[Resolved] Extra customizer config field

[George]

I am using some CSS through a child theme to add a bottom border with a certain color to the comment h3 heading and a different color to the h3 ::before pseudo-element. I am looking for a way to add a Customizer setting in the Colors section to be able to change those two colors from the Customizer. What’s the best way to approach the issue?

[Leo]

Hi George,

It’s not very easy to create your own customizer function and we can’t really help with that here – you will basically need to create your own theme and copy over GP’s existing options.

I don’t believe there is a way to create a child theme for this as WordPress only allows child theme to overwrite files on the top level and the customizer.php file is not one of them:
https://github.com/tomusborne/generatepress/blob/master/inc/customizer.php

Thanks for your understanding 🙂

[George]

Hi Leo. I have actually sorted it out, thanks for the pointer. It’s possible by utilizing WP customizer functions. I will write a small tutorial and post it here for future reference.

[Leo]

Sounds good 🙂

[George]

As promised, here is a link to a tutorial I created:

https://www.gmitropapas.com/generatepress-tips-and-tricks/general/add-a-customizer-section-color-picker/

[Leo]

Thanks!

[Author]

Posts