metro-theme-footer.php

<?php
//-> Do NOT include the opening php tag

//-> STEP 1: ORIGINAL CODE FOUND IN FUNCTIONS.PHP
remove_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_footer_markup_open', 5 );
remove_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_do_footer' );
remove_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_footer_markup_close', 15 );
add_action( 'genesis_after', 'genesis_footer_markup_open', 11 );
add_action( 'genesis_after', 'genesis_do_footer', 12 );
add_action( 'genesis_after', 'genesis_footer_markup_close', 13 );

// STEP 2: CHANGE LINE 9 TO BE
add_action( 'genesis_after', 'widgetize_genesis_footer', 12 );

// STEP 3: ADD widgetize_genesis_footer FUNCTION TO FUNCTIONS.PHP
function widgetize_genesis_footer() {
	echo '<div class="gototop">';
	echo '<p><a href="#wrap" rel="nofollow">Return to top of page</a></p>';
	echo '</div>';
	echo '<div class="creds">';
	echo '<p>Copyright &copy RVA MEDIA, LLC</p>';
	echo '</div>';
}

// STEP 4: Customize lines 18 and 21 for your specific needs

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
////////////// WIDGETIZE THE METRO THEME FOOTER FROM STUDIOPRESS /////////////////////
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


// Reposition the footer
remove_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_footer_markup_open', 5 );
remove_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_do_footer' );
remove_action( 'genesis_footer', 'genesis_footer_markup_close', 15 );
add_action( 'genesis_after', 'genesis_footer_markup_open', 11 );
add_action( 'genesis_after', 'widgetize_genesis_footer', 12 );
add_action( 'genesis_after', 'genesis_footer_markup_close', 13 );

// Add 2 widgets to your Metro Theme footer
function widgetize_genesis_footer() {
    echo '<div class="gototop"><p>';
	dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-left' );
	echo '</p></div>';
	echo '<div class="creds"><p>';
	dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-right' );
    echo '</p></div>';
}

// Register left side footer area
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
    'id'				=> 'footer-left',
	'name'			=> __( 'Footer Left', 'CHILD_THEME_NAME' ),
	'description'	=> __( 'This is the left side of the footer.', 'CHILD_THEME_NAME' ),
) );

// Register right side footer area
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'				=> 'footer-right',
	'name'			=> __( 'Footer Right', 'CHILD_THEME_NAME' ),
	'description'	=> __( 'This is the right side of the footer.', 'CHILD_THEME_NAME' ),
) );