Ben Frost Creating a WordPress Theme HTML Structure Update: We’ve created a second edition of this article, with updated code samples and coverage of the latest theme development techniques. Check it out at Creating a WordPress Theme HTML Structure. It’s part of The ThemeShaper WordPress Theme Tutorial: 2nd Edition. Now we’re starting to get into the real meat of WordPress Theme development: coding the HTML structure. The Goals of Any HTML Structure When coding a web site you should have 2 goals in mind: lean code and meaningful code. Now, when coding a WordPress Theme (or any template for any Content Management System) a balance is going to have to be struck between lean markup, with very little structure, and what’s called Divitis; including too many unnecessary div elements in your code. You’ve probably seen the div tag before if you’ve looked at the code for a website or any WordPress Theme. The HTML Structure for Your WordPress Theme Let’s take a look at the HTML structure we’ll be using for the body of our WordPress Theme. Like this:
The WordPress Theme Header Template Update: We’ve created a second edition of this article, with updated code samples and coverage of the latest theme development techniques. Check it out at The WordPress Theme Header Template. It’s part of The ThemeShaper WordPress Theme Tutorial: 2nd Edition. Now we get into the nitty-gritty: building up your header.php and validating your theme with an HTML Doctype. There’ll be a lot of PHP in this lesson but don’t despair. We’re also going to do two, essential, and kinda neat, search engine optimization tricks and start tricking out your theme with a functions.php file. The Head Section Right now your very blank WordPress Theme is technically invalid. Open up header.php and paste the following code there, before anything else. We’re also going to add some attributes to your opening HTML tag that will make they type of page we’re creating more apparent to the browser. Now we’re going to get into the get into the section of your WordPress Theme. But first open up your functions.php file.
8 Tips for Optimizing Your Landing Page Increase Your Overall Conversion Rate With a Quality Landing Page. The quality of your landing page is one of the single most important factors dictating whether you’re able to convert one-time readers into prospective customers. Once a reader clicks a link in your Resource Box, they are showing trust in you that you’ll deliver additional quality information on the landing page. Unfortunately, if your landing page under-delivers on those expectations, you run the risk of losing that reader to another information source. A Successful Landing Page: Keeps Visitors at Your SiteFacilitates Further Action (e.g. signing up for promotion or purchasing a product) Delivering on these two items may seem simple, but they take time to develop and eventually perfect. Downloadable Versions: Here’s a quick summary of the points from the video: Feel free to share any of your own landing page optimization tips in the comment section below.
All Designs,Graphics and Web Resources-Naldz Graphics Designing a Blog isn't Rocket Science It's true. With Blogger's Template Designer, you don't have to know HTML or CSS, you don't need any Photoshop skills, and you don't need a heap of books that give you step-by-step instructions. All it takes is you, your eyeballs, and a computer. A keyboard and mouse is helpful in most cases. Default doesn't have to be ugly If you keep up with Template Faerie, I'm sure you've heard me complain more than once about the countless number of blogs using unedited default templates. At first, I was skeptical about the Template Designer, and I thought it was very limiting. I don't have the power to improve all the ugliness in the blogosphere, but I can show you that designing a good template isn't hard. I thought that if I was going to all the trouble of creating these templates, they should be put to some use. The Stripe template, as I call it, is based on Travel, and as you'd expect, is a stripy template with a clean design of muted colors. DownloadPreview DownloadPreview DownloadPreview
HTML and CSS for Beginners There isn't a web site out there-- whether it be WhiteHouse.gov, IBM.com or the site for your local high school-- that isn't written in HTML. If you do any level of web development-- from editing pages on a Wordpress site to designing original pages from scratch, understanding and being able to code in HTML and CSS can give you a level of control, and power over your designs that you've never experienced before. This course helps you learn HTML and CSS (versions 4.01 and XHTML) as well as prepares you for the future with coverage of HTML5. In this course, designed, authored and hosted by master trainer Mark Lassoff, you will learn HTML and CSS, including everything you need to create a creative, quality and professional web site. Almost four hours of video instruction in punctuated lab exercises where you apply the very skills taught in the course. When you've completed the course, become a certified developer by passing LearnToProgram's Certified HTML Developer exam.
50 Simple Ways to Build Your Platform in 5 Minutes a Day Writing rules. Self-promotion drools. Isn’t this how most writers think? But as long as you view your writing as art and your self-promotion efforts as the furthest thing from art, your chances of ramping up a successful 21st-century writing career are going to remain slim to none. Books aren’t written overnight—they’re developed one day at a time. So, if you’re the kind of writer who prefers being read to being unknown (who doesn’t?) Listen & Learn 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Create Context 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 Grade Yourself. Contribute Content 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Cultivate Community 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Be Authentic 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Synergize Connections 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Produce Yourself 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. Publicize Yourself 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. Pay it Forward 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. Strut your Stuff 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. Raise your profile effectively to help land an agent (and book contract): Get Known Before the Book Deal You might also like:
3 authors on self-publishing as a business - Taleist Rating: 0.0/ 5 (0 votes cast) The romantic self-image of writers doesn't always take in the business side of self-publishing One slide in the Kindle Publishing Roadmap self-publishing seminar shows an idealised writer’s desk — old-fashioned, wooden, typewriter, knickknacks and pens. It’s a romantic view of how we like to see ourselves as writers — ink-stained and hidden away in a special place, creating. I, myself, would like to write as Ian Fleming did at his Caribbean hideaway, caressed by a breeze off the ocean and cooled by a martini glass frequently topped up by lime-infused rocket fuel. The next slide shows one of those stock-image businesswomen drawing a chart with a marker pen on a glass board. I wrote something along these lines recently when I asked whom you read to learn about the business of self-publishing . Three authors were featured and here’s their advice: Hazel Edwards She goes on: (Personally I believe we’re all self-employed. There’s a lot to learn Tony Park Says Tony:
Free Ebook Templates & Covers for Self Publishing Perfect Your Twitter Header Image: Download Our Mobile-Friendly Photoshop Template If you’re an avid Twitter user like me, you probably noticed the email this week announcing Twitter’s latest efforts to improve engagement. After losing marketshare to Instagram, Twitter responded by giving us the ability to create our own header image, as well as control over the link color and other bits of design opportunity. This gives us a lot of additional control from a branding standpoint! But, you have to be careful. Let me walk you through the template I created, so that you can jump right in and start using it in just a few minutes. Twitter Header Dimensions In the desktop version of Twitter, you’ve got to deal with two sets of dimensions — and that’s assuming Android’s image sizing is the same or close to iOS for our purposes. Desktop version of Twitter iOS version of Twitter Other Considerations Twitter puts a bothersome gradient across your background image, so be prepared to deal with that frustrating reality. Using the Template