I’m looking forward to testing this new Genesis Tabs plugin from StudioPress.com. I’ll post a review soon and show a sample on the site.
Top 3 Free WordPress Image Sliders
August 23, 2011 By
1. Easing Slider – This is one of our favorite free Image Sliders that has tons of options. They have also developed a Premium Slider that has even more options than Easing Slider. Easing Slider lets you add the image URL’s into a custom field on posts and either select a particular category or all categories. You can also put up to 10 images in their Custom Images area which is very nice if you do not want to pull from posts. Easing Slider also has the options in the admin area to change background colors, shadows, transition type & speed, etc.
2. Genesis Slider - StudioPress just added this great new free plugin. It is very easy to use and can be added as a widget which makes it very easy to get it on your site rather than inserting code into the PHP file. However, if you want to edit any of the border colors or padding you will need to edit the css file. Genesis slider pulls from posts in a certain category or if you know the post ID’s you want displayed you can do that as well. No custom fields needed like in Easing Slider. If you want to have a simple slider without all the bells and whistles then Genesis Slider is it.
3. SlideDeck - SlideDeck has made it very easy to build and input their sliders with their graphical user interface. They have also made it easy to insert a SlideDeck onto a page or post with just a click. There is also SlideDeck Pro with more options.
- C3 Church
- KFBC
- Seth Condrey Music
- Fly Right Inc.
Updated the Look of KFBC.org with Easing Slider
August 19, 2011 By
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We recently updated Kennesaw First Baptist Church’s website with a simple slider and it made a huge change in the way it looks. Love doing simple things like this that make a difference in the looks!
8 Great WordPress Plugins for Church Planters
August 10, 2011 By
(These are not in any particular order)
1. Social Profiles WidgetThe Social Profiles Widget plugin allows you to insert icon links to your social profiles in any widgetized area. O2 is currently using this plugin and you can see it on to top of our right sidebar. |
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2. Gravity FormsBuild and publish your WordPress forms in just minutes. No drudgery, just quick and easy form-building. Select your fields, configure your options and easily embed forms on your WordPress powered site using the built-in tools. |
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3. Sermon BrowserThe Sermon Browser WordPress Plugin allows churches to simply upload sermons to their WordPress website, where they can be searched, listened to, watched, read, downloaded and podcasted. We used this plugin for Kennesaw First Baptist Church’s site. |
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4. Event EspressoEvent Espresso is the premiere events registration and management plugin for WordPress. WordPress developers use Event Espresso as a event registration framework to create customized event registrations for their clients. This premium plugin for WordPress allows you to turn your existing blog or website into a fully featured event management website. |
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5. Pray BoxPrayer request application that allows users to submit requests, or pray for existing requests. All requests can be moderated from the admin section and can be flagged by members as inappropriate requests. There is a IP ban system in place as well to reduce inappropriate behavior. Every time a request is prayed for, and the user clicks the “I Prayed For You” button, the requester will receive a nightly email detailing how many prayers they received that day. Video on how to use the Praybox frontend: Praybox for WordPress Youtube Video View working version of Praybox, post a prayer request or pray for others here: Praybox – Online Prayer Requests |
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6. Staff DirectoryStaff Directory is designed to keep track of your list of staff members for easy display on your site. It also allows for categorization of your staff. Currently this plugin is in a beta version. |
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7. Premium SliderYou can put unlimited image sliders on your site with Premium Slider. Features: 5 unique transition effects including fade, create as many sliders as you like using shortcodes or php to display them, plenty of options to make every slider individual and unique, two different styles of pagination; thumbnails or icons, included Image preloader with multiple icon choices, navigation icons show when hovering over slider (when enabled), valid HTML5 and CSS 3 Markup, lightweight & efficient code, supports linked images, add titles and/or text to your images, choose whether the plugin should load jQuery or not, to avoid conflictions, custom post metabox to set post images; no more custom fields. |
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8. WPtouch ProWPtouch Pro™ is a WordPress plugin which adds powerful, easy-to-use features to WordPress for mobile + tablet theme support. It’s also a powerful theming framework, perfect for creating awesome mobile & tablet optimized versions of websites. Check out O2′s site on your mobile device and see it in action. |
Check out our post on if WordPress can be used for church websites or if it is just for blogging.
New Mission Theme from StudioPress Coming Soon!
August 4, 2011 By
Mission is a child theme for the Genesis Framework from StudioPress (our affiliate link) built for churches, non-profits, and fundraisers. It will include podcasting, event management and much more built into the theme. Can’t wait to see it in action!
Mission Promo from StudioPress on Vimeo.
