Adding widget area in Vantage them

I’m a noob too but I think there are some differences in the parameters for the register_sidebar function that is defined in the Codex documentation:
https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Function_Reference/register_sidebar#Parameters

id – Sidebar id – Must be all in lowercase, with no spaces (default is a numeric auto-incremented ID).

Then your dynamic_sidebar call should also be lower case as so:

<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'before-slider');?>

doesn’t change a thing.

I changed

<?php dynamic_sidebar( ‘before-slider’);?>

to
<?php register_sidebar( ‘before-slider’);?>

or should it be vantage_widgets_init

I changed

<?php dynamic_sidebar( ‘before-slider’);?>

to
<?php register_sidebar( ‘before-slider’);?>

Sorry not sure I understand, I thought you had this:

register_sidebar( array(
		'name' => __( 'Before Slider', 'vantage' ),
		'id' => 'Before-Slider',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget' => '</aside>',
		'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title' => '</h3>',
	) );

In the header file to call it. I try to figure out the peaces of the puzzle.

functions.php of the child is loaded first and the parent is added.

Unlike style.css, the functions.php of a child theme does not override its counterpart from the parent. Instead, it is loaded in addition to the parent’s functions.php. (Specifically, it is loaded right before the parent’s file.)

In my first post is my full funtcions.php of the child. Can anyone verify that this is correct?

Hi Cajos,

Try this: in your child theme, add a template file and call it sidebar-before-slider.php Inside this file enter the markup for your sidebar. Something like this:

<?php if (! dynamic_sidebar ( 'sidebar-before-slider' ) ): ?>
<h3 class="widget-title"><?php _e('Widgetized Sidebar', 'textdomain'); ?></h3>
<p><?php _e('This panel is active and ready for you to add some widgets via the WP Admin', 'textdomain'); ?>
</p>
<?php endif; ?>

Be careful: if you use upper case in your sidebar id, use uppercase here too, but lower case is better and more in accordance with convention. In place of text domain simply add your theme’s text domain for translation.

Save this file, then go to your header.php file and call this sidebar in the exact location where you want it to appear:

get_sidebar( 'before-slider' );

I hope this helps ??
-Maria Antonietta.

Should it be get_sidebar( ‘before-slider’ );

or <?php get_sidebar( ‘before-slider’ ); ?>

It depends: it’s a bit of php code, therefore, if you call the sidebar inside php tags there’s no need to add them (first option), but if you call the sidebar after some HTML, then wrap everything inside php tags (second option).

Yes got something (small steps)

Widgetized Sidebar

This panel is active and ready for you to add some widgets via the WP Admin

Is now displayed in the area I want.

Now how do i hook it up with a widget?

That’s great! This is the expected behavior: it’s a message to the user that that area is ready to receive widgets. Now simply go to Appearance > Widgets, find your new sidebar and add widgets. Save your widgets and view the page. You should see the widgets displayed in the right place.

Ah there is what an issue. I don’t see the new widget there. Hmmmmm

Did you place the widgets in your Before Slider sidebar? Did you save the widgets after adding them?

Like I said I’m a nood :p

This is my functions.php in my child

<?php
function vantage_chid_widgets_init() {
	register_sidebar( array(
		'name' => 'Before Slider',
		'id' => 'before-slider',
		'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget' => '</aside>',
		'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title' => '</h3>',
	));
}

add_action( 'widget_init', 'vantage_chid_widgets_init');

As I understand it I should have a new widget called Before Slider.

But I have not.

I used this video to create it