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01.15.14 WordPress

HTML5 Updates are Here!

HTML5
HTML5 updates are rolling out! While all of our new WordPress themes are being coded in HTML5 at the start, we have well over twenty Genesis themes that were coded before the Genesis framework was capable of HTML5 coding.

Over the last few months we’ve been working very hard to upgrade all of our themes to HTML5. As of today, I’m happy to report that the following Genesis child themes have been converted to HTML5 and these themes are immediately available for purchase or download if you already own license.

Genesis Child Themes Converted to HTML5

  • Joshua
  • Lisa Marie
  • Elbe Blake
  • Bradley
  • Daniel
  • Nancy
  • Ellen Mae
  • Kathryn

What is HTML5 and Why Should You Care?

HTLM5 is the new standard for HTML. The previous version of HTML arrived back in 1999. In internet land that is forever ago! The internet has changed significantly since 1999 and there were a lot of things that needed a bit of sprucing up.

HTML5 themes offers: 

  • Accessibility via semantics and ARIA
  • Video and audio support via tags
  • Simple doctype
  • Cleaner code (Genesis was already great)
  • Better support for local storage
  • More dynamic web applications
  • Backwards compatibility with older browsers
  • Mobile goodies
  • Schema
  • SEO (yes HTML5 upgrades tend to increase traffic)

What if You Already Own a Child Theme?

HTML5 updates are provided for free to all existing customers. Just head on over to your account and download the new files.

But before you update, please make sure you visit the online support forum and read through the change log and conversion instructions. Our resident support guru, Chris Cree, has tried really hard to make sure you have all the details you need for upgrading to HTML5.

What’s Next?

We will continue to upgrade our Genesis child themes and we are releasing more and more HTML5 updates each week. We are basing upgrades on demand, user requests, and any outdated plugin usage (aka our very first themes).

Tags: HTML5, Schema

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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. 01.15.14 at 8:37 amSimone says

    Hi – will your Mariah theme be updated soon?

    • 01.15.14 at 8:43 amRebecca Gill says

      We’ve had numerous requests for Mariah to be updated and she is on the list of roll outs.

      Currently we have these in the funnel:

      Mariah, Augustus, and Frederick are almost done and will be the next themes to be released as HTML5 upgrades. This should be within the next week.

      After those are complete we are moving on to Rasmus, Megan, Erik, Hans, Robert, Hunter, and Alexandra.

      Once those are wrapped up will plow through the rest based on user requests.

      • 01.15.14 at 8:52 amSimone says

        Thanks. I really like Mariah. Genesis child themes that are Woocommerce ready are really hard to find. Plus, she’s cute 🙂

        • 01.15.14 at 8:54 amRebecca Gill says

          I think Mariah is cute as well. The theme is almost as cute as Mariah Humpries, which is who the theme is named after.

  2. 01.15.14 at 11:48 amTony Rowland says

    I just bought the Bradley theme a couple days ago. Will I have access to the html5 update?

    • 01.15.14 at 2:18 pmRebecca Gill says

      Yes Tony they are already available. Just access your account and log in. The download link in the post takes you there, as well as a link in our footer.

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