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  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 8 years, 3 months ago by Brad Dalton.
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  • July 26, 2017 at 2:05 pm #209609
    Geek Dom
    Member

    Can somebody please advise the best way to change the default 'genesis sample' theme name. I have modified it and want to use it for my own website, but with a different theme name.

    Will simply renaming the theme folder and 'Theme Name:' in style.css be enough?

    There is lots of code throughout which refers to 'genesis sample' i.e.

    // Set Localization (do not remove).
    add_action( 'after_setup_theme', 'genesis_sample_localization_setup' );
    function genesis_sample_localization_setup(){
    	load_child_theme_textdomain( 'genesis-sample', get_stylesheet_directory() . '/languages' );
    }
    
    // Child theme (do not remove).
    define( 'CHILD_THEME_NAME', 'Genesis Sample' );
    define( 'CHILD_THEME_URL', 'http://www.studiopress.com/' );
    define( 'CHILD_THEME_VERSION', '2.3.0' );

    Will I need to replace all instances of 'genesis_sample' throughout the theme files for it to work properly?

    Thank You.

    July 26, 2017 at 6:17 pm #209611
    Brad Dalton
    Participant

    Hi

    Change the name in the style.css file and the folder name. Thats it.


    Tutorials for StudioPress Themes.

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