http://wordpress.tv Engage Yourself with WordPress.tv Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:13:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://wordpress.tv http://wordpress.tv/2011/12/02/tom-jenkins-understanding-the-relationship-between-parent-child-themes-in-wordpress/ http://wordpress.tv/2011/12/02/tom-jenkins-understanding-the-relationship-between-parent-child-themes-in-wordpress/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:01:42 +0000 WordCamp KC http://wordpress.tv/?p=8637 ]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2011/12/02/tom-jenkins-understanding-the-relationship-between-parent-child-themes-in-wordpress/feed/ 0 wckansascity g Developer: Tom Jenkins: Understanding the Relationship Between Parent & Child Themes in WordPress. http://wordpress.tv/2011/08/20/jane-wells-appearance-is-everything-customizing-your-theme/ http://wordpress.tv/2011/08/20/jane-wells-appearance-is-everything-customizing-your-theme/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:40:46 +0000 blazestreaming http://wordpress.tv/?p=7119 ]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2011/08/20/jane-wells-appearance-is-everything-customizing-your-theme/feed/ 1 blazestreaming g Jane Wells: Appearance is Everything: Customizing Your Theme http://wordpress.tv/2010/12/03/david-gadarian-how-to-design-your-own-theme/ http://wordpress.tv/2010/12/03/david-gadarian-how-to-design-your-own-theme/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:42:04 +0000 Austin "TheFrosty" Passy http://wordpress.tv/?p=4748 ]]>

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]]> http://wordpress.tv/2010/09/18/shayne-sanderson-editing-php-and-css-for-beginners/feed/ 7 blazestreaming g Shayne Sanderson: Editing PHP and CSS for Beginners http://wordpress.tv/2009/09/11/ajouter-un-theme-via-ladministration-de-wordpress/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/09/11/ajouter-un-theme-via-ladministration-de-wordpress/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:09:20 +0000 Ryan Markel http://wordpress.tv/?p=2537 WPChannel.com.]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/09/11/ajouter-un-theme-via-ladministration-de-wordpress/feed/ 0 markel g WordPress – Ajout thème http://wordpress.tv/2009/06/16/como-instalar-temas-no-wordpress/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/06/16/como-instalar-temas-no-wordpress/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:23:10 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=1962 Ricardo Santos]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/06/16/como-instalar-temas-no-wordpress/feed/ 8 Michael Pick g Ricardouk-wordpress_temas982 http://wordpress.tv/2009/05/06/p2-theme/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/05/06/p2-theme/#comments Wed, 06 May 2009 00:14:26 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=1711 ]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/05/06/p2-theme/feed/ 78 Michael Pick g Introducing the P2 theme P2 makes it easy to blog real-time updates, public or private, alone or as a group http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/25/combining-the-query-posts-widget-logic-plugins-with-widgetized-page-templates/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/25/combining-the-query-posts-widget-logic-plugins-with-widgetized-page-templates/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:07:49 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=1669 Adam W. Warner of WP Modder walks you through the process of combining the Query Posts and Widget Logic plugins with Widgetized Page templates to enhance your layout and the functionality of your blog. This example makes use of the Hybrid theme from Justin Tadlock.]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/25/combining-the-query-posts-widget-logic-plugins-with-widgetized-page-templates/feed/ 2 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/16/anatomy-of-a-wordpress-theme-exploring-the-files-behind-your-theme/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/16/anatomy-of-a-wordpress-theme-exploring-the-files-behind-your-theme/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:15:26 +0000 Barry http://wordpress.tv/?p=1646 Tom Johnson of I'd Rather Be Writing explains the different files that make up the template of your WordPress blog. Templates discussed include index.php, single.php, category.php, tag.php, search.php, author.php, and more.]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/16/anatomy-of-a-wordpress-theme-exploring-the-files-behind-your-theme/feed/ 17 barry g WordPress Category Hierarchy WordPress Category Hierarchy http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/06/styling-category-levels-in-wordpress-with-css/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/06/styling-category-levels-in-wordpress-with-css/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:07:35 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=1629 Tom Johnson of I'd Rather Be Writing walks you through the process in this CSS-based tutorial.]]>
]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/03/06/styling-category-levels-in-wordpress-with-css/feed/ 3 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-three-of-three/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-three-of-three/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:40:48 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=1140 CSS-Tricks.com walks you through putting the finishing touches to your WordPress theme, including adding dynamic social media content, such as Twitter updates, to your theme. You can find additional content links and downloadable video at the original CSS-Tricks post]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-three-of-three/feed/ 8 Michael Pick g CSS Tricks: Designing for WordPress (3/3) CSS Tricks: Designing for WordPress (3/3) http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-two-of-three/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-two-of-three/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:04:00 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=1136 CSS-Tricks.com talks you through the process of getting your WordPress blog set up before going into detail on the design of your custom theme. For links to additional files and downloadable video, visit the original post at CSS-Tricks]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-two-of-three/feed/ 18 Michael Pick g CSS Tricks: Designing for WordPress (2/3) CSS Tricks: Designing for WordPress (2/3) http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-one-of-three/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-one-of-three/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:59:41 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=1132 CSS-Tricks.com walks you through downloading and installing WordPress, and laying the foundations for creating a theme. For links to downloadable files and video, visit the original CSS-Tricks post]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/23/css-tricks-designing-for-wordpress-part-one-of-three/feed/ 39 Michael Pick g CSS Tricks – Designing for WordPress (1/3) CSS Tricks - Designing for WordPress (1/3) http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/previewing-and-activating-themes-2/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/previewing-and-activating-themes-2/#comments Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:35:49 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=1000 ]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/14/previewing-and-activating-themes-2/feed/ 29 Michael Pick g Previewing and activating themes in WordPress.com Previewing and activating themes in