Genesis v1.2 Theme Framework : StudioPress

Genesis v1.2 Theme Framework is the latest version from StudioPress with numerous inbuilt options and features which can also be used in child themes. The advanced version of Genesis theme FrameWork was much awaited by the WordPress community but release was halted due to new release of latest WordPress 3.0 version. But finally it is release with some great features and some fixes. Their first priority with Genesis 1.2 was integrating the new WordPress 3.0 features into Genesis 1.2 3 FrameWork. They have added two new features in the latest Genesis v1.2 which are Genesis’ navigation and SEO element updates as well as some small facility like one click automatic update from older one to newer one, turn on/off trackbacks on posts and pages, Primary and Secondary navigation locations, some new hooks for advanced user and more.

Features :

Optimized the update code to prevent site stalls
New option for disabling auto-updates
Compatibility (nav/subnav) for custom nav menus (3.0)
Fixed category shortcode nofollow bug
Abstracted sidebar.php and sidebar-alt.php
Added new genesis_sidebar and genesis_sidebar_alt hooks
Added new genesis_pre and genesis_pre_framework hooks
Replaced automatic_feed_links() (deprecated in 3.0) with add_theme_support( ‘automatic-feed-links’ )
Fixed issue with layout/seo options not always saving properly in 3.0
Committed new code that caches theme options to speed things up.
Fixed various undefined index/variable notices (silent errors)
Added new param to the get_the_content_limit filter, $max_char
Updated the breadcrumb function for custom taxonomy support
Deprecated WP 2.8 branch compatibility functions/arguments/checks
Activate theme features directly in lib/init.php, rather than on a hook
Deactivate remnant SEO features when popular SEO plugins are active
Updated style.css file for new classes and combined similar elements for optimization
Added new category/tag/taxonomy archive specific SEO options
Fixed issue with trackbacks/pings not being displayed below comments
Unnecessary items are hidden when “Custom Nav” is selected in Primary/Secondary nav settings
Combined as many split strings as possible, for translators
Fixed doctitle output when viewing feeds
Changed sidebar names to “Primary Sidebar” and “Secondary Sidebar”
New filter for the author box gravatar size
Deprecated the genesis_comment hook, as it was redundant with genesis_after_comment