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I have just activated Generate and, in my widgets area, there is an option to add widgets to "Generate box" but it does not display anywhere and I can't find any options to make it appear. Does anyone know what I need to do to make it work.
Did you follow these instructions?
http://my.studiopress.com/setup/generate-theme/
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Yeah, but as with most Genesis documentation, it's vague and uninformative; it doesn't really provide any information about how to actually make it display. My problem is that, even when I drag widgets to the generate box on the widgets screen, it doesn't appear anywhere on my site.
Please provide a link to your website so I can take a look at what you have.
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Ok, so I've discovered that the "Generate Box" requires a plugin. Even though it appears in the widgets area in the admin panel, it will not appear on the site until the plugin is installed. Now that I have the plugin installed, it appears on the homepage but it isn't widgetizable. even if I add widgets to it, it just stays black. So far, I haven't had much luck finding any useful documentation about it.
It's difficult to troubleshoot when I cannot actually see it. If you want, use the contact box on my website and send me a message along with the URL so I can see it.
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Thanks, but unfortunately the site is on a private development server and I am unable to share it. Is there something I need to do to be able add widgets to the generate box? Why does it appear in the widgets area if you have to install a plugin? and why does adding widgets to it seem to have no effect? I feel like these are reasonable questions that should be included in the generate box documentation.
Like I said, I cannot troubleshoot in the blind. The theme works. I have it on two clients at the moment. Other than the documentation provided by Studiopress, there isn't anything else. If you feel it's a technical issue, fill out a support ticket with Support under my.studiopress.com.
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Hi. I have the same problem, my generate box won't show up on the site although it appears in the widgets area in the admin panel. I have read the documentation but it was not helpful, unfortunately. What plugin do I need to use for it to show up? My site is at http://lendingbeeinc.com/test/. Thank you!
OK, I have installed and activated the Generate Box plugin and it appears on my front page but is completely blank, even though there are 3 widgets in it. How do I get them to show up in the generate box at http://lendingbeeinc.com/test/? Please help, thanks.
Well, it looks like you've successfully added it but here's what I've got so far.
By default, it seems that the Generate Box only appears on the feed pages; not static pages - even if you have one set as your home page. Of course you have to add widgets to it in the Widgets area before it shows up.
You can download the generate box plugin to add some options but it doesn't provide an option to add it to any page.
If you do want to display the generate box to a static page, your best bet is probably going to be look up the generate box function and hook it in to your theme in your functions.php file or a custom template file.
Depending on whether or not I end up using it, I'll try to make sure to add the code I use here (Since the complete lack of documentation on the generate box isn't going to help anyone very much.)Thanks for your response. Yes, I have added widgets to the generate box but as you see it appears blank. So if I use a static page as my front page, I won't be able to use the generate box? That's disappointing. Anyway, I actually need it to have a slider on my front page and i cannot find a way to do it. Thought using the generate box would help, but....
@tproud, it may be that installing the generate box plugin screws up the widget functionality. I haven't really gone in and looked at the code yet but, considering how simple it should be, I'm surprised at how janky and it is. The official website for the plugin (http://generatebox.com/) provides absolutely no documentation or even general information which is a pretty good indication that we should probably avoid it all together. It would be nice to get some feedback from the developers.
Looks like you are right. However the Generate theme is all about this box and without the plugin it does not even show up. However maybe the problem is using the static page as a front page. Not very flexible.
Still I'm hoping @anitac might help.
tproud, You'll need to update the generatebox settings under the theme you're using's tab, not in the widgets area. Screenshot: http://oi42.tinypic.com/i38kt1.jpg
The generate box is configured to only show up on the home page. The code is in Home.php. If you want it on all pages, you need to pull the Generate code out, put it in the functions file and add the appropriate conditional statement for all pages. I am using Generate and have a slider and the Jetpack Subscription widget in the same widget area and it works fine. Also, the Generate Widget area's CSS was only coded for use with horizontal widgets. So if you want widgets to line up side by side, you will need to add that CSS to your style sheet.
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I posted while you were posting. The Generate Box instructions in my.studiopress.com (http://my.studiopress.com/setup/generate-theme/#box) says to use a Text Box and add the code indicated on that page. The Generate Plugin was not developed by Studiopress or their representatives. If it's not working, you should contact the plugin developer over on the plugin support page.
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Thank you! I only need the Generate box to appear on my front page (at http://lendingbeeinc.com/test/), I do not want it on all pages. The Generate box plugin allows this option. So what exactly do I need to do to have the generate box display on the page? Thank you.
I would disable that plugin and just use the Generate instructions in my.studiopress.com. That should be the easiest way. So do you want the Generate box or just use the Generate widget area to put a slider?
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Instructions at http://my.studiopress.com/setup/generate-theme/#box refer to the sign up form code but I do not need that. I need the generate box area only to display the Responsive slider widget that I added there. The question is: can the Generate box be displayed on a static page?
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