Available now is a premium eCommerce child theme from Themedy. I spent quite a bit of time on this particular child theme so I can’t wait to see what people can make of it with their own sites!

Clip Cart is a stylish, modern e-Commerce child theme for the Genesis & Thesis frameworks. Clip Cart provides e-Commerce functionally via the built in support for the Cart66 WordPress plugin (both paid and free versions) – you can create a powerful, full featured e-Commerce site in record time.

Check out the live demo or read more info on Clip Cart!

Just letting everyone know that Themedy has released a new child theme for Genesis and Thesis absolutely free! The newest theme is called Fremedy and is one of the most (if not the absolute most) powerful free themes for either Genesis or Thesis out there. It comes packed with some of Themedy’s great features like shortcode functionality, landing page template, and portfolio management:

Seriously this thing is feature packed with a beautiful minmial design that is great for bloggers, business and news sites. None of the special sauce that all the Themedy.com themes have in common has been limited. Fremedy has shortcodes, easy landing pages, simple installation, different color styles, extra custom widgets and more!

Check out the live demo or download Fremedy for free!

Introducing Line It Up, a new Thesis and Genesis child theme from Themedy released this week. Line It Up is a business theme with some great features including a homepage slider, options menu, portfolio functionality, new widgets , and eight great styles.

If you’re looking for an easy way to showcase your product, service, or portfolio within WordPress, look no further then Line It Up! We give you a great layout and design, with simple options to get an impressive site up quick and easy.

Head to the theme page and check out everything this theme has to offer →

Stay Updated on Themedy

If you want to keep up to date about the happenings at Themedy, follow us on twitter (@themedythemes) or like our page on Facebook.

Plenty of stuff has been happening over at Themedy- a site where I (along with my brother, Mark) release premium child themes for both Thesis and Genesis. Some of the bigger news includes a brand new theme release and new landing page templates for all themes.

New Theme: Foxy News

Please welcome Foxy News to our growing list of great Genesis and Thesis themes. In a nut shell, this theme is a robust content-driven news theme with many advanced features and options. Foxy News includes a custom home page, a jQuery slider, an images slideshow area, nine brand new widgets, and much much more. Whether you have a small start up, or a large content-full site, Foxy News will deliver.

Get to the demo area and check out what this theme has to offer →

New Feature: Landing Page Templates

We’re always adding new features to our released themes no matter their age. The latest big feature we’ve added is “Landing Page” templates. Turn any page into a unique landing page separate from your main site’s style and functions and use any shortcodes to easily spiff up your content.

Check out an example of a landing page here →

Sneak Peak: Upcoming Commerce Theme

Although only its early stages at the moment, our next theme is already being designed and developed. We’re aiming to release it as an ecommerce theme for both Thesis and Genesis that integrates into already established ecommerce plugins. If you want to keep updated, follow us on twitter (@themedythemes) or like our page on Facebook.

Themedy has been chugging along as we continue to add new functionality and new themes for both Thesis and Genesis frameworks. Most recently we added a portfolio / blogging theme called MockFive and also some easy to use shortcodes.

New Theme: MockFive

This theme is our latest and greatest child theme for both Thesis and Genesis. It boasts a very comprehensive custom home page with a few different widget areas to show off your latest posts or hook a visitor in. The featured post/portfolio slider is front and center with a very interesting look- sure to impress.

MockFive is our second theme to include portfolio functionality, so you can showcase your latest works with style. We use a separate post type and custom page templates to make setting up different portfolio/services/items a breeze.

We’ve included 12 (yes, 12!) unique styles in the child theme to choose from. Of course, with our Themedy options panel you will never have to touch any code. All that being said, go ahead and check MockFive out in the demo area here.

Built In Shortcodes

New to all Themedy child themes is built in shortcodes and also an easy way to add them. A shortcode is basically an easy way of adding additional content, features or styling to your WordPress pages, posts and widgets. We’ve included stuff like CSS3 buttons, info boxes, columned layouts, social media buttons, and more.

Along with the actual shortcodes, we’ve also included an easy way to implement them into your pages and posts. When you have a Themedy theme active, your visual editor will now have a Themedy icon button available. You get the chance to preview and set your options before having them inserted into your editor.

Find out more about Themedy shortcodes here: http://themedy.com/usermanual/#shortcodes.

Questions, comments, or concerns.

Want to know more about Themedy? Feel free to contact me: http://www.matthodder.com/contact/

For the last month or two, my brother Mark Hodder and I have been working on a new marketplace / membership site for WordPress child themes. Last week we opened the internet doors to our site and found it was well-received (phew) by both Thesis and Genesis users alike.

So what is Themedy?

Cinchpress - One of many Child Themes currently available.

Like previously mentioned, Themedy is a marketplace for child themes. We offer both identical themes for Genesis and Thesis, so if you are someone who runs multiple sites or you ever have to change frameworks, we have you covered. We also offer both individual theme purchases ($39.95) or monthly/lifetime membership plans. With our membership plans, you get access to ALL current and future themes and full support for the duration of your membership.

