Widgetize your home page

[jdunhin]

Put this code in your functions.php file

<?php
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'my_register_sidebars' );

function my_register_sidebars() {

	/* Register the 'homepage' sidebar. */
	register_sidebar(
		array(
			'id' => 'home',
			'name' => __( 'home' ),
			'description' => __( 'Widget on home page' ),
			'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
			'after_widget' => '</div>',
			'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
			'after_title' => '</h3>'
		)
	);?>

Make a custom home page template and put this code in.

		<div id="sidebar-home" class="sidebar">
       	   	<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'home' ); ?>
		</div>

This is very fast method and I use this code allot!

 

[Jack London]

Hi Jdunhin, good tutorial for create a widget on homepage. what can I put into that widget in wp-admin ? is it custom text widget in wordpress ?

 

[jdunhin]

Thank you

You can put in any kind of widget into that widget area! I usually put Query Posts on or basically any kind of widget.

 

[Dmoz]

Very details and easy to apply in wordpress theme. thanks for your short tips.

 

[Holly Nicole]

Thanks for sharing this it seems like your a WP Master. You make amazing tutorials

 

[jdunhin]

I just like helping people Thank you for the kind words!

 

[Holly Nicole]

Your very welcome I think your tips are amazing and easy to follow