[Resolved] Adding an additional widget with a non existing before_footer_widgets hook

[Webmaster]

Hi

I would like to add a single widget with a “subscribe to email” in the footer.
Inside the footer but above the widgets.

There is a after_footer_widgets hook but unfortunately a before_footer_widgets hook doesn’t exist yet.
So I’m looking for a workaround.

I’ve registered a new sidebar for this because I’m using this on multiple locations to place a widget using the after_content hook and assumed this would work here maybe too.

[Leo]

Hi there,

You should be able to use the before_footer_content hook for that:
https://github.com/tomusborne/generatepress/blob/master/footer.php#L32

What subscribes to e-mail form are you using? Are you able to insert it using a shortcode and just use the hook?

Also do you have an example of the layout you are trying to create? I wonder if we can just use the footer widget area with some CSS.

[Webmaster]

Hi

Late reply…
I’m looking for a bigger footer with more widgets.
See attached image, I would like to add an additional sidebar inside the footer but before the existing widgets.

But maybe I just create a child theme to get this done. Which I could avoid until now.

[Webmaster]

I just learned that there is a Block Element.

Which does perfectly fine fullfill my request to add a widget (which is then a block but all fine) to all pages in the footer before the existing footer widgets.

Great to see, again, how flexible generatepress is.

[Leo]

Glad to hear 🙂

[Author]

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