custom blog template for home page

[ramesh85]

hi,
my site URL is https://www.bargainblessings.com.

i would like to adding a toggle option to view the blog as a grid format or a traditional blog format (how it is now). I'd like the grid format to be the default format. example of a toggle button between views here: hip2save.com

any one can help me to do this part, because i created a custom blog template for home page for this part, but template will not display the blog posts.

thank you

https://www.bargainblessings.com.

[Brad Dalton]

You can add the read more link using the Genesis > Theme Settings > Content Archive > Display > Entry Content settings.

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[ramesh85]

hi ,
thank you for your quick reply, i have attached screenshots links here :
example site : http://hip2save.com/

http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/layout.png
http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/grid-view.png
http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/list-view.png

i am looking for this layout to my genesis theme. let me know the code parts?

thank you

[ramesh85]

hi can you please check my replies ?

[Brad Dalton]

You have 2 options :

1. You can find a plugin which enables you to add this functionality to your child theme.

2. Look for a tutorial which provides the custom code to add this functionality manually to your theme.

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Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

[ramesh85]

My custom code :

http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mycode.png

and i created a new page called 'New' and i assigned this blog template there
link : https://www.bargainblessings.com/new/
http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1-3.png

there you can see all posts are displaying

but when i try to make that new page as a home page using "Reading Settings" home page gone blank
http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1-1.png
http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1-2.png

[ramesh85]

Let me know why?

[ramesh85]

My code Part for blog template:

<?php

/**
* Template Name: Blog Template
* Description: Used as a page template to show page contents, followed by a loop
* through the "Genesis Office Hours" category
*/

// Add our custom loop
add_action( 'genesis_loop', 'cd_goh_loop' );

function cd_goh_loop() {

$args = array( 'post_type' => 'post', 'posts_per_page' => 10, 'orderby' => 'menu_order');

$loop = new WP_Query( $args );
if( $loop->have_posts() ) {

// loop through posts
while( $loop->have_posts() ): $loop->the_post();

$video_id = esc_attr( genesis_get_custom_field( 'cd_youtube_id' ) );
$video_thumbnail = '';
$video_link = 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=' . $video_id;

echo '<div class="one-third first">';
echo '' . $video_thumbnail . '';
echo '</div>';
echo '<div class="two-thirds">';
echo '<h4>' . get_the_title() . '</h4>';
echo '<p>' . get_the_date() . '</p>';
echo '<p>Watch It | Show Notes</p>';
echo '</div>';

endwhile;
}

wp_reset_postdata();

}

genesis();

?>

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i created a page name called New and i assign this template for new page :
https://www.bargainblessings.com/new/ (you can see posts are displaying there)
screenshot 1:
http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1-3.png

but when i select this new page as a home in Reading Settings section these post are not displaying there.
screenshot 1:
http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1-1.png

screenshot 2:
http://www.bargainblessings.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/1-2.png

let me know why custom blog template not working on home page ?

[ramesh85]

hi could you please check? i have updated my custom code and setting screenshots.

thank you

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