subject: Thesis Theme For WordPress -- The Best WordPress Theme for SEO [print this page] Thesis Theme For WordPress -- The Best WordPress Theme for SEO
The Thesis WordPress Theme is the ultimate theme for contructing blogs -- the right way. You canmanage your site like a pro and at the top of the search engines an SEO expert. If are after more traffic, easy customization without coding, world-class usability, and a robust user community available to help you anytime you have questions, the Thesis WordPress Theme is the perfect option for you.
In thispost we're will look at a key part of the Thesis architecture: hooks. essentially, as you know Thesis is a very flexible theme. It can be modified very easily using what programmers call "hooks." Now get started with custom hooks and functions.
Here's The Process Step By Step :
Go to the User Guide
Locate the support page
Click on Thesis Default Hook Usage.
Find the Member's Area
Go to the page called "How to Customize Like a Pro with Thesis Hooks"
Access the link "Make Your Header Display Above your Navigation Menu"
Find the right code, and copy it
Go back to your WordPress blog
Paste the string in the entry boxin Custom File Editor
How Thesis Hooks CanChange Every Part of Your Blog:
In this instance, let's talk about the Navigation Menu. Notice that the default installation always has the Navigation Menu on top of the default theme. You can change the initial location by using Thesis Hooks. By making use of Thesis Hooks, you can move the Navigation menu to appear below your blog title and blog description.
Next access the Member's Area to get started. On this page, you can see details about Thesis Hooks and which actual hooks are needed~required} to accomplish different looks on your blog. Generally speaking, each function requires two variables. The first variable is know as the function. The second variable is labeled the hook. You must enter both of these codes in order tocreate a tailor-made feature in your Thesis theme.
Locate the page labeled "How to Customize Like a Professional with Thesis Hooks." There, you will see a tutorial including real examples. Go ahead and go to the link to access that particular tutorial. Feel free to read through the entire tutorial if you prefer.
Now, locate the link labeled "Make Your Header Display Above your Navigation Menu." Locate the string, and copy it. Next, return to your WordPress blog a paste this code in the Custom File Editoras I will describe below.
How To Enable The Thesis Hook Functions by Changing WordPress Options :
Find the Thesis Options tab
Go to the Custom File Editor
Choose the custom_functions option
Click on Edit Selected File
Access your WordPress location with FTP
Access the wp-content directory
Select the Themes folder
Access the Thesis folder
Find the Custom folder
Access the custom_functions.php page
Right click the file
Choose File Permissions
Change the permissions to 777
Click on OK
Next Choose the Thesis Options tab. Access the Custom File Editor. Next, from the drop-down menu, you can either choose custom.css, layout.css, or custom_functions. For your purpose, you need to choose the custom_functions category. Then, choose Edit Selected File. In order to run custom_function, you must set up the correct file permissions on your blog.
Access your WordPress site using an FTP application. Then, choose the wp-content directory. Click on the Themes directory. Then, select the Thesis directory. Next, click on the Custom folder. You will see the custom_functions.php file. Right click on it, and then select File Permissions. Change the permissions to 777 and thenclick on OK.
How To Modify the Navigation Menu With Thesis Hooks:
Go tothe Member's Area
Delete the Thesis Navigation menu using thesis_hook_before_header
Copy the code
Go to Thesis Custom File Editor
Go Find theempty field, paste the copied code
Save your changes
Refresh that page to verify your settings
Next let's returnto the Members Area code again. To make the Navigation Menu move from the top of the header to under the header, there are two dependencies that need to be implemented. First off we have to change the Thesis Navigation menu from the present location of thesis_hook_before_header.
The other action is to add the action back into the appropriate area on Thesis Hooks. Copy this code, and next return to the Thesis Custom File Editor. After you are at the Thesis Custom File Editor page, you will see comments and notes that appear by default. These comments show you how to modify custom hooks, or special features. Find the entry field, and paste the copied code exactly as it appeared in the Members Area example. Then, click the Save button.
After you have clicked save, Wordpress will verify the changes. Refresh the page. Next, review the changes. You can see that the Navigation Menu now appears before your header and below your WordPress title and description.
How To Delete the Thesis Attribution Link with Thesis Hooks:
Select the link "Get Smart with the Thesis WordPress Theme from DIY Themes"
Return to Member's Area and access the code format to remove a feature and copy the code.
Select the File Editor
Paste the copied function
Access the Support Area
Go to the User Guide
Select the text Thesis Default Hook Usage
Copy the Thesis Attribution function
Paste the function into the entry box
Copy the hook
Paste the hook into the entry box alongside the function copy
Click on Save
By deciding to take advantage of Thesis Hooks, you can customize Thesis completely. If you need additional help, you can visit theonline support forum or the Thesis user guide. The Thesis community forum is always busy with many of advanced Thesis users. You can also find hundreds of really helpfulWordPress Thesis video tutorials atWordPressVideos.TV.
