July 29, 2015
Customize which menu item is marked active
Use this filter to customize the CSS classes on menu items. For instance, make “Blog” active if you’re on the blog homepage, category archive, or a single post.
WordPress Development
As I build WordPress websites for my clients, I share what I learn here as tutorials.
September 5, 2014
Using Advanced Custom Fields without frontend dependency
How to use Advanced Custom Fields for your metaboxes in the backend, but standard WordPress functions to access those fields on the frontend.
August 21, 2014
Full Width Landing Pages in Genesis
Many of the websites in my portfolio use a full width approach for their homepages and landing pages. See my article on building landing pages with ACF for more information…
August 14, 2014
Rename the sidebars on Sixteen Nine theme
This theme uses ‘header-right’ for the left sidebar and ‘primary sidebar’ for the right. Rename them to ‘left sidebar’ and ‘right sidebar’
July 4, 2014
Automatically display titles on Category and Tag Archives
Add this code automatically add your category or tag’s name to the top of category/tag archives.
April 28, 2014
How to Remove the Genesis Page Templates
Don’t want “Blog” and “Archive” templates available in your child theme? Now that’s possible with WordPress 3.9.
April 7, 2014
Customizing Menu Arguments
I’ll show you a simple filter for customizing the arguments of any menu, including the ones built into Genesis.
March 5, 2014
Adding a Portfolio to any Genesis child theme
I walk you through adding a portfolio to your child theme, using an existing plugin and a few tweaks to your theme.