How To Define New Regions in Drupal

To add regions for Drupal 5.xADD this code in its entirety to the bottom of your template.php file:

/** Define the regions **/
function framework_regions() {
    return array(
    ‘left’ => t(‘left sidebar’),
    ‘right’ => t(‘right sidebar’),
    ‘content’ => t(‘content’),
    ‘header’ => t(‘header’),
    ‘footer’ => t(‘footer’),
    ‘newregion’ => t(‘new region’),
    );
}

To add regions for Drupal 6.x
ADD the following code to you themename.info file:

    regions[left] = Left sidebar
    regions[right] = Right sidebar
    regions[content] = Content
    regions[header] = Header
    regions[footer] = Footer
    regions[newregion] = New Region