Builder Theme
Just Released: Builder Events Block
We’re really proud to announce the official release of the new Builder Events Block — the new event management plugin for iThemes Builder! Features Earlier this month we previewed some of the Builder Events Block features that will make adding events to your WordPress site quick and easy. After some internal testing, we updated a few details that provide optimal customization. Here’s a quick Builder Events Block feature recap: 1. Add events straight from the WordPress [...]
Due Next Week: New Child Theme Arrival
Update 05/03/2012: Builder child theme Arrival and Arrival Blue have been released! Make sure to check out each of the demo sites for Arrival – in pink and blue. We’re expecting our first “iThemes baby” this summer (congrats Cody and Callie!), so it was only fitting to add a “baby announcement” child theme to celebrate. Here’s a sneak peek of next week’s the Builder child theme Arrival – in pink and blue: [...]
Making Use of the Projects Feature in Covell
One of the most popular portfolio Builder child themes (and one of my personal favorites) is Covell, which has several content-specific features, including the Projects Custom Post Type. Covell’s Projects are great for showing off content images (like portfolio items), since the Projects page has been designed to only show featured images from Projects posts (like this): Once Covell is activated, the Projects section appears in the dashboard below Posts: 1. [...]
Free eBook: Getting Started with Builder
We’ve been busy adding new resources to our iThemes eBook library (now 10 eBooks and counting!) and one of our latest additions is Getting Started with Builder, a handbook for Builder beginners. This guide presents an introduction to basic Builder concepts and terms, as well as a beginner’s overview on using Builder for the first time. We’ll walk step-by-step through installing and activating the Builder theme, as well as creating your first [...]
(RE)Introducing iThemesBuilder.com as the iThemes Builder Community Site
We’re excited to announce a new hub for resources and information for the iThemes Builder Community: iThemesBuilder.com. Our theme team has been hard at work rebuilding the site, hoping to enhance the Builder user experience with an easy-to-navigate location for Builder tutorials, news, and releases: Nearly three years ago Chris Jean had a vision of what themes should do when it comes to creating layouts. Eight months later Builder was released in [...]
Just Released: Depot, an eCommerce Child Theme for Builder
Depot, the greatly-anticipated eCommerce Child Theme for Builder, has just been released! Depot features full integration and optimization of three different WordPress Ecommerce plugins: Shopp, Cart66 and WP-Ecommerce. Operating on iThemes Builder’s powerful layout engine and paired with either of these eCommerce plugins, Depot is the perfect store-front for your WordPress-powered website or blog. From the Depot Demo site, select your eCommerce plugin to view the customized plugin-specific version of the theme: [...]
Just Released: Two New Color Variations of Expansion
Expansion, the latest child theme for iThemes Builder, just added two new stand-alone theme color variations: Expansion Red and Expansion Blue. Both themes boast the same high-contrast design of the original Expansion–but now with blue and red details such as: custom blog date stamps that auto-adjust to your Builder layout: three different widget styles (dark text on a white/light background, light text on dark/black background, and boxed-in widgets on a textured background): [...]
Two New Showcase Sites in iThemes Builder
I’m super excited to share two personal sites that have recently been redesigned with iThemes Builder by Ty Carlson from iThemes Creative Services. These two sites have needed an overhaul from my previously lame (self-designed) sites and I also wanted to have personal showcase sites for the cool things Builder can do. (We drink our own Kool-Aid at iThemes.) I’m very happy with the design work that Ty has done! [...]
iThemes Builder Releases 51st Child Theme – Patterned
Patterned is the 51st child theme for iThemes Builder. This is a simple theme with a handcrafted look and feel – perfect for any special project or site. You’ll love the Google Web Font (Rancho) that gives titles a special flair and draws people in to your site. From the stay-at-home blogging mom to the business looking for a softer, more subtle design, Patterned is a great choice for your [...]
How to Build a Website in 8 Steps
I’ll admit it. I’m a total DIY’er. I’ve been known to cut my own hair, sew my own clothes, and bake my own bread. Sometimes it turns out perfectly, and sometimes it doesn’t (my most recent DIY-project meant an immediate appointment at the dog groomers). But I’m a strong believer that with enough guidance, instructions, and pretty pictures, I can do just about anything. But what about websites? Enter the [...]
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