Thesis doesn’t provide an option to change the footer. It should have, because it’s quite complicated to change it manually – at least for a new user of Thesis.
You have to edit the custom-functions.php file, in the ../wp-content/thesis-15/custom folder. Insert this code:
add_action('thesis_hook_footer', 'custom_footer');
function custom_footer() {
?>
<p><strong>© 2009 <?php bloginfo('name') ?></strong> | <a href="<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/about">About us</a> | <a href="<?php bloginfo('url') ?>/wp-admin">WordPress Admin</a></p>
<p>Get smart with the <a href="http://diythemes.com/thesis/">Thesis WordPress Theme</a> from DIYthemes.</p>
<?php
}
remove_action('thesis_hook_footer', 'thesis_attribution');
Feel free to change the footer text, starting at line 4 and ending right before line 6. Just remember; don’t delete the Get Smart with Thesis, unless so have the Developer Version of Thesis.
As you can see, my navigation bar isn’t the original one. So, this post shows how to customize the navigation bar like I did. This is valid CSS, but with 2 warnings. This is based on the kristarella.com code, but works better.
All you have to do is insert this in the custom.css file. This file is located under wp-content/themes/thesis-15/custom. Here’s the code:
.custom ul#tabs li {background:#909090;}
.custom ul#tabs li.rss {background:none;}
.custom ul#tabs li.current_page_item, .custom ul#tabs li.current-cat {background:#767676;}
.custom ul#tabs li.rss a:hover {
text-decoration: underline;
background: url(http://wpresser.com/wp-content/themes/thesis/images/icon-rss.gif) no-repeat;
background-position: right;}
.custom ul#tabs li a:hover {text-decoration:none; background:#686868;}
.custom ul#tabs li.current_page_item a:hover {text-decoration:none; background:#686868;}
.custom ul#tabs li.current-cat a:hover {text-decoration:none; background:#686868;}
Replace http://wpresser.com with your own web address.
The .custom tabs li styling will set the standard background color of the tabs not active or hovering. Feel free to change all colours.
Then what makes this stands out from the crowd? In every other guides I’ve found to add similar functionality, the Subscribtion-button also gets the background, and the little RSS-icon disappears when hovering! The styling of my .custom ul#tabs li.rss and .custom ul#tabs li.rss a:hover solves this. The first one, makes so the tab background doesn’t affect the Subscribe-button. The second one makes so the Subscribe-button will instead use the RSS-icon as background when hovering, it’ll be aligned to right, and the text-decoration is set to underline. Of course you can change this too, but I like it this way.
by John Ankarström on May 21, 2009
in Themes
As you see, WordPresser has got the theme Thesis. I’ve been testing it here, to find out it’s functions and use. It works great! I’ve never seen a more customable theme than the Thesis. It’s probably the best theme I have tested, though I’ve got my favourites (on my Swedish blog I’ve got a great theme called Fervens).
So, what’s the catch? It’s the price. Thesis is not a free theme. Here’s the pricing:
Personal Option $87:
- Use Thesis on one site and also on a localized development server
- Footer link must remain intact, at least in terms of keywords (in this case, the text is “Thesis Theme”)
- You may not re-sell the theme or any modification thereof
Developer’s Option $164:
- Use Thesis on any number of sites that you own
- Access to the Client Site Option, which allows you to deploy Thesis on clients’ sites for $40/site
- You may remove the attribution link in the footer
- You may not re-sell the theme or any modification thereof
The best you can get is the Developer version, but it’s also the most expensive. You can, for example, use it on how many blogs you like, and even remove the credit link. In the cheapier Personal version, you can only use it on one blog, and you must leave the credit in the footer.
Though it’s a bit expensive, I really recommend this theme! It’s a highly customable theme, that you easily can make your own. I will later post several posts and guides to customize Thesis. And yes, it’s worth the money.
