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News 2.0 Child Theme Available

Brian Gardner — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:01:23 +0000

We are happy to announce the release of the News 2.0 child theme. This WordPress theme works on the Genesis Framework and can be downloaded by Pro Plus members in the support forum. All others can purchase the package here.

Updating to News v2.0

This version underwent a major code update which means there’s not an easy update path. If you’re happy with your site built on a previous version of the theme, there’s no need to update.

The first part of the update was a complete rewrite of CSS which is based on the updated Genesis sample child theme. This will allow for more efficient coding and easier customization. In addition to that, we rewrote the home.php file so upon theme activation, the standard loop loads until the home widgets are placed into their appropriate areas.

Theme Features

The News child theme includes the following features: 7 color styles (blue, green, orange, pink, purple, red and teal), 6 layout options, custom background, custom header, featured images, fixed width, theme options, threaded comments.

Genesis Tabs Plugin

You might notice is that the News theme demo is now running the Genesis Tabs plugin. This functionality was extracted out of the News 1.0 child theme and made into a standalone plugin.

Take it for a test drive…

Screenshot of the News Theme

News 1.1 Child Theme Released

Brian Gardner — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:13:46 +0000

StudioPress is happy to announce the release of the News 1.1 child theme. This updated child theme works on the Genesis Theme Framework and can be downloaded by Pro Plus members in the support forum. All others can purchase the package here.

If you have already purchased the Genesis Theme Framework and any other child theme previously, you can simply purchase the child package by itself, otherwise you need the News + Genesis Theme package.

New Features

We are also very pleased to announce that the News theme has been updated with new features:

Support for Custom Background
Includes Footer Widgets
Minor Cosmetic Style Changes
Topnav Custom Menu

The News 1.1 child theme now has ID’s registered for the widget areas, so if you’re moving from 1.0 to 1.1, your widgets will get placed into the Inactive Widgets section in your dashboard. You’ll have to move them back into the appropriate areas, but you won’t actually lose them.

Take it for a test drive…

Here’s a screenshot of the News Child Theme:

News 1.0 Child Theme Released

Brian Gardner — Mon, 10 May 2010 17:03:22 +0000

StudioPress is happy to announce the release of the News 1.0 child theme. This WordPress theme works on the Genesis Theme Framework and can be downloaded by Pro Plus members in the support forum. All others can purchase the package here.

Take it for a test drive…

Here’s a screenshot of the News Child Theme: