Published: 11/19/2018   ·     ·   3 Comments

The Ultimate Guide To Optimizing Your WordPress Theme For Gutenberg

As the release of WordPress 5.0 grows near, there’s panic in the air regarding theme preparation. Fortunately, most of the panic is unnecessary. WordPress 5.0 will be backwards compatible, as all major WordPress releases have been. Meaning, the update “should” not break your WordPress theme. However, there are always exceptions.

Organic Themes has always developed products with “no added hormones”. We believe less is more, and focus on optimizing our products for WordPress specific features and functionality. As a result, Organic Themes are prepared for Gutenberg. However, there are additional steps that can be taken to optimize your WordPress theme for the new WordPress 5.0 content editor. We’ll get to that. But first, let’s make sure you understand what Gutenberg is, and why it’s a big deal. If you already know, skip ahead.

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Published: 10/8/2018   ·     ·   8 Comments

A Better WordPress Page Builder – Organic Builder Widgets Pro

Page builders have become the standard for creating WordPress websites. They provide a range of design options and flexibility typically unavailable within themes or WordPress itself. However, those options often come at a cost. Not only a monetary cost, but a significant cost of time and performance. As a result, Organic Themes was reluctant to jump into an already saturated market of WordPress page builders.

If we were going to enter the market, it needed to be done the Organic way — Meaning, a clean, simple, and intuitive approach to building pages using existing WordPress tools. That meant analyzing the perceived problems with other builders, and creating an easier alternative.

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Published: 6/20/2018   ·     ·   14 Comments

5 Steps To Increase The Speed Of Your WordPress Site

Increase WordPress Website Speed

Google has recently taken speed into consideration when ranking websites. So, it’s more important than ever for your WordPress site to be optimized for speedy load times. You have the need. The need for speed.

If your WordPress site uses a multipurpose theme, page builder, eCommerce solution, or other plugins — it’s probably loading a lot of scripts, styles, and images. Each file required by your website takes time to load. That’s valuable time. If it takes too long, you’ll lose visitors, business, and fall in search engine rankings.

Before we jump in, it’s important to understand why your site may be slow to load. The following are the biggest contributing factors to the speed of your website:

  • Image Size
  • Scripts and Styles
  • Caching
  • Hosting
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Published: 6/18/2018   ·     ·   4 Comments

Adventure 3.0 – A WordPress Theme For Travelers And Adventure Companies

Version 3 of the Adventure Theme has a ton of new features and improvements, and we’re excited to share the updates! Please keep in mind, if you’re upgrading from a previous version you will need to update your theme options.

Adventure Theme Update

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Adventure is the perfect WordPress theme for travel blogs and adventure companies. The original design resonated with that culture. So, we held true to that design with this update. As they say, “If ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” While the design changes were subtle, the bigger improvements are under the hood.

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Published: 5/30/2018   ·     ·   Leave a Comment

Profile 3.0 – A Central Hub For Your Social Media

The Profile Theme has received a major update. We have reconstructed the theme from scratch. As a result, the design, code and options have been drastically improved. The theme is ready for Gutenberg and the future of WordPress.

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The Profile Theme is perfect for individuals in need of a professional online presence. Whether you’re an event speaker, consultant, personal trainer, or work within any industry where YOU are the biggest commodity of your business — Profile is designed to meet your needs. It provides your clients with several ways to reach you and connect to your social networks.

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Published: 5/24/2018   ·     ·   5 Comments

GDPR Compliance Is Here, Is Your WordPress Website Ready?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires the privacy and protection of personal data for European Union citizens interacting with your website. Failure to comply with the new regulation could result in severe fines to your business.

Organic Themes has been working to make our website GDPR compliant for European users. Additionally, we have compiled some information for other website owners that may be rushing to meet the GDPR compliance deadline. If your website is not ready yet, you’re not alone.

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Published: 4/30/2018   ·     ·   2 Comments

Origin 2.0 – Where Great WordPress Themes Begin

Origin is our WordPress starter theme. It’s the framework we use to develop new WordPress themes. Additionally, it’s the perfect foundation for any web designer to begin developing a WordPress website. As a result, it’s our most consistently updated theme.

Origin WordPress Starter Theme
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When a new feature is available for WordPress, the Origin Theme is the first to get it. As a theme partner of WordPress.com, Origin is continually updated to meet their rigorous code standards. There is no higher standard for a WordPress theme.

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Published: 3/26/2018   ·     ·   1 Comment

The Block Theme – A New Theme Created Using Gutenberg Blocks

The new Block Theme features a clean, responsive design in a seamless block grid layout. Additionally, the demo content has been created entirely using WordPress Gutenberg blocks.

Block Theme
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What Are Gutenberg Blocks?

In case you haven’t heard, Gutenberg is the name of the new content editor for WordPress. Currently, the editor is available as a plugin. Soon, it will be integrated into core.

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