GeneratePress Free Theme Customization

Roton Kumar Roy

Update: November 15, 2023

In this tutorial article, we will guide you through the process of customizing the GeneratePress Free Theme for your website. GeneratePress is a lightweight and versatile WordPress theme that allows you to easily customize various aspects to match your desired look and feel.

With our comprehensive step-by-step instructions, you will learn how to modify the colors, typography, layouts, and more to create a unique and professional website. Whether you are new to web design or an experienced developer, this tutorial will help you make the most out of GeneratePress and take your website to the next level.

GeneratePress Free Theme Customization

Required Plugins

Code Snippets
GenerateBlocks
Recent Posts Widget With Thumbnails
Simple Author Box

Home Page Featured Post

<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"dd19c67d","backgroundColor":"var(\u002d\u002dbase-2)","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"b490e8e0","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4,"useGlobalMaxWidth":true,"spacing":{"marginRight":"auto","marginLeft":"auto","paddingTop":"20px","paddingBottom":"20px","paddingLeft":"20px","paddingRight":"20px"}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/query-loop {"uniqueId":"5bd5bcba","query":{"post_type":"post","per_page":"1"}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/grid {"uniqueId":"61d5c022","columns":1,"horizontalGap":20,"verticalGap":20,"isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":3,"isQueryLoop":true,"lock":{"remove":true}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"5fdc7b0e","isGrid":true,"isQueryLoopItem":true,"gridId":"61d5c022","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4,"sizing":{"width":"100%","widthMobile":"100%"},"spacing":{"paddingTop":"20px","paddingRight":"20px","paddingBottom":"20px","paddingLeft":"20px","paddingTopMobile":"0px","paddingLeftMobile":"0px","paddingRightMobile":"0px","paddingBottomMobile":"0px"},"lock":{"remove":true,"move":true}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/grid {"uniqueId":"ac29fcb9","columns":2,"horizontalGap":40,"verticalGap":20,"verticalAlignment":"center","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":3} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"13be8e5d","isGrid":true,"gridId":"ac29fcb9","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4,"sizing":{"width":"50%","widthMobile":"100%"}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/image {"uniqueId":"b022bc32","sizeSlug":"large","blockVersion":2,"spacing":{"marginBottom":"30px"},"borders":{"borderTopLeftRadius":"5px","borderTopRightRadius":"5px","borderBottomRightRadius":"5px","borderBottomLeftRadius":"5px"},"useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"featured-image","dynamicLinkType":"single-post"} /-->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"7c59d206","isGrid":true,"gridId":"ac29fcb9","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4,"sizing":{"width":"50%","widthMobile":"100%"}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"6f1f795f","element":"div","blockVersion":3,"typography":{"fontSize":"13px","lineHeight":"","fontWeight":"bold","textTransform":"uppercase","letterSpacing":"0.06em"},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"5px"},"linkColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","linkColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast)","useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"terms","dynamicLinkType":"term-archives","termTaxonomy":"category"} -->
<div class="gb-headline gb-headline-6f1f795f gb-headline-text"></div>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"ac83b54b","blockVersion":3,"typography":{"fontSize":"38px","fontWeight":"bold","fontSizeTablet":"30px","fontSizeMobile":"24px"},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"5px"},"linkColor":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast)","linkColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"post-title","dynamicLinkType":"single-post"} -->
<h2 class="gb-headline gb-headline-ac83b54b gb-headline-text"></h2>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"2ca6507d","element":"p","blockVersion":3,"typography":{"fontSize":""},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"15px","marginTop":"15px"},"useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"post-excerpt","useDefaultMoreLink":false,"excerptLength":26} -->
<p class="gb-headline gb-headline-2ca6507d gb-headline-text"></p>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"08337bd5","element":"div","blockVersion":3,"display":"inline-flex","typography":{"fontSize":"15px"},"textColor":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)"} -->
<div class="gb-headline gb-headline-08337bd5 gb-headline-text">Written by: </div>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"2cd1cd3a","element":"p","blockVersion":3,"display":"inline-flex","alignItems":"flex-end","typography":{"fontSize":"15px","fontWeight":"bold"},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"0px","paddingRight":"","paddingTop":""},"textColor":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"author-name"} -->
<p class="gb-headline gb-headline-2cd1cd3a gb-headline-text"></p>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"d1eb1020","element":"div","blockVersion":3,"display":"flex","alignItems":"flex-end","typography":{"fontSize":"14px"},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"0px","marginRight":""},"textColor":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"post-date"} -->
<div class="gb-headline gb-headline-d1eb1020 gb-headline-text"></div>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/button {"uniqueId":"480830f9","blockVersion":4,"display":"inline-flex","alignItems":"center","columnGap":"0.5em","spacing":{"paddingTop":"10px","paddingRight":"20px","paddingBottom":"10px","paddingLeft":"20px","marginTop":"25px"},"borders":{"borderTopWidth":"2px","borderTopStyle":"solid","borderRightWidth":"2px","borderRightStyle":"solid","borderBottomWidth":"2px","borderBottomStyle":"solid","borderLeftWidth":"2px","borderLeftStyle":"solid","borderTopColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","borderTopColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","borderRightColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","borderBottomColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","borderLeftColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","borderLeftColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","borderRightColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","borderBottomColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","borderTopLeftRadius":"5px","borderBottomRightRadius":"5px","borderTopRightRadius":"5px","borderBottomLeftRadius":"5px"},"textColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","textColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","gradientDirection":90,"gradientColorOne":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","gradientColorTwo":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30)","iconLocation":"right","iconPaddingRight":"","iconPaddingLeft":"0.5","iconStyles":{"height":"1.8em","width":"1.8em"},"useDynamicData":true,"dynamicLinkType":"single-post"} -->
<span class="gb-button gb-button-480830f9 gb-button-text">Read Article</span>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/button -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/grid -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/grid -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/query-loop -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->

