SmallBiz WordPress Theme

Expand2Web has created a custom WordPress Theme for small business websites called the SmallBiz Theme. This section contains video tutorials showing how to install and customize it.

I’m regularly adding new tutorials to this section based on your feedback, so be sure to check back often!

How to Add the Author Byline to Blog Posts in the SmallBiz Theme

March 18, 2013

The SmallBiz theme does not list the blog post Author by default, but you can easily add a little code to make the Author line appear on every blog post and in the main blog roll page. There are two places in which you can add this byline: Posts.php (this is the main blog roll [...]

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Introducing SmallBiz Dynamic – The New SmallBiz WordPress Theme

March 3, 2013

I’m very excited to announce the very latest version of our SmallBiz WordPress Theme – SmallBiz Dynamic. We’ve worked very hard on this release and the new features it represents. These new features are based on working with thousands of small businesses on their websites. This update is free to all existing SmallBiz customers. Just [...]

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How I Added Social Media Icons to the Navigation Menu of the SmallBiz Theme

July 16, 2012

I spent a while figuring out how to add social media icons to the menu of the SmallBiz theme, and I hope by sharing it will save you some time. Personally, I have an internal debate over whether or not I want the icons on my nav bar, and I would love to know your [...]

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Winner of the National Small Business Week Giveaway

May 25, 2012

A very big thank you to everyone for so many comments, Likes, Tweets and +1′s! This was a lot of fun for us. Many said that they had already tried the Small Business theme and loved it, thank you for your support! Some of you were looking for advice on design, please always feel free [...]

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Small Business Week Giveaway

May 21, 2012

In honor of National Small Business Week I have partnered with my friends Eileen Lonergan, WordPress website designer and Divas Mobile Solutions to bring you the opportunity to win a Small Business Digital Package! I will send you a free copy of the SmallBiz Theme for WordPress, a proven winner with search engine optimization, which [...]

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Hurricane Print Loves The SmallBiz Theme: Testimonial

March 26, 2012

We recently received an email from John Hayes of Hurricane Print in Ireland. They are primarily an Irish-based print and graphic design company that also provides graphic design solutions to clients in the States. They also help their clients put together direct response marketing campaigns, which is the area of the business John is most [...]

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Gorgeous Website Designed With The SmallBiz Theme

November 2, 2011

Aloha Independent Living Hawaii (AILH) is non-profit organization that serves their community by providing individuals with disabilities independent living skills and training. The site was re-designed by ReadiPress. ReadiPress is a managed WordPress cloud hosting service that also provides web design and development services for their hosted clients. (The same guys who optimized the SmallBiz [...]

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Creating a Custom Header for Small Biz Theme

November 2, 2011

I recently used the Classic with Video layout of the SmallBiz theme for a client, Ram’s Spinal Care. I wanted to achieve the look of the header spanning the full width of the screen, which I was able to achieve using the theme’s built in header and background uploader, making the process super simple and [...]

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How To Secure Your Facebook Page Tab Content – The New Facebook Page SSL Requirement

September 19, 2011
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In my last post, we talked about the Facebook HTTPS migration coming on October 1, and broke it down to understand what it means to you if you have custom Facebook Page Tabs on your Facebook Page. Then I introduced two options for meeting the Facebook requirements. Let’s get into more detail on each of [...]

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Facebook Page SSL and the SmallBiz WordPress Theme

September 19, 2011
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Many SmallBiz Theme owners are using the SmallBiz Facebook App to manage their Facebook Page Tabs in WordPress. On October 1 Facebook will be requiring that all content delivered through Facebook Pages be delivered from a secure HTTPS server using SSL. (Here’s their announcement.) Getting Ready for SSL So if you have created custom Facebook [...]

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