WordPress: Easy way to create new widget areas

gistfile1.php

/*================================================
=            Widget Area Registration            =
================================================*/

$widget_list = array ( 
	// Create a new sidebar by adding its name here
	'Primary Sidebar',
	'Left Footer',
	'Left Center Footer',
	'Right Center Footer',
	'Right Footer'
);

if (function_exists('register_sidebar')) {
	$count = 0;

	foreach ($widget_list as $widget) {
		$widget_id = str_replace(' ', '_', strtolower($widget));

		$widget_set[$count] = array (
			'name'			=> $widget,
			'id'			=> $widget_id,
			'before_widget' => '<div id="%1$s" class="widget %2$s">',
			'after_widget' 	=> '</div>',
			'before_title' 	=> '<h3>',
			'after_title' 	=> '</h3>'
		);

		$count++;
	}

	for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
		register_sidebar($widget_set[$i]);
	}
}

/*-----  End of Widget Area Registration  ------*/