cloud
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Hello Artisteer community; I've created a couple WordPress layouts with this tool, and I was wondering how I can create a megazine style layout. I wanted my blog to look something like this: http://www.studiopress.com/themes/magazine
Yet I cannot seem to do it in the editor. Any ideas or tutorials available for me on doing this through a HTML/PHP file editor? Any widgets?
Like that example, I wanted a few columns pertaining to "Latest Games" or "Featured Articles" or the like. Any help appreciated.
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Adeptris
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Hi I have created a Magazine style theme, I created the theme with Artisteer, then looked for tutorials to add extra bits, you can download and play about with them.
Category Menu
3 Sidebars
AdSense in Header
Custom Header
Footer Widgets
http://www.instancesintime.com
The new (WP Version 2.9) allows for thumbnail Images in posts summary which will suit.
I am also looking at the featured post and two blog columns across, anyone that has a code sample it would be nice to hear from them.
David
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Gabrielle
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 Wow, awesome job with your theme, David! You've inspired me to up my creativeness. I'm on the search now for some better plugins too. 
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Seane
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@Adeptris:
Really nice WP artisteer theme you made, just want to know how you get Adsense on the header part and how you create Footer Widgets. Thank you for elaborating.
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DLR
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Hey David,
Good job there bud but 1 suggestion....open those advertisements in a New window. Its one of those top10 rules, Never let people leave your website if you can help it.
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Adeptris
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Quote Seane:
@Adeptris:
Really nice WP artisteer theme you made, just want to know how you get Adsense on the header part and how you create Footer Widgets. Thank you for elaborating.
Hi Seane,
I have only been developing the themes for a few weeks, for the AdSense I searched the forum here and I found some tutorials from Bud.
http://budstechshed.com/
AdBlock
http://budstechshed.com/add-admin-option-panel-to-artisteer-themes/
Regards
David
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Adeptris
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Quote Seane:
@Adeptris:
Really nice WP artisteer theme you made, just want to know how you get Adsense on the header part and how you create Footer Widgets. Thank you for elaborating.
Hi Seane,
Footer Widgets I modified the code from this tutorial:
http://www.shibashake.com/wordpress-theme/multi-column-widget-wordpress-theme
I find a search with Google to find someting that is a 75% fit and change it to what you need, the tutorial is for Dynamic Header Column Widgets, I use some of the code for the footer
David
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Adeptris
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Quote DLR:
Hey David,
Good job there bud but 1 suggestion....open those advertisements in a New window. Its one of those top10 rules, Never let people leave your website if you can help it.
Cheers,
As it is a PlugIn with no option in the settings I will have a look this week at the php and change the code to open in a new window.
David
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Cloud
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Adeptris:
What tutorials did you find for your magazine style theme? Also do I have to have this magazine look on every page I have besides the Index? I want the rest to view like a normal blog but the index to look like a Magazine theme. Thanks.
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Adeptris
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Hi Cloud,
I designed it from bits and pieces of different tutorials, the theme I created has the three sidebars in all files, but you can achived what you want by using templates, this is from another topic and is a reply from Garry.
Quote Garry:
You can do it by creating new page templates as following:
Copy all code from page.php, create a new file(.php) name it any of your choice and paste the copied code in it, add following code on top of it:
<?php
/*
Template Name: new template
*/
?>
Upload that file into your theme folder and your new template will be available to you to choose from a drop down list when you add new page or edit existing page.
You can change this template's structure to your needs; you can assign a new name to your sidebar and you’ll be able to add desired widgets to this sidebar from widgets page. Now you can use this page template on pages where you need different structure and different set of widgets
David
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