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- Add Button Class to Widget
- Add Style to Text Widget
- Add a Sidebar in the Header
- Create Custom Post Header
- Create Unique Page Template
- Create Secondary Menu
- Create Styled Donate Button
- Create Widget Style – Part 1
- Create Widget Style – Part 2
- Hide Category Titles
- Styling Featured Image
- Styling Sheet Borders
- Using Theme Options
- Design Tips and Tricks
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The Difference Between Your Home Page and a Book Cover
I just finished designing a book cover for a client (see image at the bottom of the post), and I was reminded again of how similar the design of a book cover is to the design of the home page… Continue reading
Editing the Loop Within Page Templates
I showed you the basics of creating a new page template in a previous post, but I did not cover creating page templates that include the use of the “Loop” within them. (See The WordPress codex explanation for the “Loop”… Continue reading
Social ToolBar Pro Premium WordPress Plugin
After searching extensively for a better WordPress plugin tool that integrates both bookmarking and sharing in one system across all social networks, I think I might have finally found what I’ve been looking for! I’ve been wanting a comprehensive WordPress… Continue reading
What’s Your Page Rank?
See how I was able to get a high page ranking and a decent traffic and backlinks over time, and learn how you can get awesome quality traffic and show up on the front page of search results in a much quicker time frame! Continue reading
When to Use Blogger
I personally do not like using Blogger at all for a blogging platform. I’ve written several posts on the shortcomings of Blogger versus WordPress. However, there are times when it actually is a good solution. When creating a simple blog… Continue reading
Tips on Hosting
If you are using Artisteer, chances are you are building a WordPress site that requires hosting. Where your website is hosted is just as important as the content on your web itself. There are a ton of available hosting services and plans associated with each promising things such as unlimited web hosting, site security, inexpensive pricing, quality customer service, etc. Here are just a few tips as you try to figure out what hosting will suit your needs. Continue reading
Transferring Blogger to WordPress
I can’t tell you just how much I prefer WordPress as a CMS over Blogger! There is really no comparison when it comes to the customization options, the cleaner code format, the SEO friendliness, and the huge support framework for… Continue reading
Holiday Slideshow Contest
ProShow Producer is an excellent slideshow software. It’s easy to use, and it has a ton of built in transitions and effects. There are definitely some quirks with it as with any software, but for putting together an easy and… Continue reading
Using Stock Photography
As a designer, there are times when it’s best to create all of your own graphic elements, and there are times when it’s wisest to use and edit stock images. There is no need to reinvent the wheel, after all.… Continue reading
Publish Posts to Social Networks Automatically
If you are still manually adding your posts to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Hellotxt, or Statusnet, it's time to check out TwitterFeed! Twitter feed allows you to automatically pull as many feeds as you like to be published to all of the above mentioned social networks every time new content is added through those feeds. This is a great option for busy people who don't have time to be posting to their social networks continually but who need fresh active content on those networks. Continue reading









