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April 19, 2010

Thesis: More New Features in Version 1.7

In my two previous posts, I wrote about the new SEO-related features in Thesis 1.7 and changes to the Options panels, including the new Options Manager. There are a slew of other new features, as described by Thesis creator Chris Pearson here, but I don't think any of them warrant a full post of their own. So I'm going to go through the list here and make whatever comments I think may be helpful.
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Thesis: Replacing List Bullets with Images Using CSS

Replacing standard HTML list bullets with images can be a great way to tie them into your overall theme and make your site more visually appealing.

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Thesis: Format Previous Entries Pages Like Your Home Page

When you set up a WordPress blog, you can use the WP Settings > Reading panel to limit how many posts appear on a "blog" page, i.e. any page that displays a list of posts. When you have more than that many posts, you get Previous Entries and Next Entries links at the bottom of the page that let you navigate through them all. This is referred to as pagination.

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Thesis: Applying Functions Only to Specific Pages

In an earlier post, I showed you how to write a simple function that places a text box above the headline of your pages. But you don't always want certain content or functionality to apply to every single page on your site. In this post, I'm going to introduce you to conditional statements, which let you specify which pages your function will apply to.

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Thesis: The Basic Anatomy of a Custom Function

In my previous post, What Are Hooks and How Do You Use Them?, I explained that hooks are simply placeholders within the Thesis code where you can insert your own code to add extra content or functionality to your theme. These pieces of code are called functions and, in this post, I'm going to explain the basics of writing one.

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Thesis: To OpenHook or Not to OpenHook?

I want to preface this post by saying I'm in awe of both the quantity and quality of plugins that people have developed for bloggers to use for free--the WordPress directory alone has almost 8,000. I use a handful of them myself (and have tried out many, many more). Some add extra functionality to the people visiting the blog, while others simply help the bloggers do what they need to do faster or more easily. Thesis OpenHook fits into the latter category.

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