The Legacy theme is a 3rd party Genesis Framework eCommerce Theme created for online businesses. This isn’t a super flashy business theme, it gets straight to the point with your customers being the focus.
On the homepage, you have a search box aligned to the top right of the header, a menu bar right under this, and a huge rectangular widget to be used for a responsive slider or add links to important area’s of your blog. This is a great way to showcase products, services, blog posts, and pages by linking the images to their destination page if you use a slider plugin.
Under this are a few homepage widgets that can be used to convert those visitors into customers. Get creative with these widgets!
The footer widgets is a great way to display contact information, an about us section, and even add an autoresponder box. This is a great theme with hidden features!
Do remember you can customize this theme even further with free advice on the StudioPress community forum and or in our Genesis Framework Tutorials category.
Lets get to the Legacy Theme Features.
Legacy Theme Features
- Mobile Responsive
- Theme Options
- Custom Background
- Cross Browser Compatible
- 7 color styles
- 2 layout options
- Custom Header
- Portfolio Template
On the homepage, you have 3 widget boxes to display your business information and services. This is a great way to get a visitor to click further into your blog. The longer visitors are on your blog, the more likely they are to become customers! Here is a screenshot.
Here is a look at the footer area when viewing the homepage.
Don’t forget to check out our plugins page for more awesome add-ons to really make your blog stand out.
Very Important!
Please keep in mind that you will need to have the Genesis Framework already installed on your blog. The cost of the framework is $59.95. This will get you a lifetime membership and free updates for the framework, which is an awesome deal.
If you are a developer, you know you can customize these themes on your own for your clients and add more money to your packaged deals. The Pro Plus StudioPress package is perfect for professional bloggers and developers. Check out the details below.
Need More Convincing?
There are thousands of plugins online to install on your blog but installing all of them is not a feasible thing to do. One thing is for sure is that you need to have a good web host or your blogging career won’t be very successful. Being on the Genesis Framework means there are custom plugins created especially for our community. Have a look at our mega list of Genesis Framework Plugins page to see which ones catch your interest.
If you are new to this whole blogging thing or looking for a little more knowledge? Take a look at our blog post on How To Start A WordPress Blog on the Genesis Framework.
Additional SEO Optimized Child Themes
To find more beautifully designed Themes that run off a different framework, have a look at Tesla Themes. Their themes come with a clean design, powerful features, and free premium support which is most important. Schema Integration included with all themes. Visit Tesla themes to learn more. There “Standard Package” is the best value.
- Recommended SEO Guide: How To Set Up The Yoast Premium SEO Plugin
- Recommended SEO Guide: The WP Meta SEO Plugin: An Alternative SEO Plugin
Reminder
Don’t know how to install a Genesis Framework theme? See our guide on How To Install A Genesis Framework Theme for a step by step guide. You do get a “Theme Settings” page in your admin dashboard with the Genesis Framework installed. The number of settings depends on the theme installed.
A preview:
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