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<?php

//* Add slider to Blog Archive
genesis_register_sidebar( array(
	'id'          => 'above-blog-slider',
	'name'        => __( 'Blog Slider', 'riot' ),
	'description' => __( 'This allows the slider place above blog archive.', 'riot' ),
) );
//* Hooks slider above blog content
add_action( 'genesis_before_loop', 'riot_above_blog_slider'  ); 
function riot_above_blog_slider() {
if (is_page_template( 'page_blog.php' ) || is_home()) {
    
    genesis_widget_area( 'above-blog-slider', array(
		'before' => '<div class="above-blog-slider widget-area"><div class="wrap">',
		'after'  => '</div></div>',
    ) );

}}