I work with custom fields a good amount. Clients want all kinds of easy to fill in data so I work with the Custom Meta Box class from Bill, Jared, and others. I've talked about that a fair bit. I think it is great and getting better. Not sure how something becomes better than great but it does with each new version. Working with custom fields in … [Read more...]
August 21, 2012 by at 13 Comments How I Make Custom Fields Easier in Genesis #DesignsBy #CustomFields #GenesisWP http://nickc.co/lh via: @Nick_theGeek
July 24, 2012 by at 6 Comments How I Added Custom Fields to the Genesis Responsive Slider #DesignsBy #GenesisWP http://nickc.co/kx via: @Nick_theGeek
June 19, 2012 by at 4 Comments Madlib style contact form and example text #DesignsBy #forms #GravityForms http://nickc.co/kg via: @Nick_theGeek
Madlib style contact form and example text
A while back one of my clients wanted a form that would stand out from the every day form fare. I did lots of searching and saw a ton of forms. They needed something that would pop in the sidebar and I found some really good inspiration, especially from this article on Useful Ideas and Guidelines for Web Forms at Smashing Magazine. In my searching … [Read more...]
June 15, 2012 by at 24 Comments A Better Home Page #DesignsBy #frontpage #GenesisWP #templates #Tutorials http://nickc.co/kc via: @Nick_theGeek
A Better Home Page
One of the great things about WordPress is the template hierarchy. Basically WordPress looks for certain templates by name under specific page loads. Confused? OK, I'll give an example. When the first page on your site is loaded (the front page) WordPress goes through some checks to see what page is being requested then which page should be … [Read more...]
May 21, 2012 by at 8 Comments Conditional Loop Actions #DesignsBy #GenesisWP #QuickTips #Tutorials http://nickc.co/hd via: @Nick_theGeek
Conditional Loop Actions
Some time ago I wrote an article on making content conditional. In this I explained the basic of adding code via actions, either manually or through the Genesis Simple Hooks plugin, that will only appear in specific parts of the site. If you are looking for the basics on getting something to only show on your home page, category archives, single … [Read more...]
March 30, 2012 by at 5 Comments Creating Page Templates in Genesis #DesignsBy #GenesisWP #QuickTips #Tutorials http://nickc.co/1 via: @Nick_theGeek
Creating Page Templates in Genesis
A question I field on a regular basis is "how do I make a page template in Genesis?" It's actually very easy to do, and I have a template I want to share for my Production theme. Two users in a day asked how to combine videos and posts into a single blog view. Merging post types is pretty simple, you just need a custom loop. However, for people … [Read more...]
March 29, 2012 by at 15 Comments How to Create Dynamic Body Classes #DesignsBy #BodyClass #Tutorials http://nickc.co/body-class via: @Nick_theGeek
How to Create Dynamic Body Classes
One of the most often asked and most easily accomplished tasks is styling elements differently on different pages. Before proceeding I would encourage you to review the general CSS tutorials found at W3 Schools. A basic understanding of how CSS works is required. The great thing about Body Class is that you don't need to use any php to make … [Read more...]
March 19, 2012 by at 14 Comments How to Load a New Section on Specific Pages #DesignsBy #GenesisWP #Hooks http://nickc.co/conditional-content via: @Nick_theGeek
How to Load a New Section on Specific Pages
Often it is desirable to put a new section into a site, but only in certain places or under certain circumstances. This is a relatively simple process and may be done via a theme function, following the tutorial on How to Add a Section to Your Site Using Hooks or from Genesis Simple Hooks. For both of these examples I will just display "hello … [Read more...]
March 1, 2012 by at 4 Comments Genesis Explained Admin Class #DesignsBy #Admin #GenesisExplained #GenesisWP http://nickc.co/6m via: @Nick_theGeek
Genesis Explained Admin Class
Genesis 1.8 introduced a whole new admin system. As I was writing the previous articles in the Admin section of the Genesis Explained series I saw that this system was being updated, so I decided to wait on any further articles until Genesis 1.8 came out and settled in. The new admin system is OOP based, which means is makes use of PHP classes … [Read more...]
February 20, 2012 by at 50 Comments How to Add a Widgeted Area (a.k.a. Sidebar) #DesignsBy #Actions #GenesisWP http://nickc.co/sidebar via: @Nick_theGeek
How to Add a Widgeted Area (a.k.a. Sidebar)
One question we get all the time is, "how do you add a new widgeted area to Genesis?" With a little bit of code this can be handled with relative ease. First, this tutorial requires novice to moderate php experience. You will be editing the functions.php file so make sure you have a backup of the file and a way to access your site via FTP, not … [Read more...]
