NOTE: If you are using Artisteer 4, it already comes with a Header Widget area. However, it doesn’t include styling, so you can just take a glance through the styling elements of this post for adding your desired styling to the widget area. Also, you may want to reference how to create a new block style for use specifically in the header as well. Content below is related specifically to Artisteer 3.

The newest version of Artisteer already comes with a lot of widget spaces, but sometimes you want even a little more flexibility. This post is designed to show you how you can easily add a sidebar area within your header although the same principles can be applied to add a sidebar anywhere within your site. It’s a great place to ad social icons, advertisements, or a slider that you can easily edit and adjust in the future through the use of simple widgets. You can also just simply use it to place a different header image into the header space whenever you want to. Tip: use a plugin like Widget Logic to be able to choose which which widgets display on which pages, posts, or categories and you can easily have your own image or slider per page! Ok, on to the steps. Continue reading →