Thesis 1: Table of Contents

Hooks, Filters, & CSS

• Hook Reference List
• Filter Reference List
• Customize Thesis with custom.css
• Customize Thesis with Filters
• Customize Thesis with Hooks
• Default Hook Usage in Thesis
• Thesis Custom Loop API
• Thesis Child Theme Starter Template
• Thesis Skin Starter Template

Site Layout & Overall Design

• Change Number and Order of Columns
• Add Support for HTML5

Navigation Menu

• Include Additional Pages in Nav Menu
  • Adding Parent and Child Pages as Dropdown
  • Deleting Pages From WordPress
• Include Categories in Nav Menu
  • Adding Parent and Child Categories as Dropdown
• Include Custom Links in Nav Menu
  • Exclude Custom Nav Menu Links from Blogroll Widget
• Include Feed Link in Nav Menu
  • Remove the Feed Link
  • Customize the Feed Link Text
  • Remove the ‘nofollow’ Attribute From the Feed Link
• Add Separate Nav Menu for Categories
• Add Recent Posts to Nav Menu as Dropdown
• Add Search Form to Nav Menu
• Move or Replace Nav Menu
  • Move Nav Menu to After Header
  • Replace Nav Menu
  • Remove Nav Menu on Specific Pages Only
• Configure, Customize, and Style the Subscribe Link
  • Set Your Feed URL
  • Style Feed Link
• Show Feedburner Counter Below Subscribe Link
• Styling Thesis & WordPress Nav Menus
• Disable Parent Nav Menu Links

Posts & Pages

• Configure Static Front and Posts Pages
• Set Title Tags
  • Home Page
    • Static Front and Posts Pages
  • Category and Tag Pages
  • Posts and Pages
  • Additional Options
    • Append Site Name to Page Titles
    • Character Separator in Titles
• Customize “[click to continue...]” Text
  • Same Text for All Posts
  • Custom Text for Each Post
  • Add a “Read More” Link to Post Excerpts on Archives
• Archives Page vs archive pages
• Create and Customize an Archives Page
• Make a Sales “Squeeze” or Landing Page
• Use the No Sidebars Template for Pages
• Use Custom CSS Classes for Posts and Pages
• Create a Contributors Page
• Link Author Name on Archives to Google Profile
• Add Thesis Meta Boxes to Custom Post Types

Post & Page Content

• Publish Like a Pro with These Styling Tips
• Implement and Style Drop Caps
• Create Pullquotes in Posts
• Add a Border Around Each Post
• Add Revision Date After Post
• Style Post and Page Titles
• Modify the “Tagged as:” Text
• Add an Author Box to Single Posts
• Add Category Specific Icons to Posts
• Display Related Posts by Category
• Add Posts from Any Category to a Page

Teasers

• Configure Features and Teasers
• Customize Teasers
  • Teasers One Across Instead of Two
  • Change Color of Teaser Titles
  • Reduce Paragraph Spacing (Before and After Excerpt)
  • Adjusting Teaser Length
  • Remove Ellipses
• Customize “Read the full article →” Text
• Use Custom Read More Text for Teaser Link
• Add an Intro Box Before Teasers

Bylines/Post Meta

• Customize the Post Byline
• Hide Number of Comments
• Hide Post Categories
• Move Post Categories to First Line
• Move Entire Byline to After Post
• Add “Posted In” Before Category
• Add Time Stamp After Published On Date
• Move Date to Before Title
• Display an Avatar Next to Byline
  • Avatars for Multiple Authors
• Hide Byline on Archives & Category Pages Only
• Style the Post Byline
  • Style Author Name
  • Style Published On Date
  • Style Comments and Categories Links
  • Remove Italics and Uppercase Formatting
• Create a Custom Teaser Byline
  • Display Author, Date, and Category
  • Display Date, Edit Link, and Category (on Separate Lines)
• Exclude a Specific Category from Bylines
• How to Add Styled Category, Tags, and Comments on Same Line After Posts

Previous & Next Links

• Move Previous and Next Links
  • From After Content to Before Content
    • On Single Post Pages
    • On Home, Archive, and Search Pages
  • Remove on Home Page Only
  • Remove on Single Posts
• Style Previous and Next Links
  • On Single Post Pages Only
  • On All Pages
  • Previous Link on Left, Next Link on Right

Post Images & Thumbnails

• Use Post Image and Thumbnail Options
• Default Post Image and Thumbnail Settings
• Add Post Image Attribution
• Style Images in Blog Posts
• Style Frames for Post Images and Thumbnails
• Query Posts for Thumbnails and Titles

Comments

• Display a Number for Each Comment
• Hide “Comments on this entry are closed.” Message
  • When Comments are Disabled on All Pages
  • When Comments are Disabled on Some Pages and Posts
  • On Multi-Post Listings
• Change {0 Comments} Display
  • Change Color of Comments Bracket
  • Remove {0 Comments} Entirely
  • Replace {0 Comments} with Custom Link
  • Remove Brackets from Comments Link
• Customize the Comments Intro Message
  • Style Comments Intro
  • Remove Comments Intro
  • Replace Comments Intro with “Add a Comment” Link
  • Remove Brackets
• Customize “Reply” Text on Threaded Comments
• Style Threaded Comments
• Style Comments by Author, Admin, Users
• Add “Allowed HTML Tags” Notice for Comments
• Move Comments Link to Right of Post Title
• Restore Browser’s Default Style to Comment Submit Button
• Add rel=”nofollow” to Comment Reply Links
• Include Numbered Comment Pages in Previous/Next Navigation
• Replace Default Thesis Comment Submit Button Input with an Image Sprite
• Add a Comment Bubble with Current Number of Comments Displayed

