Changing the colors of your WordPress blog theme

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Writing Image Paths in WordPress Themes the Right Way

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

WordPress themes with hard-coded image paths are nightmares in the making. If the location of the theme files are moved or if any of the folder names are changed, the theme will no longer work. That is why the WordPress development team took the time to create a very useful function that finds the location of theme files.

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Tags: themes, wordpress help, wordpress themes
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WordPress Threaded Comments – How to Install Them on Your Theme [A Guide for Dummies]

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

So you’ve got an archaic WordPress theme and you would like to install threaded comments on it?

You’ve come to the right place.

Here’s what you will need to complete this guide:

Absolutely no knowledge of HTML/CSS or PHP
An IQ over 55 (borderline retarded)
A computer and an old WordPress theme that needs comments threaded

Let’s get started.
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Tags: setting up, themes, wordpress help
Posted in Blog Design, WordPress Blogging | 5 Comments »

Submitting a Theme to the WordPress Free Theme Directory [Tips and How-to]

Friday, June 4th, 2010

The advantages of having one of your themes featured in the WordPress free theme directory are endless. Not only do you get valuable backlinks from WordPress.org, but you also receive:

Backlinks from an enormous amount of domains that use your theme. Be sure to include a link to your website in the footer that says something like “Theme by sitename.com” and most sites will not remove it. The links on the theme are all sitewide and, although they pass off very little PR value (they are at the bottom of every page), they significantly increase the domain diversity factor of total backlinks to your site.
Exposure to people that use your theme. People who use your theme will sometimes frequent the theme homepage and end up checking out the rest of your site as well. These people have the potential to become subscribers.
Exposure to people that click the link in the footer of sites that your theme is installed on. The links not only provide valuable PR juice (for better SERP) but they also supply a steady flow of traffic from curious visitors.

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Tags: link building, themes, wordpress help, wordpress themes
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How to change the fonts on your WordPress blog theme

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Do the fonts on your free WordPress theme cause you to puke in your mouth a little every time you look at them? Or maybe you are just tired of looking at the same fonts and need something new. In either case, this guide is for you.

The truth is, fonts are like hats. Some hats are very ugly hats.

So let’s go hat shopping!

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Tags: css, html, styles, themes
Posted in Blog Design | 3 Comments »