Hi,
Yes it is definitely possible….I’m actually working on a theme now that has this feature.
I’m not 100% sure if the code from that article will work or not, especially since it looks like the article was made in 2010. The Genesis Framework has made a lot of changes recently, so the way to do it could be different.
I do know of the way to do it with the current version of the Genesis Framework, however I haven’t tested it with the version of the Child Theme you’re using at the moment……By the way, I’ll be making an update to this theme very soon. It will be totally redesigned for the current and future versions of the Genesis Framework, so keep an eye out for that.
The code that I’m using in my new theme is this (it’s inside the functions.php file) –
//* Add support for 1-column footer widget area
add_theme_support( 'genesis-footer-widgets', 1 );
//* Add support for footer menu
add_theme_support ( 'genesis-menus' , array ( 'primary' => 'Primary Navigation Menu', 'secondary' => 'Secondary Navigation Menu', 'footer' => 'Footer Navigation Menu' ) );
I’m not sure if you’re using the HTML5 version of Genesis or not, if so, it should work, if not then it may not show up. Make sure Genesis is updated to the latest version before trying this.
Let me know if this works.
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