Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

I tend to write a lot of code. In the past two years, I've probably built over 100 custom themes, may of them using the Thesis framework. I've also used Genesis (which is good as well), and many times just rolled my own.

Recent Tutorials

Stop hyperlinking images!

While I'm sure there is a reason for it, I've never needed it. WordPress will automatically link your images to themselves on upload by default. Here's a quick way to change that.Keep Reading > >

Obfuscate email addresses with a shortcode

Want to display your email address with a straightforward link, but don't want to leave it wide open for spam bots and harvesters? Well, this shortcode may be exactly what you need.Keep Reading > >

Optimize the Contact Form 7 plugin for Thesis (Updated)

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. Not anymore! (Updated for CF7 v 2.4)Keep Reading > >

Add the new Twitter button to Thesis Posts and Teasers

I'm just gonna say it. I hate TweetMeme. It's slow, the javascript load time is horrible, and it breaks a lot. But until now, there really wasn't much option otherwise.Keep Reading > >

Add a clickable header image in Thesis with just CSS

Want a quick and clean way to add a clickable header image to your Thesis site? Don't wanna mess around with any functions? Check out this tutorial for an easy way.Keep Reading > >