I’m a massive StudioPress fan as their WordPress Theme Framework is one of the best out there. Add to that the fact that I offer several professional DEV tools created specifically for use with Genesis, and you can imagine how excited I was to have the opportunity to review the latest offering from both WP Engine and StudioPress.
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The Genesis DevKit Plugin is quickly becoming the new flagship point-n-click DEV tool for the Genesis Theme Framework. With notable new features and a growing list of Premium DevKit Themes it has begun to outgrow it’s shared site space here at CobaltApps.com. And though it will remain here in terms of sales and support, the primary marketing focus will be redirected to a new location, GenesisDevKit.com.
Read more “Genesis DevKit Has New Pricing And A New Site!”What’s up guys! I’ve been looking for various ways to offer more consistent tutorials and screencasts that are specific to our Cobalt Apps DEV tools, and WordPress Web Design in general. Yet I find that trying to come up with my own ideas is much less fruitful than responding to your own requests for Freelance Development insight. So I’ve come up with an idea that could be really useful or a total waste of time. 🙂 Time will tell.
Read more “WordPress Web Design Challenge: Ask Eric Hamm”In this 12 Days Of Coding post I’ll be focusing all of my attention on Instant IDE, our ultimate coding/DEV tool for the serious WordPress users and freelancers. Specifically, I’ll be focusing in on my 12 favorite features found in Instant IDE and explain how these notable tools combine to make Instant IDE the ultimate browser-based WordPress Development Environment.
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To get an instant idea 😉 of how significant this Instant IDE update actually is, just compare its version number to the one prior. Yep, I skipped 1.4 and went straight to 1.5 because there was just too much packed into this update. We’re not talking about a few new options or one notable feature, but several game-changers all bundled into a seriously exciting release! Too much hype? Well, let’s checkout what’s new and find out…
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It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tout yourself as a true “Pro” in the WordPress web development scene without some form of contact with these NodeJS powered package managers, task managers, and build tools. We’ve gone from debating our favorite code editors to arguing over which CSS pre-processor is king. Life was so much easier when all we had to deal with was a simple folder filled with CSS, PHP, and JS files. Or at least that’s what it feels like until you realize you’re being left behind, pining over the best practices of 2012.
Read more “Why I Hated NodeJS, Gulp, And Sass, And What I’m Doing About It”