Archive for 'Art Direction'

Really Easy Custom Post Backgrounds For WordPress

Really Easy Custom Post Backgrounds For WordPress

Posted on 22. Jun, 2010 by .

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As I mentioned before, I’ve been having great fun with the new Nometet.com design. It’s now sporting a feature that allows the author to set a custom background for the post just by uploading an image. This image doesn’t even need to be the correct size; that’s all done on the fly. Uploading isn’t hard either; I’ve implemented an uploader that sits inside a meta box so the hardest bit is choosing the image! In this post we’ll have a look at how it’s done.

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Art Direction For WordPress

Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by .

“Art direction”, custom post designs, whatever you want to call them have taken off in a big way recently. First it was Jason Santa Maria amongst others, then Smashing Magazine picked up on it and as a trend it exploded. For good reason too; they’re awesome and great fun to do. In this post we’ll see how art direction and WordPress can be combined to create something awesome.

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Change CSS Styles with Different Categories in WordPress

Change CSS Styles with Different Categories in WordPress

Posted on 10. Feb, 2010 by .

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A very neat trick that allows you to apply a different stylesheet to each category (and therefore change colors), all with the power of WordPress.

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Best Practices for Creating Unique Blog Posts

Best Practices for Creating Unique Blog Posts

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by .

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Recently here on WPShout I’ve been sharing little tips that will help create a unique look for individual blog posts. Today we’ll be rounding up the “best practices” for creating that unique look, the easy way.

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The Death of the Boring Blog Post – Easily Add Columns to Any WordPress Post

The Death of the Boring Blog Post – Easily Add Columns to Any WordPress Post

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by .

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Easily put your post’s content into columns using just the WordPress text editor and a CSS grid.

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