Genesis Framework

We’ve been working on Genesis 1.6 for a over two months now, and we had it in beta for 3 weeks. This version includes a number of features that integrate seamlessly with WordPress and also fixes some bugs. Below you’ll see what’s been included…

Footer Widgets

Recent themes, like Venture, Focus, and even Prose, have been using this feature for a long time now. But unfortunately, they had to do things the old way, the hard way. With Genesis 1.6, this gets SO much easier. Now, all you need is 1 line of code in the theme’s functions.php file, and a little CSS (which we’ll be happy to build into many of our themes).

Learn how to add footer widgets with Genesis v1.6.

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We’ve been quietly working on Genesis 1.5 for a while now, and we had it in beta for a week now. This is not a very big release – but it does, however, tie up some loose ends, adds some useful new features, and fix some bugs. Below you’ll see what’s been included…

Rewritten Style Sheet

We have taken a lot of time and worked with our development community to rewritte the default Style Sheet. After all, you’re not really supposed to be using Genesis itself, right? True, but keep in mind that many people use the main Genesis Style Sheet as a starting point for their own child themes, just as we do here internally. So we felt like an update might be in order. It now includes a table of contents, sections which are clearly commented, and consolidated styles and definitions. We think you’ll like it.

Genesis Grid Loop

Sites like ChrisBrogan.com required custom code to accomplish that left-right grid loop on the homepage, so we thought it’d be a good idea to build the function that does the heavy lifting into core, add some useful parameters, and make it official. This feature is really simple to use and only requires a few lines of code. In fact, we’ve already got a child theme with the grid loop almost ready to release. In the meantime, you can learn How to Use the Genesis Grid Loop.

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Genesis Theme Framework – version 1.3 is now available! We’ve been working on this release for over a month, and we’re so excited to release it because there are so many great things about it. Below you will see a list of what’s new with Genesis…

Genesis v1.3 Security Audit

With all of the security issues that are occurring in the web publishing world these days, we knew it was crucial to ensure that Genesis was as secure as possible. So we contacted Mark Jaquith once again to perform an up-to-date security audit.

From Mark Jaquith, WordPress Lead Developer:

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Genesis Theme Framework – version 1.2 is now available! We’ve been working on this release for a while now, and we’re SO excited to finally release it, alongside WordPress 3.0, a landmark update to the Genesis Theme Framework.

We’ve made it dead-simple to upgrade via our 1-click automatic update feature (since v1.1), so we highly recommend that you upgrade to WordPress 3.0 AND Genesis 1.2. You’ll be happy you did! Of course, our first priority with Genesis 1.2 was integrating the new WordPress 3.0 features into Genesis. The most exciting new feature is …

WordPress 3.0 Custom Menus

Among the minor bug fixes and enhancements, there are two main features that Genesis v1.2 includes. First, and foremost – Genesis’ navigation is seamlessly integrated with the new WordPress 3.0 custom navigation feature. By default, Genesis will register it’s two menu locations – primary and secondary navigation. You can see an example of the custom menu page below:

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Genesis Theme Framework – version 1.1.1 is now available. This update addresses a few minor bugs that were in the previous version, and also includes a few elements of additional functionality. It’s always suggested you update to the latest version, and with Genesis, updating is a simple thing to do.

How to Update to Genesis v1.1.1

Assuming you haven’t made any changes to the core Genesis files, updating to the latest version of the Genesis Theme Framework is very easy. If you are running Genesis v1.1 you will see a notification in your dashboard that there is a new version of Genesis available. Just follow the instructions and you will be able to update in seconds. This is the main reason we’ve encouraged everyone to make changes through the child theme, as updating the Genesis Theme Framework is THAT easy.

Here’s What’s Been Added to Genesis v1.1.1

• Internationalize the date in the nav menu
• Fixed problem with SEO doctitle when static page selected
• Added a ‘mask’ parameter to the Custom Field Redirect tool
• Fixed Twitter widget bug by passing an array to array_slice() on line 55
• Fixed bug in post comments shortcode
• Fixed potential bug in breadcrumb.php
• Added an ‘order’ parameter to the Featured Post Widget
• Initialized $rss variable in the genesis_nav_right() filter function
• Added a $loop_counter to the standard and custom loop functions
• Fixed potential image functions silent errors
• Replaced default sidebar with text boxes in lieu of pre-populated widgets
• Made “Full width header” the default theme setting option
• Removed Secondary Nav from loading on default
• Removed pages from loading by default in Primary Nav
• Fixed Featured Post/Page post markup inconsistency
• Fixed several silent errors
• Wrapped footer text in paragraph tags

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Genesis Theme Framework – version 1.1 is now available. This update addresses a number minor bugs that were in the previous version, and also includes a lot of cool features – the best of which is future automatic updates. It’s always suggested you update to the latest version, and with Genesis, updating is easy to do.

Before You Update to Genesis v1.1

It’s always advisable to make a backup of your current /genesis/ directory just to be safe. You can simply rename it /genesis_backup/ and then upload the new /genesis/ directory – that way in the event something goes wrong, you still have your working directory.

How to Update to Genesis v1.1

Assuming you haven’t made any changes to the core Genesis files, updating to the latest version of the Genesis Theme Framework is very easy. On your server, simply replace the /genesis/ directory in your /wp-content/themes/ directory on your server, with the new one. In other words, you will be replacing the entire Genesis parent theme folder with the new v1.1 version. This is the main reason we’ve encouraged everyone to make changes through the child theme, as updating the Genesis Theme Framework is THAT easy.

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Genesis Theme Framework – version 1.0.2 is now available. This update addresses a few minor bugs that were in the previous version, and also includes a few elements of additional functionality. It’s always suggested you update to the latest version, and with Genesis, updating is a simple thing to do.

Before You Update to Genesis v1.0.2

It’s always advisable to make a backup of your current /genesis/ directory just to be safe. You can simply rename it /genesis_backup/ and then upload the new /genesis/ directory – that way in the event something goes wrong, you still have your working directory.

How to Update to Genesis v1.0.2

Assuming you haven’t made any changes to the core Genesis files, updating to the latest version of the Genesis Theme Framework is very easy. On your server, simply replace the /genesis/ directory in your /wp-content/themes/ directory on your server, with the new one. In other words, you will be replacing the entire Genesis parent theme folder with the new v1.0.2 version. This is the main reason we’ve encouraged everyone to make changes through the child theme, as updating the Genesis Theme Framework is THAT easy.

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Genesis Theme Framework – version 1.0.1 is now available and we are very happy with the first week of our launch.  Our beta period proved to iron out most (if not all) of the obvious bugs. Most of the things that have been put into version 1.0.1 are just additional features, and updating to this version is a breeze.

Before You Update to Genesis v1.0.1

It’s always advisable to make a backup of your current /genesis/ directory just to be safe. You can simply rename it /genesis_10/ and then upload the new /genesis/ directory – that way in the event something goes wrong, you still have your working directory.

How to Update to Genesis v1.0.1

Assuming you haven’t made any changes to the core Genesis files, updating to the latest version of the Genesis Theme Framework is very easy. On your server, simply replace the /genesis/ directory in your /wp-content/themes/ directory on your server, with the new one. In other words, you will be replacing the entire Genesis parent theme folder with the new v1.0.1 version. This is the main reason we’ve encouraged everyone to make changes through the child theme, as updating the Genesis Theme Framework is THAT easy.

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