FocusBlog is a conversation focused versatile WordPress blog and landing page theme from Thrive Themes. It is released as a blog theme but it is still popular among business professionals and bloggers. There are so many affiliate marketers, product developers and services provides who are using Focus Blog for online presence. This theme can show your blog posts, services, opt-ins and all other details on homepage.
The Theme gives you multiple homepage layouts that fits to blogging and business needs. But that’s one side of it, you can also use Thrive Page builder and any pre-defined sales or marketing template that in provided into package.
What We Like in FocusBlog WordPress Theme ?
What we love most about this theme is fast speed and mobile ready layout. If you check this theme demo on tablet or small smart phone screens then it will fit everywhere easily. That means, product marketers and professional bloggers can target all types of visitors. Search engines also send more traffic to responsive websites which works on all screen types. That’s why, corporate companies and bloggers prefer FocusBlog as first choice.
Another best part if flexibility which covers homepage, header, landing page and other parts. So you are always free to setup a custom homepage that fits to your business or blogging need. Thrive Page Builder elements help you to add recent posts, popular posts, email-signup forms and more. You can use any auto responder service to manage email subscribers.
Voice Theme – Thrive Themes : Blogging Theme
The theme gives you many calls to action blocks, focus areas, and shortcodes to create engaging pages. So business users can take maximum benefit to promote their services, price plans, products, testimonials, and other stuff. If you need business type homepage then just pick and sales lead generation page and edit it using Thrive Builder. And it will be ready to get more clients through subscribe form.
FocusBlog Thrive Themes : Good Features
Focus Areas : The built-in focus sections are designated to show-off calls to action links, featured images and other stuff. You will be able to display focus areas on the top, bottom of the website. The theme options panel let’s you control “Focus Block” visibility, so you can display it on blog page, homepage, single posts, page or for entire site.
It is mostly used to promote latest announcements like product trial sign-ups, eBook free downloads, special offers, launch date registration etc. Whether you are a freelancer, product developer, affiliate professional or a simple blogger, FocusBlog is for all.
Floating Navigation : The customizable header let’s you display menu bar, logo, calls to action button and other stuff. So visitors can always navigate to blog, home, contact, product or any other pages. The floating header layout makes all time visibility for header area. Just scroll down anywhere on the website, and you will see header bar when you start scrolling up side.
Apart from that, you will like multi-columns menu style where you can display custom links. Just below every drop-down, you can add multiple blog category links, add featured posts, pages and other stuff. This advanced menu provides MegaMenu type features and benefits. As a result, your website will become more powerful in-terms of navigation.
Other Benefits : Focus Blog Theme
Blog Options : Thrive Themes has released FocusBlog as blogging template it has many other advanced blog features. Author will find many blog layouts including left sidebar, full-width and right sidebar. So they can easily promote recent posts, social links, author profile, banners, categories on widget areas. The footer area is also powered widget blocks, so this is another good spot to promote contacts and custom links.
If we talk more about blog then you will find post formats support. Hence, there will be special post format for gallery, quote, video and other types of articles. These formats are found within blog post editor, where you can easily pick relevant format as per your need. For every post type, you will find styling and media embed options.
So it will becomes more flexible to publish gallery articles, video articles, quotes articles and more. You will like blog for ability to create custom featured image preview for all post formats. Hence, visitors can easily attracted to check out gallery, quotes and other types of articles. The minimalist design and elegant background are key points of blog template.
Every blog posts combines engaging features like floating social share buttons, related post entries, Focus area (Top/Bottom) and more. So visitors should have great experience while browsing articles.
Business Features : The business professionals can either pick landing page and customize them as required. Or they can use page builder with shortcodes to create highly interactive pages. The shortcodes list is very big, so you will find a way to display everything in clear way. Shortcodes elements includes testimonials, tabs, content boxes, price tables, Opt-in forms, Video hero, Animated counters, Page sections and many more. The below screen-shot shows all list of given shortcodes.
Last but not least, All Thrive Themes templates are integrated with WooCommerce. So you can start online store with free eCommerce plugin. Bloggers and marketing people can use WooCommerce to sell books, Apps, service, products or any types of goods. Though it is optional, so you are free to use FocusBlog WordPress theme as blog, business, or marketing purpose.