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How to add Widgetized Footer to thesis theme:
#Edit your custom_functions.php file
#Copy the below code and paste it in your custom_functions.php using a ftp software or thesis custom file editor option just below this line
// Delete this line, including the dashes to the left, and add your hooks in its place.
if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') ) register_sidebar(array( 'name' => 'Footer Widgets Left', 'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s">', 'after_widget' => '</li>', 'before_title' => '<h3>', 'after_title' => '</h3>' )); if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') ) register_sidebar(array( 'name' => 'Footer Widgets Middle', 'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s">', 'after_widget' => '</li>', 'before_title' => '<h3>', 'after_title' => '</h3>' )); if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') ) register_sidebar(array( 'name' => 'Footer Widgets Right', 'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s">', 'after_widget' => '</li>', 'before_title' => '<h3>', 'after_title' => '</h3>' )); function my_widgetized_footer() { ?> <div id="footer-widget-block"> <div> <ul> <?php thesis_default_widget(3); ?> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <?php thesis_default_widget(4); ?> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <?php thesis_default_widget(5); ?> </ul> </div> </div> <?php } add_action('thesis_hook_footer','my_widgetized_footer','1');
The Footer Widgets Right,Footer Widgets left and Footer Widgets middle names in the above code are for easy customization options.You can change it even to column 1 ,column 2 and column
#Add this css code to your custom.css file present in /public_html/wp-content/themes/thesis_18/custom folder
.custom #footer-widget-block { text-align:left; overflow:hidden; } .custom .footer-widgets { width:33%; float:left; } .custom .my-footer-one {} .custom .my-footer-two {} .custom .my-footer-three {}
#You are all set, now go to Appearence>>widgets option you will see three new areas like this

#Now place your widgets into the respective widgetized footer columns
#Now your thesis theme has cool three column footers . Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial on how to add footer to thesis theme.
This footer only adds horizontal footers.
You can also take a look at how customize your footer using a
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