In this episode, you will walk through the code for this lab. I’ll provide a quick explanation of how the code works. A more thorough explanation, as well as looking into both the Genesis framework and WordPress Core, discussions on clean, quality coding, and why the code works is provided in the Pro version videos below.
Labs
Labs are hands-on coding projects that you build along with Tonya as she explains the code, concepts, and thought processes behind it. You can use the labs to further your code knowledge or to use right in your projects. Each lab ties into the Docx to ensure you have the information you need.
Each lab is designed to further your understanding and mastery of code. You learn more about how to think about its construction, quality, maintainability, programmatic and logical thought, and problem-solving. While you may be building a specific thing, Tonya presents the why of it to make it adaptable far beyond that specific implementation, thereby giving you the means to make it your own, in any context.
Lab Introduction
Let me introduce the lab to you to what you will be building. Out-of-the-box, the Genesis framework uses a read more link which is inline with the content (at the end of it) and has the following text: [Read more…]. In this lab, you will be doing multiple tasks to show you how to customize the read more link for what your project needs. You will be doing: Move the read more link to a separate line by wrapping it in p tags Change the text from [Read more…] to Continue reading (or whatever you want) Style it to be […]
Customizing the Genesis Site Header
Let’s put what you learned in Part 3 into action. In this lab, you build multiple custom site header layouts and a utility bar in order to see how easy it is to create child themes with the Genesis framework.
Wrap it Up
Let’s review what you did here in this lab before you move on Part 4.
Custom Utility Bar – Styling – Part 2
Let’s finish up the styling in this episode. You’ll be doing things such as adding a slash between the menu items using the CSS property ::after.
Custom Utility Bar – Styling – Part 1
Before we get to styling, let’s add a menu and then some social links into the new Utility Bar widget area. Then you’ll start styling the Utility Bar and its components. Some of the CSS properties that you are using are: display float ::after You will also add in (enqueue it) the Font Awesome library.
Let’s Build a Custom Utility Bar – Structure
Let’s add a utility bar above the site’s title area. In this episode, you and I will build a utility bar. But it’s more than just that, as you can go over to Carrie Dils’ site and get the code. We’ll talk about things like how to think about code construction, where do you register the callback, how is the widget area built, modular code, where to build the code, and more.
Custom Header Layout 3 – CSS Styling
Now the HTML structure is correct and the components are in the right order. Let’s start working on the styling. We are going to do something different. Instead of styling in the Genesis Sample child theme, let’s go through the Modern Studio Pro child theme demo that StudioPress provides for you. Don’t worry, as I’ll explain everything. You’ll learn about these CSS properties: background-size background-position background-color margin-top margin Remember with margin and padding, think about the rotation of a clock. You specify the values in a clockwise fashion from the top. Therefore, it’s top to right to bottom to left.
Custom Header Layout 3 – HTML Structure
In this layout, let’s keep the logo centered but wrap the primary and secondary navigation around it, i.e. on either side. You’ll write the code to accomplish both the placements in PHP and CSS for styling.
Custom Header Layout 2 – Styling
Now the HTML structure is correct and the components are in the right order. Let’s start working on the styling. This time, you will style in the browser but then move those changes into the stylesheet. You’ll learn about how to structure your stylesheet to achieve clean, quality code by keeping it lean and DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself).
