23 | Multi-Column Grid-Style Posts in WordPress

Posted by alchymyth | Wordpress | Friday 29 January 2010
a three column grid category template

following question comes up regularly in the wordpress support forum: ‘i want to show my posts in three (four, five) columns, how can i do it?’
here, i am going  to present yet another solution: a flexible core structure to allow any number of columns with any number of rows, limited only by screen space, readability and fantasy…
the structure (for instance 3 columns, 4 rows, 12 or more posts):
1 5 9
2 … » read more »

22 | hyperlinks in wordpress image captions

Posted by alchymyth | Wordpress | Sunday 17 January 2010
one million dollars, copyright silkandart

have a look at the image above and check the link within the image caption.
nice feature?
as many of you might have experienced before, the image caption function of wordpress filters all html content, including any attempts to insert  links.
however, this functionality would come very handy, if you want to credit the copyright owner of the image (which could obviously be yourself) by providing a one-click connection to their website.

21 | zebra style wordpress loop

Posted by alchymyth | Wordpress | Thursday 14 January 2010

to start, i would like to express my thanks and gratitude to all the volunteers in the wordpress forum who patiently and freely give their time and attention, and share their knowledge and experience with all the users coming with questions and problems about their wordpress installation and modifications.
a great community.
lists or posts styled with alternating color backgrounds, for instance, can inprove the readability of blogs.
most themes and the standard wordpress installation are not offering … » read more »

20 | wp default theme in 3 columns

Posted by alchymyth | Wordpress | Saturday 2 January 2010
3 column kubrick theme

Part of my time, I am spending designing and troubleshooting wordpress themes.

This is my latest ‘hack’, turning the default theme that comes with every wordpress installation, into a 3 column version, with equal sized left and right sidebar columns, all dynamic and widget ready.
All functions of the default theme are fully preserved. You can still modify the header colours from within the dashboard.
All files and graphics zipped for download. A great start for learning to … » read more »