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How To Move Navigation Below Header in Thesis

Posted on December 13, 2010

thesis 125x125Thesis the most popular theme framework for wordpress and well known for its flexibility to customize and easy to use for both well know php developer as well as first time wordpress user.

What makes thesis to be so popular is that one can customize thesis as per their need without having knowledge of PHP or CSS.

Thesis has a very good option panel as well as hooks and filters which makes it easy to customize.To help you with first step of thesis customization here we come up with a tutorial on How To Move Navigation Below Header in Thesis.Image below shows navigation menu above header.
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Below are the steps to move navigation menu below the header in Thesis:

  • Login to your FTP Account using FTP client
  • Navigate to Thesis Theme Folder in wp-content/themes/ folder
  • Rename Custom Sample folder to Custom
  • Now Login to admin panel of your blog
  • Select Custom File Editor option in Thesis options menu in admin panel of your blog
  • Choose custom_functions.php and click Ediit selected file button
  • Paste the code below in the file editor
remove_action('thesis_hook_before_header', 'thesis_nav_menu');
add_action('thesis_hook_after_header', 'thesis_nav_menu');
  • Then Click The Big Ass Save button and you are done.

The image below shows navigation menu below the header.
below header
If you follow the steps show above this will move the default navigation menu below the header in Thesis wordpress theme.

Hope this tutorial helps you to quickly move your thesis navigation menu below the header.

Top 10 Free Thesis Skins

Posted on December 13, 2010

Thesis is the widely used theme framework for wordpress with options and galore.Thesis is highly SEO optimized, ready to use and most flexible framework with lots of options for customization.

It has number of hooks and filters available which makes it easy to customize for web designers.Skins are built over thesis framework and many of them are free and few others are paid too.

Here we list out top 10 free thesis skins which are ready to install over thesis framework, check them out below.

Thesis Bold

Thesis Bold

Demo | Download

Fresh Company

Fresh Company

Demo | Download

Straight Shooter

Straight Shooter

Demo | Download

Simple Life

Simple Life

Demo | Download

Exhibit

Exhibit

Demo | Download

ThesisReady Pro

ThesisReady Pro

Demo | Download

SimpleOrange

SimpleOrange

Demo | Download

Thesis Bare

Thesis Bare

Demo | Download

Network News

Demo | Download

Affiliate Skin

Affiliate Skin

Demo | Download

Skins listed above are totally free to use and need Thesis theme to be installed previously over your wordpress blog.

Thesis 1.8 Features

Posted on August 24, 2010

You’re absolutely going to love the new features in Thesis 1.8. It’s just plain easier, smarter, more powerful, and accessible.

Thesis 1.8 not only incorporates WordPress nonce field protection, but it also boasts a refined data-handling system that will help keep your sites both safe and stable.
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Here’s what’s new and hot in Thesis 1.8:

1. Header Image Uploader

Adding a unique header image is a great way to personalize your site. The problem is, simply adding a header image does not ensure proper SEO or good usability. Web ninjas know that header images should be clickable, CSS-based, and SEO-optimized, and let’s face it—this all sounds pretty technical.

Fortunately, Thesis 1.8 steps in and saves the day. Instead of dealing with all that technical mumbo-jumbo, you only need to upload your desired image, and Thesis will do the heavy lifting for you. It’s easy, optimized, and oh-so-simple.

2. SEO Character Counters

Did you know that search engines will only show a specific number of characters in <title> and <meta> description fields?

No worries. Put your fingers away, because you don’t need to touch your computer screen to count characters anymore. Thesis 1.8 helps you work within these constraints by offering character counters on appropriate input fields throughout the WordPress interface.

3. New Google Fonts!

Who doesn’t love having a slew of fantastic fonts to use on their site? Thesis is now the first premium website framework to support the Google Font Directory, which gives you access to 28 web-fonts for free!

And the best part? These fonts are web-safe—they’re served directly from Google servers, so everyone can see your fonts no matter what browser or operating system they have!

4. WordPress Nav Menu Support

One of the most awesome improvements in WordPress 3.0 is the navigation menu builder, and Thesis 1.8 offers full support for this exciting new feature. Best of all, if you choose to use the WordPress nav menu, you’ll be able to tweak its design by using Thesis’ existing nav menu design controls! Win-win!

5. Category/Tag/Taxonomy Page Options

In version 1.7, I introduced a new “Page Options” system that allowed you to add SEO details like <title> and <meta> content to category and tag pages. There are three notable changes to this system in version 1.8.

First, I’ve moved all of these options to a more logical position: inside WordPress’ category and tag editing pages. Now, you’ll be able to edit everything in one place without having to bounce around between different pages inside the admin interface.

Second—and this is my personal favorite feature in version 1.8—you’ll be able to add a unique headline and unique content to every category, tag, or taxonomy page on your site! This has huge implications for SEO, and even better, it will allow you to create pages that are more useful for your users.

Third, Thesis now offers full support for custom taxonomy pages in addition to category and tag pages. Should you choose to use custom taxonomies on your site, you’ll be able to benefit from Thesis’ incredible customization controls and unmatched SEO prowess.

6. Favicon Uploader

Favicons are a great way to extend your site’s brand, and Thesis 1.8 contains a simple favicon uploader that you can use to add one of these babies to your site. Like the header image uploader, the favicon uploader is extremely simple—just upload your image, and Thesis handles the rest of the work for you.

7. Custom Loop API

As far as developers are concerned, the new Custom Loop API is probably the most exciting, powerful, and flexible tool that I’ve ever added to Thesis. The premise is simple:

The Custom Loop API allows you to target and modify the content area of every type of WordPress page and, if you’re so inclined, every page of your website.

In other words, this is the ultimate custom template system.

Grab Thesis 1.8 Now!