Learn how to remove page templates in any Genesis Framework child theme by code thanks to this tutorial.
Genesis Framework offers 4 page templates that can be found in the “Template” drop-down in the “Page Attributes” metabox:
- Default template
- Blog
- Archive
- Landing
In most cases you don’t need them all. In fact, it’s a good idea to remove the ones your client won’t need to make their life easier and avoid confusion.
You know, less is more. 😉
Are you interested? It’s as simple as this:
Snippet to delete page templates in Genesis
Add this fragment to the end of the functions.php file:
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When you use this code, the Blog and Archive templates will no longer be displayed in the “Template” drop-down in the “Page Attributes” metabox.
Do you want to hide the “Landing” template too? Enter the next line in the previous block:
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Or if you prefer you can delete the line of the template you want to keep. It’s up to you.
Conclusions
Now you know how to remove the page templates in a Genesis child theme with a simple snippet.
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