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Features + FAQ

DISCLAIMER: This page contains some affiliate links, which means I may receive commission if you make a purchase hosting using my affiliate link! I promise that anything I write here is my own, honest opinion. I would never recommend anything I don’t use or love myself. 

Quick Thrive Customizer Overview

Thrive Front Page Hero Options

Thrive Features

  • Font + color options so you can easily match your branding
  • Easy to customize
  • Widgetized home page for a unique & flexible layout
  • Options for a large hero featured image on posts and pages
  • Add multiple logo sub marks or small design elements on the homepage
  • Optional large hero featured image on your single post pages
  • WooCommerce ready – add your own products and/or affiliate links
  • Upload your own logo and favicon
  • Grid options for archive pages
  • Option for a sticky header
  • 100% responsive & tested on the most popular browsers
  • Gutenberg ready!
  • Multiple menu layouts and styles
  • Add a search button and social icons to the header
  • Large hero on the homepage
  • Option to have 2, 3 or 4 footer widget areas + full width instagram feed
  • Heart/like button on blog posts
  • Plenty of extra widget areas
  • Integrate with email subscriptions
  • 5 custom widgets you can use to build the homepage
  • Custom Instagram template page
  • Other custom page templates
  • 3 layout styles for the blog and any post or page

FAQ

What do I need to make this theme work?

You will need a self hosted blog with WordPress installed. Need hosting? I’m in love with Bluehost and their easy, one-click WordPress install. A wordpress.com website with a BUSINESS account will also work!


What can be customized on the homepage?

Just about anything! There are 5 custom widgets you can use to build your homepage + a custom styled testimonial widget, a custom styled featured post widget, a custom styled newsletter widget, and a custom styled products section. You can arrange the sections in any way you’d like. You can change the content, colors, images and background images. You don’t have to use every widget or widget area I used in the demo. Use them all, or use a few. It’s up to you!


How large should my images be?

Your featured images should be around 1650 pixels wide if you’re using the large hero option on single posts and pages. Your hero image on the front page should be 1700 x 800 pixels. Other post/page images should be at least 1085 pixels wide.


I don’t want a shop. Is that okay?

Totally! If you don’t want a shop, simply don’t install WooCommerce & Genesis WooCommerce connect when installing the theme.


If I purchase, will you help me if I get stuck or have more questions?

I’m always happy to help! I’ve created tutorials on how to install & setup your new template. If you need more assistance, you can always email me and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can!

*Disclaimer: I do not provide support on how to make custom code changes to the theme, or other 3rd party plugins that weren’t recommended for the theme. I also don’t provide support for setting up a WooCommerce, unless it’s design related.


Can you install and set up the theme for me?

I’m your girl! Check out my service packages.

@scsreads

📖 Last, now, next (thanks to the tagged publish 📖 Last, now, next (thanks to the tagged publishers for the free copies)!

I’m mixing up the genres this month because I feel like I burned out on holiday romances last year 😅 Have you read any of these? 

[CD: Nnenna holds three books in front of a tree, then shows the covers of the following books: OUR MISSING HEARTS, KISS HER ONCE FOR ME, and FIVE SURVIVE.]
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#OurMissingHearts #KissHerOnceForMe #FiveSurvive #bookishreels #bookreels #amreadingya #cozylittlechristmas #bookreel #bookvideo #lastnownext #booktok #bookvlog #currentlyreading #readingupdate #holidayromance #yathriller #cozychristmas #literaryfiction #thrillerbook #bookvlogger #litfic #romancereader #christmastree #amreadingromance
It's a very belated book haul! These are the four It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?

[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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#Pachinko #Idol #LoveAndOtherPuzzles #PeoplePerson #whattoread #beautifulbooks #bookhaul #booksandtravel #travelandbooks #bookishaesthetic #bookstacks #bookstacklove #ukbookcovers #ukbookhaul #newbooks #bookbuying #bookpurchases #coolgirlsread #readerslife #bookishcommunity #australiatrip #stackofbooks #bookwormlife #booksandbooks
BLOODMARKED by Tracy Deonn (@simonteen #gifted) • This was probably my most anticipated release of 2022 and it was amazing! LEGENDBORN catapulted onto my list of all-time favorite books when I read it a couple years ago and now BLOODMARKED is right up there with it.

I loved being back in this world and back with these characters. Bree is such an incredible main character. She can be critical of herself, but she’s also so brave and strong. She lets herself be vulnerable with her close circle of friends. She loves fiercely and she would go to the ends of the earth for the people that she loves. Throughout this book, Bree has so many questions about her powers. When she finally realizes the answer, I was like “Yesssss, girl, yessssss!!!”

