Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare BonesPart 3: The HeaderPart 4: The Main MenuPart 5: The Rest of the Header Because the ET-Starter theme is set so that the user can choose between one, two, or no sidebars (in whichever relative position to the main content), there exists various CSS classes […]
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 5 – The Rest of the Header
Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare BonesPart 3: The HeaderPart 4: The Main Menu In this post I will discuss how to complete the rest of the header elements in my blog theme. First up: the searchbar. In WordPress, adding a searchbar is relatively simple. All you need to do is […]
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 4 – The Main Menu
Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare BonesPart 3: The Header It’s been over a month since the last post in this series, and for that I apologize. This is what we had when we left off: First, let’s work on the main menu. As you can see from my header image, […]
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 3 – The Header
Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare Bones Another great thing about the ET-Starter theme is that it allows you to easily set your header and background — whether it be an image, a color, or both. Just navigate to the “Appearance” menu on the left side of your WordPress admin page, […]
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 2 – Set the Bare Bones
Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Let’s run through a checklist of things you should’ve done by now: installed WordPress in a web or local host imported content (whether from another blog or dummy content downloaded from the web) to your new blog chosen, downloaded, and installed a blank WP theme went through the PHP and […]
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 1 – Setting Up
Now we get to the nitty gritty fun: developing your own WordPress theme! To make things a bit easier on myself — and for my readers so that they can see a live sample — I will detail how I built the theme I am currently using: (From now on I am going to assume […]
WordPress for the Everyday Blogger: Prelude
I promised to write about making your WordPress blog look the way you want…if there was enough interest, and sure enough, there was! This post is the first in a series called “WordPress for the Everyday Blogger.” Why the Prelude before jumping into Part 1? Because this post will deal with those who are making […]
Google Reader, Part 2
If you haven’t already done so, please read Google Reader, Part 1. Google Reader is fairly simple to use. Here’s a screenshot of my G-Reader homepage: An explanation to the numbered features: All items. This tells you how many unread feeds you have. Starred items. With G-Reader, you can “Star” certain feeds that may be of […]
Google Reader, Part 1
(I felt compelled to write this two-part series because I still have daily run-ins with people who have never heard of Google Reader. How? Why? The concept boggles my mind, because G-Reader is my favorite Google App and I can’t imagine why any regular web user would NOT use it…) Do you have a lot […]