Home Middle Bottom Widget

extra.css

.home-footer,
.home-middle,
.home-middle-bottom {
	background-color: #34678a;
	box-shadow: inset 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
	color: #fff;
	padding: 60px 10px 60px 20px;
}

.home-footer .entry-title a,
.home-middle .entry-title a,
.home-middle-bottom .entry-title a {
	color: #78a7c8;
}
.home-footer .widget,
.home-middle .widget,
.home-middle-bottom .widget {
	float: left;
	padding: 0 20px;
	text-align: center;
	width: 25%;
}

.home-footer .widget:nth-of-type(4n+1),
.home-middle .widget:nth-of-type(4n+1),
.home-middle .widget:nth-of-type(4n+1) {
	clear: both;
}

.home-middle .dashicons,
.home-middle-bottom .dashicons {
	font-size: 60px;
	height: 60px;
	width: 60px;
}

.home-bottom {
	background-color: #78a7c8;
	box-shadow: inset 0 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
	color: #fff;
	padding: 60px 0;
}

.home-bottom .featured-content .entry-title a,
.home-bottom .widget a,
.home-middle .widget .entry-title a:hover,
.home-middle .widget a:hover
.home-middle-bottom .widget .entry-title a:hover,
.home-middle-bottom .widget a:hover {
	color: #fff;
}

front-page.php

<?php
/**
 * This file adds the Home Page to the Education Pro Theme.
 *
 * @author StudioPress
 * @package Education Pro
 * @subpackage Customizations
 */

add_action( 'genesis_meta', 'education_home_genesis_meta' );
/**
 * Add widget support for homepage. If no widgets active, display the default loop.
 *
 */
function education_home_genesis_meta() {

	global $paged;

	if( $paged < 1 ) {

		if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home-featured' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-top' ) || is_active_sidebar( 'home-middle' ) ) {

			//* Add education-pro-home body class
			add_filter( 'body_class', 'education_body_class' );

			//* Remove breadcrumbs
			remove_action( 'genesis_before_loop', 'genesis_do_breadcrumbs' );

			//* Add home top widgets
			add_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'education_home_top_widgets' );

		}


	}

	if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home-middle-bottom' ) ) {

		//* Add home middle bottom widget area
		add_action( 'genesis_before_footer', 'tribevibe_home_middle_bottom_widgets', 1 );
	}

	if ( is_active_sidebar( 'home-bottom' ) ) {

		//* Add home bottom widgets
		add_action( 'genesis_before_footer', 'education_home_bottom_widgets', 1 );

	}


}

function tribevibe_home_middle_bottom_widgets() {
	genesis_widget_area( 'home-middle-bottom', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-middle-bottom widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );
}

function education_body_class( $classes ) {

	$classes[] = 'education-pro-home';
	return $classes;

}

function education_home_top_widgets() {

	genesis_widget_area( 'home-featured', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-featured widget-area">',
		'after'  => '</div>',
	) );

	genesis_widget_area( 'home-top', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-top widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );

	genesis_widget_area( 'home-middle', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-middle widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );

}

function education_home_bottom_widgets() {

	genesis_widget_area( 'home-bottom', array(
		'before' => '<div class="home-bottom widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
	) );

}

genesis();

functions.php

<?php
//* Start the engine
include_once( get_template_directory() . '/lib/init.php' );

//* Setup Theme
include_once( get_stylesheet_directory() . '/lib/theme-defaults.php' );

//* Set Localization (do not remove)
load_child_theme_textdomain( 'education', apply_filters( 'child_theme_textdomain', get_stylesheet_directory() . '/languages', 'education' ) );

//* Child theme (do not remove)
define( 'CHILD_THEME_NAME', __( 'Education Pro Theme', 'education' ) );
define( 'CHILD_THEME_URL', 'http://my.studiopress.com/themes/education/' );
define( 'CHILD_THEME_VERSION', '3.0.0' );

//* Add HTML5 markup structure
add_theme_support( 'html5', array( 'search-form', 'comment-form', 'comment-list', 'gallery', 'caption', ) );

//* Add viewport meta tag for mobile browsers
add_theme_support( 'genesis-responsive-viewport' );

