Help with custom widget areas

Hi Dan,

Please give us more info about what you are doing with code snippets.

hi, so the problem I ma facing is that I have added the 3 custom widget areas to the footer. I have added the code into functions.php as follows:

function create_widget( $name, $id, $description ) { $args = array( 'name' => __( $name ), 'id' => $id, 'description' => $description, 'before_widget' => '', 'after_widget' => '', 'before_title' => '<h5>', 'after_title' => '</h5>' );

register_sidebar( $args );

} create_widget( 'Left Footer', 'footer_left', 'Displays in the bottom left of footer' ); create_widget( 'Middle Footer','footer_middle', 'Displays in the middle of footer' ); create_widget( 'Right Footer', 'footer_right', 'Displays in the bottom right of footer' );

the widget areas show within the admin area, but when I drag a widget over the content remains th same, here is the code within the footer.php file:

<div class="grid_4 footer-left"> <?php if( dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-left' ) ): ?> <?php else: ?>

                <h5>Twitter</h5>
                <p>Install the TwiGet plugin and place the widget here in the left bottom footer</p>

            <?php endif; ?>
        </div>


        <div class="grid_4 footer-middle">
            <?php if( dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-middle' ) ): ?>
            <?php else: ?>

                <h5>dribbble</h5>
                <p>Install the dribbble plugin and place the widget here in the left bottom footer</p>

            <?php endif; ?>
        </div>

        <div class="grid_4 omega footer-right">
            <?php if( dynamic_sidebar( 'footer-right' ) ): ?>
            <?php else: ?>

                <h5>Treehouse</h5>
                <p>Install the treehouse plugin and place the widget here in the left bottom footer</p>

            <?php endif; ?>
        </div>

I apologise for the format of my previous comment I wasn't sure on how to format it correctly as there are no options. However I am really really in need of help so anything would be greatly appreciated :)