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Using the new WordPress custom-logo theme support with Genesis

WordPress 4.5 added a new theme support feature for using a custom logo which allows a logo to be uploaded and used via the Customizer, this guide take you through using it with Genesis using the Sample Theme for an example.…

Adding a Text Block via the Customizer in WordPress

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This guide takes you through adding an editable text block via the Customizer in WordPress, this tutorial uses the Genesis Sample theme and will set the footer text which is normally changed via a filter in the functions.php file in a…

Using Customizer to add a CSS background image to widget in WordPress

Here is a guide to add a single background image to a widget using the Customizer in WordPress, I have written up on this topic before utilising some Genesis code used in the Altitude Pro theme to be able to use on other  Genesis…

Add background images to widget areas using Customizer in Genesis

How to use the customiser to upload and set images as CSS backgrounds to widgetised areas in Genesis. Taking the Altitude Pro theme as an example as it uses a number of front page widget areas in which you can…

How to update VVV for WordPress | Varying Vagrant Vagrants

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I noticed that my version of VVV or Varying Vagrant Vagrants  was older than the current release and started to look into how to update VVV safely as I have done some customisations to it and added some additional files to the VVV…

Using Slick Responsive Navigation Mobile Menus on Genesis Child Theme

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This guide uses a jQuery mobile responsive menu from Josh Cope and shows how you can use it for a mobile menu in a Genesis Child theme in WordPress. There is also a guide for regular WordPress themes here. Also I have made a…

Adding Product Content Description Above the Product in WooCommerce

By default in WooCommerce the product description of a product sits inside the ‘Description’ tab, with the Short Description displayed more prominent alongside the product. Here is how to swap that order and display the product content at the head…

Change your WordPress site to serve pages over HTTPS/SSL

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This is a tutorial to change your WordPress site to serve all content via HTTPS/SSL and it is something that is becoming easier and more affordable but also necessary for site owners. Swapping your site to the secure HTTPS/SSL protocol across the whole website…

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