magazine pro with 3 column grid

[bandj]

I'm using the magazine pro theme here http://dogloverzdaily.com/. I'm wondering if it's possible to use the home page as a full width, no sidebar, but have the middle widget grid 3 columns instead of just 2 to fill across.

http://dogloverzdaily.com/

[DTHkelly]

Yes. You need to modify the homepage template. The file is: front-page.php

1. Before line 10, add: `

 //* Force full width content layout
add_filter( 'genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout', '__genesis_return_full_width_content' ); 

`

Offline, open the magazine pro zip folder, find front-page.php. Open this file in Notepad++

I'm new to WP & newer to Genesis, so this is my guess:

<php
/**
 * This file adds the Home Page to the Magazine Pro Child Theme.
 *
 * @author StudioPress
 * @package Magazine Pro
 * @subpackage Customizations
 */

 //* Force full width content layout
add_filter( 'genesis_pre_get_option_site_layout', '__genesis_return_full_width_content' );
 
add_action( 'genesis_meta', 'magazine_home_genesis_meta' );

Some reference:
http://sridharkatakam.com/use-full-width-template-homepage-genesis/
http://wpgenesis.blogspot.com/2013/04/custom-page-template-in-genesis-child.html

2.

but have the middle widget grid 3 columns instead of just 2 to fill across.

Also offline, using Notepad++, open the file from Magazine Pr zip folder: style.css
Search for "Middle"
You will see all of the css rules for the home middle widget area.

That's a start for #2, but obviously not the answer.

Another guess: perhaps its as easy as dragging in 3 widgets to Home Middle Widget area. And in Widget classes use Genesis columns.
http://sridharkatakam.com/display-widgets-columns-using-genesis-column-classes/

Hope some of this helps!

[bandj]

Thanks Kelly. Just adding the full width force on the front page just removed the sidebar. The grid still stayed at 2 columns. But you got me looking at some things and I found a plugin on gist by Bill Erikson which is working on the category archive pages, Very Cool!. Now I'm thinking of using that for the homepage somehow.

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