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To celebrate Web Week, we have decided to make a special offer for anyone on any platform wanting to leverage the power of having all StudioPress Themes available. Until December 31st, 8pm EST we are taking $100 off the Pro Plus All Themes package, which includes every single theme we make, now and in the future, plus 29 third-party themes. Get $100 OFF our Pro Plus Pack Offer ends December 31st, 8pm ESTGet Pro Plus Now And Save $100 This blog was originally posted on … [Read more...] about Special Pro-Plus Deal – Get $100 Off Pro Plus for Web Week!

The results are in! Remember back in October we announced a global survey of the Genesis community? Well, smarter folks than me have been calculating, collating and counting, and now the results are ready to share! 67% of them say the framework has, in one way or another, changed their lives. (61%) of the survey respondents said they work at agencies or identified as freelancers, the vast majority of them (85%) said they use the Genesis Framework for the work they do for … [Read more...] about Genesis Community Survey – The Results

The results are in! Remember back in October we announced a global survey of the Genesis community? Well, smarter folks than me have been calculating, collating and counting, and now the results are ready to share! 67% of them say the framework has, in one way or another, changed their lives. (61%) of the survey respondents said they work at agencies or identified as freelancers, the vast majority of them (85%) said they use the Genesis Framework for the work they do for … [Read more...] about Genesis Community Survey – The Results

One of the stated goals of the Genesis team at WP Engine is to “make the Genesis community one of the fastest-growing and most open communities in WordPress.” There are many ways we plan on achieving this goal, including increasing product feedback in mediums like Slack and Github, but also by introducing new ways for people from across the community to have a voice in the future of Genesis. We’re excited to announce the launch of one of these initiatives: The formation of the Genesis … [Read more...] about Announcing the Genesis Shapers

Genesis 2.8 provides developers with new tools to make Genesis themes with less code and better user experience! Child themes, now config-driven Child themes should be simple. But lately, they’ve been getting more and more complicated. So in Genesis 2.8, we’re introducing a new function to locate and load config files to enable and configure Genesis features – features such as a new onboarding experience, custom header images, default editor colors, and font size … [Read more...] about Genesis 2.8 Beta, Available Now!

Genesis 2.8 provides developers with new tools to make Genesis themes with less code and better user experience! Child themes, now config-driven Child themes should be simple. But lately, they’ve been getting more and more complicated. So in Genesis 2.8, we’re introducing a new function to locate and load config files to enable and configure Genesis features – features such as a new onboarding experience, custom header images, default editor colors, and font size … [Read more...] about Genesis 2.8 Beta, Available Now!

This past weekend nearly 2,000 folks from around the globe gathered in Nashville, Tennessee to attend WordCamp US. #WCUS, as it is known on Twitter, is the largest in-person WordCamp in North America, and it was the first significant event our team attended after the acquisition by WP Engine. StudioPress was well represented, as I was joined by Nathan Rice, Matt Lawrence, Jen Baumann, Chris Garrett, Bryan Smith, Mike McAlister, and John Parris. (Mike and John have recently joined our team as a … [Read more...] about Recap of WordCamp US 2018 (Nashville, TN)

The time has arrived! WordPress 5.0 is here! As WordPress 5.0 delivers the new editing experience, Gutenberg, we’re re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now feature more advanced Gutenberg support to help you get more out of your new editing experience. Six Newly Gutenberg-Optimized Themes: Authority Pro Essence Pro Magazine Pro Infinity Pro Monochrome Pro Breakthrough Pro All StudioPress themes are Gutenberg-ready, but these six themes have been enhanced to be specially optimized … [Read more...] about Six Popular Themes – Now Gutenberg Optimized!

The time has arrived! WordPress 5.0 is here! As WordPress 5.0 delivers the new editing experience, Gutenberg, we’re re-releasing six StudioPress themes that now feature more advanced Gutenberg support to help you get more out of your new editing experience. Six Newly Gutenberg-Optimized Themes: Authority Pro Essence Pro Magazine Pro Infinity Pro Monochrome Pro Breakthrough Pro All StudioPress themes are Gutenberg-ready, but these six themes have been enhanced to be specially optimized … [Read more...] about Six Popular Themes – Now Gutenberg Optimized!

The smiling faces of representatives of the wonderful Genesis community As a community, we love to get together, and when we do we love to take a photograph to commemorate the occasion … and it is time to do it again! Lots of us will be gathering at WordCamp US in Nashville this week so PLEASE join us at the WP Engine booth on Saturday (8th December) at 3:30pm for a group photograph. If you know someone from the community who will be there, please invite them too! This blog was … [Read more...] about Genesis Community Photograph 2018 – Please Join Us!