WordPress.com When you're checking out themes in the... Appearance > Themes menu, click on either the title... ...or the thumbnail image of any theme and you'll be given a full-screen preview of the content for that theme This will show you not only how the theme looks, but actually how your live blog would look, wrapped in this design If you like what you see, just click on "Activate Theme" and that's it - you'll automatically be switched to that design, right away If you're not sure, or would like to check some of the other options out first... just click the X in the left corner and your blog will remain wearing its current theme Bear in mind that you can narrow down your theme options with... both the tags beneath the themes, which will show you similar themes or, up here, with the Filter drop down menu, and the Filter button So that's theme activation - have fun trying out different looks for your blog http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/previewing-and-activating-themes/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/previewing-and-activating-themes/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:43:04 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=783 ]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/previewing-and-activating-themes/feed/ 5 Michael Pick g Previewing and activating themes in WordPress.com Previewing and activating themes in WordPress.com When you're checking out themes in the... Appearance > Themes menu, click on either the title... ...or the thumbnail image of any theme and you'll be given a full-screen preview of the content for that theme This will show you not only how the theme looks, but actually how your live blog would look, wrapped in this design If you like what you see, just click on "Activate Theme" and that's it - you'll automatically be switched to that design, right away If you're not sure, or would like to check some of the other options out first... just click the X in the left corner and your blog will remain wearing its current theme Bear in mind that you can narrow down your theme options with... both the tags beneath the themes, which will show you similar themes or, up here, with the Filter drop down menu, and the Filter button So that's theme activation - have fun trying out different looks for your blog http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/customizing-your-header-image/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/customizing-your-header-image/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:48:40 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=755 ]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/customizing-your-header-image/feed/ 29 Michael Pick g Customizing your header image Customizing your header image With some themes you have the option of using your own image as a custom header for your blog. To find out... ...which themes support that feature, just head to the Appearance menu... select the Themes option, and then head for the filters dropdown menu over here Scroll down and select the option for "custom header" Now hit the "filter" button and you'll see all of the themes that allow header customization I'm using the "Benevolence" theme, which might be slightly different... ...to the one you choose, but the principles will largely be the same Clicking on Custom Image Header I can see that there are a few options for me here I can choose to show the text title of my blog, or... ...hide it. This can be useful if I have text in the graphic I upload If I keep text, I can select the color I'd like to display it in, or... ...use the original color of the theme Once I make these changes, I need to make sure I save them with the "save changes" button Now, for the image, the size for this particular theme is... 700 pixels across by 225 pixels in height If I like I can prepare a file with these exact proportions in a photo editor like GIMP or Photoshop but it's not necessary - if the image I choose is the wrong size... no problem! I can crop that image to the right dimensions after I upload it So, I click on "Choose File", select it from my computer and then... click "Upload" If I need to crop, this is where I can do it And that's it - I have myself a new custom header And if I ever decide I want to change back to the original or... want to change the text options, I just need to head back to the "Custom Image Header" option... ... from my Appearance menu And that's it - an extra touch of customization for my blog http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/choosing-a-theme-for-your-blog/ http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/choosing-a-theme-for-your-blog/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:32:24 +0000 Michael Pick http://wordpress.tv/?p=747 ]]>

]]> http://wordpress.tv/2009/01/13/choosing-a-theme-for-your-blog/feed/ 25 Michael Pick g Choosing a theme for your WordPress.com blog Choosing a theme for your WordPress.com blog Deciding how your blog will look when people come to visit it... is largely going to be effected by the theme you choose to wrap your content in To take a look at your options head to the Appearance menu and select Themes As you can see there are quite a lot to choose from, but don't let that stress you out You can actually filter your content to taste, to narrow down your selection Here's how - up at the top here you'll see a drop down menu that says "Show All Themes" Open that up, and you'll see some filtering options to play with First up, you have colors - so if you have a particular <em>penchant</em> or... ...requirement for a certain color scheme, this is place to narrow down your selection Choose the button you like, and hit the filter button up here Another option is to filter by columns Columns work just the same ways as they do in newspapers or word processors Dividing up your content into vertical lines Single or 1-column themes give you lots of space to work with... ..and are good or large images or galleries, for instance, or... if you want to place the main emphasis on your content without worrying too much about... ...extra navigation features or... ...sidebar based content 2 column themes, as you can see, are by far the most popular. They still give you... ...plenty of space to work with in your main column, but offer a... ...narrower, second column to place navigation options, further sticky information or... ...widgets in. Three or four columns make for fast, skim reading and give you lots of space for... widgets, menu options and so on, but at the expense of having... ...less space for galleries, photos, video or other content that might take a lot of width on screen Fixed width themes will always stay the same width no matter... what size your reader's browser window is... whereas fluid or flexible width themes will resize... ...according to the window they're viewed in, at least up to a point Depending on your layout and content, one or the other might work best for you Next up in the list of filters, we have various options Some themes for instance have a "custom header" option... ... that will let you put your own image at the top of your blog Others have the ability to customize the color scheme Or, include extra theme options from the Appearance menu The best thing to do is have a play with your options here to see how much and what you need to use Finally, in the miscellaneous section, you've got various descriptive keywords Some describe design, like "minimalist" or "flowers"... ...others, function, like the Prologue microblogging theme A nice theme for posting short messages to a group blog Hopefully that gives you a better idea of the decisions you can make... ...when choosing a theme