In order to add some widgets area to your theme we need to do 2 steps. At first we have to register those areas in the functions.php file, then we need to specify where this area should appear within our website.
In the example below, we register 2 widgets. Pay attention to the id key-value as this is the way we connect widget areas.
Functions php
function pikademia_register_widgets() {
$shared_args = array(
'before_title' => '<h2 class="widget-title">',
'after_title' => '</h2>',
'before_widget' => '<div class="widget %2$s"><div class="widget-content">',
'after_widget' => '</div></div>',
);
register_sidebar(
array_merge(
$shared_args,
array(
'name' => 'Widget #1',
'id' => 'sidebar-1',
'description' => 'Desc'
)
)
);
register_sidebar(
array_merge(
$shared_args,
array(
'name' => 'Widget #2',
'id' => 'sidebar-2',
'description' => 'Desc2'
)
)
);
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'pikademia_register_widgets' );Inside website
<?php dynamic_sidebar('sidebar-1'); ?>
<?php dynamic_sidebar('sidebar-2'); ?>