This article covers the code snippets to control the various aspects of a Genesis site by adding and removing support for features.
Note: In the examples below you’d replace portfolio with your post-type name.
Code goes in child theme’s functions.php.
Add support for footer widgets
// Add support for 4-column footer widgets
add_theme_support( 'genesis-footer-widgets', 4 );Add Archive Settings option to a CPT
// Add Archive Settings option to Portfolio CPT
add_post_type_support( 'portfolio', 'genesis-cpt-archives-settings' );Add support for Layouts to CPT single entries
// Add support for Layouts to a CPT's single entries
add_post_type_support( 'portfolio', 'genesis-layouts' );Add SEO, Scripts and Layouts meta boxes for a CPT in the WP editor
add_post_type_support( 'portfolio', array( 'genesis-seo', 'genesis-scripts', 'genesis-layouts' ) );Reference: https://sridharkatakam.com/adding-support-for-genesis-seo-and-other-features-to-cpt-entries-in-genesis/
Add Category support to a CPT
// Add Category support to CPT
add_action( 'init', 'sk_add_category_portfolio' );
function sk_add_category_portfolio() {
register_taxonomy_for_object_type( 'category', 'portfolio' );
}Reference: https://sridharkatakam.com/adding-categories-support-to-a-custom-post-type-in-wordpress/
Remove post info and/or entry meta from post types
add_action( 'init', 'sample_remove_entry_meta', 11 );
/**
* Remove entry meta for post types
*
* @link https://gist.github.com/nathanrice/03a5871e5e5a27f22747
*/
function sample_remove_entry_meta() {
remove_post_type_support( 'post-type', 'genesis-entry-meta-before-content' );
remove_post_type_support( 'post-type', 'genesis-entry-meta-after-content' );
}works in all views: single and archive.
Ex.:
To remove entry meta in the entry footer for posts:
add_action( 'init', 'sample_remove_entry_meta', 11 );
/**
* Remove entry meta for posts
*
* @link https://gist.github.com/nathanrice/03a5871e5e5a27f22747
*/
function sample_remove_entry_meta() {
remove_post_type_support( 'post', 'genesis-entry-meta-after-content' );
}Source: http://www.studiopress.com/genesis-2-2-0/
Structural Wraps
// Add support for structural wraps
add_theme_support( 'genesis-structural-wraps', array(
'header',
'menu-primary',
'menu-secondary',
'site-inner',
'footer-widgets',
'footer'
) );Remove default wraps by removing the named element that should no longer contain the wrap.
Ex.: To remove .site-inner’s .wrap:
// Add support for structural wraps
add_theme_support( 'genesis-structural-wraps', array(
'header',
'menu-primary',
'menu-secondary',
// 'site-inner',
'footer-widgets',
'footer'
) );To remove support for all structural wraps at once:
// Remove support for structural wraps
remove_theme_support( 'genesis-structural-wraps' );Source: http://my.studiopress.com/snippets/structural-wraps/
Add support for after entry widget
// Add support for after entry widget
add_theme_support( 'genesis-after-entry-widget-area' );Add Theme Support for Genesis Menus
// Add Theme Support for Genesis Menus
add_theme_support( 'genesis-menus', array(
'primary' => __( 'Primary Navigation Menu', 'genesis' ),
'secondary' => __( 'Secondary Navigation Menu', 'genesis' ),
'header' => __( 'Header Navigation Menu', 'genesis' ),
) );Useful for remaining the labels of menus and adding/removing menus.
Ex.: To change “Primary Navigation Menu” label to “Main Menu” and to unregister Secondary Navigation Menu:
// Add Theme Support for Genesis Menus
add_theme_support( 'genesis-menus', array(
'primary' => __( 'Main Menu', 'genesis' ),
'header' => __( 'Header Navigation Menu', 'genesis' ),
) );Remove SEO, Scripts and Layouts meta boxes for post types in the WP editor
add_action( 'init', 'custom_post_type_support', 11 );
function custom_post_type_support() {
// remove_post_type_support( 'page', array( 'genesis-seo', 'genesis-scripts', 'genesis-layouts' ) );
remove_post_type_support( 'post-type', 'genesis-seo' );
remove_post_type_support( 'post-type', 'genesis-scripts' );
remove_post_type_support( 'post-type', 'genesis-layouts' );
}where post-type is post or page etc.
Add HTML5 markup structure
// Add HTML5 markup structure
add_theme_support( 'html5', array( 'caption', 'comment-form', 'comment-list', 'gallery', 'search-form' ) );Add Accessibility support
// Add Accessibility support
add_theme_support( 'genesis-accessibility', array( '404-page', 'drop-down-menu', 'headings', 'rems', 'search-form', 'skip-links' ) );Add viewport meta tag for mobile browsers
// Add viewport meta tag for mobile browsers
add_theme_support( 'genesis-responsive-viewport' );Add support for custom header
// Add support for custom header
add_theme_support( 'custom-header', array(
'width' => 600,
'height' => 160,
'header-selector' => '.site-title a',
'header-text' => false,
'flex-height' => true,
) );Add support for custom background
// Add support for custom background
add_theme_support( 'custom-background' );Remove Genesis Layout Settings from WP editor
// Remove Genesis Layout Settings
remove_theme_support( 'genesis-inpost-layouts' );Remove layouts from archives
Ex.: in Edit Category admin page.
// Remove Genesis Archive Layouts
remove_theme_support( 'genesis-archive-layouts' );Remove Genesis menu link from dashboard menu
// Remove Genesis menu link
remove_theme_support( 'genesis-admin-menu' );Remove Genesis SEO Settings menu link from dashboard menu
// Remove Genesis SEO Settings menu link
remove_theme_support( 'genesis-seo-settings-menu' );Remove Import Export menu from dashboard menu
// Remove Import/Export admin menu item
remove_theme_support( 'genesis-import-export-menu' );Remove Breadcrumbs from Genesis theme settings
// Remove Breadcrumbs from theme settings
remove_theme_support( 'genesis-breadcrumbs' );Add Post Formats
// Add support for post formats
add_theme_support( 'post-formats', array(
'aside',
'audio',
'chat',
'gallery',
'image',
'link',
'quote',
'status',
'video'
) );Add post format images
// Add support for post format images
add_theme_support( 'genesis-post-format-images' );References:
genesis/lib/init.php