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		<title>Theme Sneak Peek: DailyJournal</title>
		<link>http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/theme-sneak-peeks/theme-sneak-peek-dailyjournal</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/?p=2271</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Continuing our exploration into responsive design, we have decided to apply these techniques to a more traditional blog theme. It has been a while since we have created a true blog template, and I am excited to return to our roots! DailyJournal will feature a friendly, personal style and a responsive design that adapts to any device. I hope [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Continuing our exploration into responsive design, we have decided to apply these techniques to a more traditional blog theme. It has been a while since we have created a true blog template, and I am excited to return to our roots! DailyJournal will feature a friendly, personal style and a responsive design that adapts to any device. I hope you like the preview, let us know what you think <img src='http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>New Theme: Convertible</title>
		<link>http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/theme-releases/new-theme-convertible</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theme Releases]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Convertible is a new take on the classic sales page. Landing pages are useful for marketers who have a single product to sell and need to create a page to pitch it to their visitors. Our landing page theme comes with tons of easy-to-use elements such as buttons, pricing tables, image sliders, tabs and more. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Convertible is a new take on the classic sales page. Landing pages are useful for marketers who have a single product to sell and need to create a page to pitch it to their visitors. Our landing page theme comes with tons of easy-to-use elements such as buttons, pricing tables, image sliders, tabs and more.</p>
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<p>A landing page needs to be versatile and customizable, which is why we devised an entirely new way of managing your pages. Convertible includes a custom Drag and Drop page builder that allows you to completely customize your landing page without ever having to touch a line of code. I am confident that anyone who uses the new builder will soon wish they could use the same functions on their other websites as well, which is why we will be developing the builder technology into its own plugin in the near future to be used with any theme!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/convertible/"><img style="border: none; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 40px;" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/convertable.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
<h1>Drag and Drop Page Builder</h1>
<p>With Convertible comes the most advanced feature we have ever packaged with a theme. Your page is no longer built using the standard page editor, but instead with our custom drag and drop builder. No longer do you need to use HTML or Shortcodes to create advanced layouts, which often lead to WYSIWYG conflicts and headaches.</p>
<p>The builder works using what we call &#8220;Modules.&#8221; Modules can be whatever we want them to be, and in this case, are various elements that we thought would be useful on a landing page. These modules include Tabs, Toggles, Image Sliders, Buttons, Testimonials, Pricing Tables, Boxes, Lists, Videos, Images and more. These modules are stacked onto a visual canvas like building blocks, allowing you to intuitively structure your page without ever having to touch a line of code or get lost in a sea of excessive shortcodes.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">Drag and Drop Modules Onto Your Canvas</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2212" style="margin-bottom: 20px;" title="b-2" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/b-2.jpg" alt="" /><br />
To add a module to your page, simply drag it from the list of available modules and drop it onto your canvas. Once dropped, your module can be edited, rearranged, re-sized or deleted. You can have an unlimited number of modules of your page, allowing for infinite possibilities.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">Rearrange Modules On The Page</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2212" style="margin-bottom: 20px;" title="b-2" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/b-3.jpg" alt="" /><br />
Once a stack of modules have been added to your page, they can easily be re-arranged by dragging and dropping them around the canvas to change their order.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">Re-size Modules With The Drag Of Your Mouse</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2212" style="margin-bottom: 20px;" title="b-2" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/b-4.jpg" alt="" /><br />
Any module can also be re-sized on the fly. Simply drag the edge of the module with your mouse to adjust it&#8217;s size. The size is % based, so the visualization in the builder gives you a good idea of how big your module will be in relation to your other modules. A % value is also displayed as your re-size your modules. Modules also float and re-stack themselves. For example, if two modules with a width of 50% are set next to each other, they will float onto a single line creating a single 100% row that contains both modules.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">Create Advanced Column Layouts and Nested Modules</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2212" style="margin-bottom: 20px;" title="b-2" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/b-5.jpg" alt="" /><br />
If you would rather have a more exact approach to structuring your modules, you can next them inside columns. Like modules, columns can be dragged onto your canvas. Modules can then by dragged inside this columns. You can add multiple modules to any single column.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">All Modules Are Also Shortcodes!</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2212" style="margin-bottom: 20px;" title="b-2" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/b-6.jpg" alt="" /><br />
One really cool thing we have done is  make all of our modules function as shortcodes as well. This means that any module that contains text can nest modules as shortcodes within themselves, allowing you to create modules with multiple tiers. If you drag a modules into the WordPress text editor, the shortcode markup for the module is added automatically.</p>
<h2 style="margin-top: 40px;">Add Widgets and Sidebars Anywhere On Your Page</h2>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2212" style="margin-bottom: 20px;" title="b-2" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/b-7.jpg" alt="" /><br />
Widget-ready-areas have been turned into modules as well. This means that you can drag and drop new &#8220;sidebars&#8221; onto your canvas and place them anywhere on your page. Anywhere that you can add a module you can also add a sidebar, allowing you to integrate your plugins and widgets anywhere in the theme.</p>
