Genesis Simple Hooks

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1. ★★★★★ Anonymous User 21067829

   3.0y ago

   Best for customizing my sites and add some features that I need to use.

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2. ★★★★★ Béryl de La Grandière

   4.3y ago

   Thanks for that super plugin and thanks for the update !

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3. ★★★★★ jessicadawson

   6.4y ago

   I’m really disappointed to find out that this plugin is not compatible with my recipe plugin which is a huge problem since I write a food blog. Now, all of my recipes appear twice. It’s the same with my social media buttons. This plugin was extraordinarily helpful in creating a second menu that I actually liked the look of. But now, it’s messed up things that are essential.

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4. ★★★★★ avenuesfamilydentistry

   9.7y ago

   Love this plugin, allows ease of use in footers, headers and anywhere else I need it. Make my Genesis site work the way I thought it should. [link removed] This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by t-p. This topic was modified 9 years, 7 months ago by bdbrown. Reason: links not permitted in reviews

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5. ★★★★★ prashaddey

   10.2y ago

   Great Plugin!

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6. ★★★★★ gordonium

   10.6y ago

   Thanks for giving us the tools we need to rock Genesis!

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7. ★★★★★ amandathewebdev

   10.9y ago

   Developing in Genesis is so much easier with this plugin. Instead of creating your own hooks in functions.php, you find the appropriate hook that is neatly listed out for you and add your functions/code. A must have for me when working in Genesis.

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8. ★★★★★ Workshoot

   10.9y ago

   Love this plugin, definitely 5* guys, what I would love to see is header widget area right though, but I can get around it, that’s fine. Thank you for this, you made my life much easier !

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 2.3.2 Fix “translation loading triggered too early” warning. Fix “plugin does not have a valid header” during activation due to duplicate plugin header. 2.3.2
2. — Version 2.3.1 Genesis Simple Hooks now uses its own update mechanism from WP Engine servers. (Not released to WP.org.) 2.3.1
3. — Version 2.3.0 Reorganize plugin based on our standard boilerplate. Update to match WordPress PHP standards. Fix bug where plugin name was empty in the minimum version warning. Increase minimum Genesis version to 2.5.0. 2.3.0
4. — Version 2.2.1 Genesis 2.6+ compatibility (prevents white screen). Remove reference to deprecated function. 2.2.1
5. — Version 2.2.0 Rewrite plugin based on new plugin boilerplate. Added new hooks. Require unfiltered_html capability to execute PHP. Better Genesis dependency handling. Change activation hook to conditional admin notice. Allow hooks to b 2.2.0
6. — Version 2.1.2 Load textdomain Add plugin header i18n 2.1.2

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1

Translated into 57 languages, 3 at 90% or more

Plus 33 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2025-09-19 30K+ → 20K+ down after 11 days in tier
2. 2025-09-08 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2025-09-06 30K+ → 20K+ down after 307 days in tier
4. 2024-11-03 40K+ → 30K+ down after 461 days in tier
5. 2023-07-31 50K+ → 40K+ down

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Genesis Simple Sidebars 10K+ installs · 4.3★ · 4 shared tags A
• G Genesis Visual Hook Guide 700+ installs · 4.5★ · 4 shared tags D
• G Genesis Post Teasers 90+ installs · 3.3★ · 4 shared tags F
• Genesis Connect for WooCommerce 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B
• Genesis Simple Menus 2K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A
• G Genesis Featured Widget Amplified 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags D

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Genesis Simple Hooks: 20K+ active installs, 4.6★ (22 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/genesis-simple-hooks