Problogging Success

Thesis is the awesome theme which lets you make your website or blog look just as you want it to be. You can do lots of customization with this theme without having to do much coding. There are awesome stuff called "hooks" in thesis which makes you put an entity anywhere you want it on the blog.

In this post I compile 5 cool thesis customization tips that are must haves. Make use of them; it all depends on how you want your blog to look like.

In order to go to full width framework, you have to first opt for that. Go to Thesis -> Design Options. Under Site Layout, expand HTML Framework and select Full-Width Framework in that. Next, paste the following code in your custom_functions.php file:

A widgetized footer gives a professional look to your blog. The footer area is handy where you can put a collection of important information. When a reader finishes reading one of your blog posts, he/she is most likely to scroll down to see your footer. A footer is certainly not a place where you would put something that would beg reader's attention. It is because a footer is probably the last thing a reader could see or a reader would even just leave your site without seeing it. So the chances that the matter in the footer get attention are very low. But the importance of footer should not be taken lightly. As I said earlier, it gives a professional look and it is also a place where you can give your readers a chance to explore your blog more indepth. It all depends on what your provide in the footer. Thesis theme which provides awesomeness to a Wordpress blog, can be customized easily to add a footer. [Read more...]

A favicon is a small square image measuring 16 by 16 pixels. It gives your blog a unique branding. With a favicon, your blog will stand out from the crowd and you can make people easily remember your blog.

A favicon is usually displayed to the left of the address bar next to the url. On the bookmarks drop down list, it will appear to the left of a site's name.

You can choose your favicon to be of .Gif or .Png format but usually favicons are of .ico type. Don't panic. You have places to make all these files.

First of all, to generate a favicon you need a basic image file. You can either choose simple texts, in which case "Paint" is enough to make one. You can write fancy letters in fancy colours and effects to make your favicon.

[Read more...]