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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Modifying The Theme Header File
Header Branding I know some people are really into “Branding” and it is all the rage these past few years. When I first heard the term living in Tucson I thought they were talking about cows and roundups. I think … Continue reading
Posted in WP Themes Checklist Tagged blog header, header images, links in header, meta tags in header, Title Tags Leave a comment
John Lockwood REALTOR®(thingy goes here) Plugin
I have on rare occasions used the word Realtor ® in a blog post. Simply because I know it is supposed to have a trademark symbol after it and I don’t know where that symbol is nor do I can to learn. Instead I use real estate agent, which I know being a real estate agent and a Realtor ® is not the same thing. But it made it so I didn’t have to find the trademark symbol. Continue reading
The Theme Footer Where The Sneaky Stuff Resides
The place to start when picking a new theme is at the bottom. One of the most overlooked elements of a theme is the footer. The footer is one of the first files I check when selecting a theme. It is a common practice for the footer to be the location for Copyright, the theme’s name and a link to the creator of the theme. The WP version is often included in the text. Continue reading
Posted in WP Themes Checklist Tagged blackhat SEO, clean bottom, sponsored links, Theme footer, view source, Wordpress Theme Editor 4 Comments
Getting our Theme Tweaking Workshop Ready
One thing I’ve learned over the years it is get the proper tools to do the job right. Setting up a good workshop for Tweaking Themes is a great idea and worth the investment in time to setup. If your blog is a business blog you especially want to take this step to assure you aren’t in danger flowing away your blog while making changes to it. The workshop is safe. You can make changes, corrections, additions and if you accidentally blow up the blog all you have to do is clear a little smoke and start over. Continue reading
Posted in WP Themes Checklist Tagged avoid duplicate content, blog theme workshop, copy mysql database, css styles, php, test database 6 Comments
Launching A New Theme
There are any number of reasons you want or need a new theme for your blog. Some themes limit functionality and some are not easy to upgrade or customize. The reason for change isn’t as important as the process you go through to successfully change the theme of your blog. Continue reading
Posted in WP Themes Checklist Tagged Baby Steps, Setup New Theme, Theme Workshop, WP Themes Checklist 4 Comments