Problem adding a widget above header

  • Resolved kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)


    11 years, 4 months ago

    I added this to my child theme functions.

    <?php
// Add a widget.
if (function_exists('register_sidebar')) {
	register_sidebar(array(
	'name' => 'Extra Widget Before Header',
	'id' => 'extra-widget',
	'description' => 'Extra Widget Before Header',
	'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
	'after_widget' => '</div>',
	'before_title' => '<h2>',
	'after_title' => '</h2>'
	));
}
// Place the widget before the header
add_filter ('__before_header', 'add_my_widget');
function add_my_widget() {
	if (function_exists('dynamic_sidebar')) {
	dynamic_sidebar('Extra Widget Before Header');
}
}

    It added the widget above header to my widget menu with no problem but whatever I put there does not publish to the blog.

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  • Michael

    (@alchymyth)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    are you using the ‘customizr’ theme?

    the ‘__before_header’ filter seems to specific to that theme, not generic to WordPress in general.

    Thread Starter kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    No, I am using a twentyfourteen child-theme.

    Thread Starter kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    This works for me.

    <?php
/** Register Before Post Widget Area.*/
function wpsites_before_header_widget() {

	 register_sidebar( array(
		'name' => 'Before Header Widget',
		'id' => 'before-header',
		'before_widget' => '<div>',
		'after_widget' => '</div>',
	) );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'wpsites_before_header_widget' );

/** Hook In Widget Before Header Site Wide */
function before_header_widget() {

        if ( is_active_sidebar( 'before-header' ) ) {
            dynamic_sidebar('before-header', array(
	    'before' => '<div class="before-header widget-area">',
            'after' => '</div>',
	) );

    }

}

add_action( 'wp_head', 'before_header_widget', 25 );

    Thanks for your help. That was for customizr.

    Michael

    (@alchymyth)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    caveat:

    your tweak might work, however, as ‘wp_head’ is usually inserted and executed before the body tag, this will likely lead to invalid html code.

    Thread Starter kmessinger

    (@kmessinger)

    11 years, 4 months ago

    You are correct. Validation shows, </div></head>, a Stray end tag head.

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