In this tutorial I show you how to create a Custom Widget Area, add my Social Media Icons to it, and then fix it to the top of my site with some basic styling. I also go into some of the various aspects of how WordPress implements its own fixed top banner on different screen/viewport widths. Screencast: [embedded content] Tools Used: The custom CSS code used: .fixed-social-top {background: #f5f5f5;border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;width: 100%;padding: 10px 5px 0;position: fixed;top: 0;left: 0;z-index: 999;}.admin-bar...
Tag: Genesis Extender Plugin
We just pushed out updates for both Dynamik Website Builder and our Extender Plugins and I wanted to take a few minutes to go over the notable points. Template Post Types First let’s talk about a new feature found in all three tools in keeping up with some of the latest offerings found in WordPress version 4.7+. In 4.7 we were given the ability to make Page Templates available to all post types, not just WordPress pages. This means you...
Over the past half a decade or so we’ve seen an increasingly large numbers of non-developers take on that role in the name of gaining their freedom from jobs they feel “stuck” in. It began with blogging and marketing and even writing ebooks, with WordPress as the foundation for these endeavors. Yet for many, myself included, making a solid, family supporting living online required a more concrete, mainstream (or whatever you want to call it) skill-set. Not necessarily to replace...
Ever so often I like to push out an updated comparison of our Genesis Framework focused WordPress products. After various updates and refinements are implemented and as WordPress itself evolves it’s good to keep this comparison fresh for the greatest benefit to members and potential members alike. We currently offer two premium WordPress products that are exclusively developed for the Genesis Framework. These include Dynamik Website Builder which is a Genesis Child Theme, and Genesis Extender which is a Genesis...
With one of the biggest updates in quite some time (especially for Dynamik) I’m excited to finally release and share with our community these notable Cobalt Apps product updates! First, before I touch on a few points I wanted to make it clear that for those wanting to cut to the chase and see all the new changes to Dynamik and/or Genesis Extender you can scroll to the bottom of this post and click on the appropriate changelog links. Also, the screencast...
Today, the Going Green Genesis Child Theme was updated to version 3.0. Its a beautiful update packed with 4 color options (Default, Forest, Mint, and Olive) and support for the Genesis 2.0 goodies. Getting the stock setup online, took no time at all, thanks to the simple setup steps (Login Required) StudioPress provides. I dare say, green bloggers are going to make a bunch of folks green with envy by using this beautiful Genesis Child Theme to showcase their content. What...
If you’re like me, you’ve been drooling over the latest refresh by Team Gardner/Tomal. The design isn’t out just yet, but let’s setup that custom home page layout for you to use with any other Genesis Child Theme. First, Eric’s Explanatory Video [embedded content] Now that we understand how the process works, lets walk through it together. You are welcome to skip to the end of the post and download the zip file for importing into the Extender Plugin for Genesis. Just...