Create Sidebar for Footer

### Step 1: Register the Sidebar
Add the following code to your theme's `functions.php` file to register the sidebar:

function my_custom_sidebar() {
    register_sidebar(array(
        'name'          => __('Footer Widget 4', 'your-text-domain'),
        'id'            => 'footer-widget-4',
        'before_widget' => '<div class="footer-widget">',
        'after_widget'  => '</div>',
        'before_title'  => '<h3 class="footer-widget-title">',
        'after_title'   => '</h3>',
    ));
}
add_action('widgets_init', 'my_custom_sidebar');

### Step 2: Add the Sidebar to Your Theme
Next, you need to display the sidebar in the footer area of your theme. Open the `footer.php` file (or wherever you want the sidebar to appear) and add the following code:

<?php if (is_active_sidebar('footer-widget-4')) : ?>
    <div id="footer-widget-4" class="footer-widget-area">
        <?php dynamic_sidebar('footer-widget-4'); ?>
    </div>
<?php endif; ?>

### Step 3: Style the Sidebar (Optional)
You may want to add some CSS to style your sidebar. You can do this by adding the following CSS to your theme's `style.css` file:

.footer-widget-area {
    background-color: #f8f8f8; /* Change to your desired background color */
    padding: 20px; /* Add padding */
    margin-top: 20px; /* Add margin */
}

.footer-widget {
    margin-bottom: 20px; /* Space between widgets */
}

.footer-widget-title {
    font-size: 1.5em; /* Adjust the title size */
    margin-bottom: 10px; /* Space below the title */
}

### Step 4: Add Widgets to Your Sidebar
1. Go to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Navigate to **Appearance** > **Widgets**.
3. You should see the "Footer Widget 4" sidebar. Drag and drop any widgets you want to add to this area.

### Step 5: Check Your Site
Visit your site to see the new sidebar in action. You can adjust the styling or widget settings as needed.

That's it! You now have a sidebar for Footer Widget 4 in your WordPress theme.

### **Step 1: Enable Footer Widgets in Avada**
1. Go to **WordPress Dashboard**.
2. Navigate to **Avada > Options > Footer**.
3. Scroll down to **Footer Widgets** and make sure it is **enabled**.
4. Set the number of footer widget columns to **4** (since you need Footer Widget 4).
5. Click **Save Changes**.

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### **Step 2: Add Widgets to Footer Widget 4**
1. Go to **Appearance > Widgets**.
2. Look for **Footer Widget 4** in the list of widget areas.
3. Drag and drop the widgets you want (Text, Recent Posts, Custom HTML, etc.).
4. Click **Save** after adding the widgets.

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### **Step 3: Customize Footer Sidebar Styling (Optional)**
Avada allows styling footer widgets through **Fusion Theme Options**:
1. Go to **Avada > Options > Footer**.
2. Scroll to **Footer Styling** and adjust colors, padding, typography, etc.
3. You can also add custom CSS in **Avada > Options > Custom CSS**:

.footer-widget-4 {
    background-color: #f8f8f8;
    padding: 20px;
    text-align: center;
}

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### **Step 4: Check Your Site**
– Visit your site and scroll down to the footer.
– You should now see **Footer Widget 4** displaying the widgets you added.

Since Avada has a powerful theme options panel, you don’t need custom PHP or manual sidebar registration. Let me know if you need further customization! 🚀