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Thesis Nav Menu

Using the Thesis Navigation Menu

In this beginner series we look at how to select menu type, how to add pages, drop down pages, categories and links to the Thesis Nav Menu and finish by explaining what the home link and feed link are and how they work.

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How to remove the Thesis Header Image and Navigation Menu from a specific page

In this session we show how can you remove Thesis Header Image, Page Title, Thesis footer and Thesis Sidebars from a specific page using the BYOB Thesis Landing Pages plugin. We also show how to remove Thesis Nav from a specific page using BYOB Thesis WP Menus plugin.

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Watch Week 7 - Part 1 Membership Site Video

Lesson 7 – Part 1 – Add Members Menu

Create a Membership Website – Add Members Menu So we are going to start off today with how to add a Members Only Menu. You are familiar with this concept from my site because when you are logged in the menu is different than when you are not logged in. And as I said near [...]

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The Use of Image Sprites in the Thesis Navigation Menu

In this session we address a member’s question about how to create a Thesis navigation menu that uses image sprites. We talk about how CSS image sprites are used, show what they look like on a website and how they can be used to create a nice navigation menu layout. Video Transcript Rick: Okay so [...]

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Using the Thesis Navigation Menu – Part 2 – Adding Pages

In this beginner series we are exploring all the aspects of the WordPress and Thesis interface. We begin with what the Thesis Site Options are and what they do for your site. In this video we continue to look at the Navigation Menu and in particular the Thesis nav menu options. One option is Pages [...]

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Using the Thesis Navigation Menu – Part 3 – Adding Drop Down Pages

In this beginner series we are exploring all the aspects of the WordPress and Thesis interface. We begin with what the Thesis Site Options are and what they do for your site. In this video we continue to look at the Navigation Menu and in particular the Thesis nav menu options. Here we show you [...]

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Creating a Full Width Header Using BYOB Thesis Plugins – Part 3 Configure the Nav Menu Plugin

This is part 3 of 6 in a series on Creating a Full Width Header Using BYOB Thesis Plugins. In this session we show how to configure the navigation menu using features available in the BYOB Thesis Navigation Menu plugin. Video Transcript A bit and now I definitely want to move this down and I [...]

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How to Create Multiple Menus with Multiple Drop Down Levels – Part 3 – Style the Menus

This is the third video in a tutorial series on how to create multiple WordPress menus with multiple drop down levels. In this session, we show how to create different menu styles. Using the BYOB Thesis WP Menus, you can add up to eight different menu styles and apply them to as many different menus [...]

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Using the Thesis Navigation Menu – Part 4 – Adding Categories

In this beginner series we are exploring all the aspects of the WordPress and Thesis interface. We begin with what the Thesis Site Options are and what they do for your site. In this video we continue to look at the Navigation Menu and in particular the Thesis nav menu options. Here we look at [...]

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Using the Thesis Navigation Menu – Part 5 – Adding Links

In this beginner series we are exploring all the aspects of the WordPress and Thesis interface. We begin with what the Thesis Site Options are and what they do for your site. In this video we continue to look at the Navigation Menu and in particular the Thesis nav menu options. Here we look at [...]

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Creating Full Width Header Using BYOB Thesis Plugins – Part 5 Add Sprite Image to Nav Menu

This is part 5 of 6 in a series on Creating a Full Width Header Using BYOB Thesis Plugins. In this session we show how to add an image sprite to the navigation menu using a set of images created in Photoshop. These images represent the current state, hover state, and link states in the [...]

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Using the Thesis Navigation Menu – Part 6 – Understanding the Home Link

In this beginner series we are exploring all the aspects of the WordPress and Thesis interface. We begin with what the Thesis Site Options are and what they do for your site. In this video we continue to look at the Navigation Menu and in particular the Thesis nav menu options. Here we look at [...]

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Using the Thesis Navigation Menu – Part 7 – Understanding the Feed Link

In this beginner series we are exploring all the aspects of the WordPress and Thesis interface. We begin with what the Thesis Site Options are and what they do for your site. In this video we continue to look at the Navigation Menu and in particular the Thesis nav menu options. Here we look at [...]

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When to Use the WordPress Menu vs the Thesis Menu

A member asked when it is appropriate to use the WordPress Menu system rather than the Thesis Nav Menu.  I actually use both on my site.  The Thesis Nav Menu is displayed to viewers who aren’t logged in and the WordPress Menu is displayed to members who are logged in. In this video we look [...]

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Fine Tune the Width and Location of the Navigation Menu

A member has a navigation bar on her website that doesn’t line up with the header above it. We inspect the menu’s elements in Firebug and adjust the style using Edit CSS on Web Developer to get the navigation menu to look right. To do this we adjusted the margin on the .custom .menu and [...]

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How to Add a Category to the Thesis Nav Menu

This member asks how to add a specific category to her menu. She is using the Thesis Nav Menu. I demonstrate how to add a category to the menu using Site Options. Video Transcript Oh, Cathy is here…oh so there you go, Cathy. So Cathy says that she’s created a category in her site called [...]

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How to Add an External Link to the Thesis Navigation Menu

This member asks how to add a link to another website to her menu. We use the Thesis 301 Redirect feature to create a page and a menu link that then links off to another site. Video Transcript So then you asked the question, “Can a page title just link?” I don’t know what that [...]

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How to Create a Header with a Logo Image Beside the Navigation Menu

A member asked for help in creating a header with a logo image on the left and the navigation menu on the right. This requires us to have 3 images, a main background image, a logo image and “current” menu condition image. We demonstrate how to add a background image for the header and then [...]

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How to Modify the Width of the Submenu Items in the Thesis Navigation Menu

This member asks how to increase the length of the drop down submenu items in the Thesis Nav Menu. I demonstrate using Nav Menu settings in Thesis Design Options to make this modification. Video Transcript You have a site with the drop down menu where the width is too small, how can I modify the [...]

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How to Configure Thesis Navigation Menu as Buttons Using CSS3 Gradients

In this session we show how to create individual buttons in the navigation menu using a CSS3 Gradients button generator and applying the code to a simple Thesis menu. We also show how to configure the size, hover, padding and spaces of the buttons. Video Transcript The next thing we’re going to do is make [...]

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