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There are thousands of contact form plugins out there. Hell, you can even roll your own if you want to. But I’m lazy. And I want to focus on other things. So this is one of the few areas that I use a plugin. I’ve found that Contact Form 7 is the easiest to set up and configure. There was only one problem with it: the javascript loaded on every page. And being anal about things, I only wanted it on the actual contact page. So I decided to write a quick function to fix that, without hacking the actual plugin.

A few notes:

• This assumes that you have everything in the default folders
• This is based on Thesis v1.7, and CF7 v2.3

/* Adds in scripts for contact form 7 */
	remove_action('wp_print_scripts', 'wpcf7_enqueue_scripts' ); // Removes the scripts from loading on all pages for CF 7
	add_action('thesis_hook_footer','new_cf7_scripts'); // Adds back in the scripts on the appropriate page

function new_cf7_scripts() {
	if (is_page('contact')) { // Change the name to match the name(s) of the pages using the form ?>
    <script src="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.form.js?ver=2.02m" type="text/javascript"></script>
	<script src="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/scripts.js" type="text/javascript"></script>
<?php } }

Not terribly difficult. Just drop that into your custom-functions.php file and you should be good to go.

One of the biggest things I see people try to do with Thesis is get a clickable banner image in their header (instead of just the text / tagline). And understandably so, people are a bit apprehensive about writing functions and using filters (although they shouldn’t be. But that’s for another tutorial).
However, it doesn’t have to be that hard. You can get your own image in there with just a few lines of CSS. Here is what you need to do:

• Get an image (make note of the dimensions of the image. It’ll matter later)
• Upload the image into your /custom/images folder within your Thesis theme (preferred) or into your uploads folder
• Copy the code below into you custom.css file, with a few modifications

Here’s the code

.custom #header {
	height:180px;
	padding:0;
	background:none;
	margin:0 auto;
	}

.custom #header #logo a {
	text-align:center;
	display: block;
	height: 180px; /* Must match the height given in the previous area */
    width: 600px; /* Not required, but will allow the image to be centered)*/
	background: url(images/FILENAME.PNG) no-repeat;
	outline: none;
}
.custom #header #logo, .custom #header #tagline {
	text-indent: -9999px;
}

Things To Keep In Mind

• If you put the image anywhere other than the custom/images/ folder, you need to put in the entire URL of the image in line 13.
• Make sure to put in the height of the image in both places (line 2 and line 11)

That’s really all there is to it. Problems? Feel free to comment.

What is your most Epic Self? That’s the question Amber Zuckswert tries to answer every day. Amber is a professional modern/ballet dancer, the creator of Virtual Pilates, and a globetrotting environmentalist wrapped into one tall package. This site was created to offer some tips and advice that you can use everyday to achieve your Epic Self. The main idea here is that the mind, body, and spirit are connected and equally important in ones health.

This is Jenny. She’s a fan of social media, writing, and doesn’t mind working for the Man as long as she’s treated like a lady. She was living in Florida, but wanted to move to New York City where she could exercise her mind and share her ideas. That’s why she made this site. Now, she’s living the dream in NYC and has a sweet job. It wasn’t because of her site though, it was all because she’s got amazing dance moves.

Here is where I will be reviewing products and services that I use and recommend.

This blog is Monica O’Brien’s headquarters, the place where social media buzz and small business get together. You can find out Monica’s take on many trends, like marketing and entrepreneurship, to name a few. The site has the same name of her book, which you can purchase there there as well.

The best way to define this virtual magazine can be found on their “About Us” page: they keep you up on all the cool shit. Whether it’s music, books, movies or beer, they know their stuff, and they want you to know it too. You can find reviews, interviews and even giveaways of the best undiscovered things yet.

Fizz is the cool kind of “word of mouth” marketing. This agency focuses on brand building by identifying the customers and potential customers that are most likely to talk about your company. Don’t worry you don’t have to understand exactly what that means or how that works, because those guys at Fizz do. Let them handle it for you.

This site was developed in order to help South Texas’ Blake Farenthold run for Congress. You can see Blake’s take on different topics relevant to his campaign, ways to contact him or to donate to his cause, and all the relevant information that you’d like to know about your candidate. He also shows us his family side and many photos of his events so you can also get a glimpse of his personal life.