    appropriate box(s).
  3. Click “Update Sidebar,” and you’re done!

You have now created a new sidebar / widget area which will appear in the widget area like this:

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Published on June 26th, 2017

Last updated on November 22nd, 2022