This tutorial provides the steps to add a header left widget area in Genesis. You can also enable Header right widget in Genesis.
STEP 1
Register a left-widget
area for site header in functions.php
//* Register a `header-left` Widget area in functions.php genesis_register_widget_area( array( 'id' => 'header-left', 'name' => __( 'Header Left Section', 'designody' ), 'description' => __( 'This is a Header Left widget area.', 'designody' ), ) );
STEP 2
Display the left-widget
in site header with priority in functions.php
//* Add the `header-left` widget using Genesis Hook and Display it for me. add_action( 'genesis_header', 'dy_header_left_widget_content_5_9', 5 ); function dy_header_left_widget_content_5_9() { genesis_widget_area ('header-left', array( 'before' => '<div id-"header-left" class="header-left in-header"><div class="wrap">', 'after' => '</div></div>', ) ); }
Use some CSS to move it to left. To have More control Over widget position, Read Widget section in site header in Genesis.
Done.