Thrive Themes Features & Development Timeline

“How long is this gonna take to read?!”   That’s the subconscious question every online visitor asks themselves before reading anything you, me, or anyone has ever published. And can you blame them? With so many blog posts, books, news feeds, Netflix shows and YouTube channels out there vying for our precious attention, ain’t nobody got time to do it all. That’s why most online content just gets ignored (including yours). So other than putting the extra effort in to write catchy titles, make your headings skim friendly & create eye-popping visuals for your posts, are there any easy buttons you can press RIGHT NOW to help break through the noise and get visitors to keep reading right down to your comments section? Keep scrolling to learn how you can boost your reader engagement by quickly adding Reading Progress Indicators to your blog posts if you happen to use the most powerful theme builder for WordPress… […]

Ever watch a film or read a book, and discover the main character shares your name? Or hear your hometown mentioned on the radio? Chances are, you find yourself paying more attention and becoming invested in what happens next. The message or story starts to connect on a personal level. It starts to speak to you directly. Imagine how effective your marketing funnels would be, if you could offer this personal connection with each visitor on your landing pages. Well you don’t have to imagine! Today you’ll learn how to supercharge your landing pages and sales pages, by providing a personalized experience for every visitor. Continue Reading

Does your website offer membership content, a client dashboard, a user community, or online courses? Then your audience, clients and customers must pass through your WordPress login screen. But how does this default login experience affect their opinion of your brand? And how can you wow them at this crucial stage, even before they’ve reached the content within? You need a gorgeously designed WordPress login screen that sets their expectations, and tells them, right off the bat, that they’re in for a treat with your brand. In today’s post, you’ll learn how to use our stunning, professionally-designed templates to transform your login screen into a visual delight for your users. Continue Reading

Given the powerful new membership features available in Thrive Apprentice, we felt it was time to explore and share what it really takes to build a profitable membership site on WordPress. We get it – you want guides, case studies, tips and tricks, and how-to videos on how to create a successful membership site! All this will come soon as we explore the new and improved Thrive Apprentice. But to kick off this membership mania today, let’s look at the basics of what a membership site is, how the business model works, and whether it’s a good fit for your online business. Continue Reading

Optimizing your website for faster loading is BIG news right now, driven by Google’s Core Web Vitals algorithm update… especially as improving your website’s load speed can now affect your SEO performance too. We’ve already made huge improvements with Project Lightspeed and other speed-optimization tools, but we wanted to make it even easier to build an ultra-fast website so you can focus on running a successful business. Meet Kwik Theme, our first WordPress theme that has been designed from the ground up with the goal of loading as fast as possible. And yes, it also looks stunning! Want to learn more about Kwik Theme? Then this is the post for you… Continue Reading

Usually, every three weeks, we surprise you with brand new features we’ve added to Thrive Suite— features that will help you build a better website and a better business.  On that front, this article is no different: I’ll be sharing the 3 new features we just released last week. But that isn’t all… Behind the scenes, we’ve been working on some really, really big things, coming soon.  And in today’s article, I’m going to announce not one— but two huge projects that are right around the corner. You’re not going to want to miss this. Continue Reading

Last week, we released 4 new features and improvements to Thrive Suite, our ever-growing online business toolkit for WordPress. But for this release, we decided to do something we haven’t in a while: We made a walkthrough video that demonstrates each of these new features and how you can use them today. This release includes:New Trigger Conditions for Thrive Automator [0:36]New Send Webhook Action for Thrive Automator [2:24]Designer-made video cover templates to speed up your website [7:45]The ability to style front end notifications on your website [12:48]Pour yourself a coffee and watch the roundup video to see what’s new in Thrive Suite! Continue Reading

If you offer an online course using WordPress, then you have everything you need to craft the perfect personalized menu for your students. To help you take your course-based business to the next level, we’ve added 3 powerful features to Thrive Apprentice:Display different menu items for logged in and logged out usersDynamically display users’ profile imagesDynamically display users’ namesEach of these features can be used on their own, or in combination, to create a professional and personalized membership-style environment for each and every customer. Dynamic personalization offers real benefits for both course creators and students:It immediately communicates a professional approach to membership-focused content.Students and members are likely to feel reassured that they’re in the right place when they see their name and profile image.It improves usability with a clear sign that someone is logged in or out.A profile image is becoming the industry standard icon for where your users can find their […]

Yep, it’s that time again. It’s finally time to share another round-up post of new product updates for our Thrive Suite customers! This week, we’re sharing 3 great new features….One of them you’ve been requesting for ages.One you didn’t know you needed, but you really, really do.One will personalize your website for each individual course student…and 2 helpful improvements…One will boost your page speed with no extra workOne will ask you to choose between the light and dark side (young Padawan!)Let us know your feedback and questions in the comments. We can’t wait to hear from you. Continue Reading

Welcome to yet another round-up article where we showcase the latest features added to Thrive Suite. In this release, there’s 3 stand out improvements. The first will give you a faster website, improving your core web vitals score while also improving your on-page clicks and visitor interactions. The second will let you build a more intelligent website navigation experience, especially if you have a membership site or you are selling online courses. And the third makes your online course library look like it was built by a designer… because it is! Read on! Continue Reading