Genesis Theme Defaults – Image Alignment

[Gakuranman]

Hi all. I'm trying to set the theme defaults for a child theme I'm working on.

In the defaults file, I have the following (just a few of many variables):

'content_archive' => 'full',
'content_archive_limit' => 100,
'content_archive_thumbnail' => 1,
'image_size' => 'featured',
'image_alignment' => '',
'posts_nav' => 'prev-next',

The default image_alignment in Genesis always goes to 'alignLeft', but I need to have it centered or set to nothing. I've tried setting this with ' ' or '-None-' but it didn't work.

Does anyone know what I need to specify in order that the theme sets the image_alignment to '- None -'?

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[Marcy]

You can use this:
'image_alignment' => 'alignleft',

Replace your image_alignment line above with that one.

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Marcy | Amethyst Website Design | Twitter

[Gakuranman]

Hi Marcy,

Sorry for not being clearer. I need my image alignment to be centered or set to 'nothing'. I do not want it set to alignleft.

Any ideas?

[Marcy]

So then use
'image_alignment' => 'aligncenter',
OR
'image_alignment' => 'alignnone',

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Marcy | Amethyst Website Design | Twitter

[Gakuranman]

Hmm. It just doesn't seem to respond to any class at all; alignright, aligncenter, alignnone. Even tried '.alignright', but the theme always defaults to alignleft...

Can you see any coding errors below? The rest of the options are being read properly, so I don't think there are errors, but I could be overlooking something!

If not, could you show me an example where you've seen this parameter successfully changed in a theme before? If I can test a known working file, I can determine if there is something else affecting the code.

//* Theme Default Settings
add_filter( 'genesis_theme_settings_defaults', 'test_theme_settings' );
function test_theme_settings( $defaults ) {
$defaults = array(
'update' => 1,
'blog_title' => 'text',
'header_right' => 0,
'site_layout' => 'full-width-content',
'nav_type' => 'nav-menu',
'nav_extras' => '',
'nav_extras_enable' => 0,
'subnav_type' => 'nav-menu',
'redirect_feeds' => 0,
'comments_pages' => 0,
'comments_posts' => 1,
'trackbacks_pages' => 0,
'trackbacks_posts' => 1,
'breadcrumb_home' => 0,
'breadcrumb_front_page' => 0,
'breadcrumb_posts_page' => 0,
'breadcrumb_single' => 0,
'breadcrumb_page' => 0,
'breadcrumb_archive' => 0,
'breadcrumb_404' => 0,
'breadcrumb_attachment' => 0,
'content_archive' => 'full',
'content_archive_limit' => 100,
'content_archive_thumbnail' => 1,
'image_size' => 'featured',
'image_alignment' => 'alignnone',
'posts_nav' => 'prev-next',
'blog_cat_num' => 10,
'theme_version' => PARENT_THEME_VERSION,
);
return $defaults;
}

[Marcy]

You do understand that the child theme settings screen will override those defaults?

That means that if you go to Genesis > Settings, and make changes, those will override.

Also if you have a grid loop in home.php or front-page.php, those settings will override, and that would be my first guess to look.

Also I really can't help more without a link to your site to see what images, and where you are actually talking about.

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Marcy | Amethyst Website Design | Twitter

[Gakuranman]

Thanks so much for your time!

Yes, I understand how the child themes work. I'm building a new site and it's a pain to have to go back and change the settings every time I reload the theme and switch between others for. I haven't been able to find anyone implementing the image_alignment setting in their theme defaults yet, but I will continue to look.

[Marcy]

Do you have the Author Pro theme? That one has a /lib/theme-defaults.php.

Besides a section like that you posted above, it has

add_action( 'after_switch_theme', 'author_theme_setting_defaults' );
function author_theme_setting_defaults() {

	if( function_exists( 'genesis_update_settings' ) ) {

		genesis_update_settings( array(
			'blog_cat_num'              => 6,
			'content_archive_limit'     => 0,
			'content_archive_thumbnail' => 0,
			'image_alignment'           => 'alignright',
			'posts_nav'                 => 'numeric',
			'site_layout'               => 'full-width-content',
		) );
// More code here
}
}

The image_alignment was alignleft, but I just changed it in the theme-defaults.php file in both places to alignright, and the images are alignright.
It applies to the blog and the blog archives, not any CPTs.

Also once I change it in Genesis > Settings that's the way it stays unless I edit the theme-defaults.php in both places, then click the Reset Settings button in Genesis > Settings.
So it does work. I wonder what is going wrong for you?

Are all the other settings showing up OK?

Oh, and there is no aligncenter choice in Genesis > Settings. I always forget that.

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Marcy | Amethyst Website Design | Twitter

[Marcy]

Clicking Reset Settings in Genesis > Settings allows the theme to pick up whatever I have in /lib/theme-defaults.php
Try it to see if that will do it for you.

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Marcy | Amethyst Website Design | Twitter

[Gakuranman]

Thanks for the follow up!

I found something incredibly odd. When I set Image_alignment to ' ' in the theme genesis_theme_settings_defaults, it does not register and sets the image to 'alignleft' instead. It results to this every time I click the 'reset settings' button.

However, when I use the code you provided utilising after_switch_theme as below, it sets my image alignment to ' ' after switching themes. This solves my problem and allows me to switch between themes without having to go back and setup the image alignment! Although frankly, I have no idea why setting image_alignment under the defaults does not work. A bug perhaps?

In any case, thanks for sticking with me. We got there!

//* Theme Default Settings
add_action( 'after_switch_theme', 'test_theme_setting_defaults' );
function test_theme_setting_defaults() {

if( function_exists( 'genesis_update_settings' ) ) {

genesis_update_settings( array(
'content_archive_thumbnail' => 1,
'image_alignment' => '',
) );
}
}

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