Changing the Theme Settings

Required: Genesis Framework

If you are using a Genesis theme, the Genesis > Theme Settings menu allows you to make layout changes to your website.

Recommended Settings

Download this Theme and SEO Settings file to your computer: genesis-theme-seo-settings-1.4a.json. Then go to the menu Genesis > Import/Export, and upload/import the file from your computer.

Theme Settings Panels

  • Information.
  • General Settings.
  • Primary Navigation.
  • Primary Navigation Extras.
  • Secondary Navigation.
  • Comments/Trackbacks.
  • Custom Feeds. If you want to use custom RSS feeds instead of the default RSS feeds. For example, if you have a FeedBurner feed, you may want to use that URL in order to track your RSS feed data in one place.
  • Breadcrumbs. Recommended, especially for websites with multiple levels of pages. Breadcrumb navigation appears below the main navigation menu and helps your visitors to determine where they are on your website.
  • Content Archives. If you have blog posts, you can use this panel to set how post archives are displayed.
  • Blog Page. If you have blog posts, you can choose to display from a single category, exclude certain categories, and change the number of posts to display on your posts page.
  • Header/Footer Scripts. For advanced users. This panel allows you to embed additional code in your header and footer.