The document is a guide to creating child themes with the Genesis framework, emphasizing that while Genesis is a premium theme, users have other frameworks to choose from. It details the process of configuring child themes, including file structure and customization options, as well as removing default actions using hooks. Additional resources for further information on child themes and Genesis are provided at the end.

1. From Start to Awesome in Under an Hour*An introduction to StudioPress child themes* providing you’re better at making graphics than I am.

2. John HawkinsWordPress Developerat 9seeds.comWordCamp GroupieGeek(you probably guessed that part)

3. DISCLAIMER!Genesis is a premium theme.I do not work for StudioPress.I’m just a bit of a fanboy.

4. Do I have to use Genesis?Nope!There are plenty of frameworks to choose from.Headway, Thematic, TwentyTen

5. What is a Child Theme?Requires as little as a style.css file containing a tag like:Template: genesisUses template files from a parent theme, unless you tell it otherwise.

6. What is a Parent Theme?Contains the default theme filesHooks & FiltersBuilt in functionality

7. Parent Vs Child File ListGenesis File ListAgency File List

8. Template Hierarchyhttp://codex.wordpress.org/images/1/18/Template_Hierarchy.png

9. Genesis Options Page

10. Genesis Widgets

11. Category/Page Nav Menus

12. User Profile

13. Featured Page

14. Featured Posts

15. Time to Customize

16. Before You StartCreate a new folder in /wp-content/themes/Copy child-theme files in to new folderEdit style.css to rename themeReplace screenshot.png

17. Swapping Graphics, FTW!

18. Inspect Element

19. Started With This

20. Ended With ThisReplaced 4 graphicsAdded a logoTweaked CSSAdded LogoGoogle FontsFont Colors

21. Tweaking a Template

23. home.php

25. Custom Post OutputUsing hooks & filters

26. Default Content

27. single.phpNote: Look in the functions.php file of any Genesis child theme for all sorts of goodies like this.

28. Updated Content

29. Custom Content Function

30. Customized Output

31. Remove Actionsremove_action(activate_genesis-simple-hooks/plugin.php,simplehooks_activation_check);remove_action(genesis_init,simplehooks_execute_hooks);remove_action(genesis_init,genesis_theme_support);remove_action(genesis_init,genesis_constants);remove_action(genesis_init,genesis_load_framework);remove_action(genesis_before_loop,genesis_do_breadcrumbs);remove_action(genesis_upgrade,genesis_upgrade_redirect);remove_action(genesis_init,genesis_create_initial_layouts);remove_action(genesis_setup,genesis_register_default_widget_areas);remove_action(genesis_doctype,genesis_do_doctype);remove_action(genesis_site_title,genesis_seo_site_title);remove_action(genesis_site_description,genesis_seo_site_description);remove_action(genesis_title,wp_title);remove_action(genesis_meta,genesis_seo_meta_description);remove_action(genesis_meta,genesis_seo_meta_keywords);remove_action(genesis_meta,genesis_robots_meta);remove_action(genesis_meta,genesis_show_theme_info_in_head);remove_action(genesis_meta,genesis_load_favicon);remove_action(genesis_header,genesis_header_markup_open);remove_action(genesis_header,genesis_header_markup_close);remove_action(genesis_header,genesis_do_header);remove_action(genesis_before_footer,genesis_footer_widget_areas);remove_action(genesis_footer,genesis_footer_markup_open);remove_action(genesis_footer,genesis_footer_markup_close);remove_action(genesis_footer,genesis_do_footer);remove_action(genesis_after_header,genesis_do_nav);remove_action(genesis_after_header,genesis_do_subnav);remove_action(genesis_meta,genesis_load_stylesheet);remove_action(genesis_after_content,genesis_get_sidebar);remove_action(genesis_after_content_sidebar_wrap,genesis_get_sidebar_alt);remove_action(genesis_before_post_title,genesis_do_post_format_image);remove_action(genesis_post_title,genesis_do_post_title);remove_action(genesis_post_content,genesis_do_post_image);remove_action(genesis_post_content,genesis_do_post_content);remove_action(genesis_loop_else,genesis_do_noposts);remove_action(genesis_before_post_content,genesis_post_info);remove_action(genesis_after_post_content,genesis_post_meta);remove_action(genesis_after_post,genesis_do_author_box_single);remove_action(genesis_after_endwhile,genesis_posts_nav);remove_action(genesis_loop,genesis_do_loop);remove_action(genesis_after_post,genesis_get_comments_template);remove_action(genesis_comments,genesis_do_comments);remove_action(genesis_pings,genesis_do_pings);remove_action(genesis_list_comments,genesis_default_list_comments);remove_action(genesis_list_pings,genesis_default_list_pings);remove_action(genesis_comment_form,genesis_do_comment_form);remove_action(genesis_sidebar,genesis_do_sidebar);remove_action(genesis_sidebar_alt,genesis_do_sidebar_alt);remove_action(genesis_before_loop,genesis_do_taxonomy_title_description);remove_action(genesis_before_loop,genesis_do_author_title_description);remove_action(genesis_before_loop,genesis_do_author_box_archive);remove_action(genesis_before_header,ifb_include_topnav);remove_action(genesis_footer,ifb_include_footnav);http://9seeds.com/remove-actions/

33. /wp-includes/plugins.php

34. Additional Resourceshttp://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themeshttp://dev.studiopress.comhttp://studiopress.com/support

35. Thanks for Listening!Email: john@9seeds.comTwitter: @vegasgeekSkype: vegasgeek