Magazine o'Tuts » WordPress http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 WordPress, Beginner to Master: Parts 4-6 http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/tutorials/wordpress-beginner-to-master-new-plus-tutorial-wordpress-beginner-to-master-parts-4-6/ http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/tutorials/wordpress-beginner-to-master-new-plus-tutorial-wordpress-beginner-to-master-parts-4-6/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:44:24 +0000 danharper http://localhost/wp-magazine-otuts/?p=9 Throughout this six-part beginner-to-master series, we’ll be using the advanced features of WordPress to create our own portfolio & blog, complete with an options page, multiple styles and support for the new WordPress 2.7 features. Join Now!

Today, we’re releasing the final three parts in Dan’s excellent “master” series. If you sign up now, you’ll gain access to the complete series!

Overview

By the end of this series, we will have created Innovation – a premium-quality WordPress template perfect for showcasing a portfolio and hosting a blog; complete with the following features:

  • Options page for handling the advanced nature of the template, without having to edit any files manually.
  • 3 built-in colour schemes – with easy switching between them.
  • Homepage and Portfolio page templates, with a widget-ready footer and sidebar.
  • Compatibility with WordPress 2.5+.
  • Threaded & paged comments support for WordPress 2.7.
  • A custom widget for displaying your latest posts, with a preview image, on your homepage.
]]> http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/tutorials/wordpress-beginner-to-master-new-plus-tutorial-wordpress-beginner-to-master-parts-4-6/feed/ 9 Create an Options Page For Your WordPress Theme http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/tutorials/create-an-options-page-for-your-wordpress-theme/ http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/tutorials/create-an-options-page-for-your-wordpress-theme/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:43:11 +0000 danharper http://192.168.2.9/wp-magazine-otuts/?p=49 Including a Theme Options page for your theme is one of the best ways to increase ease-of-use for managing a complex theme. However, a few quick Google searches later and most people give up. Such a great inclusion for theme design appears to have such little documentation, that it appears to be one of those heavily guarded secrets which only the crème de la crème of designers hold the key to.

]]> http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/tutorials/create-an-options-page-for-your-wordpress-theme/feed/ 0 The Anatomy of GamePress series http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/wordpress/the-anatomy-of-gamepress-series/ http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/wordpress/the-anatomy-of-gamepress-series/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:42:14 +0000 danharper http://192.168.2.9/wp-magazine-otuts/?p=46 GamePress is a “Gaming News & Reviews” theme for WordPress and currently one of the most popular themes at ThemeForest. It is the most advanced theme I’ve created so far, and really pushes what the WordPress engine can do!
In this series we look at how some of the functions of this theme were created.

]]> http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/wordpress/the-anatomy-of-gamepress-series/feed/ 1 The Flexibility of WordPress http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/wordpress/the-flexibility-of-wordpress/ http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/wordpress/the-flexibility-of-wordpress/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:40:42 +0000 danharper http://192.168.2.9/wp-magazine-otuts/?p=40 WordPress is still regarded by many as just a blogging platform, even though it’s capable of much, much more! The flexibility offered by the WordPress engine is phenomenal – being able to publish anything from a basic blog to a forum, from a web showcase to a corporate CMS site! Here we take a look at some of the great ways WordPress has been used so far.

]]> http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/wordpress/the-flexibility-of-wordpress/feed/ 0 Build a Featured Posts Section for WordPress http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/tutorials/build-a-featured-posts-section-for-wordpress/ http://danharper.me/demo/tutorialmag/tutorials/build-a-featured-posts-section-for-wordpress/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:37:16 +0000 danharper http://192.168.2.9/wp-magazine-otuts/?p=33 WordPress is awesome. Even more awesome is the fact that it can be customized to power any type of site you like! Here, we’ll be learning how to create a featured and “latest posts” section – easily a ‘must-have’ for all good News/Magazine themes. We’ll also go over using the ‘Custom Fields’ to their fullest potential.

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