This code will output a blank barebones WordPress Genesis page/post template with just the post title and content as entered in the post editor in the WP Dashboard. No header or footer content are included but WordPress hooks have been left for scripts to be included. This may be useful when a page needs to be… Read More
Force a Custom Post Type To a Certain Layout in Genesis Theme in WordPress
You can force a certain custom post type in a Genesis WordPress theme to have a certain page layout applied to it. You can add a function and filter to your functions.php file in your WordPress theme. This will save having to manually go through and resave the layout settings in WP dashboard at the… Read More
Stop the Flicker Flash and Load Adobe Typekit Font Faster on WordPress
If you have an Adobe TypeKit font loaded on a WordPress site you may notice the fonts flicker just before the Typekit font is fully loaded on the page – whilst it transitions from the default font to the Typekit one – this is also known as a phenomenon called FOUC, an acronym for ‘flash… Read More
Combining Two Unordered Lists From Columns On Smaller Devices In Beaver Builder
If you split 2 unordered lists into columns in Beaver Builder at desktop size, the results will look a little uneven at the smaller viewport on tablet or mobile. You could create a duplicate of the module and show/hide based on viewport or you could fix in CSS by adding a CSS class… Read More
Automatically Update Your WordPress Plugins and Themes and Translations
WordPress allows you to automatically update your WordPress plugins and themes and translations by adding some PHP constants and filters to your WordPress installation. Constants are best off added in /wp-config.php and filters are preferred to be used in a wp-content/mu-plugins/ plugin, to create a mu-plugin is easy for example just create a updates.php file with the… Read More
Using Beaver Builders’ new Beaver Themer with Genesis Themes
Beaver Themer is a new add on being developed by the Beaver Builder team to be used with Beaver Builder and can be used with the Genesis Framework, the product is currently in Alpha build and is available for download by anyone with a valid license. It currently can be used on any theme to build… Read More
Add Icons in Genesis Header and Footer Post Meta Info
You can easily add icons just before the labels in Genesis Entry and Footer Meta content, including… .entry-time .entry-author .entry-comments-link .entry-categories .entry-tags The five metas can be targetted with some CSS pseudo selectors by adding the below CSS to your style.css So in the above the 5 regular metas are targetted, swap in your desired icon… Read More
Change the Genesis Meta Output, Post-Info, Post-Meta and Post-Terms
This tutorial takes you through changing the Genesis Meta Output, the Post-Info, Post-Meta and Post-Terms, post-info is typically at the top of a single post above or below the heading with dates, author and comments info, post-meta is at the foot of the post and includes category and tag info and post-terms applies to custom taxonomy… Read More
Changing the Genesis Header HTML Structure and MarkUp Code
In Genesis Themes you can completely change the header structure HTML by overriding the default code from the parent Genesis theme and use your own header mark up in your Child Theme. Two types of markup can be overridden the structure and the markup. Overriding Genesis Header Structure The header structure content in Genesis is controlled by the code… Read More
Remove Unused Image Media Sizes In Your WordPress Theme
Keeping your WordPress image media library under control can mean a big difference to your site loading faster as well as your hard disk size footprint with the ability to easily back up or migrate your site. You basically need to remove any unused image sizes and images themselves not used, optimise existing image sizes and ensure future… Read More