How to Register Several Widget Areas in WordPress

Are you looking for a way to register several widget areas in WordPress? While there’s probably a plugin for this, we have created a quick code snippet that you can use to register several widget areas in WordPress.

Instructions:

All you have to do is add this code to your theme’s functions.php file or in a site-specific plugin:

// In functions.php
register_sidebar(array(
	'name' => 'Sidebar',
 	'id' => 'sidebar',
 	'before_widget' => '<li>',
 	'after_widget' => '</li>',
 	'before_title' => '<h3>',
 	'after_title' => '</h3>'
 ));
register_sidebar(array(
 	'name' => 'Footer',
 	'id' => 'footer',
 	'before_widget' => '<li>',
 	'after_widget' => '</li>',
 	'before_title' => '<h3>',
 	'after_title' => '</h3>'
 ));

// In sidebar.php
if ( is_sidebar_active('sidebar') ) {
 dynamic_sidebar('sidebar');
}

// In footer.php
if ( is_sidebar_active('footer') ) {
 dynamic_sidebar('footer');
}

Note: If this is your first time adding code snippets in WordPress, then please refer to our guide on how to properly add code snippets in WordPress, so you don’t accidentally break your site.

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