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Catalyst – the ultimate WordPress theme framework

September 25, 2012 By 5 Comments

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I’ve recently got to know Eric Hamm and to be honest; I’m pretty impressed with the guy.

Eric is the developer of a couple of my favourite WordPress plugins and more relevant to this post… he’s the developer of the Catalyst theme framework for WordPress.

The Catalyst theme framework is one of the WordPress frameworks that has stood the test of time.
It has a vibrant and passionate community and it’s supported by an increasing number of Catalyst skins and child themes.

To get a quick feel for Catalyst take a look at this ultra short video… it’s just over a minute long.
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Minimum 2.0 – Genesis child theme for WordPress

September 20, 2012 By 14 Comments

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Everyone’s talking about it, Brian Gardner developed it, Sarah Kay Hoffman is the first to use it and we’re all waiting for it… the Genesis Minimum 2.0 theme from Studiopress.

The good news is it’s just been released.
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Genesis WordPress plugins by Studiopress

September 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Plugins, plugins, plugins, if you want to add someting, move something or change something on your WordPress website, chances are there’s a plugin that will do it for you.

According to WordPress.org there are currently 21,296 plugins in the plugins directory, but how do you know which ones you can rely on?
Which ones are well coded, which ones might present a security risk and which ones will still be around in a few years time.
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Outreach 2.0 – Genesis child theme for WordPress

September 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

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Fabulous, just what I need for business sites.
Love the choice of colours (and the fact that the colour choice is shown on the home page).
Love the textured background with a hint of highlighting and I love the big tweety bird with the speech balloon at the bottom.
Great job Brian, many thanks.
Keith Davis – Studiopress blog

That was my comment over on the Studiopress blog when I first saw the demo of the Genesis Outreach theme and if anything… I like it even more now.
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Craftiness – Genesis child theme for WordPress

September 8, 2012 By 5 Comments

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Creative, crafty and oh so colourful… that’s Craftiness, the latest Genesis child theme by Lauren Gaige of Restored 316 Designs.

The Craftiness theme is part of the Genesis themes Community Marketplace where talented designers and developers from around the community sell their work.

Lauren already has a number of “stand out” themes in the Marketplace, including the gorgeous Vintage, and the addition of Craftiness reinforces her status as one of the most talented and versatile developers in the Genesis community.
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