If you’re designing Thesis skins for clients on your own test server, you will find yourself doing a lot of redundant work when it comes time to export to a live server. I will show you how to add/remove Thesis elements to save you this headache.
In custom_functions.php you can copy & paste any of these snippets after the <?php
Nav Menu
remove_action('thesis_hook_before_header', 'thesis_nav_menu');
Search Box
add_action('thesis_hook_before_header', 'thesis_search_form');
Header (Title & Tag-line)
remove_action('thesis_hook_header', 'thesis_default_header');
Post Tags
remove_action('thesis_hook_after_post', 'thesis_post_tags');
Comment Link
remove_action('thesis_hook_after_post', 'thesis_comments_link');
Post Navigation
remove_action('thesis_hook_after_content', 'thesis_post_navigation');
Previous/next post navigation
remove_action('thesis_hook_after_content', 'thesis_prev_next_posts');
Subscribe to Comments plugin compatibility (If you’re using the “Subscribe to Comments” plugin)
remove_action('thesis_hook_comment_form', 'show_subscription_checkbox');
Archive page information box
remove_action('thesis_hook_archive_info', 'thesis_default_archive_info');
Thesis Attribution (Developer license only)
remove_action('thesis_hook_footer', 'thesis_attribution');
Footer scripts
remove_action('thesis_hook_after_html', 'thesis_footer_scripts');
Custom Homepage Template
remove_action('thesis_hook_custom_template', 'thesis_custom_template_sample');
Default 404 Title
remove_action('thesis_hook_404_title', 'thesis_404_title');
Default 404 Content
remove_action('thesis_hook_404_content', 'thesis_404_content');
Adversely, you can replace “remove_action” with “add_action” and type a new hook to move any of these Thesis Elements around on your skin. For example: if you wanted to move the Thesis Nav Menu from the top, down to the bottom of the Header:
First, remove the Nav from the hook, “Before Header”
remove_action('thesis_hook_before_header', 'thesis_nav_menu');
Now, add it back to the hook, “After Header”
add_action('thesis_hook_after_header', 'thesis_nav_menu');
The final syntax in custom_functions.php would look like this:
<?php
remove_action('thesis_hook_before_header', 'thesis_nav_menu');
add_action('thesis_hook_after_header', 'thesis_nav_menu');You can get the full list of Hooks, Elements, and Actions at DIYThemes.com – then print off all the hooks with this handy visual reference: ThesisHooks.com
Hi.
How would I custom my sidebars on any pages?
I have one more question about sidebars. Can I disable them for certain browsers (Mobile browsers actually)?
How disable comments from wordpress using remove_action ?
You add this line to custom_functions.php below:
remove_action(‘thesis_hook_after_post’, ‘thesis_comments_link’);
I would appreciate a tutorial on Horizontally scrolling site for Thesis….Thanks!
I’m not sure I understand the question? You want to build a horizontal Thesis site?
very useful post :) Thanks
You’re welcome!
Absolutely phenomenal, the concept of Hooks. Just two simple lines of code and once You got it, you love it.
I cant able to remove thesis footer using
remove_action(‘thesis_hook_after_html’, ‘thesis_footer_scripts’);
please help
This is the correct way improving thesis default footer cheers :)
remove_action(‘thesis_hook_footer’,'thesis_attribution’);
not improving it’s removing :D
According to the Thesis Terms of Service, you cannot remove the Thesis Attribution unless you purchase the Developer Option.
I thought neena had read this in your blog post
Thesis Attribution (Developer license only)
remove_action(‘thesis_hook_footer’, ‘thesis_attribution’);
that is why I have not included that developer license is needed to remove the default footer.
Lots of places online have mentioned unchecking the RSS feed to remove it from the nav menu, but I want to relocate it. I have done so using the OpenHook plugin for Thesis, but I can get the text to transform to uppercase, but I cannot get the background RSS image to appear, nor can I increase the padding or margin around it through my custom css. Any idea what I might be doing wrong?
Thanks!
You can’t “just move it” using a hook or filter. Turn it off completely, and then build your own using a function, hook, and action (or use OpenHook) to place it where ever you want.
Here is an example: http://pastebin.com/uzdjNCxp
Hey, how would I go about removing the RSS link on the navigation bar?
Thanks
Adam (www.adamhuxtable.com)
Thesis Options –> Navigation Menu. Uncheck “Show RSS Feed Link”
Hi,
how would I go about removing the sidebars just from the pages (keep them everywhere else)?
By using the page template “No Sidebars”.
WP-Dashboard –> Pages –> Edit Page –> “No Sidebars” from the Page Template drop down underneath the “Publish” button.
Any hooks for sidebar. I need to hide sidebar from the home page.
Open custom.css and write:
.custom #sidebars { display:none}
Greg,
I just spent the last 2 hours searching for the information you posted above. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Simple and effective.
You’re welcome. I come back to this post a lot.
It's much more of a framework than theme. Many people don't realize that until AFTER they've paid for it. It's a beast to learn, but if you're coming from the Hand Coding – then Thesis will come easy for you. Once you figure out Hooks & CSS you can pretty much make Thesis do what-ever-you-want!
Ever wonder why Chris Pearson calls his company, “DIY Themes”? “Do It Yourself” :)
It's much more of a framework than theme. Many people don't realize that until AFTER they've paid for it. It's a beast to learn, but if you're coming from the Hand Coding – then Thesis will come easy for you. Once you figure out Hooks & CSS you can pretty much make Thesis do what-ever-you-want!
Ever wonder why Chris Pearson calls his company, “DIY Themes”? “Do It Yourself” :)
Nice list, much appreciated. I'm knee deep in Thesis at the moment. I come from the hand coding side of the world.
I find it sort of ironic that to make Thesis sing, you have to basically learn a API and to make it really sing, you need to become proficient at a scripting language that resembles SQL queries.
Not sure all that is easier than standard HTML + CSS + PHP, but apparently a lot of folks do and perhaps I will see the light.
RM