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Hi.
Trying to place a slidedeck function on the front page – to sit below the header – but still can’t work out where to put the code for a custom widget for the front page to achieve this.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

I have experimented adding code to the index.php in both the standard buddypress theme and the columns theme, but to no avail.
Can any experienced users please help me as I really want to have a video on the front page.
Cheers all.

Open up your chlid theme’s functions.php file and replace this:

function bpcol_register_sidebars() {
register_sidebar(
	array(
		'id' => 'left sidebar',
		'name' => 'Left Sidebar',
		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget' => '</div>',
		'before_title' => '<h3 class="widgettitle">',
		'after_title' => '</h3>'
	)
);
}

with

function bpcol_register_sidebars() {
	register_sidebar( array(
		'id' => 'left sidebar',
		'name' => 'Left Sidebar',
		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget' => '</div>',
		'before_title' => '<h3 class="widgettitle">',
		'after_title' => '</h3>'
	) );
	register_sidebar( array(
		'id' => 'homepage-widget',
		'name' =>  'Home Page Widget',
		'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
		'after_widget' => '</div>',
		'before_title' => '<h3 class="widgettitle">',
		'after_title' => '</h3>'
	) );
}

Then open up index.php of the chid theme and add the following between <?php do_action( 'template_notices' ) ?> and <div class="page" id="blog-latest" role="main">

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

Save both files and upload to the child theme folder in server.

Thank you so much. I never would have worked that out.
Big grin