Philip Gledhill

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Academy Pro Customizer Settings

These are some Extra Settings for Academy Pro theme. In this tutorial I’m not listing every setting in the customizer. I’m only dealing with the settings that are specific to Academy Pro. Go to: Dashboard > Customize  and you’ll see this dialogue box. 1.) Colours To change the colour scheme go to: Dashboard > Customize […]

Install Hello Pro Theme and Plugins

Hello Pro is a great looking theme sold by StudioPress. It’s ideal for service selling professionals and creative agencies. To setup Hello Pro theme like the demo you will need… The theme Hello Pro theme and the Genesis Framework The plugins Genesis Portfolio Pro Display Posts Shortcode Social Proof (Testimonials) Slider Genesis eNews Extended You […]

Hello Pro Theme Widget Setup

You could set up the widget areas in Hello Pro by hand. All of the information is provided for you when you buy the theme. But reading the instructions, manually adding all of the widgets and then typing in the code and text into the widgets takes time. So I made you a .wie file. […]

Custom HTML Widgets in Hello Pro Theme

If you’ve used my Widget Importer file to setup the homepage of your Hello Pro theme. You will find there are front page widget areas that contain custom HTML widgets. The widget areas that contain custom HTML widgets are… Home-Wellcome Home-Intro Home-Features Home-Statement If you’ve never seen code before, this might seem scary. But it’s […]

Setup the Portfolio Section in Hello Pro Theme

To set up the portfolio section like the Hello Pro demo page… Go to: Dashboard > Portfolio Items > Add New Then add a… Title Description And featured image to your portfolio item. IMPORTANT! You must add a Featured Image to your portfolio item. The featured image is the thing that displays in the portfolio […]

Setup the Testimonials Section in Hello Pro Theme

If you’re using Hello Pro theme and you want to set up your own testimonials section like the demo site, this is what you need to do… Install and activate the Social Proof (Testimonial) Slider plugin. Go to: Dashboard > Testimonials > Add New Testimonial. Add a testimonial title, author name, author title and type […]

Elementor Tutorial: a Quick Start Guide

This Elementor tutorial is in two formats. Watch the video or scroll down for the text and images. In this Elementor Tutorial we’ll build a page like this… This Elementor tutorial is for WordPress. So I’m assuming you already have a WordPress website, you will also need… Elementor (free version) Fullwidth Page Templates ( free plugin) Make […]

Authority Pro Theme by StudioPress

Authority Pro theme looks great. But figuring out how to set it up can be confusing. This is a quick setup guide for Authority Pro theme There are 5 VIDEO TUTORIALS at the bottom of this page, to jump straight to the videos Click Here Video Tutorials View Live Site Or: Learn more about StudioPress Sites […]

Genesis Dambuster plugin basic settings

Genesis Dambuster plugin makes your page full width and removes selected elements from your page, such as the post title or the navbar. The important facts… Your page can only span the width of the theme you’re using. If you’re using a boxed theme, Genesis Dambuster will NOT make your pages span the whole browser […]

Beaver Builder Tutorial – The Basics

Beaver Builder links There are two versions of the Beaver Builder plugin and there is a Beaver Builder theme. Free Plugin | Premium Plugin (with loads of extras) I’ve made a set of Beaver Builder demo pages and some more tutorials on GenesisUser.com The Layout Grid: Beaver Builder tutorial step one The first step in […]

Hero Page Header Using Beaver Builder

Hero Page Header Text box beneath Hero Page Header You can do a lot with the free version of Beaver Builder. Today I’m making a Hero Page Header. If you’re new to Beaver builder see this starter tutorial. What is PowerPack Lite? The free version of Beaver Builder enables you to build basic web page […]

Font Awesome Icons and Text Boxes in WordPress

Putting Font Awesome icons above text boxes in Beaver Builder Lite I’ve installed two plugins, Beaver Builder Lite and PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder. One of the PowerPack Lite modules makes it easy to add a textbox with Font Awesome icons. Font Awesome icons above text boxes in WordPress The module I use to add Font […]

Callout Boxes in Beaver Builder Lite

Adding a Callout Box to the free version of Beaver Builder using the PowerPack Lite plugin This tutorial uses the free versions of two plugins to add a callout box to WordPress… Beaver Builder Lite PowerPack Lite for Beaver Builder First log in to your site, then navigate to the page you’ve built using Beaver […]

Beaver Builder Problems

Themes that work especially well with Beaver Builder Dynamik Website Builder. This is aimed at very competent amateurs and small agencies. GeneratePress. This is an excellent theme for a small business or blog owner. Beaver Builder also make their own theme. But it’s not cheap. Beaver Builder is a plugin that is designed to work […]

StudioPress Sites Review: Get a StudioPress theme & solid hosting from a brand you trust

StudioPress Sites is a new offering from Rainmaker Digital AKA Copyblogger Media. Rainmaker Digital also offer two even more powerful web hosting solutions. Choose StudioPress Sites for Award Winning, Hassle Free Hosting The three web hosting solutions are… Web Synthesis The Rainmaker Platform StudioPress Sites Synthesis and Rainmaker Web Synthesis is a web host aimed […]

Woocommerce Widgets and filters

In this video I’ll be using Woocommerce Widgets and filters to enable my customers to drill down and find the exact products they’re looking for on my site. This is the transcript of the video above… Hello If you examine several online shops you’ll see a certain feature pop up time after time. It’s the […]

Best StudioPress theme for WooCommerce?

Are you struggling to find the best StudioPress theme for WooCommerce? Many StudioPress themes are pre-styled for WooCommerce. If you want the power, security and flexibility of Genesis this is great news. As of March 2017 WooCommerce powers 28% of all online stores. There is a wealth of good quality WooCommerce training and resources to help […]

How to make a WooCommerce Simple Product

A WooCommerce simple product is a product that does not have any variations such as color or size. For instance, a vinyl record could be listed as a WooCommerce simple product. Because this item does not have any options or variations that the shopper can choose from. There’s only one version of the product. Product image […]

Installing WooCommerce plugin

Before installing WooCommerce plugin for WordPress I installed and activated the Store Front theme. This is designed specifically for WooCommerce. If you don’t have your own good quality theme such as a StudioPress theme, Store Front is a good choice. Next I ran the WooCommerce set up wizard and I imported the WooCommerce demo content so I […]

Making a WooCommerce Grouped Product

Think of a WooCommerce Grouped Product page as a container that holds, or links to, a collection of simple product pages. You can only add simple products to a grouped product page. You can NOT group variable products. What kind of products would you group together? Music tracks are a good example. You could have […]