Header

• Upload Header Image
• Replace Default Header Function (Logo and Tagline)
  • Place Logo and Tagline on Same Line Within H1 Tag
  • Change URL of Logo Link
• Display Tagline Below Header Image
• Style Logo and Tagline
• Add Search Form Below Header
• Displaying Different Header Images

Footer

• Customize the Footer
  • Remove Thesis Attribution
  • Add Copyright
  • Place Admin Link on Same Line as Attribution
  • Display Category List
• Style Footer Text and Links
• Create a Three Column Widgetized Footer
• Add Custom Navigation Menu to Footer

Sidebars & Widgets

• Use the Thesis Subscriptions Widget
• Style Widgets
  • Apply Styles to All Widgets
  • Apply Styles to Individual Widgets
  • Style Archive Drop Down Widget
  • Specify Image as Heading
• Style Lists and List Items
  • All Lists
  • Post Content Lists Only
  • Sidebar Widgets Only
• Remove Sidebars on Home Page
• Remove Sidebars on Single Posts
  • On Specific Posts Only
• Show One Sidebar Only on Certain Pages
• Custom Archives Widget with nofollow’d links

Multimedia Box

• Using Multimedia Box Options
  • Sitewide Options
    • Do Not Show Box
    • Rotating Images
    • Embed Video
    • Custom Code
  • In Post and In Page Options
    • Multimedia Box Image
    • Multimedia Box Video
    • Custom Multimedia Box Code
    • Access the Multimedia Box Hook
• Place Six 125×125 Ads in Multimedia Box
• Execute Shortcodes in the Multimedia Box
  • On a Per Post/Page Basis
• Display Multimedia Box on Home Page Only
• Disable Multimedia Box on a Per-Post Basis
• Widgetize the Multimedia Box

Feature Box

• Using Feature Box Options
  • Configure the Feature Box
    • Do Not Use Feature Box
    • In Your Content Column
    • Full-Width Above Content and Sidebars
    • Full-Width Above Header
  • Add Content to the Feature Box
• Display a Specific Post in Feature Box
• Disable Feature Box on a Per-Post Basis
• The Ultimate Guide to the Thesis Feature Box
• How to Add the Feature Box Into Your Thesis Design (new download)

SEO

• Using Thesis SEO Options and Settings
• Copy All In One SEO Pack Values to Thesis Values

Social Media

• Adding Social Media Icons
• Add Facebook “Share” Button to Each Post
• Add FaceBook “Like” Button to Each Post
• Add Facebook Open Graph Meta Tags
• Add the Facebook Comments Box to Each Post
• Add Tweet Button to Each Post
  • On Pages Where Multiple Posts are Listed
• How to Add Google +1 Social Buttons
• Add Social Sharing Counter Buttons to Each Post – Twitter, Facebook, Google +1
• How to Add Pinterest to WordPress

Affiliates

• How to Generate Affiliate Links to Any Page on DIYthemes.com
• How to Use the Thesis 301 Redirect for Affiliate Links
• How to Add Custom Tracking Strings to ShareASale Affiliate Links

Ads

• Insert Ad After Content
  • Ad After Content
  • Ad on Single Post Only
  • Ad on Pages Only
  • Ad After First Post Only on Home Page
• After Post Thesis Affiliate Ad

WordPress

• WordPress 101 – Adding a New Post
• WordPress 101 – Post or Page Editing – The Visual Tab
• Remove Widgets from WordPress Dashboard
• Remove #more Anchor from Permalinks
• Styling Default WordPress Search Forms
• How to Style WordPress Blockquotes
• Replace WordPress Navigation Menu “Text Links” with Clickable Image Sprites
• How to Add Frames to Individual Images in WordPress
• Customize the Password Form on Protected Posts
• How to Paginate WordPress Posts
• How to Crop, Rotate and Flip Images with the WordPress Media Editor

Miscellaneous

• Including Stats Scripts in Site Pages
• Add Google Analytics Code to Your Site
• Show Administration Links
  • Edit Post or Comment Links
  • WordPress Admin Panel Link
• Add Conditional CSS for IE
• Breadcrumbs Without Plugins
• Add a Print-Friendly Stylesheet
• Adding Third Party Opt-In Forms
• Add Support for Google’s rel=author Microformat
• How to Remove Hello Bar on Some WordPress Pages

Reference

• Using FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
• Setting File and Folder Permissions
• Thesis File Structure
• Aspect Ratios for Image Rotator
• Thesis Font Faces and Google Web Fonts
• Backup Thesis Database Options
• Delete Thesis Database Options
• Search Database for Thesis Options
• Restore Corrupted Design Options
• Modifying Thesis for Use With Multisite (pre-1.8.3)
• Translate Thesis