Am I correct to assume the following as a Genesis newbie

[davejacobs]

Hi, there I'm new to Genesis, and after playing around with it, would I be correct to assume the following:
1. One can drop code into any hook area with a function in Genesis, for example:

add_action('genesis_before_loop', 'author_data');
function author_data()
{ // code dropped in }

2. When one replaces the genesis loop with a custom loop, one doesn't need to check if there are posts or not (with if statement), like one would usually do with WP templates, for example: (just make sure genesis() runs at the end)

function my_custom_loop() {
$args = array('author_name' => 'themedemos', 'posts_per_page' => 3);

$my_posts = new WP_Query($args);
while ($my_posts->have_posts()) : $my_posts->the_post();
?><h2>"><?php the_title(); ?></h2><br
/><?php the_excerpt(); ?><br/>
<?php
endwhile;
// Reset Post Data
wp_reset_postdata();
}

remove_action('genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop');
add_action('genesis_loop', 'my_custom_loop');

[Marcy]

Yes, you're correct in your understanding of both questions.

There are plugins to help you see the hooks; you can turn them on or off:
Genesis Visual Hook Guide

Genesis Visual Hook Guide

or Simply Show Hooks

Simply Show Hooks

There is also a hook reference in the Docs section of my.studiopress.com

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