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Step 1: Make a child theme.
Step 2: Find a plugin.

Thanks for the help… I ended up looking through the source code and just removing the RSS feed icon. Now I’m going to look for a social media plugin

And that is why there was a step 1 in my guide.
If you’re planning on updating your theme (which you should), the RSS icon will reappear. Unless you make a child theme.

Thanks for the question and replies.

Yes, that kind of customization is best to be done with a child theme.

We will consider the described feature in our plans too. It sounds quite cool.

Should you have any other question or suggestion don’t hesitate to contact us at support at expresscurate dot com. We are committed to making sure you have a positive experience with our theme.

What would be that code I put in the child-theme to remove the RSS feed icon?

Now we’re talking!

Option 1: If you want to do it with CSS, do it like this:

.topRss {
display: none;
}

Option 2: If you want to do it directly in header.php, you’ll make a copy of header.php, put this copy into your child theme folder, then remove or comment out this whole chunk:

<div class="topRss floatRight">
      <a type="application/rss+xml" title="<?php bloginfo('name'); ?>" href="<?php bloginfo('rss2_url'); ?>" class="rss"></a>
</div>

I’d opt for option 2, because it’s clean. While option 1 is really just a dirty trick.

Thanks for the help Emily I really appreciate it. I will listen to your advice and go for option 2.

And another quick question.. A social media plug-in should solve the problem of replacing the area with social media icons correct?

A social media plugin will put any icons whereever you tell it to (if this is an option, depending on the plugin).

You might be in for some issues, because you’re not working with a standard WordPress theme and some plugins depend on that. But I’m absolutely sure there’s no issue one can’t tackle if choosing their plugin wisely. The forum is here for you, my friend.