[Resolved] add widget area under primary menu

[Nadine]

Hi, I am brand new to GeneratePress, but really liking it so far. I want to put my social icons under the primary navigation bar. I have the Lightweight Social Icons installed. How do I add a widget area under the menu in the header?

Working on site locally, so no url to send.

Thanks!

[Leo]

Hi there,

The easiest way would be to use a plugin like Widget shortcode:
https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/widget-shortcode/

Then insert the shortcode using a hook with hooks element:
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/hooks-element-overview/
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/hooks-visual-guide/

Let me know if this helps 🙂

[Nadine]

Thanks Leo. I really hate to add a plugin just for this. Can I add any of the theme templates to my child theme and add anything that way? Any other options?

[Leo]

Should be a very small plugin with minimal impact on your site.

You can try to find another social icon plugin that comes with a shortcode already or just use SVG icons.

[Nadine]

So there’s no way to edit the header template to add in a widget area and not use a shortcode?

[Leo]

Editing the header template and registering a new widget area would be a lot more complicated than the solutions provided above.

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