Genesis Simple Hooks
by Nathan Rice 4.6 (22 reviews)

Genesis Simple Hooks

This plugin creates a new Genesis settings page that allows you to insert code (HTML, Shortcodes, and PHP), and attach it to any of the 50+ action hoo …

Genesis Simple Hooks ranks #1,214 among WordPress.org plugins with 20,000+ active installations, is #185 of 8,848 in the Customization category, a 4.6/5 rating from 22 reviews, and was last updated Mar 31, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7.0.8 (Current: 7.1.4)
v2.3.2 Current Version v2.3.2
Updated 7 months ago Last Update on 31 Mar, 2026
Refreshed 18 hours ago Last Refreshed on
#185 of 8,848 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -28.7% this week
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Support Resolved
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Rating
92%
Review 4.6 out of 5
4.6 (22 reviews)

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Reviews & Ratings

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Overall 92%
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Security History

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No known vulnerabilities on record for Genesis Simple Hooks. Checked 1 week ago.

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for users of the Genesis Theme Framework who want to customize their site without editing theme files directly. It solves the problem of manually creating PHP functions by providing a settings page to insert HTML, Shortcodes, and PHP code into Genesis action hooks.

  • Genesis settings page
  • Insert HTML code
  • Insert Shortcodes
  • Insert PHP code
  • Attach code to action hooks
  • Access to 50+ Genesis hooks
  • Access to built-in WordPress hooks

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Genesis Simple Hooks

Genesis Simple Hooks has 20,000+ active installations on the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Genesis Simple Hooks holds a 4.6 out of 5 star rating based on 22 user reviews on WordPress.org.
Genesis Simple Hooks is developed by Nathan Rice and published on the official WordPress.org plugin repository.
Genesis Simple Hooks requires WordPress 4.7.2 or higher, is tested up to WordPress 7.0.8 and needs PHP 7.2 or newer.
Genesis Simple Hooks has been downloaded 823,470+ times from WordPress.org.
The latest version of Genesis Simple Hooks is 2.3.2. It was last updated on March 31, 2026.
Yes. Genesis Simple Hooks is a free WordPress plugin available to download and install from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

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