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Thesis 1.8 is here with a bunch of new features. Here are some highlights:
1. New Header Image and Favicon Uploaders
With each new release, Thesis gets easier to customize, and Thesis 1.8 is
no exception. The brand-new header image and favicon uploaders will allow
you to add a personal touch to your site in seconds. You'll LOVE how easy
these things are to use!2. New Fonts from the Google Font Directory
In May, Google released an extremely cool library of fonts that can be
embedded into any website. Thesis 1.8 harnesses the power of the Google
Font Directory and now provides you with 28 new fonts to use on your
website!3. New Security Enhancements
Thesis 1.8 not only incorporates WordPress nonce field protection, but it
also boasts a refined data-handling system that will help keep your sits
both safe and stable. Take advantage of it the additional security by
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2.Enable WordPress 3.0 Features for the Thesis Theme (www.matthodder.com)
WordPress 3.0 is out and it comes with a ton of new features.
Although there’s no news on a Thesis update, Thesis 1.7 seems to work fine with WordPress 3.0 but unfortunately doesn’t cash in on any of the new features.
I’ve decided to tackle a few of those features to make them available right away:
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3.Top 25 Tutorials for Thesis Newbies (www.artofblog.com)
Great set of tutorials for people who are new to the Thesis WordPress theme by ArtOfBlog
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4.Display content only to logged in users (pressmy.biz)
Display content only to logged in users on your Wordpress site. Also displays a message to non-logged-in users telling that they're missing out on something.
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5.How to Add your own Logo in Thesis Theme? (www.tech-exclusive.com)
Put following code in your custom.css file.
.custom #logo {background-image: url('images/logo.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 331px; height: 71px; text-indent: -9999px; }
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6.Add a Facebook Like Button to Your Thesis Blog (www.expand2web.com)
This tutorial shows you how to add one of the new Facebook Social Plugins to your Thesis blog or website. This one shows you how to add the Facebook "Like" button to every post or page on your site.
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7.Updated: Thesis Hook Reference List (diythemes.com)
Tweak out your Thesis WordPress website to the max with these hooks.
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8.How to Display Your Full Youtube Channel in Thesis WordPress Theme (fourblogger.com)
How to add your Youtube channel or play list in Thesis WordPress theme. I have done this using the multimedia box given in thesis.
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9.Create a Full-Height Sidebar and Full-Width Navigation Menu in Thesis Theme (thoughtsunlimited.net)
Thesis Theme gives you complete freedom in customizing the looks and the behavior of your Wordpress Blog.
In this post, I will show you how to make the Sidebar of your Thesis Theme “Full-Height” and the Navigation Menu “Full-width”. As with the other Thesis Theme tutorials – you will be editing the custom.css and custom_functions.php files. If you are not sure about these files – please read on and I will give you the step-by-step procedure for getting things done.
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10.Thesis Phi-Column Layout (www.seomofo.com)
Apply nature's aesthetic, the Golden Ratio to your Thesis 3 column layout!
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11.Add Built-in Widgets to Thesis / Wordpress Theme (www.matthodder.com)
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12.Video: Have You Seen What Thesis 1.6 Can Do? (www.pearsonified.com)
Thesis designer Chris Pearson takes you on a tour of the new Thesis 1.6 and shows you the great new design options in the theme. You can update the colors, text and layout even more in this release!
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13.How to Set Up and Use Dropdown Navigation in Thesis 1.6 (diythemes.com)
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14.Page Specific Headers in Thesis (www.kristarella.com)
Another great article by Kristarella on how to have a different header per page in the Thesis WordPress theme.
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15.EzyBlogger's List of Wordpress Thesis Theme Tutorials, Tips and Hacks (www.ezyblogger.com)
A nice new Thesis designed site, and a great list of Thesis tutorials and tips.
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16.100 Resources for Thesis Wordpress Theme (mattflies.com)
A list of 100 resources of the users of the Thesis Wordpress Theme -- Includes references, tutorials, interviews, tips, and much more!
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17.Thesis Post Thumbnails Not Working After Domain Migration (www.cranefactory.com)
If you are moving your blog to a new domain and have problems with your post thumbnails not showing, here is a neat trick to fix that!
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18.Remove all borders in Thesis (www.matthodder.com)
If your doing a huge overhaul, you might want to get rid of the separator lines the default styling has included. This includes the sidebar lines, the teaser box lines, the comment lines.etc.
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19.Add an options menu to the Wordpress dashboard for a Thesis Skin (www.matthodder.com)
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20.Thesis Footers 101 (www.kristarella.com)
How to replace your footer in the Thesis WordPress theme.
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21.Thesis Hooks for Dummies (www.sugarrae.com)
A great tutorial on how to use the powerful hooks feature in the Thesis WordPress Theme.
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22.DIY Themes Answers (bit.ly)
Check out the DIY Themes answers page for answers to commonly asked questions about the Thesis WordPress Theme. Log in to your DIYThemes account and click the link to get to the answers page: http://bit.ly/w6L06
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23.Easily Add a Flickr Side Bar (www.artofblog.com)
Quick tutorial to help you put together a flickr sidebar for your thesis design.
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24.Thesis Tutorial: Creating Useful Thesis 404 Pages (www.artofblog.com)
Sugarrae offers great code on how to customize your 404 pages, but what if you wanted them to actually be useful. This post shows you how.
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25.Customize Wordpress: Quickly Add a Link to this Post Box (www.artofblog.com)
Add a Link to this post box to your thesis sidebar.