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If your website is where you foster community and not just someplace to house a business, then Slush Pro is for you. This Genesis-powered third party theme was created for the brand that wants to communicate its story in both words and pictures. Slush Pro is a theme crafted for those who want to capture attention, then turn that attention into sales—it is a beautiful marriage of marketing and marketplace. Slush Pro was designed by ZigzagPress with an eye toward both beauty and functionality. It … [Read more...] about Slush Pro: a WordPress Theme for Creating a Well-Rounded Brand

Here’s one last reminder that our “first month free + free migration” deal for StudioPress Sites heads off into the sunset today (4/28/17) at 5pm Pacific Time. If you haven’t had a chance to take a look at StudioPress Sites yet, here’s a shortlist of what you can expect … Industry Standard Design Framework 20 Mobile-Optimized HTML5 Designs Zero “Hosting” Hassles WordPress-Optimized Performance Advanced SEO Functionality Automatic WordPress and Genesis … [Read more...] about LAST DAY: First Month Free + No Charge Migration to a Faster WordPress Website

We are happy to announce that, after several months of work, Genesis 2.5 is available and ready for you to download. In Genesis 2.4, we began the process of expanding our Markup API to allow for nearly universal markup control. Through filters, you can modify the HTML element, modify the attributes, add additional microdata, or disable the output completely. We also began removing the legacy XHTML from the main output functions: The output logic is now its own file, which doesn’t load … [Read more...] about Genesis 2.5 Now Available

StudioPress Sites keeps rolling right along, and the feedback we’ve gotten so far is beyond what we could have wished for. The last deal we put together for you back in February was for a free migration of your existing WordPress site. So this month we thought, as a huge thank you to you, “Why not up the ante?” Yep, this month we’re offering that same free migration of your WordPress site … AND you’ll pay absolutely nothing for your first month as a … [Read more...] about StudioPress Sites: First Month Free, plus a No Charge Migration

On this week’s episode, Brian and Lauren discuss their favorite moments from the show during Season One of StudioPress FM. http://rainmaker.fm/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/studiopress-017.mp3 Note: This episode originally aired November 23, 2016. In this 25-minute episode Brian Gardner and Lauren Mancke discuss: Their favorite episodes of Season One The most downloaded shows Most memorable guests and topics What they’re looking forward to in Season Two The Show Notes Follow Brian … [Read more...] about The Season One Recap of StudioPress FM

We are happy to announce that, after several months of work, Genesis 2.5 Beta is ready to download and test. In Genesis 2.4, we began the process of expanding our Markup API to allow for nearly universal markup control. Through filters, you can modify the HTML element, modify the attributes, add additional microdata, or disable the output completely. We also began removing the legacy xHTML from the main output functions: The output logic is now its own file, which doesn’t load unless … [Read more...] about Genesis 2.5 Beta Released

This week we’re joined by Chris Lema. Chris is a Product Strategist, a people manager, a speaker, and a blogger. He also works with companies to help them build better software products. http://rainmaker.fm/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/studiopress-013.mp3 Note: This episode originally aired October 19, 2016. In this episode Brian Gardner, Lauren Mancke, and Chris Lema discuss: Aligning your work with your areas of expertise Making a course correction in your career Defining leadership by … [Read more...] about How to Be a Great Community Leader

This week, we have the very distinct pleasure of talking to a gentleman who is not only a talented member of the WordPress community … but the one responsible for it. http://rainmaker.fm/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/studiopress-0112.mp3 Note: This episode originally aired October 12, 2016. Matt Mullenweg is the founding developer of WordPress, which currently powers over 26% of sites on the web. The WordPress website says it’s “a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing … [Read more...] about How to Make Money with WordPress, with Matt Mullenweg

Maybe you’re a novice looking to learn through trial and error, like Julie Powell. Or maybe your loved ones are constantly begging you to make (or share) your latest recipe. Whether you’re a beginner or a bona fide expert, you may have thought about starting a food blog to share your culinary exploits — and you’ve stumbled into the right place! You may be able to julienne like a champ, but knowing how to wield a knife won’t help you set up your blog. Some folks start food blogging just to … [Read more...] about A Brief Introduction to the Art of Food Blogging

On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Carrie Dils. Carrie has been around the Genesis community for a number of years. She’s a WordPress developer, consultant, speaker, and teacher. http://rainmaker.fm/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/studiopress-007.mp3 Note: This episode originally aired September 13, 2016. She loves sharing what she’s learned with others to help them be more successful in their business. She hosts a weekly WordPress podcast at OfficeHours.fm and is a course … [Read more...] about Why Open-Source Communities Are So Powerful