Announcing! Thesis Theme Tools Skins!

calendar May 18, 2010   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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by Mike Nichols on May 18, 2010 · 9 comments

Thesis Theme Tools Skins Coming Soon!
Thesis Theme Tools Skins Design Samples

You might not have known it, but I have been writing skins for others for quite some time. Now I have decided to strike out on my own and offer them directly to you!

Thesis Theme Tools Skins will be launched on June 1, 2010. We will offer fresh new designs, innovative features, unheard-of user customizability, and rock-solid reliability and stability, all for reasonable prices.

Tired of the same old ho-hum skin designs that the others tout? Envious of the snazzy non-Thesis themes available?

Well, just wait until you see our designs! Created by the extremely talented Joel Thompson, our intent is to offer the best designs not only for Thesis, but to be found anywhere!

But it’s not all just a pretty face. As you may expect from Thesis Theme Tools, the leader in advanced customizations, our skins have advanced features that focus on easy customization and maximum flexibility so you can make your skin just like you want it to be.

You will see features such as:

  • Multiple widgetized areas
  • Custom sidebar widgets
  • Built-in slideshows
  • Built-in featured content galleries
  • Admin panels that let you upload and position your header, logo, footer graphics, and other graphics, as well as maintain tab panels, the footer, the copyright line, rotating galleries, and more!
  • And some big surprises never before seen in Thesis skins!

In the coming days, I will be previewing some of our new designs so you can get a taste of what is awaiting you on June 1st!

So buckle your seatbelt! You are in for the ride of your life!

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Making It Easy for You! Feedburner Setup

calendar January 10, 2010   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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January 10, 2010

Feedburner is Google’s free service that makes having attractive RSS feeds a snap. It’s not hard to set up an account, but some of the more important services are hidden away under lots of menu tabs and sidebar menus. The new article, “Feedburner Setup,” makes it all easy for you. It shows you in five […]

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You’ve been heard! Color Individual Tabs on the Thesis 1.6 Nav Bar

calendar January 10, 2010   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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January 10, 2010

Many of you have requested an update of the article about coloring individual menu tabs in Thesis 1.5.1. Your wait is over! Thesis 1.6 offers even more ways to color your menu tabs, even without the dropdown menus. You can color the unselected tabs and hover colors individually, the selected tab, and each tab’s dropdown […]

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Toolbox Essentials – Tutorial: Browser Detection to Execute IE Hacks

calendar January 3, 2010   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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January 3, 2010

If you are a Firefox, Chrome or Mac user, you might be familiar with this scenario: Your Thesis site looks great and you are all proud. Then a friend emails you that your page is a mess in Internet Explorer. You gaze at the attached screenshot in horror. What can you do? A new article, […]

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Important New Article! Tutorial: Customizing Just Your Front Page, Pages or Posts Using Conditional Tags

calendar December 27, 2009   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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December 27, 2009

How many times have you wanted to customize just the Home page, or just one page, or only posts? You’ve heard about Conditional Tags but don’t have a clue how to use them! Well, you will after reading this new article! “Tutorial: Customizing Just Your Front Page, Pages or Posts Using Conditional Tags” provides all […]

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Another Tip! Quickie: Executing CSS in custom_functions.php

calendar December 27, 2009   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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December 27, 2009

Sometimes we need to execute CSS within the PHP of our custom_functions.php file. This article shows you how to use the “style” statement to do so! “Quickie: Executing CSS in custom_functions.php” is a clear and concise article on how to use the same CSS statements as you use in the custom.css file within your custom_functions.php […]

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New Series! Quickie: How to Find a Page or Post’s Number

calendar December 27, 2009   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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December 27, 2009

A frequent question in the DIYthemes forums is how to find the number of a page or post. It’s really simple, but more or less hidden in the bowels of WordPress! “Quickie: How to Find a Page or Post’s Number” is an illustrated article showing you how to find the number in about 30 seconds! […]

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A New How-To! How to Create and Use a Favicon

calendar December 27, 2009   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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December 27, 2009

Favicons are the little icon next to your domain name in your browser URL bar. Take a look at the one for Thesis Theme Tools, which is the hammer in our header. A favicon of your own is a great way to make your site appear more professional and credible. Creating a favicon is easy, […]

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Another Unplugin — Tutorial: Easy Breadcrumbs Without a Plugin

calendar December 23, 2009   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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December 23, 2009

Breadcrumbs are used by many bloggers to show visitors where they are in the blog. It lists the file path from the home page to the current file, usually in a line of text between the header and the content. Previously, the only way for Thesis users to get breadcrumbs was to use the Yoast […]

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New Article! Tutorial: Rotating Image Gallery for Pages and Sidebars

calendar December 22, 2009   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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December 22, 2009

I have been asked many times how to put your own images into a rotating gallery. Until now the only choice you had was the NextGEN plugin, which has limitations, is complicated to set up, and lacks some important features. Help is at hand! Enter the Rotating Image Gallery! The new article, “Tutorial: Rotating Image […]

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New Article! Upgrading to Thesis 1.6

calendar December 13, 2009   |   author Author: Mike Nichols
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December 13, 2009

The new version 1.6 of Thesis has some fantastic features, such as much greater control over fonts and colors, dropdown menus, and a host of other under-the-hood improvements. However, there is one big problem: Due to the many changes in how Thesis 1.6 uses the WordPress database, you cannot go back to a previous version […]

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