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This plugin enables a widget area above the header on most Genesis Themes. Note: This requires a Genesis Child Theme to work.

Genesis – Upper Right Make It Bright

This plugin enables a widget area above the header on most Genesis Themes. Note: This requires a Genesis Child Theme to work.

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<h4>Features:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Add sidebars to WP Posts and Pages with shortcodes using a sidebar Name or sidebar ID.</li>
<li>Add one or more optional custom classes to match your theme styles or custom CSS styles.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How to Use:</h4>
Method 1 – (Recommended Use: Add a sidebar using a sidebar Name.)
A sidebar Name can be found in the <code>Appearance > Widgets</code> section of your WordPress Admin Area.
Example uses:
<ul>
<li><code>[sidebar name="your-sidebar-name"]</code></li>
<li><code>[sidebar name="your-sidebar-name" class="custom-class"]</code></li>
<li><code>[sidebar name="your-sidebar-name" class="custom-class-1 custom-class-2 custom-class-3"]</code></li>
</ul>
Method 2 – (Advanced WP Users: Add a sidebar using a sidebar ID.)
A sidebar ID can be found in your theme’s <code>register_sidebar</code> functions, usually in the theme’s <code>functions.php</code> file.
Example uses:
<ul>
<li><code>[sidebar id="your-sidebar-id"]</code></li>
<li><code>[sidebar id="your-sidebar-id" class="custom-class"]</code></li>
<li><code>[sidebar id="your-sidebar-id" class="custom-class-1 custom-class-2 custom-class-3"]</code></li>
</ul>
General Notes
<ul>
<li>The spelling and capitalization of a shortcode Name or ID must exactly match that of the desired sidebar.</li>
<li>Definition of an active sidebar: An active sidebar is a sidebar that contains widgets.</li>
<li>A <code>[sidebar]</code> shortcode without an active sidebar Name or active sidebar ID displays nothing.</li>
<li>An active sidebar ID overrides a sidebar Name if both are present in the same shortcode.</li>
<li>There is no limit to the number of shortcodes that can be used on the same page or post.</li>
<li>The same sidebar shortcode can be used multiple times on the same page or post.</li>
</ul>
HTML Class Notes
<ul>
<li>Separate multiple custom classes using a space character. Examples shown in <code>Method</code> sections above.</li>
<li>There is no limit to the number of custom classes that can be used.</li>
<li>Each custom class must only contain (letter,number,-,_) characters, otherwise all custom classes are omitted.</li>
<li>The sidebar ID is always added to the HTML class attribute if it contains only (letter,number,-,_) characters.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Demo:</h4>
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Sidebar Shortcode

Add sidebars to WordPress posts and pages using shortcodes with a sidebar Name or ID.

Genesis – Upper Right Make It Bright vs Sidebar Shortcode