What is Genesis Framework?
The Genesis Framework is a premium WordPress theme framework developed by StudioPress. It serves as a foundation upon which developers can build custom WordPress themes.
Some key features and benefits of the Genesis Framework include:
- A set of theme development tools, code templates, hooks, and functions that simplify and accelerate the process of building themes
- Good SEO practices baked in, like semantic HTML5 markup and microdata support
- Responsive layouts out of the box for optimal viewing on all devices
- Robust theme options panel for easily customizing fonts, colors, layouts and more without coding
- Extensive developer APIs and documentation for modifying and extending Genesis themes
- Large library of child themes and StudioPress theme partner ecosystem
- Regular updates and security patching from StudioPress
The Genesis Framework aims to handle all the complex underlying WordPress work, so developers can focus on designing beautiful themes with advanced functionality faster. It powers over 6 million websites currently.