- WordPress Tutorials
- Artisteer Tips
- 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
- Recent Projects
Making the Most Use from Photoshop and Artisteer Part 1
Backgrounds and Glare
I purchased Artisteer back in the spring, and it has more than made up the money I invested into it by the ease at which it allows you to create templates for WordPress, Blogger, Dot Net Nuke,… Continue reading
Brand New Blogger Scrapbook!
No, I’m not posting about an actual scrapbook, but about my updated blogger blog called Blogger Scrapbook. Click on the image to check out this blog. After finishing my recent design project, I finally had the brainstorm I needed on… Continue reading
Beauty 4 Moms Blog Design
Well, I just finished one of my favorite design projects of all time! Ashley was so much fun to work with and our sense of style really are almost identical. I completely redesigned Ashley’s blog and web presence from head-to-toe. I designed and customized each element of this blog to carry through the complete theme. In fact the only parts that are not original to me is the vector girl at the top, and even that I edited and customized. Continue reading
Using WordPress for a full CMS Website
Based on a comment I received earlier today, I thought I should do this post. Many people think that WordPress can only be used for blogs, or that you need to know some complicated code in order to turn your current WP blog into a full site. Both of these statements couldn’t be further from the truth. This site is a perfect example of that, and here are a few simple things you can do to turn your WP blog into a full blown site. Continue reading
Customized Blogger Theme
I just created a completely customized blogger theme for someone blogging about money saving tips. You can view this Money Matters blog by clicking here. My design was based around a vector image of a woman shopping that I purchased from iStock. (As a note, your designs should always be based around one theme or element that ties the design together and sets your design apart from others). The rest of the graphics and design are my own including the signature dollar sign circle graphic. Continue reading
Removing the Words “Archive of…” from Category Pages
*NOTE: The information below works on WordPress sites that are older than 3.0. In order to remove the words “Archive of…” text from WP 3.0 sites, simply go into the Archive PHP and find the following code:
if (is_category()){ $title… Continue reading
Example of Matching Landing Page and Blog Design
I just finished a landing page and WordPress blog theme design that was so much fun to work on! Good friends of mine are going to be traveling on an evangelistic team beginning this fall, and they will be holding… Continue reading
Family Portrait from a Snapshot
This is another example of how you can turn a simple snapshot into a portrait style picture with some edits in Photoshop. This took me less than 30 minutes to complete. The beauty of Photoshop is that you don’t have… Continue reading
Example of a Personalized Blog Design
I just recently designed a blog theme and helped to set up a working Word Press blog for Hajii Otto, a stress coach and speaker from Hawaii. It was fun to play around with a relaxing, tropical theme, and I… Continue reading
Updated Theme Design
Well, I finally got around to redesigning my theme so that it matches my website. I like this one much better then my original matching theme because my title now matches the site better. I’m also happier now that my… Continue reading
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