The Lifelong Learning Center is offering a class on how to customize your Wordpress Theme.
Nov 7-Nov 30, 2011 – Mondays & Wednesdays 1-4pm – Register Online
Instructor, Nora’s, write-up about the class
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“Principles of CSS”
Discussion of the following CSS principles:
- Content and formatting are separate functions – and separate code. Ideally, they are in separate files.
- Formatting is uniform throughout the site through the use of external style sheets (files.)
- There are two types of CSS structure.
My website has a new spring look, just in time for the Spring Classes. This new look, compliments of the Arras Theme. Take it for a test drive on the Arras Theme subsite.
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I took the PressPlay theme for a test drive. Find some instructions and comments here on the tutorial site
Share on FacebookCheck out the latest Theme tutorial on phylliserck.net
Adventure Journal theme.
If you’d like to be added to the website as admin so that you can try out the options, let me know.
Share on Facebooktoday I installed the Premium Theme – Thesis from DIY Themes – I also installed it on the Theme Tester site
There’s what they claim it does:
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If you’re after search engine traffic, easy customization without coding, world-class usability, and real live people ready to help when you have questions, Thesis is the WordPress framework for you.
Ask yourself:
- What if WordPress users had more control over their blogs and websites than they’ve ever had?
- What if they had a simple options panel to accomplish tasks that would normally require coding, with little or no required knowledge of HTML and CSS?
- And what if all that came bundled with search engine optimized code and a stunning design that helped publishers and site users alike accomplish their goals?
Well, there’s no “what if” about it.
When you’re developing webpages, a handy tip to know is “How to force a refresh”.Â
 This comes in handy when you’re making changes and reviewing your webpage to make sure the change was what you had expected.  Due to a brilliant mechanism called a cache, sometimes you’re changes will not display when you’re reviewing the page.  If you hit the refresh button but don’t see your changes on the page, you probably need to “Force a Refresh”. This is simply a key-stroke combination:
| Windows | Ctrl+F5
Ctrl+Shift+R Shift+Reload button |
| Mac OS | Cmd+F5
Cmd+Shift+R Shift+Reload button |
| Linux | Ctrl+F5
Ctrl+Shift+R Shift+Reload button |



