Newbie: Editing Entry Meta and Entry Utility

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noumaan
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Hi

I am developing a child theme based on thematic for my website. I have previously only worked pretty straight forward themes with a few template files, functions.php and a stylesheet. This is the first time I am working with a theme framework to create a child theme.

I want to edit the Entry Meta, and Entry Utility areas but I can't find where thematic creates the loop and what I need to add to my functions.php

I understand that I need to modify a default thematic hook and replace it with my own. But which hook and where it is located?

Posted 1 year ago #
helgatheviking
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you can take a look at all the functions and filters available in the library/extensions folder of thematic. the postmeta and entryutility ones are in content-extensions.php specifically.

NB: do NOT make changes in this file. all your tweaks go in your child's functions.php

so with that you can either override the function completely.
```
function childtheme_override_postheader_postmeta(){
//do your thing
}
```
or you can use filters... which you know are available anywhere you see apply_filters
```
return apply_filters('thematic_postheader_postmeta',$postmeta);
```
so to filter you'd do something like:
```
function child_postmeta($postmeta){
$postmeta = "ADD BACON! " . $postmeta;
return $postmeta;
}
add_filter('thematic_postheader_postmeta','child_postmeta');
```
Posted 1 year ago #
noumaan
Member

Thank you helgatheviking

Posted 1 year ago #

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