register_sidebars() WordPress Function

function register_sidebars( $number = 1, $args = array() ) {
	global $wp_registered_sidebars;
	$number = (int) $number;

	if ( is_string( $args ) ) {
		parse_str( $args, $args );
	}

	for ( $i = 1; $i <= $number; $i++ ) {
		$_args = $args;

		if ( $number > 1 ) {
			if ( isset( $args['name'] ) ) {
				$_args['name'] = sprintf( $args['name'], $i );
			} else {
				/* translators: %d: Sidebar number. */
				$_args['name'] = sprintf( __( 'Sidebar %d' ), $i );
			}
		} else {
			$_args['name'] = isset( $args['name'] ) ? $args['name'] : __( 'Sidebar' );
		}

		// Custom specified ID's are suffixed if they exist already.
		// Automatically generated sidebar names need to be suffixed regardless starting at -0.
		if ( isset( $args['id'] ) ) {
			$_args['id'] = $args['id'];
			$n           = 2; // Start at -2 for conflicting custom IDs.
			while ( is_registered_sidebar( $_args['id'] ) ) {
				$_args['id'] = $args['id'] . '-' . $n++;
			}
		} else {
			$n = count( $wp_registered_sidebars );
			do {
				$_args['id'] = 'sidebar-' . ++$n;
			} while ( is_registered_sidebar( $_args['id'] ) );
		}
		register_sidebar( $_args );
	}
}