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/**
 * Remove Home Page Loop
 * 
 * @package   Remove Home Page Loop
 * @author    Neil Gee
 * @link      http://wpbeaches.com/creating-widgetized-genesis-home-page/
 */
 
add_action( 'genesis_before','remove_homepage_content' );

function remove_homepage_content() {
        if (is_front_page() ) { 
        remove_action( 'genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop' );
        }
}

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add_action( 'widgets_init', 'ng_genesis_home_widgets' );
/*
 * Add in Home Widget Areas
 */
 function ng_genesis_home_widgets() {
 genesis_register_sidebar( array(
   'name'          => __( 'Home Content Top Left', 'genesis' ),
   'id'            => 'content-1',
   'description'   => __( 'Top Left Home', 'genesis' ),
 ) );
 genesis_register_sidebar( array(
   'name'          => __( 'Home Content Top Middle', 'genesis' ),
   'id'            => 'content-2',
   'description'   => __( 'Top Middle Home', 'genesis' ),
 ) );
 genesis_register_sidebar( array(
   'name'          => __( 'Home Content Top Right', 'genesis' ),
   'id'            => 'content-3',
   'description'   => __( 'Top Right Home', 'genesis' ),
 ) );
 genesis_register_sidebar( array(
   'name'          => __( 'Home Bottom Left Side', 'genesis' ),
   'id'            => 'content-4',
   'description'   => __( 'Home Left', 'genesis' ),
 ) );
 genesis_register_sidebar( array(
   'name'          => __( 'Home Bottom Right Side', 'genesis' ),
   'id'            => 'content-5',
   'description'   => __( 'Home Right', 'genesis' ),
 ) );
 }

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add_action( 'genesis_before_content', 'ng_home_page_widgets' );
/*
 * Add the home widgets in place
 */

function ng_home_page_widgets() {
 genesis_widget_area ('content-1', array(
   'before' => '<div class ="one-third first hometopcol toplefthome">',
   'after'  => '</div>',));
 genesis_widget_area ('content-2', array(
   'before' => '<div class ="one-third hometopcol topmiddlehome">',
   'after'  => '</div>',));
 genesis_widget_area ('content-3', array(
   'before' => '<div class ="one-third hometopcol toprighthome">',
   'after'  => '</div>',));
 genesis_widget_area ('content-4', array(
   'before' => '<div class ="one-third first bottomlefthome ">',
   'after'  => '</div>',));
 genesis_widget_area ('content-5', array(
   'before' => '<div class ="two-thirds bottomrighthome">',
   'after'  => '</div>',));
 }

genesis();