The Genesis Framework is undoubtedly one of the most popular WordPress theming frameworks on the market. Genesis is extremely designer and developer friendly offering rapid creation and customization of sites through hooks and filters. An easy way to make new views of pages in WordPress is by making template files. This tutorial will show you how to make custom page templates for the Genesis Framework.CONTINUE READING »
Creating Custom Templates in Genesis
Posted on May 20, 2013 1 Comment
Genesis Framework 2.0 Beta available, now with Brand New design and Microdata
Posted on May 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
Genesis, the premium WordPress theme framework has been updated with the beta version 2.0. Genesis is one of the robust theme frameworks out there for WordPress.
On Wednesday, StudioPress founder Brian Gardner announced on the blog that Genesis 2.0 Beta version is ready for testing.
To test beta version, try the Genesis Beta Tester plugin (link) or you can download the beta files from the Members area, said Brian. CONTINUE READING »
Interview with Templatic Manager Vedran Fak
Posted on May 15, 2013 2 Comments
Today we have a special guest for the interview – Vedran Fak, a WordPress Geek, blogger and community Manager who handles the Templatic blog and support.
Templatic is a premium theme shop headquartered in Surat, India. The folks over at Templatic has done an amazing job on building premium themes for WordPress.
Thanks Vedran for answering the questions.CONTINUE READING »
ElegantThemes Giveaway: Win 3 Lifetime Memberships worth $747
Posted on May 14, 2013 25 Comments
I haven’t run any WordPress product giveaway in weeks, so when I got chance I teamed up with our friends at ElegantThemes to giveaway 3 Lifetime memberships worth $747 to 3 lucky readers.
ElegantThemes, one of the best premium theme shops out there. For $39 you will get access to 80+ themes & support for 12 months and most recently, the folks at Elegant Themes introduced the lifetime membership plan that costs $249 and you’ll get access to all their themes, plugins, psd files and support for lifetime.CONTINUE READING »
Ninja Popups – The Best Popup Plugin for WordPress
Posted on May 13, 2013 12 Comments
A few days ago, I added an email subscription popup to this blog. Just to test how much extra subscribers I can get with the help of an popup plugin.
I know popups are annoying and most of the times it interferes with the user experience. However, I wouldn’t mind saying that I had a great experience with popups and have been able to increase the subscribers rate by almost 100%.CONTINUE READING »
WPEngine Releases New User Portal & One Click Staging
Posted on May 13, 2013 3 Comments
WPEngine, the premium WordPress hosting which powers numerous high profile websites, recently released a new user portal for all the users on their hosting.
They have taken a huge step in right direction, though there was nothing wrong with the previous dashboard but the new one looks as good as their service. Adding new features, doing redesign to help the customers and providing excellent support is what makes WPEngine the best Managed hosting for WordPress.CONTINUE READING »
WordPress 3.6 Beta 3 Now Available To Public
Posted on May 12, 2013 1 Comment
WordPress 3.6 Beta 3 has been officially released to public on Saturday and can now be downloaded directly from the WordPress.org website. Mark Jaquith, the lead developer of the WordPress 3.6 stated that it’s still in beta period and should not be used on a production site.
If you want to use the latest version, than use it on a test site, so you can get a good feel without risking any changes to your main website. CONTINUE READING »
Roll Your Own WordPress Installation with WPRoller
Posted on May 7, 2013 Leave a Comment
One of the nicest things about WordPress is its 5 minute installation window. Upload the core files, set up the database then run the install and Hello Dolly!
But then your work begins – a typical WordPress installation adds from 5 to 25 plugins to customize the site experience. And if you spend any time developing WordPress solutions for yourself or your clients then you love plugins and you probably have your favorite plugins and site configurations. CONTINUE READING »
