Join Carrie Dils for an in-depth discussion in this video Challenge 1, part of WordPress Themes: Customizing Themes with Genesis.
- [Instructor] It's challenge time!…Your mission, if you choose to accept it,…is to remove the default loop on the homepage…and then create a custom loop for the homepage…that only shows posts for a single category.…I don't care which category, you pick it.…But only one category.…It should take you less than five minutes.…I'll see you back soon with the solution.…
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Author
Carrie Dils
Released
7/28/2017
Whether you're a novice or advanced developer, Genesis provides a foundation that takes WordPress to places you never thought it could go. The Genesis framework for WordPress is more than a mere WordPress theme; it's an underlying framework of immaculate code offering three important benefits: SEO optimization, security, and a huge selection of design options. In this course, learn how to work with the framework in order to customize child themes. Carrie Dils discusses key aspects of Genesis—including template files and action hooks and filters—to help familiarize you with the structure and components that make up this framework. With a solid understanding of how Genesis operates, you can modify nearly any child theme.
Topics include:
- Setting the stage for your customization
- Selecting a child theme to customize
- The core of the Genesis framework
- Child theme template structure
- Action hooks and filters in WordPress and Genesis
- Editing theme files
- Editing the style sheet
- Working with functions
- Adding a custom header image
- Registering a widget area
Skill Level Beginner
1h 23m
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 9s
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What you should know1m 4s
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1. Setting the Stage for Your Customization
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2. Explaining Genesis and WordPress
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What is the WordPress Loop?2m 53s
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What is the Genesis loop?2m 44s
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Challenge 122s
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Solution 11m 27s
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3. Editing Theme Files
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Editing the style sheet5m 52s
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Working with functions7m 30s
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Adding a custom header image4m 10s
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Creating a custom front page2m 44s
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Registering a widget area6m 33s
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4. Working with the Loop
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Using a custom Genesis loop5m 46s
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Challenge 125s
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Solution 16m
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 23s
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