So I was creating page templates that called for a custom loop for specific categories that I blocked from my blog in my Genesis Settings. To do this, use this page template.

You do not need to use 'cat' which requires the category ID; however, it is always my preference. You can also choose from wp_query:

• cat (int) - use category id.
• category_name (string) - use category slug (NOT name).
• category__and (array) - use category id.
• category__in (array) - use category id.
• category__not_in (array) - use category id.

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<?php
/**
*
* Template Name: Projects
* This file handles blog posts with the category Projects within a page.
*
*/

remove_action('genesis_loop', 'genesis_do_loop');
add_action('genesis_loop', 'custom_do_cat_loop');

function custom_do_cat_loop() {
global $query_args; // any wp_query() args
$args= array('cat' => '30');
genesis_custom_loop(wp_parse_args($query_args, $args));
}

genesis();

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Now, creating Facebook tabs using Facebook Tab Manager (see previous post), only allowed me to create "pages." However, I wanted a menu system for my Facebook tabs to be controlled within my WordPress site, so instead of creating a template for Facebook Tab Manager that included a navigation system that connected all my Facebook Tabs, I created a navigation shortcode for users to insert their desired navigation menu, created in WordPress's custom menus and have further control. Since Facebook Tabs Posts are their own custom post type, creating a menu system for them is quite easy.

How the Genesis Nav Shortcode Works

To use the code, insert [genesis_nav] into your post. It takes a few different arguments:

• container_class: adds a custom class to the wrap class
• menu: the menu that is desired; accepts (matching in order) id, slug, name
• custom_class: adds a custom class to the menu system, pulls superfish option from Genesis theme settings

The default output code is:
[php]
<div id="nav"><div class="wrap">WP_NAV_MENU</div></div>
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Sample:
[genesis_nav menu=39 custom_class='fun']

Code/Download

You can download the code [download id="7"], insert into your child theme folder, and include the following in your functions.php file.
[php]require_once(STYLESHEETPATH.'/genesis_nav_shortcode.php');[/php]

Or, here's the entire code that can be added to functions.php.
[php]
<?php
//nav shortcode
add_shortcode('genesis_nav', 'genesis_nav_shortcode');
function genesis_nav_shortcode( $atts ) {
$menu_setting = genesis_get_option('nav_superfish') ? 'nav superfish' : 'nav';
$defaults = array(
'container' => '',
'container_class' => '',
'menu' => '',
'menu_class'=> $menu_setting,
'custom_class'=>'',
'echo'=>0
);

$atts = shortcode_atts( $defaults, $atts );
$classes = $menu_setting;
$classes .= ' '. $atts['custom_class'];
$nav = wp_nav_menu(array(
'container' => $atts['container'],
'menu' => $atts['menu'],
'menu_class' => $classes,
'echo' => $atts['echo']
));

echo '<div id="nav"><div class="wrap'.$atts['container_class'].'">' . $nav . '</div></div>';
}
?>
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Recently, I started limiting my content by using Display Post Content under Genesis > Theme Settings > Content Archives instead of using Display Post Excerpt. While the default is Display Post Content, the next field Limit content to ## characters is usually blank. However, I wanted to limit the content archives while maintaining my formacodeing.

So, upon limiting my content, I discovered that this actually strips all the tags except <code><script></code> and <code><style></code>. However, I wanted to allow basic formacodeing tags like <code><b></code>, <code><em></code>, and <code><br></code>. Gratefully, Genesis has a filter that will allow you to keep these tags in the content limit. To add the tags, you will need to add a filter in your functions.php.

[php]
add_filter('get_the_content_limit_allowedtags', 'get_the_content_limit_custom_allowedtags');
function get_the_content_limit_custom_allowedtags() {
return '<script>,<style>,<b>,<br>,<em>'; //add whatever tags you want to this string
}
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