Building Child Themes

Many folks who are using Genesis would like to know how to build a child theme from scratch. This section of the Genesis Development site will help you take the sample child theme and customize it. Bookmark this page as we’ll be frequently adding tutorials and best practices.

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• Sample Child Theme

Child Theme Development – Best Practices

• General Best Practices
• Style Sheet Header

Child Theme Development – Building Child Themes

• How to Add Footer Widgets
• How to Setup the Custom Header Function
• How to Use the Genesis Grid Loop