How to add an additional Footer widget area in Altitude Pro

Child theme: Altitude Pro

Before:

After:

Here’s how:

Step 1

Edit Altitude Pro’s functions.php.

a) Change

	//* Add support for 1-column footer widget area
	add_theme_support( 'genesis-footer-widgets', 1 );

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b) Change

	//* Add support for structural wraps
	add_theme_support( 'genesis-structural-wraps', array(
	'header',
	'nav',
	'subnav',
	'footer-widgets',
	'footer',
	) );

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Step 2

Edit Altitude Pro’s style.css.

Replace the Footer Widgets section (line 1688 to line 1726 in the unmodified Altitude Pro’s stylesheet) with the following:

Step 3

At Appearance > Widgets populate Footer 2 widget area with your desired widget(s).