Latest Post Block

<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"9366a1a5","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"dcb56b32","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4,"useGlobalMaxWidth":true,"spacing":{"marginRight":"auto","marginLeft":"auto","paddingTop":"40px","paddingBottom":"40px","paddingLeft":"20px","paddingRight":"20px"}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/query-loop {"uniqueId":"3058bb33","query":{"post_type":"post","per_page":"9","offset":"1"}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/grid {"uniqueId":"ae47745b","columns":1,"horizontalGap":20,"verticalGap":20,"isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":3,"isQueryLoop":true,"lock":{"remove":true}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"e7d1bb09","isGrid":true,"isQueryLoopItem":true,"gridId":"ae47745b","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4,"sizing":{"width":"33.33%","widthMobile":"100%","widthTablet":"50%"},"spacing":{"paddingTop":"20px","paddingRight":"20px","paddingBottom":"20px","paddingLeft":"20px","paddingTopMobile":"0px","paddingLeftMobile":"0px","paddingRightMobile":"0px","paddingBottomMobile":"0px"},"lock":{"remove":true,"move":true}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/image {"uniqueId":"bc4f91ad","sizeSlug":"large","blockVersion":2,"spacing":{"marginBottom":"30px"},"borders":{"borderTopLeftRadius":"5px","borderTopRightRadius":"5px","borderBottomRightRadius":"5px","borderBottomLeftRadius":"5px"},"useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"featured-image","dynamicLinkType":"single-post"} /-->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"8f8c6158","element":"div","blockVersion":3,"typography":{"fontSize":"13px","lineHeight":"","fontWeight":"bold","textTransform":"uppercase","letterSpacing":"0.06em"},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"5px"},"linkColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","linkColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast)","useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"terms","dynamicLinkType":"term-archives","termTaxonomy":"category"} -->
<div class="gb-headline gb-headline-8f8c6158 gb-headline-text"></div>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"c7a6a5fe","blockVersion":3,"typography":{"fontSize":"23px","lineHeight":"1.5em","fontWeight":"bold","fontSizeTablet":"20px","fontSizeMobile":"18px"},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"5px"},"linkColor":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast)","linkColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"post-title","dynamicLinkType":"single-post"} -->
<h2 class="gb-headline gb-headline-c7a6a5fe gb-headline-text"></h2>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"8bb8d87b","element":"div","blockVersion":3,"display":"inline-flex","typography":{"fontSize":"15px"},"textColor":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)"} -->
<div class="gb-headline gb-headline-8bb8d87b gb-headline-text">Written by: </div>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"f29f2c81","element":"div","blockVersion":3,"display":"inline-flex","alignItems":"flex-end","typography":{"fontSize":"15px","fontWeight":"bold"},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"0px","paddingRight":"10px"},"textColor":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"author-name"} -->
<div class="gb-headline gb-headline-f29f2c81 gb-headline-text"></div>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/headline {"uniqueId":"13ca27e8","element":"div","blockVersion":3,"typography":{"fontSize":"14px"},"spacing":{"marginBottom":"0px"},"textColor":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-2)","useDynamicData":true,"dynamicContentType":"post-date"} -->
<div class="gb-headline gb-headline-13ca27e8 gb-headline-text"></div>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/headline -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/grid -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/query-loop -->

