1. Suffusion - A Free WP Theme
 Customizable through options and plug in
Integration.
 Export/import options for revision control
 Dashboard>Appearance>Suffusion
Options>Introduction>Import/Export
 Great Support on the developers site
 Active Developer — http://aquoid.com/
 Support Forum — http://aquoid.com/forum/
 Developer’s site is full of instructions and tips. Of special
interest is the Markup and Hook Reference:
http://aquoid.com/news/themes/suffusion/hook-reference/

2. Suffusion Theme Basic Install—Color
Schemes / Widget Areas
http://elurie.com/sand
box/04
 Included Color
Schemes- use as
is, or as a starting
place for
customization
 Dashboard>Appear
ance>Suffusion
Options>Skinning>
Theme Selection
 Widget Areas
Diagram
 Dashboard>Appear
ance>Suffusion
Options>Sidebars>
Sidebar Layout

3. Child Theme Support
 Download Child Theme Pack from the aquoid
site:suffusion.googlecode.com/files/suffu-scion.zip
 http://aquoid.com/news/2010/09/suffusion-child-
themes-tips-and-tricks/
 Child Theme Pack
folder structure

4. Customizing Suffusion- 3 Examples
 Integrated html/wp sites that use the Suffusion Theme
 Customize look and feel with Suffusion
 WordPress install brings added functionality to html site

5. 1. Suffusion Blog Customized To Match
html Site
 WordPress Install:
http://osteopathicphysician.net/
blog/
 Integrated into html site
 Menus match
 Logo returns to index.html
 HTML Site:
http://osteopathicphysician.net
This is the site of an Osteopath
 Multi purpose site:
 Inform
 Inspire
 Office and doctor info.
 Increase patient access

6. 2. Suffusion Used To Add Functionality
 HTML Site for an RV
singles club:
http://lonersonwheels.com/
 WordPress Install to
match:http://lonersonwheel
s.com/wp/
 Menus Match in both sites
 WP install has Tips&Tricks
 Next WP projects: :
Membership management,
Member Login, MailChimp
integration, join page
integration.

7. 3 a. Suffusion All Widget Custom
Layout
 HTML Site:
http://evelurie.c
om/
 WordPress
Install:
http://evelurie.c
om/blog/
 Custom layout
with all widget
areas
 Query Posts
Widgets

8. Widget Only Layout

9. 3b. Magazine Template
http://evelurie.com/blog/magazine_layout
Dashboard>Appearance>Suffusion Options>Templates>Magazine
Magazine Template Options – This page has exerpts of posts in two categories

10. 3c. Custom Styles
 http://evelurie.com/blog
 Custom Style Sheet support and the ability to add custom styles in
Dashboard
 Dashboard>Appearance>Suffusion Options>Back End>Custom Includes

11. SUFFUSION Options & Features
 Child Themes menus,
 Child theme pack  Featured sliders
suffusion.googlecode.com/files/  Tabbed sidebars
suffu-scion.zip
 18 pre-defined color
 Export options for easy schemes
back up, moving a site, or
 RTL support built in
design versions.
 Many Languages available
 Typography- built in Google
fonts  Custom Post Types and
custom Taxonomies are
 Mega-Menus
integrated
 Custom layout templates
 BuddyPress support pack
 Customizable drop-down

12. SUFFUSION Options & Features (cont.)
 Magazine layout pack
 Lots of enhanced  Suffusion Commerce Pack. This plug in
aims to extend template support to
widgets for Twitter, Flickr, popular e-commerce plug ins for
Google etc Suffusion. The e-commerce plug ins
currently supported are: Jigoshop and
Prospress. Support for other plug ins
 It has 19 widget areas such as WooCommerce or WP-
ecommerce will be added in the near
 It has one-column, two- future
column and three-column
fixed-width and flexible-  Custom Stylesheet
width layouts support and the ability to
add custom styles
 8 pre-defined templates
 Suffusion commerce