Learning Genesis for WordPress

Course details

Get up and running with Genesis, the hugely popular theme framework that empowers users of all stripes to quickly and easily build websites with WordPress. Instructor Carrie Dils shows you how to install Genesis and configure the basic settings, from selecting a layout to enabling comments. Carrie goes over the different types of homepages—and how to choose the one that best suits your needs—and discusses how to work with popular widgets. She also offers a few tips for when you're ready to take WordPress further with search engine optimization (SEO), accelerated mobile pages (AMP), and various plugins you can use to extend the framework's functionality.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Getting started with Genesis
02 - What you need to follow this course

1. Understanding Genesis

03 - What is the Genesis Framework
04 - Introduction to the framework files
05 - What is a child theme
06 - The files that make up a child theme
07 - Modifying themes with hooks and filters
08 - Installing the Genesis Framework

2. Working with Theme and Site Settings

09 - Theme onboarding
10 - Using the Theme Customizer
11 - Working with menus
12 - Theme settings, part 1
13 - Theme settings, part 2
14 - Adding custom header and footer scripts
15 - Adding a logo

3. Types of Homepage Setups

16 - Using a custom or dynamic homepage
17 - Using a blog-style or static homepage
18 - Using a block-based homepage

4. Working with Widgets and Widget Areas

19 - Standard Genesis widget areas
20 - Featured Page widget
21 - Featured Post widget
22 - User Profile widget

5. Going Further with Genesis

23 - Genesis and SEO
24 - Genesis and AMP
25 - Shopping for a Genesis child theme
26 - Extending Genesis with plugins

Conclusion

27 - Next steps