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Hey everyone, something a little different this week. In an effort to get more voices and viewpoints from the Genesis community (other than my own!). I’m delighted to welcome Tara Claeys as our first ever guest editor (and a great job she does too!). So please welcome Tara and I’ll hand the rest of the update other to her!
– Nick (@nickcdavis)
PS If you’re interested in being a future guest editor yourself, just get in touch with your credentials 
Hello! I am Tara Claeys, the first guest editor for This Week in Genesis. I am honored and excited to share Genesis news of the week.
This week in Genesis (#27) includes an announcement about a Genesis Meetup at WordCamp US in Philadelphia, new licensing policy from Web Savvy Marketing, and Genesis WP Guide’s Nick Davis interviewed on Carrie Dils’ Officehours.fm.
Let’s party…
Themes
The minimalist trend continues … the number of minimal themes is anything but minimal … and a new one from Studio Press, Simply Pro to add to Brian Gardner’s Top 5.
Simply Pro: A Trendy, Minimalist Theme for Your Blog — https://t.co/87VoZu21Cp #genesiswp
— Brian Gardner (@bgardner) November 16, 2015
Here’s the 5 best Genesis minimalist themes — https://t.co/JmldqSTEO1 #genesiswp
— Brian Gardner (@bgardner) November 16, 2015
Coming soon … a new restaurant theme called Brisket from Themedy.
Coming Soon! Brisket for #genesiswp #thesiswp #yum full demo up now: https://t.co/WrLFVuK9em
— Themedy Team (@themedythemes) November 18, 2015
Wes Stratham at Appfinite Themes just released Imagery 2.0, a nice parallax style theme.
Imagery 2.0 is now available for the Genesis Framework – https://t.co/09RZ0MSDOQ
#genesiswp
— Wes Straham (@WesStraham) November 19, 2015
And a tease from the prolific Calvin Koepke:
Newest theme I'm building for subscribers — https://t.co/KMYCQbjKah #genesiswp
— Calvin Koepke (@cjkoepke) November 17, 2015
Showcase
Clean and professional looking e-commerce site by Cara Christenson, for tuxedoranch.com
Ashley of Little Leaf Design got some attention for her website, Girls Amplified
Hooray! My work on the wonderful, important, empowering program @girlsamplified landed in the @studiopress Showcase! #genesiswp #webdesign
— Ashley (@LittleLeafAsh) November 18, 2015
And Katie Price launched a new website for author Melissa Cutler (steamy!)
So excited to launch a new author website for @m_cutler today! Check it out: https://t.co/hZmKeKeM4d #genesiswp
— Katie Price (@KtPrice) November 17, 2015
Finally, Rachael Kay Albers announced a site for Marine Selenee with some nice custom graphics.
I'm so proud of this #webdesign, I want to hang it on my Mom's fridge. #wordpress #genesis @studiopress @carlcontino pic.twitter.com/bhzKCxGWY3
— Rachael Kay Albers (@RachaelKAlbers) November 18, 2015
Podcasts
Carrie Dils at Office Hours.fm interviewed GenesisWP.guide’s own Nick Davis!
#officefm If you missed today's episode of @officehoursfm with @nickcdavis – go watch it. Excellent show. https://t.co/NGy0Hls6B9
— Jackie D'Elia (@SavvyJackie) November 19, 2015
Plugins and Tutorials
BobWP shared a list of recommended Genesis plugins.
okay, my @listly list of Genesis Framework Plugins list reached 32.5K that’s good with me https://t.co/A0MzHZVVtE
— BobWP (@bobWP) November 17, 2015
… and then he shared another list: this one of Genesis child themes that work with Design Palatte Pro
If you need another handy list that let’s you know what Genesis child themes are supported by @DesignPalette Pro- https://t.co/RzAKqkcxET
— BobWP (@bobWP) November 19, 2015
Menus were the focus of some new lessons this week.
Calvin Koepke says he can’t get enough menu coding .. he is obsessed!
I have this thing with menus. I can stop fiddling with them. Someone help me — https://t.co/baS7IsluQL #genesiswp
— Calvin Koepke (@cjkoepke) November 16, 2015
I released a tutorial on how you can build an icon-based navigation in Genesis yesterday — https://t.co/wIpu72GHC8 #genesiswp
— Calvin Koepke (@cjkoepke) November 18, 2015
Sridhar Katakan – Accessible Responsive Menu in Genesis
Accessible Responsive Menu in Genesis #GenesisWP https://t.co/nepkY4fe8u pic.twitter.com/yfMVzQO3Ib
— Sridhar Katakam (@srikat) November 13, 2015
How many reasons can you name for using Genesis? 64 Reasons to Use Genesis… and Counting posted the 64th reason:
Produce a Clickable Comments Link with Genesis https://t.co/TG8rBm0p6X #WordPress #genesiswp
— Carl Pruitt (@carlpruitt) November 19, 2015
Looking for a way to set up Genesis layouts without using code? Toolset Plugins has released a beta drag and drop layout maker for Genesis.
#Genesis Integration With WP Types Layouts Available https://t.co/HbVd6E3XAz … #WordPress #wordpresstheme #genesiswp
— WPAddict (@wpaddictuk) November 18, 2015
Best of the Rest
Genesis Meet Up At WordCamp US
If it isn’t exciting enough to join 2,000 WordPress enthusiasts in Philadelphia, PA … Rian Rietveld has organized a MeetUp for the Genesis Community.
When: Friday December 4, 2015
Where: In a pub /restaurant close to the WCUS venue, still to be decided.
Time: Drinks from 18:30-20:00, Dinner from 20:00 (RSVP with the link)
Join us for drinks and dinner on Friday December 4 at the #GenesisWP Meetup in Philadelphia during #wcus: https://t.co/NXkGlu2MMM
— Rian Rietveld (@RianRietveld) November 18, 2015
Web Savvy Marketing New License Policy, Pricing
The New License and Pricing Policy: includes software updates and forum based support for one year. Licenses must be renewed annually to receive theme updates and continue forum access. Renewals are not automatic. New pricing is $59.95 for older themes while newer themes are priced at $79.95. Existing Customers are Protected under their license and pricing.
New License and Pricing Policy for Stock WordPress Themes https://t.co/3Ufs7D338P
— Web Savvy Marketing (@WebSavvyMrkting) November 13, 2015
19 months and counting!
We knew it had been #1 for a long time, but we had know idea it was this long! Foodie Pro, the beautiful theme by Shay Bocks, has been the top selling theme over at StudioPress for 19 months. Huge congrats!
awesome show today @officehoursfm! #foodiepro stats since Feb 2014: 19 months at #1. still going strong! @nickcdavis #genesiswp
— Shay Bocks (@shaybocks) November 20, 2015
And finally…
A belated but very happy birthday for last week to the Genesis community’s Susan Ramsey. She and Lindsey Riel hit the town (Washington, DC) and had a giveaway for the Pretty Darn Cute Designs Showcase contest in Susan’s honor. (Plus, rumor has it that she’ll be doing an interview with GenesisWP.guide soon too…)
Today is the big day! It's Susan's Birthday, YAY!!! It's also the day we announce the winner of our… https://t.co/u6NucGx711
— Lindsey Riel (@lindseyriel) November 13, 2015
That wraps it up for this week in Genesis. Thanks to Nick Davis for inviting me to be a guest editor! I learned a lot and paid closer attention than usual to everyone’s Twitter feeds this week
Treat yourself and those around you with TLC . And feel free to use that big old comment box below.
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