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Header Widget Area

// Register Sidebars
function header_widget_area() {

	$args = array(
		'id'            => 'header_widgets',
		'name'          => __( 'Header Widget Area', 'text_domain' ),
		'description'   => __( 'Display above the main menu. Used to display banner ads.', 'text_domain' ),
		'before_title'  => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
		'after_title'   => '</h3>',
		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget'  => '</div>',
	);
	register_sidebar( $args );

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