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Transchild – Free Genesis Child Theme

Josh Stauffer — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:17:34 +0000

I am proud to announce my very first free Genesis child theme. Releasing a WordPress theme to the public has been something that I’ve wanted to do for a very long time and I’m glad I’ve finally taken this step.

The theme incorporates transparent elements and is a child theme for the Genesis Framework, hence the name ‘Transchild.’ My attempt at a clever name.

Check out the Transchild theme and I look forward to reading your feedback in the comments below.

Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes – Review

Josh Stauffer — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 05:09:49 +0000

This book was on my Amazon wish list for a few months before I bought it from Barnes & Noble last Saturday. I literally just got done reading it and honestly, I would have finished it sooner but life got in the way. It’s a fairly short read, less than 200 pages with some full page images, but don’t be fooled, the book’s packed with essential information for aspiring WordPress theme designers.

There were a lot of things I already knew but I was still able to pick up quite a few tips. I have several pages of notes to prove it. My notes were spurred from thoughts like, “Man, I didn’t know WordPress did that” to “I better write this down so I don’t forget it.” I strongly recommend this book to anyone interested in building WordPress themes either for business or pleasure.

As I mentioned, I bought the book from Barnes & Noble for roughly $43 only because I wanted it at that moment. However, Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes can be purchased from Amazon for about $22 depending on the condition.

Who’s behind the book?

Allan Cole – a Thematic framework guru who specializes in front-end user experience and WordPress customization. (allancole.com)
Raena Jackson Armitage – a former SitePoint technical editor who speaks at some of the more popular geek conferences. (raena.net)
Brandon Jones – a designer who’s developed some of the Web’s best-selling WordPress themes. (epicerastudio.com)
Jeffrey Way – manages CodeCanyon and Nettuts and also ran ThemeForest for 2 years. (jeffrey-way.com)

What’s in the book?

Introducing WordPress
Planning Your Theme
Theme Design 101
Theme Frameworks
Advanced Theme Construction
Widgets
Theme Options
Selling Your Theme

My to do list

Read “Build Your Own Wicked WordPress Themes.” – Check
Build some wicked WordPress themes. – In progress

Have you read the book? Is there anything you want to mention?

Free Genesis Child Themes

Josh Stauffer — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:53:20 +0000

The Genesis Framework by StudioPress is quickly becoming one of the most popular Theme Frameworks for WordPress. StudioPress currently offers 30+ turn-key designs that may be purchased individually or you can get the Pro Plus All-Themes package which gets you all updates and future themes. If that’s not enough, you can take advantage of these free Genesis Child Themes that developers release from time to time just to give back to the growing community.

Free Child Themes for Genesis

Here’s an updated list of the free child themes for the Genesis Framework. Themes are listed in alphetical order by author.

Adaptation by Aaron Hartland
Latitude by Aaron Hartland
Tee Box by Alan Smith
Base by Bill Erickson
Genesis CRM by Bill Erickson
Buster by Bradley Potter
Full Width by Christopher Cochran
Charisma by Cristian Antohe
Autobahn by David Decker
Fringe by Greg Rickaby
Twenty Diez by Jared Atchison
Bookmarks by John Hawkins
Sinatra by Josh Stauffer – that’s me
Transchild by Josh Stauffer – that’s me again
Go Green by Len Kutchma
Birow by Marco Galasso
Inzornade by Marco Galasso
Zirconium by Mark Howe
FlipBlog by Marx Benzon
Mini Press 1.0 by Rafal Tomal
Fairway by StudioPress
Georgia by StudioPress
Nomadic by StudioPress
Sample by StudioPress
Simply Sweet by Susan Nelson
Persevero by WPBeginner
Something missing? click here →

Please keep in mind that although these are free child themes, they will require the Genesis Framework to run properly.

Adaptation - Genesis Child Theme

Latitude - Genesis Child Theme

Tee Box - Genesis Child Theme

Buster - Genesis Child Theme

Charisma - Genesis Child Theme

Autobahn - Genesis Child Theme

Fringe - Genesis Child Theme

Twenty Diez - Genesis Child Theme

Bookmarks - Genesis Child Theme

Sinatra- Genesis Child Theme

Transchild - Genesis Child Theme

Go Green - Genesis Child Theme

Birow - Genesis Child Theme

Inzornade - Genesis Child Theme

Zirconium - Genesis Child Theme

FlipBlog - Genesis Child Theme

Mini Press 1.0 - Genesis Child Theme

Fairway - Genesis Child Theme

Georgia - Genesis Child Theme

Nomadic - Genesis Child Theme

Sample - Genesis Child Theme

Simply Sweet - Genesis Child Theme

Persevero - Genesis Child Theme

Best WordPress Real Estate Themes

Josh Stauffer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:39 +0000

If you’re looking for the best WordPress real estate themes then you’ll be glad you found this collection of the themes I put together. You may be wanting more of a corporate real estate site or even your very own personal site that lists the real estate properties that you deal with. Either way, in the list below you’ll find real estate WordPress themes that satisfy both desires.

Practically ALL of these real estate themes have different color options to choose from, lifetime support & upgrades, are search engine optimized, and are extremely affordable. These reasons alone will help differentiate yourself or company and allow you to rise above the competition. But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself!