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PHP How to Build a WordPress Theme Extending WordPress Template Functionality How to Widgetize a Theme

Kevin To
Kevin To
11,423 Points
Posted by Kevin To
Kevin To
11,423 Points

Why doesn't Zac hook the creation of the widgets area into the 'widgets_init' hook via the add_action() function?

It seems as though WordPress's codex recommends doing this, just out of curiosity why does Zac not do this and that it still works as intended.