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So what if you wanted to remove the featured images of a specific category (say category ID 126 [to get the category ID, use a plugin called Simply Show IDs--makes it quite easy!])?

Here is what I did:

1. Copied page_blog.php from the genesis directory, which only contains genesis() function call.
2. Then added the following function.

add_action( 'genesis_before_post' , 'wps_no_feature_image' );
add_action( 'genesis_after_post_content' , 'wps_no_feature_image' );
/*
 * Remove Featured Image from Small Group Show category on blog page
 * @author Travis Smith
 *
 */
function wps_no_feature_image() {
	global $post;

	if ( has_category( 126 , $post ) && 'genesis_before_post' == current_filter() )
		remove_action( 'genesis_post_content', 'genesis_do_post_image' );
	elseif ( has_category( 126 , $post ) && 'genesis_after_post_content' == current_filter() )
		add_action( 'genesis_before_post_content', 'genesis_do_post_image' );
}

First and foremost, we cannot simply remove the action and keep going because then it will be unhooked for all categories on that page after. So what’s happening here?

Now, the Genesis Featured Image appears on the genesis_post_content hook. So I need to call my function before that hook (or earlier in priority) to remove that action. So I call the function on genesis_before_post which occurs before genesis_post_content. Then after I pass genesis_post_content hook, I need to add the action back for the next post.

So, if I am illustrating this, it’s as though I am walking down the hallway approaching a hook with a hat that I was going to put on my head. Before I get to the hook, my brother takes the hat, and after I pass the hook, my brother puts the hat back on the hook for the next person.

function wps_get_users_of_role( $role ) {
	$wp_user_search = new WP_User_Query( array( 'role' => $role ) );
	return $wp_user_search->get_results();
}

This will give you an array that contains the following in an object:

<pre>stdClass Object
        (
            [ID] => 1
            [user_login] => username
            [user_pass] => serialized PASSWORD
            [user_nicename] => mynicename
            [user_email] => my@email.com
            [user_url] => http://mydomain.com
            [user_registered] => GMT Time Stamp
            [user_activation_key] => Something funky!
            [user_status] => 0
            [display_name] => My Display Name
        )</pre>

You can even set a predefined array and get only necessary information.

$args = array();
$args[0] = 'user_login';
$args[1] = 'user_nicename';
$args[2] = 'user_email';
$args[3] = 'user_url';
$wp_user_search = new WP_User_Query( array( 'role' => 'editor', 'fields' => $args ) );
$editors = $wp_user_search->get_results();

Here’s the result:

<pre>stdClass Object
        (
            [user_login] => wpsmith
            [user_nicename] => wpsmith
            [user_email] => travis@wpsmith.net
            [user_url] =>
         )</pre>

To enable the Author Box you can add the following to your functions.php file.

// Enable Author Box on Single/Archive pages
add_filter( 'get_the_author_genesis_author_box_single', '__return_true' );
add_filter( 'get_the_author_genesis_author_box_archive', '__return_true' );

Or, the Genesis way to do this is:

// Enable Author Box on Single/Archive pages
genesis_enable_author_box();
genesis_enable_author_box( array( 'type' => 'archive' ) );

add_action( 'activate_header' , 'wps_add_activate_class' );
/*
 * Call body_class filter on activate_header action hook that only appears on wp-activate.php
 * @author Travis Smith
 */
function wps_add_activate_class() {
	add_filter( 'body_class' , 'wps_activate_class' );
}

/*
 * Add specific CSS class by filter
 * @author Travis Smith
 */
function wps_activate_class( $classes ) {

	// add 'class-name' to the $classes array
	$classes[] = 'activation-page';

	// return the $classes array
	return $classes;
}

During this seminar I plan to do the following:

1. Introduce Genesis 1.8 and the new built-in Genesis Admin Class
2. Introduce/Discuss 3 Other Classes including an Admin Builder Class (by Nick Croft), the Custom Metabox Class (by Jared Atchinson, Bill Erickson, & Andrew Norcross), and the Plugin Activation Class (by Thomas Griffin and Gary Jones) for rapid development
3. Introduce my Genesis Starter Theme, WPS Starter Flex, which includes nearly everything a Genesis developer will need
4. Discuss the Core Functionality Plugin approach to building websites
5. Discuss the various resources available to a Genesis developer including the very active community

Beyond all these things, StudioPress has graciously donated some WordPress swag to give away during the presentation including 1 ProPlus Package & 3 Theme Packages (e.g., AgentPress).

Did I miss anything? Is there anything else that I should include? Please let me know!! I’ll see you there!