Slocum Themes is home to many clean and elegant themes, but we are especially proud of the Socialize Theme. We are pleased to announce that Socialize is now also available as a free theme in the WordPress repository underneath the moniker Socialize Lite. Read to get an idea of what makes this the best free […]
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If you look at modern websites, you may notice a trend in design and development. Many high-converting websites will have a layout that looks like: Header Image Slider Text content Featured content Using this common layout, the first thing a visitor sees on the front page of a website — other than a logo —
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Running a business is tough work. It is even more difficult when you decide to branch out with your brick and mortar business and start to sell your products online. FEAR NOT! This article will take you through the process to get WooCommerce, the most popular free e-commerce software, and install it on a WordPress
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We get the question all the time. How do I change the layout of my WordPress theme? Well, now we have an easy answer. Introducing the new Content Layouts tab for our WordPress themes. Find out how to easily set the look and feel of your website using our powerful new feature. Also, learn about
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We recently devoted an episode of our popular WordPress web show “PressThis” to answering listener questions from our fans! Provided below is the text round up of what we discussed as well as the video itself.
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Pressgram is a recently created iPhone app like Instagram that allows the user to take photos and display them on a feed. But most importantly, this is a plugin that can send photos directly from an iPhone to a WordPress blog or website. We will go into the details of the how and why to
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The team at Slocum Themes has made it easier than ever before to create a WordPress child theme using our themes. Built right into the functionality of our clean and elegant themes in the theme options panel is a section to create a one-click child theme that is easy to manage. Read on to discover
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We have finally found a great WordPress plugin to display motivational quotes, testimonials, or taglines. Only problem is, the plugin is ancient (read: has not been updated since 2009). Good thing it still works with our themes! The name of the plugin is Advanced Tagline. It is a free plugin that can be found in
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A contact page is one of the very first things you add on your new WordPress blog or business site. There’s a bunch of contact form plugins out there, but one that we really love is Ninja Forms. The way we see it, each plugin can create a contact form, but they all have their
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Getting started with WordPress is never easy. There is a lot to learn and a lot of potential to royally mess up your website. That is why one of the first things you should do is have a WordPress backup regularly on your website. Once you continue using WordPress you will find new reasons to
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