here is a little trick if you need to check some variables, or try something new in your wordpress theme while the site is live.
use a conditional if statement to check that you are logged in as the original administrator, and only then do what you need to do. this way you can perform and display the neccesary tests, without the public seing anything.
<?php
if (’1′ == $user_ID) :
echo 'you … » read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »