by Mike Nichols on September 20, 2009 · 0 comments
Let’s face it: The internet reader’s attention is hard to grab. They scan the page and if they don’t see something interesting they are gone, all in 10 to 15 seconds. How do you get the reader to look at your post or page and read past the first couple of sentences? One key way [...]
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People who are just getting their feet wet with customizations are often daunted by the strange words and punctuation they find in the code for custom.css and custom_functions.php. Even the basic format of the CSS and PHP languages are foreign. Two new articles just published in the Newbies “Getting Started” section, “Basic CSS Syntax for [...]
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We often don’t think of the possibilities of two-column sidebar boxes because the multimedia box is so predominant. However, Thesis makes it easy to build and use sidebar boxes that span both columns of the sidebars. They can be placed above or below the multimedia box or at other locations along the sidebar — even [...]
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One of the most frequent tasks in customization is creating a screen element and placing it. It could be an ad, or an image, or an opt-in box. Despite all these different uses, screen elements share a basic setup — and this article shows you how to do it! “Create an Element and Place It [...]
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