Display WordPress Featured Image
The WordPress Featured Image is a great tool where ones pages and posts can be easily illustrated with a pre-configured display of any selected image that has been uploaded to the WordPress Media Library. As a WordPress theme developer, I often have to find new ways to display the featured image, or in the case of editing somebody else s WordPress theme, I may find myself using the feature image function in combination with other display tools, such as timthumb.php or ??? My preferred method is to grab the url of the featured image, then use that to construct what will be needed given the...
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What’s the difference between Blogs and Websites? Blogs are websites, but much more dynamic. When people think of websites, they usually are thinking something that is “static”, or used just to display information. Blogs however, allow you to publish your own articles, pictures and videos, create conversations and manage everything easily from a simple dashboard. Blogs can be built to do anything websites can do, and the user can control everything themselves. Even large companies are using WordPress for a that website/blog combination, keeping everything all under one...
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I have been creating some stellar WordPress websites over the past few months. Leveraging jQuery, custom templates, custom post types, custom coding, creative and functional plugins and smart widgets. My themes are always compatible with the current version of WordPress. They leverage WordPress advanced functions such as Featured Image, Menu Management, Dynamic Sidebars and more. Take a look at this list of WordPress powered website that use my custom made premium themes. Inlet Bay MarinaAt Horsetooth reservoir; Inlet Bay Marina needed a website where they could showcase their...
Read MoreInstagram Blog Demo
What is Instagram? It’s a fast, beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends through a series of pictures. Snap a photo with your iPhone, iPad or iTouch then choose a filter to transform the look and feel, send to Facebook, Twitter or Flickr – it’s all as easy as pie. It’s photo sharing, reinvented; free too!
Read MoreHolidaze Special from Flash Buddy
I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the Christmas season to be here! There are few things better in the world of holidays than the tinkling of Christmas music, the smell of hot apple cider and visions of sugar plums! Of course being the guy that I am, I also do love the mircobrews holiday ale! Special Holiday Offer * How Can One Say No?! Fancy Text Widget with the Christmas Addon Add some color to your sidebars. The fancy text widget add hundreds (I actually didn’t count, but there are quite a few) of possibilities that will fit any design and layout (with widget...
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How to Use Featured Images If your theme isn’t compatible with featured images, you need to first set it up. You can Google “WordPress Featured Image Theme Setup” and find plenty of resources, or call Flash Buddy and have him do it for you. Make a note of the particular size you need. Yes, you can have more than one size featured image. If your forging ahead with a compatible WordPress theme (all mine are), and if you are using WordPress 3.x, you should see a Featured Image box on the right-hand side of the post or page edit screen. Look for the link to “Set Featured...
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