I’ve answered my own question: I don’t need to know how to do the first part if I can do the second.
In the child version of functions.php:
function flat_responsive_widgets_child() {
register_sidebar( array(
'name' => __( 'Widget Name Here', 'flat-responsive' ),
'id' => 'widget-name-here',
'description' => __( 'This is the wide homepage banner space.', 'flat-responsive' ),
'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
'after_widget' => '</div>',
'before_title' => '',
'after_title' => '',
) );
}
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'flat_responsive_widgets_child' );
and in the child version of header.php before <!--End of Style Store Banner-->
:
<?php
if ( ! is_active_sidebar( 'widget-name-here' ) ):
return;
elseif(is_active_sidebar( 'widget-name-here' ) ):
dynamic_sidebar( 'widget-name-here' );
endif;
?>
Then shove anything required into Widget Name Here on the Widgets page.