In lieu of my recent announcement about the release of Styles add-ons for Genesis, I'm trying to keep up with steady release of 2.0 ready (and HTML5) themes from Studiopress. Executive Pro Theme from Studiopress Executive is a very popular child theme and a lot of people have been anxiously awaiting the HTML5 version to be released. Though the looks haven't changed much, if at all, the real power is under the hook... but you already knew that didn't you? Styles add-on for Executive Pro The … [Read more...]
Styles add-ons for Genesis themes now available
There's a promo video at the bottom of this post for those that don't care to read ;) We are pleased to announce the release of our add-ons (plugins) for Genesis 2.0 child themes. The Styles Plugin by Brainstorm Media is an innovative new plugin that allows easy and fast style customizations of WordPress themes via WordPress's own customizer. View our Styles add-ons Non-coders rejoice! If you are a non-coder but like the speed, security, designs, etc of Studiopress and the Genesis … [Read more...]
Sneak Peak of the new “Latent” child theme for Genesis 2.0
EDIT: Latent is available now! As some of my Twitter and Google + followers already know, I'm near completion of my first premium child theme built on the Genesis Framework (affiliate link). This theme is a cleaner and more refined version of The Stiz Recording Studio's website... plus it's built on Genesis 2.0. I'm not sure if I'll put a theme shop on this website, team up with some other colleagues of mine who are also getting in the theme game, or launch a separate site … [Read more...]
Use WP_Query To Alter The Posts Per Page Of A Custom Taxonomy Term Archive Of A Custom Post Type
Wow, that title got me all dizzy. It's okay though, it's not that complicated, right? I just wanted to get this posted before I forgot what I did and where I did it. Since I use custom post types and custom taxonomies quite a bit, I need to reference this code quite a bit. On the current site I'm working on, here's what I have: Custom post type: Portfolio ( 'portfolio' ) Custom taxonomy: Portfolio Categories ( 'portfolio_cat' ) Portfolio category term archive: Media Analyst ( … [Read more...]
Remove The Comma Between Categories And Tags In Genesis
I often like to style my category and/or tag list differently then just a comma separated list (see the bottom of this post for an example). I've always done a bit of hacking using the_tags or the_category, which is okay... but not the fast, simple, and Genesis (affiliate link) way. The Genesis Way Enter Genesis Shortcodes. There is simple code already available on customizing the meta. Below is a gist from Brian Gardner: Notice the "post_categories" & "post_tags" shortcodes in … [Read more...]
Using Custom Post Types And Meta Fields To “Client-Proof” Adding New Content
In the website I recently launched, my client wanted to have the ability to add new videos to the portfolio section of their site. With the need to make this as streamlined and easy to use for a non-techie (and a person new to WordPress) to update, I decided to use custom meta fields on top of a custom post type. The client's need was also a bit tricky as they had some of their work on YouTube along with other videos being displayed on HBO's website. HBO has their own custom player so it … [Read more...]