One of the first things I read about Genesis compared it to a car. The Getting Started page at StudioPress has a really cool illustration of that analogy. Basically, WordPress is the engine, Genesis is the frame and body, and the child theme is the paint job. When Genesis Beta 1 dropped I did a conversion on my church Web site and then wrote … [Read more...]
Genesis 2.0 Explained
As a kid I loved going to the pool. Actually I loved water in general. I was raised all over the world including Japan, Guam, and California. This meant I spent a lot of my time at the beach or in pools. Not long after moving to Oklahoma we got to go the to local pool. It was burning hot and I missed the California beaches, but the pool was great. … [Read more...]
Genesis Responsive Header Customizer Update
Get the Genesis Responsive Header plugin Hey folks, finally had some time to do an important update on the Genesis Responsive Header plugin. This update is pretty fresh so be warned, it could have problems, but I've done a good bit of testing with it so far and found it to work well in my tests, but when updating you will have to rebuild your … [Read more...]
Genesis 2.0, HTML5, and Schema Oh My!!!
Hey folks. I have been crazy busy with a bunch of things over at Copyblogger. I have to say, working with them is a real blast and there are so many different projects going that I don't know if I'll ever get bored. One of the big things in the pipe is Genesis 2.0. I'm going to have to make some big changes to my Genesis explained series because … [Read more...]
StudioPress Forum Focus Group
Hey folks, I need a limited number of people to sign up for a focus group on some stuff I'm working on in the StudioPress forums. I have a couple of moderators already but need some others involved. Right now I'm looking for 20 people. I need volunteers from every experience level so the big question is time. I'm not asking for a huge time … [Read more...]
Genesis Responsive Header Updated
OK, a huge thanks to the people who have already tried out the Genesis Responsive Header plugin. I got a lot of good feedback in the first week and have a new version ready for download. Please note, this is still a beta. It's only been in the public for a week now. I believe this version is very stable though. With feedback you all can help me to … [Read more...]
Genesis Responsive Header
Get the Genesis Responsive Header plugin Hey folks. If you haven't heard, responsive design is the new web standard. With mobile devices quickly dominating the web viewing experience it is imperative that sites take their mobile market into consideration when it comes to design. That is why StudioPress adopted responsive design. This allows the … [Read more...]
How I Make Custom Fields Easier in Genesis
I work with custom fields a good amount. Clients want all kinds of easy to fill in data so I work with the Custom Meta Box class from Bill, Jared, and others. I've talked about that a fair bit. I think it is great and getting better. Not sure how something becomes better than great but it does with each new version. Working with custom fields in … [Read more...]
Premise Steps Up or What I’ve been busy with.
I have several articles I have wanted to write but this has been a very busy summer. I have done a few client projects and had to stop in the middle of one to write up an article on how to add custom fields to the Genesis Responsive Slider. I have also been working on my "Frankentheme" which is an important update to Fluid. This theme is something … [Read more...]
How I Added Custom Fields to the Genesis Responsive Slider
I have been asked how to add custom fields to the Genesis Responsive Slider and the Genesis Slider several times in the past. Every time I had believed it would require a new widget to be created that called for the custom fields. It is a bit ungainly and beyond the skills of many novice developers. Recently, however, I had need of this myself. … [Read more...]