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How to Center the Title on Pages Only in Thesis

In this session we talk about two different ways to center the title on Pages only in Thesis. We discuss the automated way of doing it by adding a custom body class to every page and then creating a custom class that centers the page for that body class. Then we show how to center [...]

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How to Add the Date to the Bottom of a Single Post in Thesis

In this session we show how to add the date at the bottom of a single post in Thesis with PHP code. We use a conditional statement to exclude pages and apply the date only to single posts. Here we created the code to be used and explain how the code works.

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How to Add Background Color to a Sidebar so that it Extends to the Bottom of the Page

In this session a member wants to know how to add background color to a sidebar so that it extends to the bottom of the page on his full-width framework site. We show how to use a background image for the entire page that includes the sidebar color and content area color. We use Photoshop [...]

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How to Layout a Contact Form into Two Columns Using Contact Form 7

In this session we show how to layout a contact form into two columns using Contact Form 7 and customize the settings using the BYOB Contact Form Styles Plugin. The way contact Form 7 works is that it gives columns and rows that can be adjusted according to width and height. We also show how [...]

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How to Style Thesis Teasers to be in a Single Row – Full Width

In this session we show how to style Thesis teasers so that they display in a single row taking up the full width of the content area. We customize the display using both settings in Thesis Design Options and custom CSS to make the teasers full width.

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How to have a Fixed Background Image with a Transparent Page in Thesis

In this session, a member wants to know how she can have a fixed background image with a transparent page in Thesis. We show how to do this by customizing the body and background area using our BYOB Thesis Full Width Background Options plugin and then making the content area background and #content_area.page transparent. We [...]

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How to Add Google Analytics Tracking Code to Genesis

In this session, we take a look at a member’s Google Analytics and WebMaster Tools to see why it’s not working and then we show how to set up Google Analytics properly for a site and add the tracking code to Genesis.

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How to Add Product Categories to the Menu and the Sidebar in Shopp

In this session, we show how to add product categories to the menu and sidebar in Shopp. For the menu we go to Appearance and then add pages and product categories to a menu. For the sidebar, we show how to use a category widget to achieve the desired result.

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The Difference Between Thesis 1.8.4 and Genesis 1.8.0

In this session, we discuss the fundamental differences between Thesis and Genesis. We focus on the amount of time and work it takes to achieve a certain level of appearance and how much customization and flexibility are built into the themes.

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How to Use a Sprite as a Background Image for a Link

In this session, we talk about how to use a Sprite as a background image for a link on a page and discuss some different methods to achieve the goal. We review the code that a member has created for this purpose.

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How to Convert a Parked Domain to an Addon Domain with Bluehost

In this session we walk one of our members through the process of converting a parked domain to an Addon domain with BlueHost.

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What is the Best SEO Plugin to Use?

In this session we discuss what the best SEO plugin is to use when you’re not using Thesis which is the WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin.

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How to Display a List of Blog Categories in the Sidebar

In this session we show the different options for how to display a list of blog categories in the sidebar using the Categories Widget. We also show how to use the Widgets Reloaded plugin to set some additional settings that the default categories setting doesn’t allow you to do.

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How to Add a Link to the Home Page on the Menu

In this session, a member is having a problem with his home menu tab; it’s not taking him to the correct page. We show how to add a link to the Home page in the WordPress menu using a custom link.

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How to Add Google Analytics Tracking Code to Thesis

In this session we show how to add Google Analytics tracking code to Thesis in Thesis Site Options. No plugin is necessary. There is only one instance in which it is necessary to use a plugin in Thesis to use Google Analytics and that is when you are using  WP eStore and you want to [...]

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How to Style the Shopp Add to Cart Button

In this session, we demonstrate how to style the Add to Cart Button with CSS. In Week 6 of Build an Online Store Using Shopp Course, we discuss how to style buttons in Shopp here: Customize Shopp Templates The code used for this lesson can be found below the video. Code in Use

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How to Create a WordPress Site from a PSD File Using Thesis – Part 5 – Set Up the Header

In this session we set up the Header based on the PSD File design. The header has a logo image, contact information, tagline and no navigation menu. To accomplish this we use our BYOB Thesis Simple Header Widgets Plugin and BYOB Thesis Simple Nav Menu Plugin.

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How to Create a WordPress Site from a PSD File Using Thesis – Part 4 – Set Up Thesis Design Option

In this session we use Thesis Design Options to make basic changes to the site such as site layout, fonts and colors based on the PSD File design.

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How to Create a WordPress Site from a PSD File Using Thesis – Part 3 – Add Background Images to the Site

Now that we have all the background images extracted, we can start mocking up the site. In this session we add the background images to the site using our BYOB Thesis Full Width Backgrounds Plugin.

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How to Create a WordPress Site from a PSD File Using Thesis – Part 2 – Extracting the Graphics From PSD File

In this session we extract the graphics from the PSD File and optimize each of the images before we go on to add the background images on the site.

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