I’m so in awe of the fantasy world that Deonn has created. I loved learning more about Bree’s magic in book 2 and it still feels like there’s so much left to discover about the magical workings of this world.

This book was action-packed up and I did not want to put it down! I saved it for my honeymoon so that I could read it in longer chunks. I’m so glad I did that because I feel like it really allowed me to immerse myself in the world as I was reading.

I enjoyed this book so much, from the character growth, to the battle scenes, to the themes of self-discovery and finding your path. I can’t wait for more people to read BLOODMARKED! If you haven’t read the LEGENDBORN books yet, what in the world are you waiting for??

[ID: Nnenna holds a copy of BLOODMARKED over a white fluffy blanket with a red pillow in the shot.]
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#Bloodmarked #bookishreels #bookreview #scsreadsreviews #blackfantasy #yafantasyseries #LegendbornCycle #blackbookworm #fantasyreads #blackstorieshavepower #blackgirlsread #bookreels #magicalbooks #amreadingya #bookreel #bookvideo
OCTOBER WRAP-UP (thanks to the publishers tagged b OCTOBER WRAP-UP (thanks to the publishers tagged below for the free copies) • October was crunch time because we got married in October! I'm proud that I even managed to finish any books that month because the wedding completely took over my life 😅 Swipe left to see what I thought about my two October reads!
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📖  DRUNK ON LOVE (via @berkleyromance)
📖  YOU HAD ME AT HOLA (via @avonbooks)
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Thank you for following along as I caught up on my monthly wrap-ups! 🤗 November reading wrap-up coming very soon- I promise! 😂 
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[ID: A carousel with the title "What I Read in October 2022" followed by slides with the cover of each book listed above + a few thoughts + my star rating.]
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#DrunkOnLove #YouHadMeAtHola #recentreads #romcombooks #readromance #bookratings #monthlywrapup #whatiread #bookrecommendations #bookishthought #ratingbooks #romancestagram #romancebookaddict #booksandbooks #minibookreivews #romancereaders #romancebook #booklist #2022reads #readingwrapup #amreadingromance #coolgirlsread #romancebookstagram
#GetUnderlinedPartner @GetUnderlined #ad | Want to #GetUnderlinedPartner @GetUnderlined #ad | Want to know which book is next on my TBR? It’s FIVE SURVIVE by @hojay92! I’ve heard great things about Holly Jackson (in case you didn’t know, she wrote A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder series) and I’m excited to finally check out her work. As soon as I read the description, I was intrigued! Check out the full synopsis below:

A new addictive thriller about a road trip that turns deadly. Eight hours. Six friends. Five survive.

Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend - the older brother - his perfect girlfriend - a secret crush - a classmate - and a killer.

When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead.

With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night. . . .

What do you think? Are you adding this to your TBR?

[VD: Nnenna gets into bed and starts reading FIVE SURVIVE.]
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#FiveSurvive #yathriller #yamystery #bookreels #reelsvideos #youngadultbooks #girlandherbooks #bookreel #yafiction #bookgirl #bookstagramreels #girlswhoread #bookvideo #yabookrecommendations #bookreelsofinstagram #readingvlog #yabookstagram #bookishreels #bookrecs #booktok #yareads #bookvlog #coolgirlsread #whattoreadnext #bookishreels #bookvlogger #thrillerbookrecs
SEPTEMBER WRAP-UP (thanks to the publishers tagged SEPTEMBER WRAP-UP (thanks to the publishers tagged below for the free copies) • I didn't have a ton of reading time in September, but I still managed to read a few great books.  Swipe left to see my thoughts on each of the books I read in September!
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📖  A NOVEL OBSESSION (via @duttonbooks)
📖  THE LAST HOUSEWIFE
📱 ON THE ROOFTOP 
📖  TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW (via @aaknopf)
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I'm pretty sure one of these books is going to make it on my list of 2022 faves! Any guesses which one? 
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[ID: A carousel with the title "What I Read in September 2022" followed by slides with the cover of each book listed above + a few thoughts + my star rating.]
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#ANovelObsession #TheLastHousewife #OnTheRooftop #TomorrowAndTomorrowAndTomorrow #booklist #contemporarybooks #2022reads #readingwrapup #bookratings #monthlywrapup #whatiread #bookrecommendations #thrillers #historicalfictionbooks #booklists #literaryfiction #bookishthoughts #ratingbooks #minibookreivews #thrillerreads #historicalfictionnovel #recentreads

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