Genesis Framework widget areas originally provided by Brian Gardner

Genesis Framework widget areas

/** Register widget areas */
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
'id' => 'welcome-text',
'name' => __( 'Welcome Text', 'genesis' ),
'description' => __( 'This is the welcome text widget.', 'themename' ),
) );

/** Add the welcome text section */
add_action( 'genesis_before_content_sidebar_wrap', 'custom_welcome_text' );
function custom_welcome_text() {
genesis_widget_area( 'welcome-text', array(
'before' => '<div class="welcome-text widget-area">',
) );
}