Divi custom widget area

A Divi custom widget area allows you to add a new widget area to your Divi theme, which can be used to display custom content or widgets on specific pages or sections of your website. This can be useful when you want to add unique functionality or design elements to your Divi theme without modifying the theme files directly.

To create a Divi custom widget area, you can use the register_sidebar() function provided by WordPress. Here’s an example code snippet that demonstrates how to create a custom widget area in Divi:

function wpsnippets_register_custom_widget_area() {
    register_sidebar( array(
        'name'          => __( 'Custom Widget Area', 'your-theme-textdomain' ),
        'id'            => 'custom-widget-area',
        'description'   => __( 'Add widgets here to display in the custom widget area.', 'your-theme-textdomain' ),
        'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
        'after_widget'  => '</div>',
        'before_title'  => '<h2 class="widget-title">',
        'after_title'   => '</h2>',
    ) );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'wpsnippets_register_custom_widget_area' );

In this code snippet, we define a new function wpsnippets_register_custom_widget_area() that uses the register_sidebar() function to create a new widget area. The function is hooked to the widgets_init action, which ensures that the widget area is registered when the widgets are initialized.

The register_sidebar() function accepts an array of parameters that define the properties of the widget area. In the example above, we set the name, ID, and description of the widget area, as well as the HTML markup to use before and after each widget and widget title.

To display the custom widget area in your Divi theme, you can use the dynamic_sidebar() function within your theme files. For example, to display the custom widget area in a specific section of your Divi layout, you can add the following code snippet to the corresponding template file:

<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'custom-widget-area' ) ) : ?>
    <div class="custom-widget-area">
        <?php dynamic_sidebar( 'custom-widget-area' ); ?>
    </div>
<?php endif; ?>

In this code snippet, we use the is_active_sidebar() function to check if the custom widget area has any active widgets. If it does, we wrap the widget area in a <div> element with a custom CSS class, and then use the dynamic_sidebar() function to display the widgets within the custom widget area.

Remember to replace 'your-theme-textdomain' with the appropriate text domain for your theme, and customize the HTML markup and CSS class names to match your design requirements.

Examples

Example #1: Creating a Divi custom widget area

This example demonstrates how to create a custom widget area in the Divi theme using WordPress coding standards.

function wpsnippets_register_custom_widget_area() {
    register_sidebar( array(
        'name'          => __( 'Custom Widget Area', 'text-domain' ),
        'id'            => 'custom-widget-area',
        'description'   => __( 'Add widgets here to display in the Divi custom widget area.', 'text-domain' ),
        'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
        'after_widget'  => '</div>',
        'before_title'  => '<h4 class="widget-title">',
        'after_title'   => '</h4>',
    ) );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'wpsnippets_register_custom_widget_area' );

This code registers a new widget area called “Custom Widget Area” with the ID “custom-widget-area”. It also provides a description for the widget area and sets the HTML markup for the widget container and title. The widgets_init action hook is used to register the widget area.

Example #2: Displaying the custom widget area in a template file

This example demonstrates how to display the custom widget area in a template file using the dynamic_sidebar() function.

if ( is_active_sidebar( 'custom-widget-area' ) ) {
    dynamic_sidebar( 'custom-widget-area' );
}

This code checks if the custom widget area is active using the is_active_sidebar() function. If it is active, the dynamic_sidebar() function is used to display the widgets added to the custom widget area.

Example #3: Adding custom CSS styling to the custom widget area

This example demonstrates how to add custom CSS styling to the custom widget area using the widget_area_class filter.

function wpsnippets_custom_widget_area_class( $classes ) {
    $classes[] = 'custom-widget-area';
    return $classes;
}
add_filter( 'widget_area_class', 'wpsnippets_custom_widget_area_class' );

This code adds the CSS class “custom-widget-area” to the widget area container by modifying the array of classes returned by the widget_area_class filter. This allows you to apply custom CSS styling to the custom widget area.