How to Remove or Change Post Meta in Genesis Theme Framework

Genesis is one of the best WordPress theme frameworks and it got “Post Meta” function by default. This function helps to display categories and tags links below posts and you can Remove or Change Post Meta in Genesis Theme Framework by following this tutorial.

Also Read : 5 Reasons why we choose Genesis over Thesis

Remove Post Meta Function from Genesis Theme

If you want to permanently remove “Post Meta Function” in your Genesis child theme, then simply follow these steps:

• Login to WordPress, go to Appearance Menu - Editor.
• Edit functions.php file, add below code to it and save changes.

/** Remove the post meta function */
remove_action( 'genesis_after_post_content', 'genesis_post_meta' );

If you want to move “Post Meta” to above post, then you need to include this code, along with the above one in functions.php file in your Child Theme.

/** Adding the post meta function */
add_action( 'genesis_before_post_content', 'genesis_post_meta' );

Customize or Change Post Meta in Genesis Theme

You can also customize, “Post Meta Function” in genesis, by using this code.

/** Customize post meta function in genesis */

function post_meta_filter($post_meta) {
if (!is_page()) {
$post_meta = 'Filed Under: Genesis Framework, WordPress Tutorials  Tagged With: Genesis Framework, Genesis Post Meta, Genesis Tutorials ';
return $post_meta;
}}
add_filter( 'genesis_post_meta', 'post_meta_filter' );

Now, you need to edit this line of code

$post_meta = 'Filed Under: Genesis Framework, WordPress Tutorials  Tagged With: Genesis Framework, Genesis Post Meta, Genesis Tutorials ';

Also check Genesis Shortcode Reference and choose desired shortcode that fulfills your requirement.

Using Conditional tags for Post Meta Function

We have tried something different to display categories on homepage and tags on single post pages and decided to include that code in this article.

/** Display different post meta data based on page type */

function post_meta_filter($post_meta) {
if (is_home()) {
$post_meta = 'Filed Under: Genesis Framework, WordPress Tutorials ';
return $post_meta;
}
elseif(is_single()){
$post_meta = 'Tagged With: Genesis Framework, Genesis Post Meta, Genesis Tutorials ';
return $post_meta;
}
else {
}
}
add_filter( 'genesis_post_meta', 'post_meta_filter' );

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