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Thesis . What, Why and How Much. What is it?. Thesis is … A WYSIWYG Theme editor An automatic css aggregator What that does for you … Make major theme changes without a programmer Speed up you site compared to purchased themes. Thesis In WP Admin. The WP Theme Editor.
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Thesis What, Why and How Much
What is it? • Thesis is … • A WYSIWYG Theme editor • An automatic css aggregator • What that does for you … • Make major theme changes without a programmer • Speed up you site compared to purchased themes.
What You Need To Know … • Required Knowledge • What is an HTML <div> tag • How to look up CSS options at W3Schools.com • How HTML and CSS work together. • Resources • http://byobwebsites.com/ • http://thesisvideotutorials.com • http://w3schools.com • http://www.webpagetest.org
HTML and CSS • HTML <div class=“two_thirds”> ………. </div> • CSS • For A Laptop: .two_thirds{ width: 67%; float: left; } • For Smartphone .two_thirds{ width: 100%; text-align: center; }
Adding A Widget Anywhere • HTML Editor • Add a Widget Box • Drag to desired location • Drag Widgets into it.
Images For The Theme • Thesis stores theme images in the skin, not the Media Lib.
Responsive Themes • No tools in Thesis-2 directly support Responsive Themes • The media queries are entered entirely by hand. • Example: @media only screen and (max-width:740px), screen and (max-device-width:740px) { .header { width: 100%; } .header > .two_thirds { width: 100%; text-align: center; clear: both; } .header > .one_third { width: 100%; text-align: center; clear: both; } }
Q & A • Example of a Thesis ‘responsive skin’ you can purchase: • http://demo.icustomizethesis.com/aroma/ • Example of a Theme built following the byobwebsites videos: • patinamarketing.com/mydemo • Expected Investment • Build your first theme: 2 weeks • Learn HTML and CSS: 2 months • On-line training: $150 or free • Thesis: $87 to $197