Comments on: New Articles for Newbies: Basic Syntax for custom.css and custom_functions.php! http://thesisthemetools.com/new-articles-for-newbies-basic-syntax-for-custom-css-and-custom_functions-php/ Tips, Tricks, and Tools for the Thesis Theme Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:43:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Greg Venable http://thesisthemetools.com/new-articles-for-newbies-basic-syntax-for-custom-css-and-custom_functions-php/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Greg Venable Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:42:00 +0000 http://thesisthemetools.com/?p=250#comment-216 Mike just pinged you in the forum. I have these 1.5 and open hook and scratching my head why it's so difficult to remove the thesis foot and change the defaut picute on my parent side. Also I could not find /custom/custom.css on my file server with Bluehost. Very frusterating. What happened to WYSIWG eidtos geez. Pleae help. Greg Mike just pinged you in the forum. I have these 1.5 and open hook and scratching my head why it’s so difficult to remove the thesis foot and change the defaut picute on my parent side. Also I could not find /custom/custom.css on my file server with Bluehost. Very frusterating. What happened to WYSIWG eidtos geez. Pleae help. Greg

]]> By: Mike Nichols http://thesisthemetools.com/new-articles-for-newbies-basic-syntax-for-custom-css-and-custom_functions-php/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Mike Nichols Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:59:31 +0000 http://thesisthemetools.com/?p=250#comment-155 I'm glad you got it, Kipi! A tutorial for putting a subscribe icon in the sidebars is on my list, but so are about 100 other topics! I'll get around to it, and your question bumps it up in priority. Thanks! I’m glad you got it, Kipi! A tutorial for putting a subscribe icon in the sidebars is on my list, but so are about 100 other topics! I’ll get around to it, and your question bumps it up in priority. Thanks!

]]> By: Mike Nichols http://thesisthemetools.com/new-articles-for-newbies-basic-syntax-for-custom-css-and-custom_functions-php/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Mike Nichols Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:57:27 +0000 http://thesisthemetools.com/?p=250#comment-154 Hi, Erin! I'm glad the article was useful to you. The site mentioned in the article is the best one I know of. There is another site, <a href="http://www.tizag.com/phpT/" rel="nofollow">Tizag</a>, whose tutorial is almost as good. I've not found any PHP books that I really like. The problem is that PHP is used only partially in Thesis, and PHP is a heavy-duty language primarily used for accessing databases. Most books have only a chapter or two on the part Thesis uses, then devote 90% of the book to the database part. Probably the best book I've found is O'Reilly's "PHP in a Nutshell." It is meant as a reference, not as a tutorial, so has good explanations of the nuts and bolts of the language. The way I learned PHP was by looking at the code in the DIYthemes Forum, then going to the online tutorials for the parts I didn't understand. Gradually I learned what I needed to know to write Thesis code. I still don't know the database part of the language, but then I don't need to to write PHP for Thesis. Hi, Erin! I’m glad the article was useful to you.

The site mentioned in the article is the best one I know of. There is another site, Tizag, whose tutorial is almost as good.

I’ve not found any PHP books that I really like. The problem is that PHP is used only partially in Thesis, and PHP is a heavy-duty language primarily used for accessing databases. Most books have only a chapter or two on the part Thesis uses, then devote 90% of the book to the database part. Probably the best book I’ve found is O’Reilly’s “PHP in a Nutshell.” It is meant as a reference, not as a tutorial, so has good explanations of the nuts and bolts of the language.

The way I learned PHP was by looking at the code in the DIYthemes Forum, then going to the online tutorials for the parts I didn’t understand. Gradually I learned what I needed to know to write Thesis code. I still don’t know the database part of the language, but then I don’t need to to write PHP for Thesis.

]]> By: Kipi http://thesisthemetools.com/new-articles-for-newbies-basic-syntax-for-custom-css-and-custom_functions-php/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Kipi Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:19:30 +0000 http://thesisthemetools.com/?p=250#comment-120 I think I got it, Mike. Thanks, though! I think I got it, Mike. Thanks, though!

]]> By: Kipi http://thesisthemetools.com/new-articles-for-newbies-basic-syntax-for-custom-css-and-custom_functions-php/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Kipi Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:16:54 +0000 http://thesisthemetools.com/?p=250#comment-118 Mike, I'm a newbie, and I'm trying to add a widget similar to your "subscribe" one with just RSS and email using my own buttons. Can you help me? Thank you! Kipi Mike,

I’m a newbie, and I’m trying to add a widget similar to your “subscribe” one with just RSS and email using my own buttons. Can you help me?

Thank you!

Kipi

]]> By: Erin http://thesisthemetools.com/new-articles-for-newbies-basic-syntax-for-custom-css-and-custom_functions-php/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Erin Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:46:28 +0000 http://thesisthemetools.com/?p=250#comment-111 Thank so much for these articles, Mike! I was looking this weekend for a good place to start learning php. The article about php as well as the punctuation tips for css were huge helps! Can you recommend any books or websites that would be a good place to continue? .-= Erin´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.texaschicksblogsandpics.com/welcome-to-our-new-sponsor-color-inc-pro/" rel="nofollow">Welcome to Our New Sponsor – Color Inc Pro.</a> =-. Thank so much for these articles, Mike! I was looking this weekend for a good place to start learning php. The article about php as well as the punctuation tips for css were huge helps!

Can you recommend any books or websites that would be a good place to continue?
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