Editing PHP files without changing the parent files

[pinar]

Hi,

I have the Minimum Pro as the child theme and I want to edit the php files and add html code. I know I shouldn't touch the parent Genesis files but how can I edit files like footer.php, header.php etc.? So far what I did was create a footer.php file in the Minimum Pro theme folder and I added this code at the top:

<?php
Theme Name: Minimum Pro Theme
Theme URI: http://my.studiopress.com/themes/minimum/

Template: genesis
Template Version: 2.0

License: GPL-2.0+
License URI: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php
?>

I didn't touch the original footer.php in the Genesis folder. Am I doing this right?

[Brad Dalton]

You can normally use hooks and filters to do this depending on what you want to do which is?

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[pinar]

Which is adding text, pictures and links.

[Brad Dalton]

Link to your site please.

You can simply use the footer widgets and add the HTML for your content into a text widget in that area.

Otherwise, you can easily create new widgets in any hook position. Please advise which hook position you have in mind. Thanks

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[pinar]

Hmm I didn't know it was very hard to edit the files on Genesis theme. Right now I'm developing the site on my local server. I was thinking of adding a lightbox to display photos (without adding a plugin), add a mailchimp newsletter subscription code (again without a plugin), add a map on the contact page and add pictures on about page etc. and alter the layout in the blog page. There are just so many changes I want to do I can't list all of them here. Hooks aren't enough in my case. That's why I asked how to add to the pages without changing the core structure, like how the functions.php and the style.css in the child theme folder are used for changes. I wanted to do the same with all pages...

[Brad Dalton]

Sometimes plugins are a better option than code which is the case with Genesis eNews Extended.

You can do that with hooks, filters and templates if needed.

I suggest you start by asking one question at a time in a new post on these forums which is the best way to get the solution you need.

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