Template Hierarchy

[brettatkin]

I must be having a brain fart, because something is confusing me. I'm trying to create a custom archive page for posts but I want the standard layout for the individual posts pages.

I created 2 files:

archive.php
single.php

It doesn't appear Genesis is following the WP template hierarchy. I must be missing something or not doing something the Genesis way.

What I want to do is have a grid layout of the featured image and post title on the archive home page but the standard layout for the individual posts pages.

Thanks

Brett

[Ginger]

If you have a file in your theme that the Genesis framework also has, it will use your file first. I recommend using the plugin Query Monitor to see what template is being used so you can be sure.

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[Brad Dalton]

You can use CSS for the grid

or

PHP in your functions file with conditional tag

or

PHP in a template file

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[brettatkin]

Thanks for the Query Monitor recommendation. That is very cool. I ended up creating a page_blog.php file in the child theme after finding it in the framework theme (I should have looked there first and your reminder prompted me to look further....) and customizing it.

Why does Genesis use a page template for the post archive page functionality unlike all the other themes I've worked with?

Everything else is working as I want except for one thing that I'll ask in a separate question because it isn't related to this issue.

Thanks again!

Brett

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