Some of you who followed my instructions on how to add a widgetized area to your header may only want the widgetized area in a part of your header instead of covering the entire area. You may be especially frustrated… Continue reading
Do you want to highlight the content of a text widget so that it appears differently than other widgets or text within your sidebar? Try creating your own class for the widget, and see how quickly you can make your site stand out from that standard “template” look of other Artisteer generated themes. Continue reading
If you are a business or blog that either requires donations or payment buttons, PayPal is the easiest and most flexible way to incorporate those into your website. I use PayPal for all of my business payments and invoices as it is convenient and safe for both my customers and myself. PayPal makes it very simple to add a Donate, Shopping Cart, or Pay Now button to your site. While some people prefer to use the built in PayPal buttons, I’m going to show you how you can really customize your payment buttons and to give them more life and to make them match your website perfectly. Continue reading
Have you been wondering how to remove the default one pixel border around the featured image thumbnail? While I love that you can edit the size and proportions of the thumbnail easily now within the Theme’s Options Panel (located under the Appearance Tab of your Dashboard), there was no hint as to where the styling for these images might be located. After editing all of the various .img classes in the css, I finally began digging around in the functions.php and found that Artisteer actually assigns the avatar class to the post thumbnail (not avatar img which is also in the css, but just avatar!) I’m pleased to now be able to very easily edit the appearance of the thumbnail image, and I’m going to show you how you can as well. Continue reading
I actually like the way that Artisteer gives you the options to feature the category title along with your category description in the upper left hand corner of the sheet. However, not everyone wants that title to appear and some… Continue reading
I was recently honored to have this site included in the list of Artisteer’s Articles and Tutorials. You can find the link to my subcategory of Artisteer Tips, by clicking on the very first link title Artisteer Tips (WordPress) under Tutorials within the Articles section of their site. They will be adding a link to my Blogger Tips as well, and I’m thrilled at being included as a reference from their site! Continue reading
I frequently answer questions on the Artisteer WordPress Forum, and this was a recent question that popped up. Most Artisteer users have specifically styled a nice button, but don’t know how to add it to a widget or any other part of their site for that matter. It’s actually quite simple to do, and once you realize how, a whole lot of other styling possibilities will open up for you. So, here are the simple steps. Continue reading
Once you have figured out exactly what type of content you want to put into your blog or site, and you’ve also figured out how to organize that content, it’s time to actually start posting information to your blog! I’m going to give you step-by-step details on how to post as well as extras that you don’t want to forget when posting. Continue reading
Having two separate horizontal menus for your WordPress theme can be extremely helpful, especially if you have a lot of content that needs to be organized. I wanted to highlight some of my static pages and most important content in a large menu above everything else, but also have easy navigation for all of my categories in another horizontal menu. Here are detailed instructions for how you can do the same thing. This is specifically for those using Artisteer 3 generated themes for WordPress. If you are still confused about custom menus in general, please see my post on Organization of your WordPress Site. Continue reading
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