Widget on all pages except home

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Hi there,

I'm trying to create widget that appears on all pages except the home page. This is the code I thought would work, but didn't:

PHP Code:

/** Add widget area for all pages except the home page */
add_action('genesis_after_header', 'include_page_header'); 
function include_page_header() {
        if ( !is_home() )
                remove_action( 'genesis_after_header', 'include_page_header' );
} 


By mistake I used the code below and it worked, but I think it's not the best way of achieving what I want:

PHP Code:

/** Add widget area for all pages except the home page */
add_action('genesis_after_header', 'include_page_header'); 
function include_page_header() {
     if (! is_home() )

       genesis_widget_area( 'page-header', array(
           'before' => '<div class="page-header widget-area">',
       ) );
} 


I'm quite the novice when it comes to coding, but don't want to settle for something that just works - especially since I'm not sure why it works. I'm sure there's a better way.

The reason I came across the second one was accidentally forgetting the term "return" before the "genesis_widget_area" statement.

Can someone tell me why the first code block doesn't work? Did I miss something? Also, it would be education to find out why the second block did work. Finally - what is the best way to achieve a widget that appears on all pages except the home page?

Thanks in advance!

Oh - the site is http://steves-sandbox.com/industrial.

Steve