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How To Set Up Numbered Page Navigation In Thesis

24 comments January 22, 2010

One of the most annoying things about most Wordpress themes, even an advanced one like Thesis, is the navigation system for blog, archive, and search pages. Typically, all you get at the bottom of a blog’s homepage is two links. One is for “newer posts” and one is for “older posts” or something similar. This is not exactly optimal. Fortunately, its possible to replace this native functionality with numbered page navigation.

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Classy Photo Display Made Easy with Jquery and Thickbox

6 comments January 14, 2010

Though the Web is comprised mostly of text, images make the web interesting. Pictures not only help engage your audience but it also helps break up your content to make it more approachable. No one likes reading one long block of text. :) Today we are looking at adding a Jquery and Thickbox integration which [...]

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Understanding Favicons: How to Add a Favicon to Wordpress, Thesis, or Your Website

6 comments January 11, 2010

So its now 2010 and I am still seeing tons of websites without favicons. Favicons are definitely on the lower end of the importance scale but they really add polish to a website design. So if your website is still sitting out there showing the standard “white page” icon in Firefox, then this overview is [...]

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One Week Challenge Wrapup

0 comments January 9, 2010

This is my wrapup video for the One Week Blog Challenge with my thoughts about what it took to create, my experience in the process, and some next steps you can take to launch your site (if you’ve been following the series).

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Headway Quick Start Guide – Everything You Need to Know About the Headway Theme

8 comments January 8, 2010

The Headway Wordpress Theme is a framework and a competitor to the well-known Thesis theme. Created by Clay and Grant Griffiths, Headway brings an amazing new approach to the premium theme market. This post will give you an insight into using the Headway theme, and highlight the most important things to know for getting started. [...]

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60+ Headway Customizations That Will Inspire You

21 comments January 8, 2010

Headway Theme for Wordpress takes flexibility to a whole new level by offering drag and drop design. Simply put the Headway Visual Editor is a game changer as it gives even novice designers outstanding control over their Wordpress site.
Below you will find a list of slick Headway customizations to get your creative juices flowing. [...]

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