themes

404 Error – Page Not Found (#@!*#)

We’ve all been there. You click on a link and bam, you end up on a page with the dreaded 404 error – Page Not Found! Why does this happen? Well, let’s look at when you have changed or redesigned your site or blog in WordPress. Realize, these new pages have new url’s. For example: [...]

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4 Comments April 19, 2012

5 Tips for Creatively Using Custom Sidebars

When I first used the Headway theme, one of the things that attracted me to it was the ease of creating custom sidebars. But since then I have also used Woothemes, which have this option built in, and StudioPress, which has a great plugin built just for Genesis and its child themes. So, you may be [...]

Filed Under: blog, blog design tips, plugins and widgets, themes Tagged With: affiliate ads, helpful tips, sidebars

3 Comments April 12, 2012

A Preview of WordPress 3.4 Beta 1

The release of 3.4 is around the corner, sometime in May. It has some great new features, especially around the theme options. In this video I will show you the major features using the Beta 1 version. On the WordPress.org blog they list them as this: Theme Customizer with Previewer Flexible Custom Header Sizes Selecting [...]

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1 Comment February 14, 2012

How to create menus in sidebars and other widget areas

How to create menus in the sidebar. Even if your theme does not support using the menu feature, you can still use it to create menus in the sidebar.

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10 Comments February 6, 2012

WP Touch Pro Mobile Plugin

Watch this video and learn about all the great features of WPTouch Pro, a WordPress plugin where you can customize a mobile theme for you site.

Filed Under: blog, plugins and widgets, themes Tagged With: CSS, mobile

3 Comments December 5, 2011

Widgets are not just for you sidebars

Widgets may be more flexible than you think. In this video I will show you how themes use widgets for more than just the sidebars. An entire homepage can be built on widgets in some themes.

Filed Under: blog, plugins and widgets, themes, video tutorials Tagged With: audio, sidebars, testimonials, video

10 Comments November 19, 2011

Buy Headway Very Soon, or Else…

If you have worked with me, or have attended a workshop or presentation of mine, you know I’m a big fan of the Headway theme. It is one of the handful of themes I highly recommend. So why should you buy it soon? If you are aware of it or not, on Nov. 25th, Headway [...]

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13 Comments August 8, 2011

Just When You Thought the Headway Theme Couldn’t Get Better

Well, the Headway team is doing it again. Putting a new twist into how you can set up a WordPress site. And it’s awesome! And it’s changing! From the drag and drop now to a “block and grid” model. You will start by selecting a grid layout depending on your design. And then you can mouse over [...]

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Free themes versus premium paid themes

There are literally thousands of free themes and hundreds of premium themes. So which should you use? There are so many things to consider: ease of use, customizations, support and updates. In this video I will show you the differences and we’ll look at the features of a few free and premium themes.

Filed Under: blog, blog design tips, themes, video tutorials Tagged With: child pages, galleries, menus, navigation bar, parent pages, seo, sidebars, styling text, updating

WordPress Themes: How the Hell Do I Choose One?

If you are contemplating a WordPress site or blog, or have dived in head first, you probably have found one of the first choices to be made is your theme. Check out my last post on For Bloggers by Bloggers.