Socialising your Author Box in Genesis WordPress Theme

The Author Box in WordPress is sometimes overlooked and underused and it doesn’t display all the contact information entered such as Social Media contacts, this guide goes through turning it on, editing the contact meta info, using a new AuthorBox with the…

Add Fallback Featured Image in Genesis

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To set a fall back featured image in Genesis if one is not set, you can use a parameter in the filter genesis_get_image, in the code below I want to target a particular category and use a dashicon icon if the featured image is…

How to find out which WordPress template is being used in a Theme

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How do you quickly find out which template for a page or post in your WordPress theme is being used without systematically going through each template? WordPress uses a structure of templates formed in a hierarchy of importance, when one isn’t…

Add a Slider to the Home Page in Genesis Theme WordPress using Cyclone Slider

Sliders have been slammed a lot recently, notably for their effectiveness and usability, however within certain contexts they are still relevant and more importantly still popular with clients, their use may be more relevant to certain industries, their usage may…

Using wp_localize_script with jQuery variables including strings, booleans and integers

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The use of wp_localize_script is an API in WordPress is to retrieve PHP values from the database to use in javascript/jquery scripts, it can also be utilized to make string values language translatable if required, but also used to pass user defined variables/settings say…

Using Slidebars to Slide In and Out Content in A Genesis Theme

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Having some content slide out from the side of a page is a great solution for off canvas content, it can solve crowded page issues especially at smaller sizes as it can slide in content that takes prominence, do what it needs…

Moving JetPacks Related Posts to a new position in Genesis

JetPack has a great Related Posts module, here’s how to move it further down the page below posts meta info or anywhere else you like by using a shortcode provided by JetPack. In Genesis Themes for instance, it positions itself…

Remove Default Mobile Menu from Underscores

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WordPress Underscores theme comes with a default primary menu that toggles to a mobile menu button at 600px wide. If your project requires using another mobile menu solution it is best to remove the existing one and here’s how.  …

Up and running with Sidr Off Canvas Menu for WordPress

Sidr is a very popular jQuery off canvas menu that can slide content from the left or right into the viewport which is a great solution for mobile or tablet display. Here’s how to get it up and running in…

Remove Genesis Structural Wraps from Markup

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On Genesis themes, the structural .wrap is essentially an element which acts as a container for content. The sample and most of the themes have it set at 1140px wide and narrower at smaller sizes. What areas have the .wrap markup  by default are:…