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QandaPress, a Q&A platform based on WordPress

Adrian — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:21:29 +0000

During the last couple of months we received several requests from our friends and clients, mainly professional bloggers, who were permanently seeking solutions to expand their blog audience.
They wanted a tool to help them grow their reader base and make the content become more socially engaging. One of the things that got to our ears was a Q&A platform, with some built in game mechanics. A way in which the readers could interact by adding another type of content to the blog.

So the need was for a very simple way to create a Q&A website using WordPress. And this is how QandaPress was born.

QandaPress - Build your own Q&A community

QandaPress makes it easy to build a community around your website. Here are some of its features:

It is built on WordPress, so learning something new is out of the question. You will manage your Q&A platform in a very familiar environment.
Easy to monetize. Multiple ad zones where you can insert your own ads.
Problem free. All technical details are taken care of. No need to manage another WordPress installation.
Scalable. Everything is run on our own super-optimized servers. You don’t have to worry about downtime due to traffic spikes.

You can find some other cool features on the QandaPress website. Feel free to use the comment section and tell us what you think about it and what other features you would like to be added.

Also the first persons who will apply for the QandaPress private beta by December 1′st, will get an all time 30% discount subscription rate.

The new Smarter and WordPress 3.0

Adrian — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:12:52 +0000

As you all know, WordPress has made the 3.0 transition, which brings the long-awaited merge of MU and WordPress and a lot of new features to the table.
Trying to keep up with the goodies we developed a new version of Smarter, which runs smooth on 3.0 and takes advantage of the new feature list.

A Smart WordPress 3.0 Theme

As mentioned before Smarter theme was designed as a powerful CMS for company websites. It’s a business wordpress theme, with a SEO friendly structure.

This being said, here are some of the new things that Smarter 2.0 has to offer.

The News Items was implemented using the custom post type feature from WP 3.0. Now, adding and editing news is simple and straight forward, leaving no room for confusion.

The custom navigation menu has been set as the theme default menu, so now you will be able to insert and organize things like pages, categories, news or custom links in your theme menu.

Smarter also comes with a big package of different color child themes, giving you the option to choose the right color range for your business.

In case you’re aiming for a multilingual website, Smarter 2.0 has been tested and works great with WPML plugin.

Smarter Theme Options, which let you customize your site looks, comes with a lighter interface which includes all the options from the previous version. So you have options like: selecting between multiple theme layouts, uploading a header image, editing the featured slider page etc.

To find out more about Smarter 2.0 and it’s new features check out the screencast below:

Pricing

For 25$ you can purchase Smarter 2.0, which includes all the functionality of the old version, plus the new features mentioned before. The zip also includes the psd files and the color child themes. Being released under a GPL license, Smarter can be used on an unlimited number of websites.

Support

If you have any suggestions or questions regarding the new version of this theme, please visit our forums (http://cozmoslabs.com/forums/).

Smarter WordPress Theme

Adrian — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:18:21 +0000

Simply put, Smarter is a powerful CMS and business WordPress theme.

A Smart WordPress Theme

It gives your blog a personal look, with easy customization, without getting lost into too much options.
Its friendly interface and design work together giving your readers a pleasant experience every time they visit your site. Besides, you can get the most out of it’s SEO friendly structure by using the all in one seo pack plugin.

Pricing

For 25$ you can purchase Smarter, which includes the psd files.
Smarter is released under GPL license and that means you can use it on an unlimited number of websites.

Smarter theme options include:

multiple theme layout
optional use of breadcrumbs
logo or header image upload
customizable text areas (home page description, footer site info)
featured slider pages
different page templates (blog, news, login, register)
menu management

They are all meant to allow you to improve and customize your website without having to touch a single line of code.

If you want to learn more about Smarter’s functionality check out the short video below, and experience the smarter way to start your online presence.

FAQ

Does the Smarter theme include a contact form?
No. I recommend you use Gravity Forms or Contact Form 7

Do you offer any trial version?
No. But you can preview the theme demo.

How does the order get processed?
Payment is done via PayPal. You will receive a standard Paypal invoice, along side with a download link.

What browsers was Smarter tested on?
Smarter has been tested and works on IE7, IE8, Firefox 3+, Safari 3+, Chrome and Opera 9+.

Support

If you have any other question or concerns, visit the Cozmoslabs forums for help (http://cozmoslabs.com/forums/).