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Thompson GC Footer Widgetized Area

Footer Widgets

// Register Sidebars
function footer_widgets() {

	$args = array(
		'id'            => 'footer-widgets',
		'class'         => 'footer-widgets',
		'name'          => __( 'Footer Widget Areas', 'text_domain' ),
		'description'   => __( 'Widgetized Area for the Footer Widgets', 'text_domain' ),
	);
	register_sidebar( $args );

}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'footer_widgets' );