How do I create different editable sections within a WordPress page?

Question

I have been building my first theme on WordPress and have run into problem while adding content into different sections.

My HTML is somewhat like this,

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Answer 1

You've got three options I believe:

1. Create a widget area where you can then display the content in a text widget: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_sidebar
2. Create a template where you then get the content of a different page: http://codex.wordpress.org/Page_Templates#File_Folders
3. Create a new meta box for all your pages: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_meta_box

I believe that the thing you are looking for is option 2. The others are more full-site oriented, if you want the extra content to show up on every single page.