So simple, so frustrating: how to modify what's displayed in the post?

[cosmocanuck]

Hi all! I'm getting more used to the Genesis Way of things, and have made lots of progress - but just as often I hit a brick wall and feel like I really don't know anything! Thus, this (possibly quite basic) question. I've looked at many great tutorials but I just can't seem to put it together.

I've used this post by Bill Erickson to successfully get my categories displaying in three columns, yay! http://www.billerickson.net/a-better-and-easier-grid-loop/

And here is my category.php file as it stands now: http://pastebin.com/Fmj9frCb

The aa_post_class function is working like a charm and creating the three-column grid by selectively adding classes. BUT, I still don't understand how to customize what is actually shown. I"m trying to do that via the custom_loop action, but it's not working at all.

Thanks, anyone who can help!

[cosmocanuck]

A closer look at my code reveals that I'd left a couple of category-specific templates still active in my theme so they were overriding my category.php file. That out of the way, it still doesn't quite work - I'm only getting a single column, and one element - the date - seems to only be shown with the first post. So... I'm still baffled.

[cosmocanuck]

OK, the lightbulbs are starting to go on... I see my familiar pre-Genesis WP codes in lib/structure/post. I'm assuming I can (in my child theme of course!) unhook what I need, and revise as desired, in my own custom template page(s).

Feeling much more on top of this stuff... for the moment! 8^)

I think the trouble is that there are LOTS of tutorials out there that address "how to change what's grabbed by the loop" but not linking to the oh-so-closely-related topic of "how to change what is actually shown in each post"!

But as I say, the smoke seems to be clearing. Hmm, perhaps once I figure this out I'll write a tutorial of my own!

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