Add WordPress Menu Description

24 Nov By 8 Comments

So I have been thinking about a blog redesign for a little while. I am not really happy with the current design so I have been keeping my eye on things that I like and how I can incorporate it into my design.

One of the things that has been catching my eye was the descriptive text in the WordPress menus of some sites. Some examples can be see in WooThemes in both the free BlogTheme and the commercial offering f0101 & Busy Bee. I also noticed Grid Focus a free WordPress theme that has the effect that I was looking for. The biggest thing that I noticed was they rewrote the wp_page_menu() function. Some of them rewrote the dynamic classes but missed a few(WooThemes). I knew there had to be a better way so I kept searching. I ran across ThemeShaper and the post WordPress Menu Tricks and it looks like John Kristian took this a giant step further to include options to add categories and drop down menus and more flexibility with his post A Smarter Menu for WordPress BUT these solutions required an additional function to be added to the WordPress template.

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How to add top login to the WordPress Thesis theme

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I have gotten a few requests from people that would like to add a top login to a Thesis based website. I wanted to make this as easy as possible so with only 1 file upload, a few lines of code to custom_function.php and custom.css and you will have a working top login. I separated the actual login code into it’s own file so your custom_functions.php doesn’t get too out of hand. I have provided a zip file download available at the bottom of this post.

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Web Development – an Overview

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A web page may be created for personal or professional purposes. Technology has made web development a convenient process. In fact the benefits of technology vis-à-vis the web are meant for both developers and users. The increased usage of the web and the growing number of websites are an indication of this. And what sets the web apart from other technologies such as the television and radio is the space it gives to the user. Everyone can have a web site of their own, but not everyone can, for instance, have a show on television.
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How To Choose Professional Web Site Templates

3 Sep By Leave a Comment

After you have decided to buy a website template, now you are scrambled with all the websites offering these website templates. Some are free, some are packaged into tens or maybe hundreds but all of them share the various sales pitches that is marketing these professional website templates and pushing you to buy. All this is offered to you without the hints on how to choose from these templates the template that will create your niche website that you have always dreamt of.
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