//* Enqueue Scripts
add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'education_load_scripts' );
function education_load_scripts() {

	wp_enqueue_script( 'education-responsive-menu', get_bloginfo( 'stylesheet_directory' ) . '/js/responsive-menu.js', array( 'jquery' ), '1.0.0' );
	
	wp_enqueue_style( 'dashicons' );

	wp_enqueue_style( 'google-fonts', '//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto+Condensed:300,700', array(), CHILD_THEME_VERSION );
	
}

//* Add new image sizes
add_image_size( 'slider', 1600, 800, TRUE );
add_image_size( 'sidebar', 280, 150, TRUE );

//* Add support for custom header
add_theme_support( 'custom-header', array(
	'width'           => 300,
	'height'          => 100,
	'header-selector' => '.site-title a',
	'header-text'     => false,
) );

//* Add support for custom background
add_theme_support( 'custom-background' );

//* Add support for additional color style options
add_theme_support( 'genesis-style-selector', array(
	'education-pro-blue'   => __( 'Education Pro Blue', 'education' ),
	'education-pro-green'  => __( 'Education Pro Green', 'education' ),
	'education-pro-red'    => __( 'Education Pro Red', 'education' ),
	'education-pro-purple' => __( 'Education Pro Purple', 'education' ),
) );

//* Add support for 5-column footer widgets
add_theme_support( 'genesis-footer-widgets', 5 );

//* Add support for after entry widget
add_theme_support( 'genesis-after-entry-widget-area' );

//* Reposition the primary navigation menu
remove_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'genesis_do_nav' );
add_action( 'genesis_before_header', 'genesis_do_nav' );

//* Reposition the secondary navigation menu
remove_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'genesis_do_subnav' );
add_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_do_subnav', 7 );

//* Reduce the secondary navigation menu to one level depth
add_filter( 'wp_nav_menu_args', 'education_secondary_menu_args' );
function education_secondary_menu_args( $args ){

	if( 'secondary' != $args['theme_location'] )
	return $args;

	$args['depth'] = 1;
	return $args;

}

//* Reposition the entry meta in the entry header
remove_action( 'genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_post_info', 12 );
add_action( 'genesis_entry_header', 'genesis_post_info', 5 );

//* Customize the entry meta in the entry header
add_filter( 'genesis_post_info', 'education_post_info_filter' );
function education_post_info_filter($post_info) {
	$post_info = '[post_date]';
	return $post_info;
}

//* Customize the entry meta in the entry footer
add_filter( 'genesis_post_meta', 'education_post_meta_filter' );
function education_post_meta_filter($post_meta) {
	$post_meta = 'Article by [post_author_posts_link] [post_categories before=" &#47; "] [post_tags before=" &#47; "] [post_comments] [post_edit]';
	return $post_meta;
}

//* Relocate after post widget
remove_action( 'genesis_after_entry', 'genesis_after_entry_widget_area' );
add_action( 'genesis_after_entry', 'genesis_after_entry_widget_area', 5 );

//* Modify the size of the Gravatar in the author box
add_filter( 'genesis_author_box_gravatar_size', 'parallax_author_box_gravatar' );
function parallax_author_box_gravatar( $size ) {

	return 96;

}

//* Remove comment form allowed tags
add_filter( 'comment_form_defaults', 'education_remove_comment_form_allowed_tags' );
function education_remove_comment_form_allowed_tags( $defaults ) {
	
	$defaults['comment_notes_after'] = '';
	return $defaults;

}

//* Register widget areas
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-featured',
	'name'        => __( 'Home - Featured', 'education' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the featured section of the Home page.', 'education' ),
) );
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-top',
	'name'        => __( 'Home - Top', 'education' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the top section of the Home page.', 'education' ),
) );
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-middle',
	'name'        => __( 'Home - Middle', 'education' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the middle section of the Home page.', 'education' ),
) );
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-bottom',
	'name'        => __( 'Home - Bottom', 'education' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the bottom section of the Home page.', 'education' ),
) );
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'home-middle-bottom',
	'name'        => __( 'Home Middle Bottom', 'tribevibe' ),
	'description' => __( 'This is the top section of the Home page.', 'tribevibe' ),
) );