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// Add a widget.
if (function_exists('register_sidebar')) {
	register_sidebar(array(
	'name' => 'Extra Widget Before Header',
	'id' => 'extra-widget',
	'description' => 'Extra Widget Before Header',
	'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
	'after_widget' => '</div>',
	'before_title' => '<h2>',
	'after_title' => '</h2>'
	));
}

// Place the widget before the header
	add_filter ('before_header', 'add_my_widget');
	function add_my_widget() {
		if (function_exists('dynamic_sidebar')) {
		dynamic_sidebar('Extra Widget Before Header');
		}
	}