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How to make the web better: WordPress accessibility experts panel

Posted: Updated: by Claire Brotherton
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One of the sessions I looked forward to at WordCamp London this year was the Accessibility Panel on Sunday. The WordPress accessibility experts The panel featured four authorities on WordPress accessibility. They also use the Genesis Framework. They were: Gary Jones – freelance web developer, WordPress and Genesis Framework contributor and accessibility advocate. Gary runs his own company Gamajo… Continue Reading How to make the web better: WordPress accessibility experts panel

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A Custom Homepage For The Genesis Framework

Posted: Updated: by Claire Brotherton
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I’ve decided to give my homepage a bit of an overhaul. As I’m using the Genesis Framework, it’s a little more complex than for a standard WordPress theme. Genesis uses its own proprietary system of hooks and filters, so you can’t edit the PHP code hands-on like you might with other themes. I found some tutorials online,… Continue Reading A Custom Homepage For The Genesis Framework

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How to create a custom print stylesheet for Genesis

Posted: Updated: by Claire Brotherton
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A few weeks ago, I was asked to give a short talk to the WordPress Edinburgh Meetup group. I went to print out my plugins for improving accessibility post that I based it on and horror of horrors, it came out at 16 pages, and the formatting was all over the place. I thought that it… Continue Reading How to create a custom print stylesheet for Genesis

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Customizing the Jetpack Related Posts module to match a Genesis child theme

Posted: Updated: by Claire Brotherton
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This is Day 26 in the 30 Day Blogging Challenge. You can read Day 25’s post here. Adding the Jetpack Related Posts widget I decided today that since I’ve written a lot of posts lately, it was time to add a related posts widget to my site. After consulting this article on related posts plugins, I… Continue Reading Customizing the Jetpack Related Posts module to match a Genesis child theme

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My initial thoughts on the Genesis Framework for WordPress

Posted: Updated: by Claire Brotherton
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I’ve recently started using the Genesis Framework. Genesis is a paid-for theme developed by StudioPress which acts as a solid foundation for a WordPress site. Here are a number of things I’ve discovered about Genesis since I started using it. All Genesis themes are child themes of the Genesis framework A child theme is a… Continue Reading My initial thoughts on the Genesis Framework for WordPress

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