Title: Adding footer widget
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Adding footer widget

 *  Resolved [Rachel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xxrayray/)
 * (@xxrayray)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/)
 * Hello! I’m trying to make the navigation on the bottom of the theme to be a widget
   area. I have no idea how to handle the PHP… I’m used to writing code for the 
   Twenty Twelve/Twenty Eleven theme. My site so far: [http://rachelsilberman.com/MikeMullin/](http://rachelsilberman.com/MikeMullin/)
 * Some tips would be great!
 * Thanks. 🙂

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 *  Theme Author [heatmap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuartwider/)
 * (@stuartwider)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/#post-4266006)
 * Hi Rachel,
 * Nice job on the site so far. Well done.
 * For the widget area do you mean something like I’ve done just above the footer
   of this site I created? [http://drawpj.com/](http://drawpj.com)
    You can see 
   I’ve added an extra widget area above the footer and included 3 widgets across
   the bottom.
 * Thats done with a simple plugin I’ve got in our members area, appropriately styled
   with a touch of css.
 * If you want to do it by yourself then you are going to have to get into php. 
   There’s plenty of tutes how to add a widget are to a theme such as…
    [http://www.wpreads.com/2013/03/creating-custom-widget-area-in-wordpress-theme.html](http://www.wpreads.com/2013/03/creating-custom-widget-area-in-wordpress-theme.html)
 * You will have place the dynamic_sidebar(‘Sidebar Widgets’) part into a function
   though, and hook it into the footer of the theme to make it appear. If you examine
   the theme template files you’ll see how all the major elements hooked in with
   functions.
 *  Thread Starter [Rachel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xxrayray/)
 * (@xxrayray)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/#post-4266010)
 * Thank you for the compliment!
 * Yes, my ultimate goal is to have social media icons on the bottom instead of 
   the navigation. Since it’s on your members forum do I have to pay for the widget?
 * PHP is jibber jabber to me so I try to stay away from it… hard since WordPress
   is basically PHP/CSS combined. *le sigh*
 *  Theme Author [heatmap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuartwider/)
 * (@stuartwider)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/#post-4266022)
 * I offer free basic advice with the free theme here. If you decide you need more
   assistance and choose to become a heatmaptheme member, post a message on the 
   heatmap helpdesk and I’ll point you in the right direction to get those social
   icons on the bottom.
 *  Thread Starter [Rachel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xxrayray/)
 * (@xxrayray)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/#post-4266023)
 * I’d rather not pay for one widget that _might_ work for me. Maybe if I needed
   10 or so plus extra help on my theme, but $67 dollars for a tiny small detail
   is a no-go for me. Thanks anyway!
 *  Theme Author [heatmap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stuartwider/)
 * (@stuartwider)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/#post-4266025)
 * The support I provide to my (now up to 3600) paid members works, no might about
   it. You’re an experienced professional front end developer (and obviously very
   good at your job too) so I’m sure you also know how to charge for the details.
   😉
 *  Thread Starter [Rachel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xxrayray/)
 * (@xxrayray)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/#post-4266027)
 * Okay, okay. I got the footer down (wewt!) except it’s only on the home page.
 * functions.php
 *     ```
       <?php
       if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )
       { register_sidebar();
       register_sidebars(3, array('name'=>'Footer %d')); }
       ?>
       ```
   
 * The bottom of page.php
 *     ```
       <div class="footer-bottom">
       <div id="footerwidgets">
       <div id="footer-left">
       <ul class="footer-list">
       <?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('footer 1') ) : ?>
       <li>
       <?php endif; ?>
       </ul>
       </div>
       <div id="footer-middle">
       <ul class="footer-list">
       <?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('footer 2') ) : ?>
       <li>
       <?php endif; ?>
       </ul>
       </div>
       <div id="footer-right">
       <ul class="footer-list">
       <?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('footer 3') ) : ?>
       <li>
       <?php endif; ?>
       </ul>
       </div>
       </div>
       <br>
       <br clear="all" />
       </div>
       ```
   
 * and cssed it a little. When I put the html on the footer.php file it goes above
   the header. Can you give me a hint on how to make the footer appear on all pages?
 * Sorry for being such a bother about this. This footer is the last detail on the
   website before I’m (hopefully) done and send it to the client.
 *  Thread Starter [Rachel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xxrayray/)
 * (@xxrayray)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/#post-4266028)
 * I DID IT. MY GOD THAT TOOK FOR FREAKING EVER!
 * Love your theme and gave you a 5/5 stars. I’ll use this one again in the future
   for sure!

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 * Last reply from: [Rachel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xxrayray/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-footer-widget-1/#post-4266028)
 * Status: resolved