Title: Customizing Template Tags
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Customizing Template Tags

 *  [cashmank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cashmank/)
 * (@cashmank)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-template-tags/)
 * Hi – I want to customize the template tag for all posts (on the homepage and 
   otherwise).
 * I want the date, author, and category displayed right below the post title. Right
   now, there is only the date, which is above the post title.
 * Any help would be appreciated!

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 *  Theme Author [Chrisdc1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chrisdc1/)
 * (@chrisdc1)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-template-tags/#post-6577839)
 * Hello, sorry for the delay getting back to you. To do this you’ll need to create
   a child theme (you could modify the theme directly, but you would loose your 
   changes the next time the theme is updated). I would recommend working [through this page](https://codex.wordpress.org/Child_Themes)
   to create a basic child theme. You will then need to follow the following steps(
   I can provide more specific help on them when you get to those points);
 * 1. Find the function `daniela_entry_footer` from the original theme and copy 
   it into your child themes functions.php file. Modify this to include the date
   and any other information you want theme.
 * 2. Copy the files content.php and content-link.php into your child theme. Find
   the header html tags and modify them to call `daniela_entry_footer()`.
    Find 
   the footer and delete it.
 * 3. In your style.css make any style updates you need for spacing changes etc.
 * Anyway, I hope that’s some help to you. Making a child theme can seem rather 
   complex if you’re not used to this sort of thing, but if you want to have a go
   just take it one step at a time and come back if you have any questions.
 *  Thread Starter [cashmank](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cashmank/)
 * (@cashmank)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-template-tags/#post-6577840)
 * So I actually moved to your Elucidate theme, but I still want to do the same 
   thing. I already have a child theme that I’ve used to make a some modifications,
   but I’m still stuck on this. I’ll try to follow the steps you’ve outlined, but
   if they are different for the Elucidate theme, let me know. Thanks again for 
   the help.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-template-tags/#post-6577840)
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