Can't get a widget area above the header…

One first question – you do not use or need the header-meta area

there are a lot of hooks to use – if you do not use the top bar – we can use that hook for it: avia_meta_header
there are snippets to activate the top-bar without using the elements ( top navigation, social icons , phone number). Advantage of that hook : it is part of header – you can decide that this area scrolls even if the header main is on sticky mode.

Anyway if you use a widget-area there – you had to adjust the padding-top of main

Link removed – see advice later on.
it is just a quick and dirty setting – because all responsive settings aren’t done.

if you go and have a look into enfold folder content – there are a lot of do_action rules –
wp_body_open, ava_after_body_opening_tag, avia_meta_header, ava_main_header etc.
some of them are used – if f.e. wpml is installed.

• This reply was modified 2 years, 6 months ago by Guenni007.

for header meta you can use:

add_filter( 'avf_execute_avia_meta_header', '__return_true', 10, 1);

add_filter('avf_header_setting_filter', 'avf_header_setting_filter_mod', 9999, 1);
function avf_header_setting_filter_mod($header) {
  $header['header_topbar'] = 'header_topbar_active';
  return $header;
}

add_action( 'avia_meta_header', 'enfold_customization_header2_widget_area' );
function enfold_customization_header2_widget_area() {
  dynamic_sidebar( 'header2' );
}

Then you had to create the custom widget area on widgets named : header2
the setting that the header meta is scrolling you can find on enfold child – header – header behavior: Unstick topbar

but i think that this will only work if we can find a solution for that padding-top calculation for main.
or – using a different place in the DOM

I’m trying a few other methods right now. …

It would be nice if you could first agree with yourself on what layout you want now.
On first request it is : “A client asked us to add a widget area above their header area… and we’ve followed the directions here, to the letter:”

My solution from : https://kriesi.at/support/topic/cant-get-a-widget-area-above-the-header/#post-1353220
see here ( for today – because i do not need it there): https://webers-web.info/

Then – did you read that links on docu carefully ?
in particular, have you ever clicked and read through point 4?
It is not achievable with only css means. You have to generate a widget area first.

Now you like to have the widget besides the logo? …
Maybe just make a little drawing of how it should look.

But you see on my link that it worked this way i described !
One widget area above header ! ( in this case with a button-row inside )

if you open a new page and style it with enfold advanced layout editor – you can pull a single button-row alb element into the layout.
( Nothing else – no columns etc. pp – except if you like to have it in your widget too )
if you have activated the debug mode under the layout input area – there is the shortcode area.
this shortcode represents the button-row.
So style it til you are satisfied with all colors and links etc.

copy paste it then – and put that shortcodes into the html widget of header2

not for that !