It’s been a while since 47 Customizations for the Thesis Theme was posted and there has been some great Thesis tutorials written since then. Here I’ll share some of my favourite ones.
WordPress 3.0
- Enable WordPress 3.0 Features for the Thesis Theme
- WordPress 3.0 has some cool new features that Thesis doesn’t out-of-the-box support yet. Learn how to add that support yourself.
- WordPress 3.0 custom post types, taxonomies & Thesis
- Learn about the more techy WordPress 3.0 advancements and how to use them with your Thesis theme here.
- How to Add the WordPress 3 Nav Menu to Thesis
- Learn how to quickly add the WordPress 3.0 navigation menus to your Thesis site.
Making it Pop
- Using Thesis Custom Body Classes To Break Down Design Barriers
- Want to add some flair to a specific post on your Thesis-based site? Learn how to do so with custom body classes.
- Styling the Thesis Sidebar
- Using the default sidebar can be a giveaway that you’re using the Thesis theme. Here I’ll teach you how to style yours and make it unique.
- How to Make Custom Comment Avatars for Thesis
- Sick of the default gravatar in your comments? Here’s an article on putting your own in.
- How to Make a Rotating Header Image in Thesis
- One header image? Boring! Learn how to make it rotate.
- Position Your Thesis Nav
- Sometimes you don’t want your navigation bar where it comes by default. Luckily it’s easy to change its position.
- How to Use jQuery Lazy Load in Thesis 1.7
- Want to be like the cool kids and have your content load in as you go to it? Here you’ll learn how to do so.
Pages & Features
- How to Create Additional Page Templates
- Page templates are infinitely useful in WordPress, but a little trickier with Thesis. Learn how start creating them.
- Another Tabbed Widget for Thesis Tutorial
- Learn how to add a cool tabbed widget to your sidebar. (See the one on the right here for an example)
- Create a Powerful jQuery-Powered Archives Page
- Create a useful Archives page like the one used here.
- How to Create a Subloop in Thesis
- A tutorial on using advanced loops in Thesis.
- Add Extra Widget Areas to Thesis
- Thesis only comes with 2 widgets by default, but sometimes we need more. Learn how to add them with this tutorial.
Functionality
- Hide Dates in Old WordPress Posts Using the Thesis Theme
- Have some old content that’s still applicable and relevant? Don’t let people judge it by its date! Learn how to hide the dates in only old posts.
- Smarter Thesis Hooks
- If you’re doing any kind of real customization to your Thesis theme, you probably have functions all over the place. Learn how to implement them efficiently.
Slideshows
- Adding a Featured Content Slider to Thesis in 5 Quick Steps
- How To Make a jQuery Image Slideshow in Thesis
- Learn how to quickly add a jQuery image slideshow to your Thesis site.
- Adding a Featured Content Slider for Thesis
- Use jQuery Cycle to add a content slider to your Thesis site.
- How to Create a Featured Content Slider
- An in-depth tutorial to show you how to add support for a featured content slider in Thesis.
- Thesis Feature Box – How to Add a Slider
- Learn how to add the d13slidehow to your Thesis feature box.
- How To Integrate Cu3er Post Elements To Thesis Theme Feature Box
- Cu3er is a popular flash slideshow. Learn how to get it working in your Thesis feature box.
Learn how to add a jQuery slider to your Thesis site using s3lider.
Social Media Integration
- How to Install Twitter’s @anywhere in Thesis
- @anywhere was launched recently with some really cool features. Learn how to implement it on your Thesis site.
- Inserting Facebook’s Like Button in Thesis
- Facebook is a huge source of traffic. Everybody and their grandmothers is on it. Learn how to leverage that in your site with this tutorial.
- Add A Tweet This Post Box To Your Thesis Post Footer
- Learn how to give visitors a custom tweet they can send out directly from your post.
- Show Number of Retweets in WordPress Without a Plugin
- Use social proof to entice people to share your WordPress posts with unlimited customization potential.
- Add Social Links to WordPress Without a Plugin
- Learn how to make sharing easy by putting already-formatted social media links in your posts without using a plugin.
- Create a “Floating” Area in Thesis
- Keep your social media links from and centre with this floating tutorial.
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Fantastic list! Thank you very much for sharing. These have given me a lot of new ideas.
Thanks for all the cool links, I have checked some of them already and also implimented the tips on my blog and happy.
It makes it so much easier when a blogger posts details like this.
WOW great it kinda every thing at one place yoo
thanx
So I added the code and it’s not working for me! The cascading doesn’t happen and some of the code shows through on the page. Not quite sure where it went wrong as i followed your instructions. Any thoughts?
I’ve dug through your tutorials and haven’t found what I’m looking for. I want to create the cool boxes for posts and individual sidebar widgets like you have on your site. Do you have a tutorial for doing this? Or know where I can find one? I’m apparently not searching for the right thing. Any help is greatly appreciated.