Learning Genesis for WordPress
1h 4mBeginner2020-03-10
Authors
Carrie Dils
Development, 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.
Skills covered
GenesisStudioPressWordPressContent Management Systems (CMS)LearningWeb DevelopmentOpen Source
Concepts
Introduction
- Getting started with Genesis
- What you need to follow this course
Understanding Genesis
- What is the Genesis Framework
- Introduction to the framework files
- What is a child theme
- The files that make up a child theme
- Modifying themes with hooks and filters
- Installing the Genesis Framework
Working with Theme and Site Settings
- Theme onboarding
- Using the Theme Customizer
- Working with menus
- Theme settings, part 1
- Theme settings, part 2
- Adding custom header and footer scripts
- Adding a logo
Types of Homepage Setups
- Using a custom or dynamic homepage
- Using a blog-style or static homepage
- Using a block-based homepage
Working with Widgets and Widget Areas
- Standard Genesis widget areas
- Featured Page widget
- Featured Post widget
- User Profile widget
Going Further with Genesis
- Genesis and SEO
- Genesis and AMP
- Shopping for a Genesis child theme
- Extending Genesis with plugins
Conclusion
- Next steps