WordPress/Thesis Tutorial: Custom ‘Coming Soon’ Page

June 30, 2009 · 2 comments

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One of my frustrations when developing WordPress websites (separate from Thesis) is trying to have a “coming soon/under construction/under development” page so that the public gets the message that things are coming while I and the client can work away in the background. Why would you need this? Well in most cases you have a domain name purchased and parked somewhere. Many times you get a lovely, unsightly, generic ‘coming soon’ page that looks very unprofessional.

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Thesis Tutorial: Sidebars However You Like Them

May 25, 2009 · 33 comments

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One of the things I learned from creating multiple custom page templates within the Thesis framework was how to create and modify sidebars. WordPress and Thesis provide you with a simple an effective way for implementing sidebars on your website with the use of simple syntax, options, and widgets. [Read More...]

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Thesis Tutorial: Deleting Preferences and Resurrecting Them Again

May 17, 2009

I had been writing a new tutorial for unlimited custom sidebars and ran into this issue that got me sidetracked. I thought the experience would be good to chronicle and publish as a tutorial. So if you ever need to “clean out” your Thesis install but want to keep all your settings in place, this is the tutorial for you.

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Signpost in the road. Turning 40.

May 1, 2009

May first. May Day. Today is my birthday and you can tell by the sign above that it’s a round number of some notariety. It is an age that to some is a milestone, a turning-point, for others it is a sign of dread. As for me I am actually stepping back and not assigning [...]

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Thesis Tutorial: Dynamic Image Header with Transparent Logo

April 28, 2009

One of the tools that I use is Chris Pearson’s fantastic Thesis WordPress theme framework.
In an effort to contribute back to both the Thesis and WordPress communities I have documented how to embed the Next-Gen Gallery plugin to your header, or banner image and place your logo above it. This functionality allows you the ability [...]

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Noticing Things That Are Broken

April 24, 2009

I came across this video yesterday. It is a presentation given by Seth Godin at the Gel Conference in 2006. He gives a slideshow of things poorly designed, the reasons why they are that way, and sometimes tells how to fix them.
Other than being hilarious at moments, the video reminded me about the importance of functionality. [...]

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Get Perspective On Your Stress

April 14, 2009

My wonderful wife is a teacher at The Thacher School. One week every school year each teacher is required to take on the responsibilities of the T.O.A.D. (Teacher On Active Duty). One of the duties is to give what is called a “TOAD Talk” Monday morning to a full assembly of the school; students, faculty [...]

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You will not end your life wanting more time on the computer.

March 25, 2009

I have been in a slump as of late.
I have been busy and working (thank goodness in light of economic uncertainties). However, I have not taken time off in what is approaching a year. Feeling the burnout? Mmm… yeah maybe a touch. I have been here in this space before—to pre-burnout, then burnout and back [...]

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