February, 2010

Adding a Flash Header to WordPress Theme

After a lot of research I finally found an easy way to insert a flash header into an Artisteer WordPress theme. To see an example of the finished product click here. NOTE: I have only tested this procedure with templates with a square top and no padding.

Step 1 – Create a template using Artisteer. After saving and exporting the template, go to the exported directory (the directory with the WordPress files generated by Artisteer).

Step 2 – Open the file “style.css” and search for the word “header”. You should find a block of code like this one:

How to Create a Custom Background for Artisteer

Hello everybody,

I have created a video tutorial on how to create a custom background for Artisteer. This custom background can be used when creating a WordPress template to be used when creating a website.

Check it out and let me know what you think.

To learn more secrets, click on the link Make a Website using WordPress.

How To Create Custom Templates for WordPress Themes using Artisteer

Today we will look into creating custom templates for a WordPress theme created with Artisteer. These themes are used when creating websites, to change the look and feel of the site.

What are templates?

Templates are basically variations on the layout of your default theme. You use custom templates when you want a page to look different from the rest of the other pages on your website or blog. When building or creating a website, you need to think on the layout first. For example, when I created this website I needed the home page to be the whole width of the page, with no sidebars on either side.

SEO for WordPress Websites

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is vital if you want your website to be found and displayed (indexed) by the search engines. Just building a website and setting it up is not enough.

In this article I will share with you some of the techniques I use to set-up SEO when building a website with WordPress. I hope you find them helpful.

I. Domain Name

SEO starts with the domain name. Make sure your domain name contains keywords that you want to rank for in the search engines.

WordPress Themes – What is the Difference?

WordPress Themes define the look and feel when you make a website. The themes define such things as color combination, pictures, navigation, etc; of your newly created website.

In the world of WordPress there are Free themes and Premium themes (pay for) available. What are the differences? Let’s take a look.

Security

Free WordPress themes are great if you are on a budget, but they are usually riddled with SPAM code. Because there is no control over who coded the theme, most free themes contain some sort of SPAM code embedded in them. In some instances, if you remove this code, the website will stop functioning. You know what they say: “You get what you pay for.”