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Removing Gravatars/Avatars in WordPress 2.7+ Themes

Monday, July 19th, 2010

In WordPress 2.7, the wp_list_comments function was introduced, putting all of the elements of comments in one easy function. The new function comes with an imitation of the old get_avatar function built-in.

So how do you remove the avatars without removing the wp_list_comments function, which is much needed for outputting all of the other elements of the comment section?

The answer is to use CSS to hide the avatar. Place the following code into style.css:

.avatar {
display:none;
}

Hat tip: rhysboy84 from Sitepoint.

Tags: gravatar, wordpress styles, wordpress themes
Posted in Blog Design, WordPress Blogging | 12 Comments »

WordPress Custom Post Taxonomies

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

Custom post taxonomies in WordPress are little different from post tags and categories. To borrow the words found in a reply to an inquiry email I sent to WordPress lead developer Mark Jaquith, “taxonomies are used to tie groups of posts (or any content type) together, and come with a URL structure to access them.”

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Tags: blog tags, wordpress custom taxonomies, wordpress customization, wordpress help, wordpress themes
Posted in Blogging Resources, WordPress Blogging | 10 Comments »

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
Posted in WordPress Blogging | 1 Comment »

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
Posted in WordPress Blogging | 5 Comments »