We have earlier shared “How to Add Widgets to Homepage of Genesis theme”. Now we are sharing a similar guide, “how to add widgets in frontpage of any genesis theme” so that it become a magazine theme.
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Move Footer Menu below Site Header in Genesis
By default the Secondary Menu in Genesis Sample theme is placed inside Footer section. To relocate this menu to below the site header we need to follow the steps as mentioned below.
How to Display Post Modified Date in Genesis Theme
Add the following code inside the Genesis theme functions.php file: $post_info = ‘Updated: [post_modified_date] by [post_author_posts_link] [post_comments] [post_edit]‘;
Add a Search Box in Primary Navigation
How to add a search box in primary menu of a genesis theme which is located at the site header. This is applicable for secondary menu also.
Featured Image in Genesis Theme – Best Practice
Any image when uploaded into wordpress, it will automatically creates few more instances of that image of different size based on media settings. Recommended media settings is shown below:
New Genesis Sample Theme – A Fresh Update
Genesis is now Google Adsense ready. It means you don’t have to worry about placing ads in your site. You just enable Google auto adsense and it will do the rest. Genesis Sample theme now looks better because the fonts are smaller in size and soothing for eyes.