Genesis Visual Hook Guide
Once a tool for myself the Genesis Visual Hook guide has slowly evolved into what it is today. I finally welcome the plugin version of the popular Visual Genesis Hooks and Filters Guide from Genesis Tutorials.
Use with caution
Genesis Visual Hook Guide works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 43/100 on our health check.
- Loved by users — 4.7/5 from 30 reviews
- Small user base (700+ active installs)
- No update in 8 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.7 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Genesis Visual Hook Guide stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| filters | >100 |
| genesis | >100 |
| genesiswp | #14 |
| hooks | >100 |
| studiopress | #41 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 from 30 reviews
About Genesis Visual Hook Guide
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
Once a tool for myself the Genesis Visual Hook guide has slowly evolved into what it is today. I finally welcome the plugin version of the popular Visual Genesis Hooks and Filters Guide from Genesis Tutorials.
Once installed this plugin adds a drop down menu to the admin bar to select between three views (Hook, Filter, and Markup). Select an option or all three to see the hooks in their actual locations on your current theme.
Great companion to Genesis Simple Hooks.
Genesis Theme Framework required.
Installation
- Upload the entire
genesis-visual-hook-guidefolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Changelog
1.0.0
- Added: Activated notice.
- Added: Automating the locating of hooks (props salcode)
- Changed: Main file name updated to match plugin slug. Due to this, plugin will need to be reactivated.
- Changed: Query strings to display hooks, filters, and markup are now gvhg_hooks, gvhg_filters and gvhg_markup.
- Changed: Action hooks no longer have descriptions. This will be re-added in a later release.
- Fixed: Escapes output of add_query_arg
- Fixed: Filter hooks genesis_seo_title and genesis_seo_description names were displayed wrong.
0.9.5
- Added: Clear menu item to disable all active displayed views. (Props salcode)
- Fixed: Don’t add actions onto genesis’ hooks unless displaying. (Props jb510)
- Fixed: The textual value echod from gvhg_ping_author_says_text function was incorrect.
- Updated: Simplified filter hook callbacks. (Props garyj)
0.9.0
- Added: New Hooks from Genesis 2.0 (HTML5):
genesis_before_entry,
genesis_entry_header,
genesis_before_entry_content,
genesis_entry_content,
genesis_after_entry_content,
genesis_entry_footer,
genesis_after_entry,
genesis_before_post, - Added: New markup containers and classes for Genesis 2.0 (HTML5):
- Fixed: Added filter for genesis_footer_creds_text.
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FAQ
Genesis Visual Hook Guide: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
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Is Genesis Visual Hook Guide free?
Yes. Genesis Visual Hook Guide is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Genesis Visual Hook Guide safe to use in 2026?
Genesis Visual Hook Guide works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 700+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 9 years ago, and scores 43/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Genesis Visual Hook Guide?
Genesis Visual Hook Guide is active on 700+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 150,776 times since it launched in November 2011. It was downloaded 329 times in the last 30 days.
Does Genesis Visual Hook Guide work with WordPress 7.1?
Genesis Visual Hook Guide is officially tested up to WordPress 4.7.38, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Genesis Visual Hook Guide last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on November 28, 2017 (9 years ago).
Who makes Genesis Visual Hook Guide?
Genesis Visual Hook Guide is developed and maintained by Christopher Cochran.
What are the best alternatives to Genesis Visual Hook Guide?
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