//Register a Widget function wpb_widgets_init() { register_sidebar( array( 'name' => __( 'Main Sidebar', 'wpb' ), 'id' => 'sidebar-1', 'description' => __( 'The main sidebar appears on the right on each page except the front page template', 'wpb' ), 'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">', 'after_widget' => '</aside>', 'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">', 'after_title' => '</h3>', ) ); register_sidebar( array( 'name' =>__( 'Front page sidebar', 'wpb'), 'id' => 'sidebar-2', 'description' => __( 'Appears on the static front page template', 'wpb' ), 'before_widget' => '<aside id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">', 'after_widget' => '</aside>', 'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">', 'after_title' => '</h3>', ) ); } add_action( 'widgets_init', 'wpb_widgets_init' ); //Display a widget <?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ) ) : ?> <div id="secondary" class="widget-area" role="complementary"> <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ); ?> </div>