Once you’ve setup your theme you can use these tips to add extra features and functionality to your site.
Condensed instructions for WordPress power users Install the plugin. Go to Dashboard > Simple FAQs > Add new. Then use this shortcode [gs_faq] to display the FAQs. This is what the Genesis FAQ looks like using the sample theme. The styling will be different depending on the specific theme you use. In this first tutorial I …
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Genesis Column Classes Video 1 (the basic idea) Genesis Column Classes Video 2 (how it works) Before we start using Genesis Column Classes, please note! You will need to use some very basic HTML code The easiest way to write code is using the text view in the WordPress editor. BUT! If you try editing …
This Genesis Portfolio Pro tutorial contains two videos. The first video shows you how to add a single portfolio to your site. The second video shows you how to add several Genesis Portfolio Pro portfolios to your site. In the first video I show you how to add one Genesis Portfolio Pro portfolio to your …
Using the StudioPress Flexible Layouts Widget Areas in Altitude Pro Theme Several StudioPress themes have special code that automatically lays out the Front Page widget areas in different grid styles. These layouts change depending on how many widgets you place in each widget area. Video 1: A Basic Overview of Flexible Louts in Altitude Pro …
Simple Social Icons is a really simple plugin. You can download it from WordPress.org. All you need to do is paste your social media page URLs in the relevant boxes. This plugin is used in most of the StudioPress demo sites. (This is an affiliate link :-) If you want to style the buttons use the …
If you look at the home pages of the StudioPress demo sites such as Altitude Pro you’ll see quite a lot of images. These images are displayed by WordPress in a variety of ways including… Featured images assigned to blog posts. The Genesis Featured page or post widget. A theme, or a widget area’s background …
There are two types of icons used in StudioPress themes… In this tutorial we are NOT dealing with the Simple Social Icons plugin. We’re just dealing with icons in text widgets, that use HTML code. Luckily, changing these icons is easy. These sites use icon code in text widgets… Altitude Pro Atmosphere Pro Remobile Pro You …
Using Find and Replace in Notepad to change the text in the StudioPress pricing table. This is a long tutorial about the StudioPress pricing table. This is what we’re going to do… I’m assuming your StudioPress pricing table already has the StudioPress example code. You get the code we’re using by logging into your StudioPress account. Or …
I use the Genesis Framework and a StudioPress theme. This is how I added an author box below my blog posts. I also added some introductory text above the archive page for my blog posts. In the WordPress dashboard, go to… Users > Your Profile, there are three lots of information you can add. About …
Some themes let you add a headline and introductory text to these listing pages. Brian Clark calls these pages cornerstone content pages, because they’re a great way to make a central hub for posts on a specific topic. First watch this Category And Tag Archive Listing Pages video Then scroll to the bottom of the …
This Simple Sidebars tutorial shows you how to add new sidebars to your Genesis or StudioPress site. We’re using the Simple Sidebars plugin by StudioPress. What you can, and can not do, using this Simple Sidebars Tutorial. You can make new sidebars and assign them to… Individual pages. Individual posts. Category archive listing pages. (Not …
The Simple URLs plugin by StudioPress helps you make affiliate links shorter. And because you control the text in the link, you can make your outbound links easier to understand for your site visitors. A link that looks like this… Is made to look like this… After you install and activate the Simple URLs plugin …
This Simple Edits tutorial is about a StudioPress plugin, you must be using the Genesis Framework to use this plugin. You use Simple Edits to show information above and below your blog post, things like… The post author’s name. The date the post was uploaded. A link to more posts in the same category. A …
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How to set-up up your Genesis Responsive Slider Plugin just the way you want it. Not all StudioPress themes have a built in slider, if yours does, read on. First install and activate the Genesis Responsive Slider Plugin If your Genesis based theme is not mobile responsive, use the Genesis slider. If you have a …
Using the Genesis featured post widget. Some but NOT ALL StudioPress themes have widget areas in the body of the home page. Magazine Theme is a typical example. If your StudioPress.com theme has one of these widgetized home page layouts, follow this tutorial to see how you set up the Genesis featured post widgets on …
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