<!-- wp:generateblocks/container {"uniqueId":"34ff37b7","isDynamic":true,"blockVersion":4,"typography":{"textAlign":"center"}} -->
<!-- wp:generateblocks/button {"uniqueId":"43c91a80","hasUrl":true,"blockVersion":4,"display":"inline-flex","alignItems":"center","columnGap":"0.5em","spacing":{"paddingTop":"10px","paddingRight":"20px","paddingBottom":"10px","paddingLeft":"20px","marginTop":"15px"},"borders":{"borderTopWidth":"2px","borderTopStyle":"solid","borderRightWidth":"2px","borderRightStyle":"solid","borderBottomWidth":"2px","borderBottomStyle":"solid","borderLeftWidth":"2px","borderLeftStyle":"solid","borderTopColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","borderTopColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-3)","borderRightColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","borderBottomColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","borderLeftColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","borderLeftColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-3)","borderRightColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-3)","borderBottomColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-3)","borderTopLeftRadius":"5px","borderBottomRightRadius":"5px","borderTopRightRadius":"5px","borderBottomLeftRadius":"5px"},"textColor":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","textColorHover":"var(\u002d\u002dcontrast-3)","gradientDirection":90,"gradientColorOne":"var(\u002d\u002daccent)","gradientColorTwo":"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.30)","iconLocation":"right","iconPaddingRight":"","iconPaddingLeft":"0.5","iconStyles":{"height":"1.8em","width":"1.8em"},"dynamicLinkType":"single-post"} -->
<a class="gb-button gb-button-43c91a80 gb-button-text" href="http://localhost/webdev/blog/">Read All Article</a>
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/button -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->
<!-- /wp:generateblocks/container -->

Custom CSS Code

.main-navigation .main-nav ul li a {
  line-height: 45px;
}
.gp-custom-category-section {
	margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
}
.read-more-section {
	text-align: center;
}
.read-more-section .custom-readmore-button {
	border: 1px solid var(--accent);
  padding: 12px;
}
.read-more-section .custom-readmore-button:hover {
	background: var(--accent);
	color: var(--base-3);
}
.entry-meta {
	margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.tags-links {
	margin-bottom: 15px;
}

PHP Snippets Site Customization Code

add_action( 'generate_after_entry_header','wpf_gp_custom_thumbnail_image' );
if( !function_exists('wpf_gp_custom_thumbnail_image')) {
	function wpf_gp_custom_thumbnail_image() {  
		if(is_single()) {
			$feat_image = wp_get_attachment_url( get_post_thumbnail_id(get_the_ID()) );
			echo '<img class="single-featured-image" src="'.$feat_image.'"></img>';	
		}
	}
}
add_action( 'generate_before_entry_title','wpf_gp_custom_before_title' );
if( !function_exists('wpf_gp_custom_before_title')) {
	function wpf_gp_custom_before_title() {  
		$post_categories = wp_get_post_categories(get_the_ID(), [ 'fields' => 'all' ]);
		$category_content = '<div class="gp-custom-category-section">';
		if( $post_categories ) { 
			foreach($post_categories as $c) {
				$category_link = get_category_link( $c->term_id );
				$category_content = $category_content . '<a href="'. $category_link .'">' . $c->name . '</a>' . ' / ';
			}
			$category_content = rtrim($category_content, ' / ');
		}
		$category_content = $category_content . '</div>';
		echo $category_content;
	}
}

