5 Best WordPress Plugins to Use: Free Webinar

May 3, 2010

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, WebDesign.com is hosting a free webinar on May 5 to talk about the five most important plugins every WordPress user should be using.

WebDesign.com instructor Benjamin Bradley, who just completed teaching the Advanced WordPress Developers course, will be sharing his insights on what plugins are a must.

FREE! Cinco de WordPress
Wednesday, May 5th : 11 a.m. to noon

SEATING IS LIMITED!

Reserve your seat now at:
https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/443634499

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PluginBuddy: WordPress Plugin Store

March 3, 2010

We’ll be launching our latest venture - PluginBuddy - Thursday, March 4 (yes, that’s tomorrow!). I did this quick video overview to talk about the launch in preparation ….

Get the whole post on the iThemes blog.

Signup for the launch of PluginBuddy (or follow PluginBuddy on Twitter) and be the first to know when we go live!

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Awesome Builder Theme from iThemes

December 8, 2009

Check out the Builder Theme from iThemes, premiereing Dec. 16.

It’s a new blockbuster theme that’s designed to allow you to easily create new page layouts QUICK.

Watch our preview video below:

Check out Builder Theme page here for details

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Learn WordPress Web Design

December 2, 2009

Over the past two years, our customers at iThemes have asked for more in-depth, premium web design training centered around WordPress … like how to customize WordPress themes … and building a successful freelance design business with WordPress.

So we’ve been hard at work the past month taking our years of experience and expertise as web designers, bloggers, entrepreneurs and marketers and packaging it all in premium and exclusive training modules just for you in our new University!

Here are the inaugural courses at WebDesign.com:

WEB DESIGN WITH WORDPRESS – a 13-module course that walks you through the ins and outs of WordPress theme design and customization. It is an ideal course for budding designers/developers looking to launch a freelance web design business around WordPress. It is designed to take those familiar with basic WordPress theme design to a deeper level of understanding.
BLOGGING YOUR WAY TO CAREER STARDOM – in this course, I share the lessons I’ve learned while blogging his way to professional success and practical steps to using your blog to build a powerful personal brand.
BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL WEB DESIGN BUSINESS – this awesome course, taught by our Vice President James Dalman, who has 20-plus years experience as a freelance designer and small biz owner, is going to be taught weekly through live webinars and will give you practical advice on building a great freelance web design business. This course will be starting Dec. 15 and you won’t want to miss the live presentations and Q&A time! It’s ideal for those looking at starting a part-time (or hoping for full-time) freelance business on WordPress!

SAVE MONEY, GET TONS OF VALUE WITH EARLY BIRD ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

Through December, we’re offering a special discounted Early Bird registration of our Annual Premium Membership to WebDesign.com University.

Much like our iThemes All Access Theme Pass (aka the Theme Club), the annual membership gets you EVERY course and exclusive webinar we offer in the next year — all at a drastically discounted price to reward our first customers …

So here’s what you get with the Annual Membership at WebDesign.com:

Get every course offered by WebDesign.com in the next year (including the ones mentioned above)
Access to our Member’s Only Exclusive Forum
Exclusive Content (like premium articles, webinars, teleseminars, Q&A sessions)
Special discounts to live workshops and training events

Check out WebDesign.com University here and be sure to take advantage of the special Early Bird membership to get EVERY course we offer in the next year!

P.S. — Have you registered for our 2-day live training event Jan. 29-30 in Dallas called iThemes WordPress Theme Bootcamp?

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Get Access to Over 30 WordPress Themes: iThemes’ New All Access Pass

May 4, 2009

The iThemes’ story started with freelance web design. All of us at one time have been freelance web developers — so we understand the unique frustrations of getting started with those first web designs and then building polished websites for clients only to see them break in the different web browsers (IE6 is synonymous with a curse word for us).

In the past, we’ve rolled out combo packs, multi-use packages and our Theme Clubs for one primary audience — web developers — and to provide a base set of themes at bargain prices.

Now, we’re offering something even better and bigger …

Today, we’re announcing the next evolution in a massively discounted, theme-loaded package we think will give web developers wanting to use WordPress as a base for their business ALL the tools they need to launch their freelance businesses to the next level — or just off the ground!

We’re calling it our All Access Pass ….

It’s a unique in that it gives you complete access to the iThemes WordPresss Theme Vault — and roughly speaking, that’s well over 30 themes.

… and all the themes we’ll produce during the membership period, which means access to the themes we’re building and haven’t gotten to roll out yet.

Imagine having access to our complete inventory, including our hottest themes like FlexxTheme, Architect, Essence and more …. ALL the designs (blog, photo gallery, business CMS themes) you need to build customized websites and blogs for your clients.

Here’s some of the things you’ll get with the All Access Pass from iThemes:

1-Year Access to every Active Theme in our Inventory - PLUS access to New Themes we Build in your Membership Period
Multiple Use/Developer Licenses
1-Year of Theme Updates & Support

There are a couple of special bonuses too …. you’ll also get Billboard, our ad management plugin, and unbranded WordPress video tutorials that you can upload to your site and train your clients in how to use WP.

Check out the All Access Theme Pass here

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Ad Image Management WordPress Plugin Released

February 9, 2009

One of the great features of our FlexxTheme is Billboard, an easy-to-use image management tool that allows you to easily upload and place images in your widget-ready sidebar or feature areas.

You can use Billboard to add …

Photo galleries — like from your recent trip
Social icons that link to your profiles — on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.
Profile photos of all your blog’s authors
Covers of books that you’ve reviewed — then link to your Amazon affiliate code

Check out the Billboard purchase page here for more information

As a special bonus, this plugin has been included in the 2009 Theme Club.

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Two Free WordPress Photo Gallery Themes Released by ShutterThemes

June 10, 2008

With our recent release of our new photography site ShutterThemes, we’ve built and released two free Photo Gallery Themes, powered by WordPress.

The Free Photo Gallery Themes are offered in two versions (Light and Dark), and are slimmed down versions of our Premium Photo Gallery Themes.

Download | Preview: Light and Dark versions

Go check out our 5 new premium WordPress photo gallery themes at ShutterThemes.

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iThemes - Premium WordPress Theme Site Is Here!

January 22, 2008

[UPDATE: We just launched! Check out our newest theme series called Essence.]

In the coming days and weeks, we’ll be launching a premium WordPress theme site called iThemes.com.

We don’t have a lot of details yet, simply because we want to roll them out and show you. So we’re in the processing of building some great themes right now and our launch is imminent.

But there is one big detail we can reveal actually …. WordPress guru Brian Gardner will be an integral element of the iThemes mix, helping to create some outstanding, features-loaded themes.

If you’d like to get special discounts on new theme series and hear about all we’re doing at iThemes, go sign up for our email newsletter now.

P.S. — You can also let us know what you’d like in a premium theme by completing our online survey.

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Rockin’ Blue Business Blog Free WordPress Theme

July 26, 2007

John Jantsch at Duct Tape Marketing and I have recently released a new version of our Duct Tape Business Blog theme … this time with an editable graphic header that you could use to put in your company logo.

Please understand … doing the logo change isn’t necessarily for the faint of heart … so if you’re worried about it, check out the text version here.