WordPress Dream Theme » Dream Theme Tutorials http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com An Internet Genius Idea Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:27:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Explanation of Sidebars http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/explanation-of-sidebars/ http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/explanation-of-sidebars/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:23:59 +0000 admin http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/explanation-of-sidebars/ The WordPress Dream Theme includes four widgetized sidebar areas. Below is a visual of how the sidebar areas are arranged:

Sidebar Areas

Sidebar One (shown in red above) appears at the very top of the sidebar. This would be a good place to include an opt-in form, or anything that you want to give more prominence on your site. Anything placed in sidebar one will appear at the top of the sidebar area on all pages of your site.

Sidebar Two (shown in blue above) appears below the “Popular, Comments, Featured” tabs in the narrow left-hand column. Anything placed in Sidebar Two will appear on all pages of your site.

Sidebar Three (shown in purple above) appears below the “Popular, Comments, Featured” tabs in the narrow right-hand column. Anything placed in Sidebar Three will appear on all pages of your site.

Sidebar Four (shown in green above) appears just below Sidebar One, but ONLY on the home page of your site. This sidebar should be used for content that you ONLY want to include on the home page of your site. For example, if you have a video that should only appear on the home page, then it should go in Sidebar Four.

]]> http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/explanation-of-sidebars/feed/ Adding an Image to the Featured Post http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/adding-an-image-to-the-featured-post/ http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/adding-an-image-to-the-featured-post/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:14:42 +0000 admin http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/adding-an-image-to-the-featured-post/ It’s easy to add an image to your featured posts using a WordPress Custom Field! The recommended size for a “featured post image” is 200 x 150 (pixels). When you write a new post (or edit an existing one), scroll down until you see the “Custom Fields” section. Click the “+” symbol to expand this section (see screenshot below).

Custom Field Option

In the field labeled “Key,” you need to type the word “featured” (without the quotes, of course).

In the “Value” field, enter the full URL to the image you would like to use (starting with http:// … ) You will need to upload the image to your web server first (or use the built-in WordPress Image Upload tool).

When you have entered the appropriate information, click the “Add Custom Field” button and save your post.

Click the thumbnail below to see an example of how you can use a custom field to add an image to your featured post:

Adding a custom field

]]> http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/adding-an-image-to-the-featured-post/feed/ How to Change the Footer Images http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/how-to-change-the-footer-images/ http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/how-to-change-the-footer-images/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:00:22 +0000 admin http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/how-to-change-the-footer-images/ From your WordPress Dashboard, select Presentation > WordPress Dream Theme Options …

Scroll down the page just a little bit and you’ll see exactly where you can enter the footer image location and destination URL for each of your five footer images.

Each “Image Location” field requires you to enter the full path to the image (i.e., “http://www.wordpressdreamtheme.com/images/easy.gif” instead of just “images/easy.gif”)

In the “Destination” field you should enter the complete web address of the site you would like the footer image to link to.

]]> http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/how-to-change-the-footer-images/feed/ Using the Mosting Recent Post As the “Featured” Category http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/using-the-mosting-recent-post-as-the-featured-category/ http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/using-the-mosting-recent-post-as-the-featured-category/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:02:20 +0000 admin http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/using-the-mosting-recent-post-as-the-featured-category/ If you’d like to automatically have your “featured” post be your most recent blog entry, you’ll need to edit just a few lines of code in the index.php file.

You should change line 23 of the index.php file to the following:

$the_query = new WP_Query(’&showposts=1′);

]]> http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/using-the-mosting-recent-post-as-the-featured-category/feed/ How to Install WP Dream Theme http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/how-to-install-wp-dream-theme/ http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/how-to-install-wp-dream-theme/#comments Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:05:41 +0000 admin http://demo.wordpressdreamtheme.com/how-to-install-wp-dream-theme/ Installing the WordPress Dream Theme is easy!

After you download the theme, upload the “wpdreamtheme” folder to your /wp-content/themes/ directory.

Next, login to your WordPress control panel and click the “Presentation” tab.

Click the WP Dream Theme screenshot to activate the theme.

Finally, click Presentation > WP Dream Theme Options and enter the appropriate information in each field.

Below is a short video explaining how to install a WordPress theme:

If you need any help at all installing the WordPress Dream Theme, let me know and I’ll be glad to take care of this step for you!

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