Lost Widget Assignments
When moving from one theme to another, the assignments of widgets to widgetized areas (aka sidebars) is lost. Go to Widgets in the admin, and fine the widgets at the bottom of the widgets list (in “inactive area I think), and drag them back up to the areas. Before changing themes its a good idea to make an admin screenshot so you know which widgets go where. The specific widget settings remain so that’s not lost.
How to add a second sidebar (WP widgetized area)
There is sample code in the child functions.php file that can be uncommented and customized, to create the sidebar.
To render the sidebar in a template use code like:
- <!--?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'tf-extrasidebar-1' ) ) { ?-->
<!--?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'tf-extrasidebar-1' ) ) { ?-->[Here] is a demo page.
Render widgets with shortcodes