Unlike our other project Thesis Themes, Themedy will not be selling third party themes, but is 100% developed and supported by the Themedy duo. We also plan on having an affiliate program up in May for anyone interested in making some moolah.

So go on and check it out!

Themedy.com

Chatter on Twitter

If you’re a #genesiswp fan, than following @themedythemes is a MUST! - great child themes for #genesiswp

- Brian Gardner, Founder of StudioPress

Check out the Thesis Skins available at @themedythemes! Best of luck to the Hodder bros., who are true ninjas

- Chris Pearson, Thesis Creator

If you’ve had your eye on my premium skins over at ThesisThemes.com, now’s your chance to buy them all at a discounted cost. We’ve packaged ThesisFolio, Feedpop and ThesisPlay in one convenient set (separately valued at $165), for only $120. Check out the deal here.

Find out more information about the included skins: 

Feedpop

ThesisFolio

ThesisPlay

I’ve released another premium Thesis skin over at ThesisThemes.com called Feedpop. I decided to take a different route with this skin and give everyone a different way to spice up their site. It’s definitely far from the Thesis standard layout:

Feedpop provides a new and exciting way to show off your Thesis site. The skin boasts a static widget-enabled sidebar on the left with a content-focused posts area on the right. Have all of your important links and information readily available on the sidebar while your users can easily sift through posts.

Packaged with six different styles, Feedpop let’s you be in control of your site’s look. Of course we’ve also made it easy to create your own themes with the clean, commented code and sliced images. Check out the sidebar in the demo site to view all of the current styles available in real time.

I thought I’d keep everyone updated here about my latest Thesis skins, as that’s what most people end up here for anyways. So read on about my latest skins and a sweet coupon code!

ThesisFolio

ThesisFolio is my latest skin and I have to say I’m pretty proud of it.  The new skin comes standard with new templates for both a custom homepage and custom portfolio pages, which allows you to create a great site in a matter of minutes. The new featured area provides the ability to showcase your portfolio items or blog posts along a big “sell” area for your services/products. The design is also rock solid and very appealing. Twelve themes and a colour picker give you unlimited options for design. The skin is meant for companies or individuals looking for a way to showcase their skills or products. View more info and the demo here.

Use coupon 5957E65135 and get $10 off ThesisFolio. Snag it quick though, as it’ll expire after the first 10 purchases!

ThesisPlay

ThesisPlay has been out for a while (on version 1.1 at time of typing) but I never officially announced it here. I still dig it, and of course it’s still being supported and updated continually. ThesisPlay is for people who are looking for something far from the conventional Thesis look. Hours were put into changing even the smallest detail to get a totally new, unique Thesis look unlike any other skin out there. It’s a great skin for people looking for a content-driven, social site. Check out all the details here.

Use coupon CCDE12 and get 20% off of ThesisPlay. This one doesn’t expire!

Lately I’ve been venturing into the Thesis community, coming across loads of great people and excellent resources. Although publicly released skins (both paid and free) seem to be taking off only as of lately, I’ve had a chance to try out a few free Thesis skins.

Something I haven’t seen a Thesis skin tap into, is theme options directly editable through the WordPress dashboard- despite its easy implementation. Let me show you how to accomplish this, starting with the source code complete with comments:

// NOTE: Hover top right to download! //

<?php

add_action('admin_menu', 'thesis_custom_add_page'); // Moves the add page function in the WP dashboard admin menu via WP hook

function thesis_custom_add_page() { // Adds our test page to Thesis menu
add_theme_page('Test Page', 'Test Page', 'edit_themes', 'test-page', 'test_page_admin');
}

function test_page_admin() { // Our function (as seen above) that runs when the page is accessed

$tt_twitter_option = 'tt_twitter_name'; // Option name (in db)
$tt_hidden_field_name = 'tt_submit_hidden';
$tt_data_field_name = 'tt_twitter_field';

$tt_twitter_value = get_option($tt_twitter_option); // Read in existing option value from database

if( $_POST[ $tt_hidden_field_name ] == 'yes' ) { // If form has been sumbitted
$tt_twitter_value = $_POST[ $tt_data_field_name ]; // Read value from post
update_option($tt_twitter_option, $tt_twitter_value); // Save value in database

?>
<div class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('Your options have been saved.', 'mt_trans_domain' ); ?></strong></p></div>
<?php

}
// Main screen:
echo '<div class="wrap">';
echo "<h2>" . __( 'Thesis Themes - Customization', 'mt_trans_domain' ) . "</h2>"; // header

?>

<form name="form1" method="post" action="<?php echo str_replace( '%7E', '~', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="<?php echo $tt_hidden_field_name; ?>" value="yes">
<p><?php _e("Enter your twitter username:", 'mt_trans_domain' ); ?>
<input type="text" name="<?php echo $tt_data_field_name; ?>" value="<?php echo $tt_twitter_value; ?>" size="25">
</p>

<p class="submit">
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="<?php _e('Update Options', 'mt_trans_domain' ) ?>" />
</p>

</form>
</div>

<?php

}

Where should I put the code?

