Custom widget Area In wordpress

Locate functions.php in your active theme folder and add the bellow code in it.

if ( function_exists('register_sidebar') )

    register_sidebar(array(

        'name' => 'recent posts',

'id'=>'recent',

        'before_widget' => '',

        'after_widget' => '',

        'before_title' => '',

        'after_title' => '',

    ));


if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar') || !dynamic_sidebar('recent') ) : ?>

     <p>This is what shows when no widgets are added.</p>      


<?php 
endif; ?>

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