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What is Genesis4Beginners?

Genesis4Beginners - Tutorials to help you get started with #GenesisWP written in plain English, so users can customize their WordPress sites. My WordPress tutorials are explained in plain English while using the most up to date techniques so you can learn WordPress fast. I work exclusively with the Genesis framework, so all my tutorials are written for themes created for the Genesis Framework by StudioPress and WPEngine. In this series, some tutorial are theme specific, others are about basic WordPress or Genesis Framework functionality. If you're interested in having me write a tutorial, or implement one of the tutorials I've written, please let me know!

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Add Larger Header to Restored 316 Darling Theme

In this tutorial, I will show you how to add a Larger Header to the Darling Theme by Restored 316 Designs. In the Restored 316 Facebook community, someone asked how to increase the size of the header image on the Darling theme, in order to display a full width header. By default, the Darling theme displays a header image which is uploaded at 700px by 300px; it reduces the image size to display at 50% of the uploaded size, in order to remain retina ready, and mobile responsive. If we want …

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Link to Categories in Front Page 1 of the Refined Theme

In this tutorial, I will show you how to Link to Categories in Front Page 1 of the Refined Theme by Restored 316: The Refined theme displays three Genesis Featured Page widgets in the Front Page 1 widget location. They link to three separate pages on the site (About, Shop, Blog). In the Restored 316 Facebook group, someone asked about linking to Category Pages instead of the other pages. …

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Add Categories to Post Carousel in Captivating Theme

In this tutorial, I will show you how to add Categories to the Post Carousel in the Captivating WordPress Theme by Restored 316: In the Restored 316 Facebook community, someone asked how to add set the post carousel to link to specific categories. As it stands by default, if you select categories, it will link you to the latest posts in those categories, and will display the featured image for the post. The user wanted to display the featured image of the category, so that when selected, it …

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Link Widget to Pages instead of Posts in Divine theme

I received a recent request from someone who was looking to Link Widget to Pages instead of Posts in the Divine theme by Restored 316 Designs. By default, the Home Triple Bottom section links to three blog posts. Because the widget is not a "flexible widget", replacing the one widget linking to three blog posts with three widgets linking to separate pages would stack vertically, rather than display horizontally. Here's the default widget settings for the Home - Triple Bottom …

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Use Inspect Element to make CSS changes

Understanding how to use Inspect Element is a life-changer for anyone looking to customize their website or blog. In this tutorial, I will show you how to use Inspect Element to make CSS changes. To access it, click on the element you want to inspect, and clicking on “Inspect” in Chrome and Safari, or “Inspect Element” in Firefox. No plugins are needed. Once you have identified the line numbers, navigate to your Additional CSS (Dashboard > Appearance > Customize > Additional …

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