The holidays were a very happy time for StudioPress affiliates. Sales for StudioPress themes stayed strong through the end of the year, letting us pay our top affiliate $6,235.65 in commissions last month, just for promoting Genesis and our themes. (are you a StudioPress affiliate yet?) To make our "most popular Genesis Framework child … [Read more...]
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Download the Genesis Guide for Absolute Beginners (Free PDF)
December 19, 2011 by 65 Comments
The team here at StudioPress has put together a basic guide for you on how to navigate Genesis (as well as a good bit of WordPress), and get your site going right out of the box. Whether you're just starting out with the Genesis Framework for WordPress, or you've been enjoying its power and flexibility for a while, this download should prove … [Read more...]
WordPress 3.3 Has (finally) Arrived!
December 13, 2011 by 30 Comments
As many of you know, WordPress 3.3 was officially released. We wanted to let you know that we've updated the StudioPress site and all of the Genesis child theme demo sites -- and all is well. This is our way of saying "Go for it, you should safely be able to update to WordPress 3.3!" What's New in WordPress 3.3 Experienced users will … [Read more...]
Top 5 Selling StudioPress Themes – November
December 8, 2011 by 17 Comments
November was an exciting month for StudioPress affiliates. Sales for StudioPress themes skyrocketed during our Black Friday/Cyber Monday sale, with more new themes sold than any other month this year. Our top affiliate made $7,788.15 in commissions last month, just for promoting the Genesis framework and our themes. (are you a StudioPress … [Read more...]
The 25% Off Cyber Monday Sale for StudioPress
November 22, 2011 by 32 Comments
Have you been wanting to buy the Pro Plus All-Theme Package? Have you been looking for a new design for your WordPress site? Do you want to save some serious holiday cash? Woot, Now's Your Chance to Save! Using the code THANKS at checkout (don’t forget that), you can save 25% off of anything you’d like here at StudioPress. And now that … [Read more...]
3 (More) Reasons to be Thankful for StudioPress
November 21, 2011 by 96 Comments
A few days ago I shared a link that shed some insight into the direction that we are heading here at StudioPress. There are 3 things that we're very excited to share, so watch the video: 1. Responsive/Mobile As we've already announced, StudioPress themes will be updated for responsive design which will make them mobile-friendly. Devices … [Read more...]
Responsive Design for Genesis Child Themes
November 11, 2011 by 67 Comments
With the exponential increase of mobile device and tablet users, the concept of responsive web design is becoming more relevant to what we do here at StudioPress. While there are some plugins that exist which make a theme "mobile", we decided to take matters into our own hands. While I was in San Francisco this summer for WordCamp, I had the … [Read more...]
Managed WordPress Hosting (Genesis Users Only)
October 19, 2011 by
I am very pleased to announce our launch of Synthesis - managed WordPress hosting exclusively for our StudioPress customers. With a user base of more than 58,000 people, we're frequently asked for recommendations on high quality web hosting. Since we took the hosting for Copyblogger Media in-house earlier this year, we can't really recommend … [Read more...]
Top 5 Selling StudioPress Themes – September
October 12, 2011 by
Our StudioPress Affiliates frequently ask which child themes they should promote to grow their monthly commissions. While mass appeal doesn't necessarily reflect your customers' preferences, knowing which designs appeal to the most people can help you better target them, whatever their unique desires and needs may be. So, to help you track … [Read more...]
StudioPress Welcomes Josh Byers to the Family
October 10, 2011 by
On behalf of Copyblogger Media, I am very excited to announce that we've officially added Josh Byers to team here at StudioPress. Josh has been around our community for many years, and I'm thrilled to announce that we've hired him. You might recognize Josh from our Genesis Developers page, as he was highly recommended by us for his work at Red … [Read more...]
Genesis Tabs 0.9 Beta Plugin Now Available
September 7, 2011 by
We are very proud to announce that the Genesis Tabs plugin we've built is now available. A few of our child themes, such as Magazine and News, were using the tabs feature, which is loaded via the child theme (and makes universal updating quite difficult.) The updated Magazine theme no longer has this built in, and is ready to go with Genesis … [Read more...]
AgentPress 2.0: Coming Soon & What’s New
September 1, 2011 by
I am very pleased to announce that we're closing in on the release of AgentPress 2.0 - the updated version to our most popular child theme for Genesis. While I admit that this update is overdue, we're excited to reveal why it's taken so long. Updated Design AgentPress 2.0 will include a brand new design as the "default" look. Here's a … [Read more...]