Well you should be using only a couple files to customize Thesis: custom.css and custom_functions.php. You can paste all of the source code directly into custom_functions.php.

What does the code do?

Right now, the code isn’t going to be any use to your front end. The code will create a new menu called “Test Page” under the appearance tab in your WordPress dashboard. Further, it will have a title, field, and submit button. The field will iniatily hold no value, but after you fill it in, it will be saved to the database. The value being saved is called “tt_twitter_name”, although you could rework the titles and have the value do anything. Lets take a closer look at the code.

add_action('admin_menu', 'thesis_custom_add_page');

Thesis didn’t invent the hook. WordPress has a number of hooks throughout its code, both for the  backend and frontend. Basically, in this line of code, we are adding a custom function (thesis_custom_add_page) at the hook location of admin_menu. This will let our function run at the right location and time.

function thesis_custom_add_page() {
add_theme_page('Test Page', 'Test Page', 'edit_themes', 'test-page', 'test_page_admin');
}

Here’s our function we looked at above. What is the function doing? Adding our theme ofcourse. The add_theme_page function runs like this: add_menu_page(page_title, menu_title, access_level/capability, file, [function], [icon_url]);. We are adding a page title of “Test Page”, a menu title of “Test Page”, access rights of “edit_themes” (which means you must be able to edit themes to access this page), the file name, and the resulting function.

function test_page_admin() {

$tt_twitter_option = 'tt_twitter_name';
$tt_hidden_field_name = 'tt_submit_hidden';
$tt_data_field_name = 'tt_twitter_field';

In this set of code we are opening our function that will run once the page is accessed (test_page_admin) and setting our variables. In this example we are going to get the user to input a Twitter username, so that we can access it later.

$tt_twitter_option is our option name, and will hold our database field name (it’s up to you).

$tt_hidden_field_name is simply the name of the hidden field in the html form that will load. It will be used to check whether the user had submitted form on load.

$tt_data_field_name is the the name of our field, where the user will input his/her Twitter username.

$tt_twitter_value = get_option($tt_twitter_option);

Here we have another variable, tt_twitter_value, which runs a WordPress function to get the value already present in the database (if it is there at all).

if( $_POST[ $tt_hidden_field_name ] == 'yes' ) {
$tt_twitter_value = $_POST[ $tt_data_field_name ];
update_option($tt_twitter_option, $tt_twitter_value);
?>
<div class="updated"><p><strong><?php _e('Your options have been saved.', 'mt_trans_domain' ); ?></strong></p></div>
<?php

As mentioned before, we want to check if the user submitted the form already, and we do that by using the hidden field. If the hidden field is set to “yes” once accessed, we will run some of this code and show the user a message indicating options were saved. update_option(); is another wordpress function. It will update the database ($tt_twitter_option) with the new value ($tt_twitter_value).

echo '<div class="wrap">';
echo "<h2>" . __( 'Thesis Themes - Customization', 'mt_trans_domain' ) . "</h2>"; // header

?>

<form name="form1" method="post" action="<?php echo str_replace( '%7E', '~', $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']); ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="<?php echo $tt_hidden_field_name; ?>" value="yes">
<p><?php _e("Enter your twitter username:", 'mt_trans_domain' ); ?>
<input type="text" name="<?php echo $tt_data_field_name; ?>" value="<?php echo $tt_twitter_value; ?>" size="25">
</p>

<p class="submit">
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="<?php _e('Update Options', 'mt_trans_domain' ) ?>" />
</p>

</form>
</div>

Alright, so we’re at the last bit of code. This should be pretty straightforward. This is what is going to actually show up when you load the new page we created. We have our header being echoed out, our input fields, and our submit button. The user will now be able to enter in a twitter username, and hit save. If he/she comes back to the same page the field will be populated with the same twitter username.

Phew. So we have the input, what can I do with it?

Well, you can essentially grab that value whenever and wherever you want within thesis by calling get_option(‘tt_twitter_name’);. For example, as seen on my most recent skins,  if you wanted to have a link to the users twitter account you would enter something like:

<?php $tt_twitter_username = get_option('tt_twitter_name'); ?>
<p class="tt_twitter"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/<?php echo $tt_twitter_username; ?>">Follow on Twitter</a></p>

What now?

At this point we are beyond Thesis. If you read this coming from a WordPress theme designer you probably didn’t get much from this, as it’s essentialy the same stuff. The only difference is you have to call the functions from the custom_functions.php file (which you can and should extend to different php files). For further tutorials, references, and code check out http://codex.wordpress.org/. Didn’t get something above? Add me to Twitter or write me below, and I’ll do my best to help out.