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Changing the header image in SubtleFlux

the State of Flux — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:55:04 +0000

I’ve been getting a lot of hits (over 10% just today) recently from people who want to change the header image in the Wordpress SubtleFlux theme.

It’s really quite simple…

Go to the theme’s images directory
Replace banner.jpg with your new image

The existing image is 960px x 134px, but you could replace it with just about any size.

Simple Notepad theme for WordPress

the State of Flux — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:45:02 +0000

Introducing a theme reminiscent of the old school style of blogging, otherwise known as writing in a journal – Simple Notepad.

Simple Notepad is a theme for the WordPress platform. It was intentionally designed without a lot of visible frills in the background with the goal of keeping the reader’s attention focused on the content.

Compatible with WordPress 2.7 and above

Gravatars
Tags
Threaded comments
Widgets

Suitable for multiple authors. It also features an about page for each one, based on the information entered in the WordPress user settings.
SEO optimized
Two columns
Note paper

Version 1.0.1 – 22 July 2009

Corrected formatting error when readers are leaving comments

Version 1.0 – 17 July 2009

Initial public release

SubtleFlux 1.0.x

the State of Flux — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:11:45 +0000

Following is the history, comments and questions for version 1.0.x of the SubtleFlux Theme for Wordpress.

Version 1.0.3 – 3 February 2010

Minor adjustments to CSS to correct header display

Added support for posts with multiple pages

Version 1.0.2 – 16 June 2009

Minor adjustments to code for XHTML compliance

Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 2.8

Version 1.0.1 – 17 April 2009

Added next and previous links to category page

Fixed formatting error in archive template code

Version 1.0 – 16 April 2009

Initial public release

5 Absolutely Necessary WordPress plugins

the State of Flux — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:00:25 +0000

It seems like there are plugins to do almost everything except make coffee for the WordPress user these days.

Like people, some are right out in the front, visible to all of your visitors every time they log in; while others run quietly and unobtrusively in the background just making things happen and not expecting any thanks.

It’s the latter variety that I’d like to highlight here. These are 5 of my favorite plugins that do just that – help the blog run smoothly without anyone even realizing they are there.

Akismet is the undisputed king of spam detection for WordPress. A bonus is that it is included in the default WordPress installation, so all you need to do is register and activate it.
Download it here.
All in One SEO Pack does a lot of the Search Engine Optimization work for you. All you need to do is fill out a few fields when you first activate the plugin, and then carry on blogging as normal.
Download it here.
Contact Form 7 gives your readers a simple contact form to complete when they want to contact you. There are a lot of contact plugins out there, but I think this one is one of the easiest to configure and use.
Download it here.
Google Analytics for WordPress gives you the easiest possible way to set up Google Analytics to track your blog statistics.
Download it here.
XML Sitemap Generator generates a sitemap in the accepted standard of Google, Ask.com, Yahoo! and MSN Search.
Download it here.