{"id":19082,"date":"2020-06-01T13:57:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T20:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/?p=19082"},"modified":"2020-06-01T14:02:06","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T21:02:06","slug":"upgraded-improved-e-commerce-theme-genesis-v2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/upgraded-improved-e-commerce-theme-genesis-v2\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgraded \/ Improved E-commerce Theme &#8211; Genesis v2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Design Team has been hard at work creating updated and improved website themes for our valued members. Our most recent overhaul was for the Genesis theme.<br><br>See the list of <a href=\"#genesisupdates\" class=\"rank-math-link\">notable improvements included in this update<\/a>.<br><br>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/genesisadv.crystalcommerce.com\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">live demo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"299\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-screenshot-299x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-screenshot-299x1024.jpg 299w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-screenshot-88x300.jpg 88w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-screenshot-44x150.jpg 44w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-screenshot-768x2628.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-screenshot-449x1536.jpg 449w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-screenshot-598x2048.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-screenshot.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><figcaption>Version 2 of the Genesis theme<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">See the <a aria-label=\"mobile screenshot (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/genesis-theme-v2-mobile-screenshot.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\">mobile screenshot<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"genesisupdates\">Notable Genesis theme improvements:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Changed theme from being primarily video-game focused to being more like <a href=\"https:\/\/store.crystalcommerce.com\/products\/search?q=theme\" class=\"rank-math-link\">our other themes<\/a><\/li><li>Added more product lists and product carousels on home page<\/li><li>Included Preorders display which automatically shows items marked as Preorder in your admin\u00a0<\/li><li>Included three customizable product lists (You can change the list titles and tags)<\/li><li>Added<a href=\"https:\/\/help.crystalcommerce.com\/en\/articles\/1389736-using-the-tcg-promotion-controller-product\" class=\"rank-math-link\"> TCG promotion page feature<\/a> and associated banners<\/li><li>Added <a href=\"https:\/\/store.crystalcommerce.com\/catalog\/crystalcommerce_products\/google_calendar_event_feed_widget\/1051353\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Event Calendar<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.crystalcommerce.com\/catalog\/crystalcommerce_products\/social_media_feeds_widget\/1051383\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Tabbed Social Widget<\/a><\/li><li>Added newsletter signup banner and modal popup with signup form<\/li><li>Added a Buylist carousel in the sidebar on internal pages<\/li><li>Updated all product carousels to automatically rotate, which can increase engagement<\/li><li>Added store address, phone number, and hours section to bottom of site<\/li><li>Added \u201cSecure Checkout\u201d + green lock icon in footer<\/li><li>Overall visual \/ style updates and some minor UX improvements<\/li><li>Significant Mobile UI and UX improvements<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Interested?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re not yet a member of CrystalCommerce<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.crystalcommerce.com\/catalog\/memberships-professional_retailer\/new_member_launch_package_with_genesis_premium_theme\/1053211\">Purchase Genesis Launch Package<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re an existing member<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chat the support team from your admin for info on upgrading from your current site.<\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/blog-featured-image-genesis-upgrade-1.jpg\" class=\"ss-hidden-pin-image\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/upgraded-improved-e-commerce-theme-genesis-v2\/\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/blog-featured-image-genesis-upgrade-1.jpg\" 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Our most recent overhaul was for the Genesis theme. See the list of notable improvements included in this update. See the live demo See the mobile screenshot Notable Genesis theme improvements: Changed theme from being primarily video-game &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/upgraded-improved-e-commerce-theme-genesis-v2\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Upgraded \/ Improved E-commerce Theme &#8211; Genesis v2<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/blog-featured-image-genesis-upgrade-1.jpg\" class=\"ss-hidden-pin-image\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/upgraded-improved-e-commerce-theme-genesis-v2\/\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/blog-featured-image-genesis-upgrade-1.jpg\" data-pin-description=\"Upgraded \/ Improved E-commerce Theme &#8211; Genesis v2\"\/>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":19096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[502],"tags":[505,556,920,120],"class_list":["post-19082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design-team-updates","tag-design","tag-genesis-theme","tag-themes","tag-upgrade"],"crystal_rest_feed":{"author":"Matthew Schwartz","id":19082,"featured_image":{"original":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/blog-featured-image-genesis-upgrade-1.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/blog-featured-image-genesis-upgrade-1-300x169.jpg","large":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/blog-featured-image-genesis-upgrade-1.jpg","thumb":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/blog-featured-image-genesis-upgrade-1-250x141.jpg"},"title":"Upgraded \/ Improved E-commerce Theme &#8211; Genesis v2","link":"https:\/\/www.crystalcommerce.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/01\/upgraded-improved-e-commerce-theme-genesis-v2\/","date":"2020-06-01T13:57:14","content":"\nThe Design Team has been hard at work creating updated and improved website themes for our valued members. Our most recent overhaul was for the Genesis theme.See the list of notable improvements included in this update.See the live demo\n\n\n\nVersion 2 of the Genesis theme\n\n\n\nSee the mobile screenshot \n\n\n\nNotable Genesis theme improvements:\n\n\n\nChanged theme from being primarily video-game focused to being more like our other themesAdded more product lists and product carousels on home pageIncluded Preorders display which automatically shows items marked as Preorder in your admin\u00a0Included three customizable product lists (You can change the list titles and tags)Added TCG promotion page feature and associated bannersAdded Event Calendar and Tabbed Social WidgetAdded newsletter signup banner and modal popup with signup formAdded a Buylist carousel in the sidebar on internal pagesUpdated all product carousels to automatically rotate, which can increase engagementAdded store address, phone number, and hours section to bottom of siteAdded \u201cSecure Checkout\u201d + green lock icon in footerOverall visual \/ style updates and some minor UX improvementsSignificant Mobile UI and UX improvements\n\n\n\nInterested?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you&#8217;re not yet a member of CrystalCommerce:\n\n\n\n\nPurchase Genesis Launch Package\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you&#8217;re an existing member:\n\n\n\nChat the support team from your admin for info on upgrading from your current site.\n","excerpt":"The Design Team has been hard at work creating updated and improved website themes for our valued members. Our most recent overhaul was for the Genesis theme. See the list of notable improvements included in this update. 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