2013 Is Here: Time To Update Your WordPress Theme!

New Year. New Look. Say goodbye to all the holiday trimmings and get ready to update the old. What better time to start the year with something new and something fresh! If you’ve been wanting to revamp your website and …


Header.php and The WordPress Header

In a previous article, we ‘deconstructed’ and brokedown a basic WordPress theme into 5 sections namely: the header, the menu, the sidebar, the content, and the footer. This time we are going to dive a little deeper into one of …


Useful WordPress Utilities to Start the Year Right

Give your WordPress site a tune up to keep it running smoothly with these helpful WordPress utilities. Remove forgotten spam comments, beef up your site’s functionalities, or simply improve the overall browsing experience of your audience, and give your website …


Elegant Themes Has Over 160,000 Customers! Time To Join.

In a span of 6 months, Elegant Themes’ customer base grew from 120,000+ to over 160,000. That’s more or less a 30% jump and quite an achievement really. Something right must be happening and this is great news for the …


WordPress 3.5 – New Features to be excited about in 2013

Drumroll please, Elvin Jones is in the house! WordPress house, that is. In keeping with WordPress code naming tradition, the latest WordPress update released – WordPress 3.5 has been named “Elvin” in honor of drummer Elvin Jones, and there is …


Blazing the Trail in 2013

Greater things are yet to come and they are exciting. There’s always something magical whenever the New Year comes. Technically, if you really strip this day down to what it really is and take away all the fireworks and celebration, …


WordPress Theme Deconstructed

Last week we touched on the basic components of a typical WordPress theme. Below is a visual example of how the layout looks like. The components are as follows: The Header (header.php) The header is the structure that traditionally sits …


WordPress Plugins 2013: Trends

WordPress themes, free or premium, come with common, basic features and functionalities upon installation. Some are built in together with the WordPress version you are using while others come with the theme you plan to use and install. Technically, these …


Top 5 Themes for Non-Profit Organizations

It’s now that time of the year when most of the world celebrates Christmas. It is the season when the Christian world reflects on the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ which ultimately leads to his sacrifice on the cross …