add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output','wpf_gp_custom_add_to_post_date' );
if( !function_exists('wpf_gp_custom_add_to_post_date')) {
	function wpf_gp_custom_add_to_post_date( $output ) {
		return '<div class="gp-post-date-author">' . $output;
	}
}
add_filter( 'generate_post_author_output','wpf_gp_custom_add_to_post_author' );
if( !function_exists('wpf_gp_custom_add_to_post_author')) {
	function wpf_gp_custom_add_to_post_author( $output ) {
		return $output . '</div>';
	}
}
add_filter( 'generate_leave_comment','wpf_gp_custom_remove_comment_link' );
if( !function_exists('wpf_gp_custom_remove_comment_link')) {
	function wpf_gp_custom_remove_comment_link() {
		return false;
	}
}

add_filter( 'generate_show_comments', '__return_false' ); 
add_filter( 'generate_show_categories', '__return_false' );

add_filter( 'generate_excerpt_more_output', 'wpf_gp_custom_read_more' );
if( !function_exists('wpf_gp_custom_read_more')) {
	function wpf_gp_custom_read_more() { 
		return '<div class="read-more-section"><a class="custom-readmore-button" href="'.get_permalink(get_the_ID()).'">Continue Reading &rarr;</a></div>';
	}
}
add_action( 'after_setup_theme','wpf_gp_remove_featured_image' );
if( !function_exists('wpf_gp_remove_featured_image')) {
	function wpf_gp_remove_featured_image() { 
		remove_action( 'generate_before_content', 'generate_featured_page_header_inside_single', 10 );
	}
}

Read More: How to Change & Remove Copyright Text in GeneratePress Free Themes

Generatepress Sticky Sidebar

@media (min-width: 769px) {
.site-content {
  display: flex;
	}
	
.inside-right-sidebar {
  height: 100%;
	}
	
.inside-right-sidebar aside:last-child {
	position: -webkit-sticky;
	position: sticky;
	top: 40px; /*Adjust position */
  }
}

Roton Kumar Roy

Hi, I am Roton Kumar Roy a part-time Blogger,Youtuber and founder of Chat4Now.com. Here, I post about blogging to help people make money online.

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10 thoughts on “GeneratePress Free Theme Customization”

Gajendra Shere

September 15, 2023 at 5:11 pm

Great article! I am seriously impressed. I bookmarked it.
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- Roton Kumar Roy
  
  September 25, 2023 at 5:42 pm
  
  Thanks, keep visiting ❤❤
  Reply
Devika Das

September 15, 2023 at 5:11 pm

Thanks for sharing this helpful post with us, I found this post very informative.
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- Roton Kumar Roy
  
  September 25, 2023 at 5:42 pm
  
  Thanks, keep visiting ❤❤
  Reply
Faraz Edwin

September 15, 2023 at 5:12 pm

Very good blog here, I think WordPress is the best platform to start blogging! Again Thankyou For this great blog!
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- Roton Kumar Roy
  
  September 25, 2023 at 5:42 pm
  
  Thanks, keep visiting ❤❤
  Reply
Uma Srinivas

September 19, 2023 at 8:58 am

Wow ! Very nice post and this code is really amazing work on my blog.
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- Roton Kumar Roy
  
  September 25, 2023 at 5:40 pm
  
  Welcome, keep visiting ❤❤
  Reply
Jibon Kumar

September 19, 2023 at 9:02 am

Thank you so much brother needfull information
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- Roton Kumar Roy
  
  September 25, 2023 at 5:40 pm
  
  Welcome, keep visiting ❤❤
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