How to add a new widget area to a WordPress theme

Do you want to add a WordPress widget to your website’s area? Widgets allow you to easily add content blocks into designated sections of your theme. In this article, we will show you how to easily add a WordPress widget to your website.

Step-1

<?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('header-sidebar') ) : endif; ?>

step-2 

<?php
function smallenvelop_widgets_init() {
    register_sidebar( array(
        'name' => __( 'Header Sidebar', 'smallenvelop' ),
        'id' => 'header-sidebar',
        'before_widget' => '<div>',
        'after_widget' => '</div>',
        'before_title' => '<h1>',
        'after_title' => '</h1>',
    ) );
}

add_action( 'widgets_init', 'smallenvelop_widgets_init' );