<p><strong>I hope everyone puts the theme to good use. I can&#8217;t wait to see what you create! Let us know what you think of the new builder <img src='http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
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		<title>Theme Sneak Peek: Convertible</title>
		<link>http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/theme-sneak-peeks/theme-sneak-peek-convertible</link>
		<comments>http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/theme-sneak-peeks/theme-sneak-peek-convertible#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theme Sneak Peeks]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/?p=2206</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have ever clicked on an affiliate ad, then you are probably familiar with the classic &#8220;sales pitch&#8221; landing page. I have always wondered why, in an industry that is so interested in subtly and a/b testing, why so many of these landing pages look so ugly! Changing your &#8220;buy&#8221; button from red to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you have ever clicked on an affiliate ad, then you are probably familiar with the classic &#8220;sales pitch&#8221; landing page. I have always wondered why, in an industry that is so interested in subtly and a/b testing, why so many of these landing pages look so ugly! Changing your &#8220;buy&#8221; button from red to green might increase conversions, but what happens when you make a sales pitch page that actually look professional? Our next theme, Convertible, will be a landing page theme that is both functional and beautiful. It will come packed with loads of custom modules and customization options. Aside from the visual appeal, we are also hard at working creating an awesome visual/drag-and-drop content builder for structuring your page. This new content builder is the part of the theme that I am most excited about, and I will be giving everyone a preview of that in the near future!</p>
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		<title>WordPress 3.3 Has Been Released</title>
		<link>http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/general-news/wordpress-3-3-has-been-released</link>
		<comments>http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/general-news/wordpress-3-3-has-been-released#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WordPress 3.3 was released yesterday. I&#8217;m loving the new interface and the drag and drop media uploader! We have been testing our themes on 3.3, and with each release candidate, and have not experienced any problems. If you are using the latest version of your theme then you should ok to upgrade. Don&#8217;t forget to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WordPress 3.3 was released yesterday. I&#8217;m loving the new interface and the drag and drop media uploader! We have been testing our themes on 3.3, and with each release candidate, and have not experienced any problems. If you are using the latest version of your theme then you should ok to upgrade. Don&#8217;t forget to always backup your website before updating WordPress. You can learn more about 3.3, aka &#8220;Sonny,&#8221; here: <a href="http://wordpress.org/news/2011/12/sonny/">http://wordpress.org/news/2011/12/sonny/</a></p>
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		<title>New Theme: Notebook</title>
		<link>http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/theme-releases/new-theme-notebook</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Theme Releases]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/?p=2170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Notebook is a multimedia theme that spices things up with some fun CSS3 animations that are sure to excite your visitors. Using WordPress post formats, the theme enables you to easily post videos, audio, photos and standard articles. The theme also includes our color control panel, making it simple to customize the look and [...]]]></description>
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<p>Notebook is a multimedia theme that spices things up with some fun CSS3 animations that are sure to excite your visitors. Using WordPress post formats, the theme enables you to easily post videos, audio, photos and standard articles. The theme also includes our color control panel, making it simple to customize the look and feel of your website.</p>
<p><a style="display: bock; margin-left: 140px; float: left; margin-top: 20px; font-size: 20px; background-color: #9fcb97; border: 1px solid #94be8d; padding: 10px 20px; color: #fff; -moz-text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #63855d; -webkit-text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #63855d; text-decoration: none; -moz-border-radius: 40px; -webkit-border-radius: 40px;" href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/Notebook">Live Demo</a><a style="display: bock; margin-left: 20px; float: left; margin-top: 20px; font-size: 20px; background-color: #9fcb97; border: 1px solid #94be8d; padding: 10px 20px; color: #fff; -moz-text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #63855d; -webkit-text-shadow: 1px 1px 1px #63855d; text-decoration: none; -moz-border-radius: 40px; -webkit-border-radius: 40px;" href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/notebook/">Features Info</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/notebook/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2173" title="3" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/notebook-preview.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
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<h2>Notebook Features</h2>
<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">1. Unlimited Colorschemes</span></strong> &#8211; Notebook comes with our CSS control panel that allows for unlimited color and font combinations. Now you can easily change the look of your page with the click of a button, instead of having to modify the theme files.<br />
<a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/notebook/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2173" style="margin-top: 20px;" title="3" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/3.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">2. Post Formats</span></strong>- Notebook makes use of WordPress post formats to allow for the publishing of multimedia content. You can host audio files, embed video and showcase photos, as well as publish standard blog posts.<br />
<a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/notebook/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2173" style="margin-top: 20px;" title="3" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/2.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">3. Fun CSS3 Animations</span></strong> &#8211; Notebook has been created using HTML5 and CSS3, resulting in unique effects that will perform beautifully on modern browsers and mobile devices.<br />
<a href="http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/notebook/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2173" style="margin-top: 20px;" title="3" src="http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
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<p>I hope everyone enjoys the new theme. It was a lot of fun to make, and I am sure it will be equally fun to use! Let us know what you think <img src='http://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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