WordPress Hooks
wp_head
This hook executes immediately before the closing </head> tag.
wp_footer
This hook executes immediately before the closing </body> tag.
Document Hooks
genesis_title
This hook executes between the main document <title></title> tags.
genesis_meta
This hook executes in the document <head>. It is commonly used to output META information about the document.
genesis_before
This hook executes immediately after the opening <body> tag.
genesis_after
This hook executes immediately before the closing </body> tag.
Header Hooks
genesis_before_header
This hook executes immediately before the header (outside the #header div).
genesis_header
This hook outputs the default header (the #header div)
genesis_after_header
This hook executes immediately after the header (outside the #header div).
Content Hooks
genesis_before_content_sidebar_wrap
This hook executes immediately before the div block that wraps the content and the primary sidebar (outside the #content-sidebar-wrap div).
genesis_after_content_sidebar_wrap
This hook executes immediately after the div block that wraps the content and the primary sidebar (outside the #content-sidebar-wrap div).
genesis_before_content
This hook executes immediately before the content column (outside the #content div).
genesis_after_content
This hook executes immediately after the content column (outside the #content div).
Loop Hooks
genesis_before_loop
This hook executes immediately before all loop blocks. Therefore, this hook falls outside the loop, and cannot execute functions that require loop template tags or variables.
genesis_loop
This hook executes both default and custom loops.
genesis_after_loop
This hook executes immediately after all loop blocks. Therefore, this hook falls outside the loop, and cannot execute functions that require loop template tags or variables.
genesis_after_endwhile
This hook executes after the endwhile; statement.
genesis_loop_else
This hook executes after the else : statement in all loop blocks. The content attached to this hook will only display if there are no posts available when a loop is executed.
Post/Page Hooks
genesis_before_post
This hook executes before each post in all loop blocks (outside the post_class() div).
genesis_after_post
This hook executes after each post in all loop blocks (outside the post_class() div).
genesis_before_post_title
This hook executes immediately before each post/page title within the loop.
genesis_post_title
This hook outputs the post/page title.
genesis_after_post_title
This hook executes immediately after each post/page title within the loop.
genesis_before_post_content
This hook executes immediately before the genesis_post_content hook for each post/page within the loop.
genesis_post_content
This hook outputs the content of the post/page, by default.
genesis_after_post_content
This hook executes immediately after the genesis_post_content hook for each post/page within the loop.
Comment List Hooks
genesis_before_comments
This hook executes immediately before the comments block (outside the #comments div).
genesis_comments
This hook outputs the comments block, including the #comments div.
genesis_list_comments
This hook executes inside the comments block, inside the .comment-list OL. By default, it outputs a list of comments associated with a post via the genesis_default_list_comments() function.
genesis_after_comments
This hook executes immediately after the comments block (outside the #comments div).
Ping List Hooks
genesis_before_pings
This hook executes immediately before the pings block (outside the #pings div).
genesis_pings
This hook outputs the pings block, including the #pings div.
genesis_list_pings
This hook executes inside the pings block, inside the .ping-list OL. By default, it outputs a list of pings associated with a post via the genesis_default_list_pings() function.
genesis_after_pings
This hook executes immediately after the pings block (outside the #pings div).
Single Comment Hooks
genesis_before_comment
This hook executes immediately before each individual comment (inside the .comment list item).
genesis_after_comment
This hook executes immediately after each individual comment (inside the .comment list item).
Comment Form Hooks
genesis_before_comment_form
This hook executes immediately before the comment form, outside the #respond div.
genesis_comment_form
This hook outputs the entire comment form, including the #respond div.
genesis_after_comment_form
This hook executes immediately after the comment form, outside the #respond div.
Sidebar Hooks
genesis_before_sidebar
This hook executes immediately before the primary sidebar column (outside the #sidebar div).
genesis_sidebar
This hook outputs the content of the primary sidebar, including the widget area output.
genesis_after_sidebar
This hook executes immediately after the primary sidebar column (outside the #sidebar div).
genesis_before_sidebar_widget_area
This hook executes immediately before the primary sidebar widget area (inside the #sidebar div).
genesis_after_sidebar_widget_area
This hook executes immediately after the primary sidebar widget area (inside the #sidebar div).
genesis_before_sidebar_alt
This hook executes immediately before the alternate sidebar column (outside the #sidebar-alt div).
genesis_sidebar_alt
This hook outputs the content of the secondary sidebar, including the widget area output.
genesis_after_sidebar_alt
This hook executes immediately after the alternate sidebar column (outside the #sidebar-alt div).
genesis_before_sidebar_alt_widget_area
This hook executes immediately before the alternate sidebar widget area (inside the #sidebar-alt div).
genesis_after_sidebar_alt_widget_area
This hook executes immediately after the alternate sidebar widget area (inside the #sidebar-alt div).
genesis_before_footer
This hook executes immediately before the footer (outside the #footer div).
genesis_footer
This hook, by default, outputs the content of the footer (inside the #footer div).
genesis_after_footer
This hook executes immediately after the footer (outside the #footer div).
Thanks to Nathan Rice for creating the Genesis Simple Hooks plugin for WordPress which works on all StudioPress themes that run on the Genesis framework.
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Using Hooks In Functions
Here’s a beginners guide to using hooks in custom functions in your child themes functions.php file.
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