Title: Custom HTML Function for Menus
Last modified: September 19, 2017

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# Custom HTML Function for Menus

 *  Resolved [Brian Frank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianjfrank/)
 * (@brianjfrank)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-function-for-menus/)
 * Can anyone help, I’m trying to add the option to allow the custom html feature
   that can be used in the admin panel of wordpress. When I select the customize
   option for the theme I’m able to select the different areas to customize, but
   the custom html feature does not appear as an option. Do I need to register this
   feature in the functions.php page before it’s usable in my theme?

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 *  [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/)
 * (@jakept)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-function-for-menus/#post-9509842)
 * I’m not familiar with a standard Custom HTML feature in WordPress. There is a
   Custom HTML _widget_. Is that what you’re referring to? Or did a previous theme
   you used have this feature?
 *  Thread Starter [Brian Frank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianjfrank/)
 * (@brianjfrank)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-function-for-menus/#post-9513150)
 * Sorry, yes it is the Custom HTML widget. The only options I’m seeing in the admin
   under my custom theme are my different menu options, but I’d like to be able 
   to add the widgets.
 *  [Jacob Peattie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jakept/)
 * (@jakept)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-function-for-menus/#post-9519505)
 * You need to register widget areas using [`register_sidebar()`](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/register_sidebar/)
   and then use the [`dynamic_sidebar()`](https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/dynamic_sidebar/)
   template tag to output widgets assigned to that widget area.
 *  Thread Starter [Brian Frank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianjfrank/)
 * (@brianjfrank)
 * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-function-for-menus/#post-9523089)
 * Awesome, thanks for your help. I wasn’t sure what it was called but now its loading
   correctly!
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Brian Frank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianjfrank/).

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 * Last reply from: [Brian Frank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/brianjfrank/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-html-function-for-menus/#post-9523089)
 * Status: resolved

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