---------------------------------------------SIDEBAR.PHP---------------------------------------------

      <div id="linkwrap">
<?php if ( is_sidebar_active('primary_widget_area') ) : ?>
                <div id="primary" class="widget-area">
                        <ul class="xoxo">
                                <?php dynamic_sidebar('primary_widget_area'); ?>
                        </ul>
                </div><!-- #primary .widget-area -->
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ( is_active_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ) ) : ?>
<?php dynamic_sidebar( 'sidebar-1' ); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if ( !function_exists('dynamic_sidebar')
|| !dynamic_sidebar() ) : ?>
<?php endif; ?>
      </div>

---------------------------------------------FUNCTIONS.PHP---------------------------------------------

<?php


// Make theme available for translation
// Translations can be filed in the /languages/ directory
load_theme_textdomain( 'your-theme', TEMPLATEPATH . '/languages' );

$locale = get_locale();
$locale_file = TEMPLATEPATH . "/languages/$locale.php";
if ( is_readable($locale_file) )
        require_once($locale_file);


// Get the page number
function get_page_number() {
    if (get_query_var('paged')) {
        print ' | ' . __( 'Page ' , 'your-theme') . get_query_var('paged');
    }
} // end get_page_number


// For category lists on category archives: Returns other categories except the current one (redundant)

function quickchic_widgets_init() {
register_sidebar(array(
'name' => __( 'Sidebar 1', 'quickchic' ),
'id' => 'sidebar-1',
'before_widget' => '',
'after_widget' => '',
'before_title' => '<h4>',
'after_title' => '</h4>',
));
}
add_action( 'init', 'quickchic_widgets_init' );

function cats_meow($glue) {
        $current_cat = single_cat_title( '', false );
        $separator = "\n";
        $cats = explode( $separator, get_the_category_list($separator) );
        foreach ( $cats as $i => $str ) {
                if ( strstr( $str, ">$current_cat<" ) ) {
                        unset($cats[$i]);
                        break;
                }
        }
        if ( empty($cats) )
                return false;

        return trim(join( $glue, $cats ));
} // end cats_meow


// For tag lists on tag archives: Returns other tags except the current one (redundant)
function tag_ur_it($glue) {
        $current_tag = single_tag_title( '', '',  false );
        $separator = "\n";
        $tags = explode( $separator, get_the_tag_list( "", "$separator", "" ) );
        foreach ( $tags as $i => $str ) {
                if ( strstr( $str, ">$current_tag<" ) ) {
                        unset($tags[$i]);
                        break;
                }
        }
        if ( empty($tags) )
                return false;

        return trim(join( $glue, $tags ));
} // end tag_ur_it


// Register widgetized areas
function theme_widgets_init() {
        // Area 1
  register_sidebar( array (
  'name' => 'Primary Widget Area',
  'id' => 'primary_widget_area',
  'before_widget' => '<li id="%1$s" class="widget-container %2$s">',
  'after_widget' => "</li>",
        'before_title' => '<h3 class="widget-title">',
        'after_title' => '</h3>',
  ) );
} // end theme_widgets_init

add_action( 'init', 'theme_widgets_init' );


// Pre-set Widgets
$preset_widgets = array (
        'primary_widget_area'  => array( 'search', 'pages', 'categories', 'archives' ),
        'secondary_widget_area'  => array( 'links', 'meta' )
);
if ( !isset( $_GET['activated'] ) ) {
        update_option( 'sidebars_widgets', $preset_widgets );
}
// update_option( 'sidebars_widgets', NULL );


// Check for static widgets in widget-ready areas
function is_sidebar_active( $index ){
  global $wp_registered_sidebars;

  $widgetcolums = wp_get_sidebars_widgets();

  if ($widgetcolums[$index]) return true;

        return false;
} // end is_sidebar_active


-------------------------------------PAGE.PHP---------------------------------------------

...
</div>
<?php get_sidebar(); ?>
  <div id="textwrap">
...