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08.12.13 WordPress

Introducing Joshua: a Genesis Blog Theme

We’re happy to announce the release of Joshua, the newest blogging template added to our Genesis theme store. This Genesis child theme was designed for bloggers who want to use images to help tell their story. We’ve set the Joshua theme demo up as a travel blog, but in reality it could be used for any type of blog that places an emphasis on images.

Joshua in Desktop

The home page rotator and inner page headers are designed to keep the visitors’ eye focus on the images. Similar to our Lisa Marie theme, this blogging theme is designed to draw you in and capture your attention via imagery.

A Stylish Rotator With Options

Joshua is our first theme that lets you pick an image rotator. We’ve styled our beloved Soliloquy as a slider and included this license in the theme purchase. We’ve also styled an alternate rotator called Pointelle Slider. This is a premium plugin that goes really nicely with blog type content, as it automatically grabs your latest posts and rotates them at the top of the home page. We were not able to include the Pointelle Slider in our theme purchase, so buyers who wish to use this slider will need to purchase a license from the developer for $9.

Flexible Home Page Content

We’ve configured the home page content area to use the Genesis – Featured Posts widget. While we are only using one category and widget in the demo’s home page, buyers have the option of using multiple Genesis – Featured Posts widgets and giving each content section a text header.

Ad Placement

In the Joshua demo we’ve placed one 300×250 ad unit in the sidebar. This is just a placeholder to remind buyers of advertisement options. The sidebar is widget based, so additional ad units could be used if desired.

Who’s the Real Joshua?

As with our other themes, the name Joshua has a personal reference. Joshua is one of my little cousins. When I say little, I mean younger. Joshua is currently in his thirties and soon to be married. The Joshua in my heart is the little five-year boy who used to sing songs to me, beg for Mountain Dew, and the little munchkin who spent many summer days with me at my grandmother’s cottage.

Want to See More of this Genesis Blog Theme?

Then head on over and take Joshua for a spin. If you like it as much as we do, the theme is available for purchase in our theme store.

If you’ve purchased our developer license, Joshua is already waiting in your account and is ready for download.

Tags: Blogging, Genesis Framework, Genesis Templates, Premium Themes, Wordpress Themes

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Rebecca is the founder and president of Web Savvy Marketing, a Michigan digital marketing agency. She has a well-rounded business background within SMB and enterprise organizations, as well as over fifteen years of experience in sales and online marketing. She provides SEO consulting services for clients, SEO coaching on Clarity.fm, teaches SEO at diySEOcourses.com, and has a weekly podcast at SEObits.fm. Learn more at RebeccaGill.com.

Comments

  1. 08.13.13 at 8:12 ambobr says

    Hi Rebecca,

    When is this theme going to be upgraded to Genesis 2.0?

    • 08.13.13 at 1:31 pmRebecca Gill says

      Bob we are running Joshua in a test environment on WordPress 3.6 and Genesis 2.0.
      All is fine. Upgrade with confidence.

  2. 08.13.13 at 4:53 pmbobr says

    So it is ready for HTML5? Is it safe to enable HTML5 support?

    • 08.13.13 at 4:56 pmRebecca Gill says

      We have not yet converted it to HTML5. We released the theme before Genesis 2.0 was out, so no HTML5 yet. It is on our list to convert and I do have it towards the top of the list on priorities.

  3. 08.14.13 at 3:05 pmBossLady says

    I’m sooo loving this theme! I’m using it for a client site running WP3.6 an Genesis 2.0 and everything’s working beautifully. Can’t wait to launch – this theme is truly a thing of beauty and a joy to work with!

    • 08.14.13 at 3:11 pmRebecca Gill says

      Thanks so much! You know I LOVE hearing good things about our themes and I’d love to see it when it is live.

  4. 08.14.13 at 4:07 pmCath says

    Looks fab. Is this mobile responsive? Also, +1 for getting my hands on the native genesis 2.0 version.

    • 08.14.13 at 5:34 pmRebecca Gill says

      Joshua is compliant with Genesis 2.0, but we haven’t yet converted it to HTML5. See comment above to Bob.

      It is mobile responsive. We don’t build anything anymore that isn’t.

      • 08.14.13 at 5:41 pmCath says

        Of course it is: viewing on my mobile, the demo doesn’t become responsive until you remove the bar at the top. My apologies. It’s a fab theme, just put it forward for my next project. Thanks.

        • 08.14.13 at 6:12 pmRebecca Gill says

          I actually did the same thing at one point. Thought one of our themes had a bug, flipped a bit out at the coding team, and then apologized once I realized it was hover bar. Good times in responsive design. =)

  5. 09.18.13 at 5:55 pmMarina says

    Hi Rebecca, I’ve bought a few themes on Themeforest etc. All come with a set-up instruction manual. Does this? Oh, and how is the HTML5 upgrade coming along?

    • 09.18.13 at 5:59 pmRebecca Gill says

      We offer XML files for each theme as well as online instructions in our support forum. You’ll find Joshua’s at https://web-savvy-marketing.com/forum/joshua-instructions/. You need to be logged into the website to see the actual instructions, but this will give you an idea of what is available.

      HTML5 is in process, it is just a slow process. Joshua is going to be one of the five five we release.

      • 09.18.13 at 6:36 pmMarina says

        Thanks Rebecca! Does Joshua come with a license for multi-site use & does it play well within a network? Are you aware of any issues?

        • 09.18.13 at 7:43 pmRebecca Gill says

          All of our theme demos run on a multi-site environment, so there are no issues.

          If you plan on using Joshua on more than one URL, you would need to purchase our developer license. The single license purchase is for single URLs (domains) only.

          I saw that you added additional comments/questions regarding code changes. I did not approve those comments as all questions of this nature should be routed through our support forum so Debbie or Chris can provide proper responses.

  6. 11.13.13 at 12:45 pmRoy says

    Please can you email me a few LIVE sites running Joshua theme other than the demo. I would like to see it in LIVE action prior to purchase. Thanks!

    • 11.13.13 at 2:19 pmRebecca Gill says

      Roy we don’t require people to provide us with URLs for themes, so I don’t have a list to offer. I bet BossLady and BobR above have a few websites, but I’m not sure if they than can list the URL’s.

    • 11.13.13 at 7:08 pmCath says

      Hey Roy,
      For what it’s worth, here’s a customised version of Joshua I launched for a travel blogger: http://www.adventuresallaround.com

      • 11.13.13 at 7:32 pmRebecca Gill says

        Cath the website looks awesome! I absolutely love the background image. Pure excellence.

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