1. A Bittersweet
Love Affair
A Story About Heather & Genesis
Heather Acton
WordCamp Milwaukee 2012
@heatheracton78
http://heatheracton.com

2. Where it all began...
Heather Acton
WordCamp Milwaukee 2012
@heatheracton78
http://heatheracton.com

3. Background check
Genesis is a theme framework by StudioPress.
You can purchase and install child themes for Genesis.

4. Fast forward to today
Heather Acton
WordCamp Milwaukee 2012
@heatheracton78
http://heatheracton.com

5. The sweet part
NO design or coding skillz
required to put up
a really sweet looking site
with just a few
bells & whistles.
(Or, a low budget option for clients that need it.)
Heather Acton
WordCamp Milwaukee 2012
@heatheracton78
http://heatheracton.com

9. My favorite things about
Genesis
Endless Updates, Support, Widgetized Home Page
and Themes Access ● easy landing page creation
Plug & Play Child Themes Lots of Widget Areas
● header
Theme Options
● sidebars
● Feedburner Feed Redirect
● footer in almost all themes
● Google Analytics, or other head
or footer code
Primary & Secondary
Navigation
Featured Images Heather Acton
WordCamp Milwaukee 2012
@heatheracton78
http://heatheracton.com

10. The bitter part
When your theme is holding you back,
it's probably time to move on.
Heather Acton
WordCamp Milwaukee 2012
@heatheracton78
http://heatheracton.com

13. My pet peeves about
Genesis
Change WordPress core functions
● Codex irrelevant in many cases
Theme structure is non-intuitive
SSSLLLOOOWWW on shared hosting
Heather Acton
WordCamp Milwaukee 2012
@heatheracton78
http://heatheracton.com

14. Moral of the story
Don't use more
theme
than you need.
When your design and/or development skillz grow,
grow out of your full framework.
Heather Acton
WordCamp Milwaukee 2012
@heatheracton78
http://heatheracton.com