[pattyayers]

Hi Marcy,

Thanks very much for this. Here's what transpired in the meantime. When I wasn't able to get it figured out, I actually checked on the specifications for the site and found out that I could work around it and not use an archive page with thumbnails.

But I really appreciate you sharing this and I will definitely save it in case I need to do this later with this site. Glad to know that others are using Genesis + Exchange successfully.

Thanks again,
Best,
Patty

[pattyayers]

[braddalton wrote via email:]
Ok
What i did was code a custom template for this with 2 custom functions for displaying the featured images on product categories.
Attached is an example of the before and after shots.
This took some time and effort so I can’t provide it for free.
If you want this template my fee is $50.
The entry meta can easily be removed as well.
Let me know.
Thanks - Brad Dalton
http://wpsites.net

Brad, I wasn't looking to hire someone, and had no idea you were planning to charge for helping. I had understood this to be a user-to-user community discussion forum.

Patty

[pattyayers]

I requested that. If they provide it, I'll send it on to you.

On the iThemes forum, somebody else is trying to do the same thing with a Genesis child theme, and they're saying that they put the code calling the featured image into a Genesis Simple Hooks field, at the genesis_entry_content hook. Just wanted to mention that in case it can be done that way.

Best,
Patty

[pattyayers]

Hm.. that add-on isn't like a normal plugin - it doesn't appear on the plugins screen, or in the regular way in the plugins directory on the server. You enable it on an Exchange screen in the Admin. I'll ask iThemes if they can provide a copy.

Patty

[pattyayers]

Brad, iThemes provides these instructions for adding the featured image in a regular (non-Genesis) theme. I'm posting it again in case it tells you anything about how I should do this with Genesis.

http://ithemes.com/codex/page/Exchange_FAQs:_How_Do_I_Show_the_Product_Featured_Image_on_Archive/Category_Pages

If I can lend you that plugin for testing, I'd be glad to do it, if that's kosher.

Patty

[pattyayers]

Just FYI, I did check out the video and tutorial Dave posted. The video was by somebody who admitted she had never used Genesis before and was just guessing, and even I knew she was doing it wrong. 🙂 The linked tutorial (and related tutorials it links to) are good stuff but don't address this situation, unfortunately.

Patty

[pattyayers]

Hi Brad -- Thank you -- yes, I'm using that add-on. Is there something I can do to make it possible for you to test it?

I'm deep into using Exchange on several sites, so switching e-commerce plugins at this point isn't really practical. But thank you for letting me know, for possible future projects.

Best,
Patty

[pattyayers]

Yes, that's the struggle I have with Genesis, trying to figure out how to do things that I do all the time with regular themes and child themes. I make simple custom templates for non-Genesis sites all the time.

Anyway, I'm not at all averse to making a custom Genesis template and will check out those tutorials. Thanks again for your time and guidance.

Patty

[pattyayers]

Yes, the plugin developers make it sound as if it's quite straightforward:
http://ithemes.com/codex/page/Exchange_FAQs:_How_Do_I_Show_the_Product_Featured_Image_on_Archive/Category_Pages

They say (on that link above) just to add the featured image to the archive template just as you typically would. So it really seems like it should work.

I did check for any settings I might have missed, good thinking.

Thank you very much for your time, Dave. Maybe somebody else has an idea.

Cheers,
Patty

[pattyayers]

Ok, I see that you put the code on GitHub, and I went and copied it to my functions.php. It came out the same as the first try, though - meaning that I apparently was able to copy the code correctly the first time. So still not seeing the featured images and would be grateful for any further directions.

Patty

[pattyayers]

Dave, thank you. I just added that code to the child theme's functions.php file, and for some reason, I still don't see the featured images on archive pages such as this one: http://childsafetylibrary.com/product-category/special-reports/

I triple-checked, and I did copy the code correctly.

If you click on one of the "products" on that page, you'll see the featured image being displayed on its single-post screen.

Those posts are a custom post type, but the archive pages should display the featured image if we tell it to, according to the authors of the plugin, iThemes Exchange:
http://ithemes.com/codex/page/Exchange_FAQs:_How_Do_I_Show_the_Product_Featured_Image_on_Archive/Category_Pages

Any idea what I can try? I REALLY appreciate your help.

Best,
Patty

[pattyayers]

Thanks, Brad. Yes, I know that it works differently with Genesis; I'm just trying to understand how. I appreciate the information you've shared and will read up on filters.

Best,
Patty

[pattyayers]

Hi Brad,

Hm.. my understanding (from StudioPress support and Genesis tutorials) is that with Genesis I'm supposed to create *page templates*, the type that are chosen from the drop-down list on the Edit Page screen, not theme files named according to the template hierarchy.

Also, for the record, WordPress.org's official Documentation specifically recommends copying parent theme files over into a child theme.
http://make.wordpress.org/docs/theme-developer-handbook/advanced-theme-topics/child-themes/

Thank you very much for the directions on filtering the post headings. I'll come back to that once I figure out how to code the page.

So I'm still looking for information on how to code a Genesis child theme page template for an archive page, if anyone can give me a hand.

Best,
Patty

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