Support & F.A.Q.s
- Removing Plugin Widgets from Dashboard
New in Bones, there’s an optional admin.php file which adds the ability to customize your Dashboard. You can add new widgets and remove any default ones you don’t need. There’s also the ability to remove any widgets that plugins add when they are activated. Here’s the list of documented widgets. Please feel free to add… Read more »
- Using the Example Custom Post Type
Bones comes with an example custom post type that’s really easy to customize. For a quick walkthrough, here’s a video I made.
- Replacing the Grid in Bones
Bones doesn’t use any specific Grid system. It’s based off a few different grids and is easily replaceable with your own custom grids. If you want to customize or change the grid out, here’s how you would do it. This item has been recently updated, so take a gander! /****************************************************************** GRID STYLES ******************************************************************/ /* 960… Read more »
- Using the Example Function
In Bones for Genesis, you’ll find an example function that looks something like this: // an example function (you can use this to view hook locations) function genesis_do_example() { // enter your function here ?> <div class=”help”> <p>This is an example function. Please replace this with your own custom function.</p> </div> <?php } /* end… Read more »
- Responsive Child Theme Stylesheet for Genesis
Building a Responsive Design with the Genesis Framework and Bones for Genesis can be easy if you know where to start. Luckily, Bones for Genesis can help.
- Adding LESS Support
This item is outdated. It’s either been updated elsewhere or deprecated. LESS is an amazing stylesheet language that takes CSS and kicks it up a notch. Bundled with Bones for Genesis, you’ll find the LESS library and a LESS stylesheet ready to roll. In the functions.php file, simply un-comment (remove the /* at the beginning… Read more »
- Support for IE8 and below
IE8 and below do not understand CSS Media Queries so it will ignore anything inside your first query, meaning IE users will see your base mobile styles. If you’d like to expand upon those, you have a few options.
- Navigation Function
Bones is setup to use the WordPress Navigation Function, but you can also do a few cool things w/ it. You can find the code in the library/bones.php file. It looks like this: function bones_main_nav() { // display the wp3 menu if available wp_nav_menu( array( ‘menu’ => ‘main_nav’, /* menu name */ ‘theme_location’ => ‘main_nav’,… Read more »
- The Bones Footer
Pretty straightforward, the footer in Bones is just what you’d expect. Footer Navigation <nav> <?php bones_footer_links(); // Adjust using Menus in WordPress Admin ?> </nav> This is just in case you want to have a nav in the footer. If you don’t want it, just remove it. Remember, the function for the navigation links is… Read more »