Archive for the ‘WP Tutorials’ Category

Specific Header Images

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

header

<?php if (is_page(‘28‘)) { ?>
<img src=”<?php bloginfo(‘template_url’); ?>/headers/image1.jpg” width=”920″ alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?> header image” />
<?php } elseif (is_page(‘26‘)) { ?>
<img src=”<?php bloginfo(‘template_url’); ?>/headers/image2.jpg” width=”920″ alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?> header image” />
<?php } elseif (is_page(‘30‘)) { ?>
<img src=”<?php bloginfo(‘template_url’); ?>/headers/image3.jpg” width=”920″ alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?> header image” />

<?php } else { ?>
<img src=”<?php bloginfo(‘template_url’); ?>/rotating.php?image=<?php echo mt_rand(0,100); ?>” width=”920″ alt=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?> Rotating Header Image” title=”<?php bloginfo(‘name’); ?> Random Header Image” />

<?php } ?>

Or if you need Random images on you WP header? Check it here

Installing Wordpress via FTP

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Installing Wordpress with FTP can be quite difficult, especially for new bloggers. Read on for a step by step guide on installing Wordpress via FTP. Make sure you have a FTP software ready, for this guide, I will be using FireFTP.

  1. Download the Wordpress files from the Wordpress.org website. Extract the filed to a readily accessible folder on your computer.
  2. Open FireFTP, “Tools>FireFTP,” and connect to the account that you configured for the website you want to install Wordpress on. Go to the location/drectory you want your blog to be on.
  3. Find your Wordpress files on your computer and open it up. Make sure your not uploading the whole Wordpress folder. You only need to upload the contents. This will take a while so chill out, listen to music, look for theme you plan to use.
  4. After all the files are uploaded, go to the blogs directory in your web browser. For exmaple, if you installed it on the main domain, then it would be yourdomain.com, I installed mine in a directory which was unlocktheonlineworld.com/installtut.
  5. Make sure your database is ready. For easy database creation, use the Dtabase Wizard made available in your domains cPanel.
  6. Go to “yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php”, and enter your database details.
  7. Choose your blog title, and enter your email address.
  8. The installer will send login details to your email account.
  9. Thats It!

For more information visit the Wordpress Docs.

Installing Wordpress via Fantastico

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

10 Steps to Installing Wordpress via Fantastico

There are many ways to install Wordpress but one of the easiest ways to install Wordpress is by using Fantastico. Read on for a step by step guide on installing Wordpress via Fantastico

  1. Find the Fantastico icon in your hosting control panel, for most people this is probably your cpanel. Depending on which cPanel skin you used the icon will look different. For some, it may look like a wizards hat. For others, it will look like a blue smiley face. It should be located underneath “Software/Services.”
  2. Click on the Icon and you will be taken to your Fantastico dashboard.
  3. In the sidebar you will see a list of items that you can install, click on “Wordpress.” This will bring you to your Wordpress installations overview.
  4. Click on the link that says “New Installation”, this will bring you to the installation screen.
  5. Under the heading “Installation Location”, choose the domain you want to install Wordpress on or type in which directory you want it on. Please note that the directory cant pre-exist.
  6. After step 5, fill in your desired login information under the heading “Admin Access Data.” This is where you will select your admin username and password. Make sure the password is secure, yet something you will remember.
  7. Under the heading “Base Configuration,” type in your desired nickname, and your email address. You can change these later if you want, it isn’t like you will be stuck with them. Enter your site name and description. The description is actually your tagline, and you can change anything under base configuration later.
  8. Click the button that says “Install Wordpress,” this will bring you to a screen that has the heading of “Install Wordpress (2/3).” It will tell you what your database was named and will show you the location you chose to install Wordpress on, as well as the blogs URl.
  9. Click the button that says “Finish Installation.” This will bring you to a screen that has the heading of “Install Wordpress (3/3)“. Under it, there will be two items that say somethime along the lines of “/home/hostusername/public_html/blogdirectory/wp-config.php configured
    /home/hostusername/public_html/blogdirectory/data.sql configured.” It will also give you your login details.
  10. Enjoy your Wordpress blog!

Source from : http://www.unlocktheonlineworld.com

Developer’s Toolbox

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

WordPRESS Developer’s Toolbox

Web designers and developers are getting an increasing number of requests from clients for custom theme development, and a growing number of designers are also building their own themes to distribute for free or to sell as premium themes. With all of the WordPress development that is going on, there is a need for an organized collection of resources to educate, inspire and equip developers to improve the quality and efficiency of their work. This post provides all kinds of WordPress-related resources to do just that.

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Source from : http://www.smashingmagazine.com/

Create A YouTube Section

Monday, December 8th, 2008

Create A YouTube Section With WordPress

So I was reading a few blogs that I read, as you do on a lazy afternoon, and I came across Ideate . I loved the theme so much, I wanted to re-create the little TV box they have that contains a YouTube video. In this tutorial, we’ll have a look at how!

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Source from : http://nettuts.com

How to Create a Wordpress Theme

Monday, December 8th, 2008

How to Create a Wordpress Theme from Scratch

Creating a WordPress Theme, The Homepage Following on from the recent article on “PSD to HTML”, this tutorial will look at taking a HTML/CSS template and turning it into a functioning WordPress theme. There is so much you can do when creating your own theme we couldn’t nearly cover it all. So, we’re going to look at how themes are structured, creation of the core files and splitting up that index.html file.

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Source from : http://nettuts.com

How to Create a Wordpress Theme – II

Monday, December 8th, 2008

How to Create a Wordpress Theme from Scratch: Part 2
It’s time for the good stuff now. We’ll be adding the comments system, a sidebar with widgets and an archive for all the old posts. This will cover all that you need for a simple but well functioning WordPress theme, and hopefully you be able to apply this to all sorts of theming projects.

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Source from : http://nettuts.com