In response to dbeja’s response:
To make the widget area visible from the beginning, you can change it in the css.
In style.css you have:
#secondary {
clear: both;
display: none;
padding: 50px 0;
}
If you comment the line display: none, the widget area will appear when you enter the page.
I have found these lines of code in my child theme, however I’m not sure how I am exactly changing the line for “display:” I’ve tried to guess and play with it a few ways, but it is not helping my widget are become automatically visible on the home page. Thank you, anyone above, for your clarification with this!