It seems like just yesterday we launched Themedy, but we’ve just hit our one year anniversary.

It seems fitting that we release, what we think, is our best child theme ever, Derby.

Derby marks our 13th child theme for Genesis and Thesis and certainly won’t be our last.

We absolutely can’t wait to see what you guys create with this one, I know it’s going to bring things to a whole new level.

To all our current customers thank you for a great twelve months – we’re even more excited to see what the next twelve brings!

You can learn more about Derby by clicking here.

This week our talented designer Matt has released a PSD (Photoshop) file of a stacked notebook.

Grab it in our resource section.

What sort of resources would you like to see? Let us know below!

We’ve put together a free-download for you that includes everything you need to build your own stylish author box in Thesis & Genesis – just like we use below!

Plus for all your designers out there we’ve even included a layered PSD for even more customization.

Grab the free author box download in our resource section!

Happy freebie Friday everyone and have a great weekend!

A look at Themedy 1.0

It’s been 8 months since we launched Themedy and lately we’ve found that we were outgrowing our initial site. Since we launched, we’ve added six new child themes for Thesis & Genesis and things we’re starting to get a bit crowded around here.

So we went back to work to craft a new and improved Themedy 1.1 and this is the result. Things have been cleaned up and more importantly flexibility added in for future growth.

One thing we’re still building, is a new resource section where we will offer various high quality freebies to members and non-members alike.

Theme Updates

We’ve also taken this time to go back and refresh every one of our themes to bring them all up to 1.1 status.

Updates include:

- Shortcodes now Themedy Visual Designer plugin: We’ve moved the shortcode feature out of theme code and into it’s own plugin. Using our built in design tool you can create customizable buttons, styled lists, info boxes, quotes and more. As a bonus this plugin should work with any theme now, not just ours! When you upgrade a theme to 1.1 it will ask you to install the plugin upon activation of the theme (don’t use the plugin on theme running less then version 1.1)

- Localization: All themes now have a text domain and a languages folder included, this should help anyone that wants to translate our themes into another language.

- WordPress 3.3 fix: The theme options panel was missing some options in 3.3, the 1.1 refresh fixes this – you will also now find your options in one place under Appearance -> Themedy Settings. Without upgrading you can fix this glitch by visiting your current options page, clicking the screen options tab on the top right of your screen and then selecting 2 columns and saving.

What’s Coming

Now that we have some house cleaning taken care of we’re hard at work putting together a new theme and some additional resources for your downloading pleasure.

Expect lots to come in 2012, until then Happy Holidays from the Themedy team!

Thesis Users

Using the Thesis custom file editor add this to your custom_functions.php:

define( 'HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH', apply_filters( 'foxynews_header_image_width', 950 ) );
define( 'HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT', apply_filters( 'foxynews_header_image_height', 170 ) );

This code will change the default size for headers in the WordPress header uploader.

Now in custom.css add the following:

.custom #header_area #header {
    width: 950px;
}

.header-image #header_area #header #logo a {
	width: 950px;
}

.custom #header_area .page {
	height: 230px;
}

That’s it, now go to Appearance -> Header and upload your new header image.

Note: if you use FTP to edit the files directly remember it’s the custom.css and custom_functions.php file inside the FoxyNews folder not the one directly in the Thesis folder

Genesis Users

First go to your FoxyNews options screen and make sure this option is checked: “Include the custom.css stylesheet?”

Now go into the wp-content/themes/foxynews/custom/custom_functions.php file and add this:

define( 'HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH', apply_filters( 'foxynews_header_image_width', 950 ) );
define( 'HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT', apply_filters( 'foxynews_header_image_height', 170 ) );

This code will change the default size for headers in the WordPress header uploader.

Next open up the custom.css file in the same folder and add the this CSS:

.header-image #title-area, .header-image #title, .header-image #title a {
	height: 200px;
}

#header .wrap {
	height: 230px;
}

That’s it, now go to Appearance -> Header and upload your new header image.

Available are a set of free Google Plus icons. The icon comes in 4 sizes (64px, 32px, 24px, and 16px) using the PNG format.

Download from our resource center

These icons are licensed under GPL v3. Find full license details here.

All our child themes will work with either Genesis from StudioPress / CopyBlogger Media and Thesis from DIYThemes. This gives our customers a new level of flexibility in choosing the right framework for their project, and if you decide to change you’re framework down the road – don’t worry we have you covered!

Every purchase includes access to the child themes for both Genesis and Thesis and unlimited updates. You will also have access to a private support forum in case you get stuck.

Special Launch Pricing

We’re running special launch pricing until Tuesday April 19th 12:00 PM EST – this is your chance to become a monthly or lifetime member at the lowest price we will ever offer. Our prices for our lifetime and monthly memberships will immediately increase on Tuesday – and throughout the year as we add more themes. Check out our pricing page for more info.

Win your Purchase, Everyday!

We’re also running a launch promotion where one member will randomly win what ever they have purchased every day! If you’ve purchased the monthly membership, we’ll give you back your startup fee – others will get back exactly what they have spent.

The earlier you make you’re purchase the better, as you will be entered into the drawing everyday!

This contest will also be over on Tuesday April 19th 12:00 PM EST. If you’re a member you’re entered, it’s as simple as that.

Day 1 Winner: Stewart (ReadyFolio)
Day 2 Winner: Doug A (Lifetime Access)
Day 3 Winner: Bhat (CinchPress)
Day 4 Winner: Michael L (Lifetime Access)
Day 5 Winner: Jason L (ReadyFolio)

Click here to check out our themes!