Edit the Entry Meta and Footer Text with Genesis

Entry meta data helps your readers learn more about the post they are viewing. For example, the entry meta might include the following:

• post author
• publish date
• comments link
• post categories
• etc.

And depending on which theme is active on your site, this information can be displayed in different locations. For example, the post author, publish date, and comments link are typically displayed above the post content, whereas the categories are typically displayed below the post content.

To edit the entry meta for your Genesis-powered website, go to Appearance > Customize > Theme Settings, as shown below.

Next, go to Singular Content to reveal the options.

Now you can customize the entry meta data that appears above and below the post content, as described below.

1. Entry Meta (above content): By default, the post date, post author, post comments link, and the post edit link (which is only displayed to logged in content creators) are displayed above the content.
2. Entry Meta (below content): By default, the post categories and post tags are displayed below the content.

You can include text, shortcodes, and HTML to create entry meta content that fits your needs. 

See Post Shortcodes for a list of shortcodes that are commonly used in these areas.

The footer text is displayed at the bottom of every post and page on the site. Typically, this text might include the following:

• copyright date
• name of site
• link to privacy policy
• development and/or design credits
• etc.

To edit the footer text for your Genesis-powered website, go to Appearance > Customize > Theme Settings, as shown below.

Next, go to Footer to reveal the option.

Now you can customize the footer text, as shown below.

By default, the site footer displays the copyright date, as well as links to the active theme, the Genesis Framework, and WordPress®.¹ It also displays a Login/Logout link (the Logout link is only displayed to logged in users).

You can include text, shortcodes, and HTML to create footer content that fits your needs (you are not required to keep any of the default text). 

See Footer Shortcodes for a list of shortcodes that are commonly used in this area.

If you’re using an older version of Genesis or if you need to customize the entire site footer instead of just editing the text (for example, if you need to use extensive HTML), you can add the following snippet to the bottom of your child theme’s functions.php file and customize as needed.