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Unfortunately we don't have time right now to write new posts, but at least we want you to show some new screenshots of WordPress 3.0.
Now you have the option to set positon, repeat and attachment.
8 header images are available in the new theme TwentyTen.
WordPress version 2.9 introduced the function of Post Thumbnail. We wrote about this feature in this post and here and also in many other blogs. I find it an advantage, if the overview of articles and pages also provides the associated thumbnail. Therefore, I would like to introduce a small code snippet that makes just that.
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In WordPress 3.0, it will have, additional to the Custom Header Image support, also a Custom Background Support. A first snapshot is in the current trunk. To use the functionality, the theme needs in functions.php this line:
add_custom_background();
After that, there is in your backend under Appearance the menu Custom Background available.
After uploading an image, you have the option to activate "Tile the background" and delete the background image.
Here the result with the new Theme Twenty Ten.
In relation to the better Gallery it is actually not necessary to load the stylesheet if there is no gallery, so it is worth it to check in advance whether the gallery will be used in the post or not. For this you have to parse the post which can be done in two ways.
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The integration of a contact form in WordPress usually begins with a search of a Plugin and often ends with a great effort too. Since scripts are loaded on all pages and posts - only to be integrated on one side of a form. The blog is only as good as his technician and I would like to show a very simple way how to integrate a contact form into your own blog without much knowledge.
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Using WordPress version 2.9, there is now a possibility that we can write more detailed description for the widget areas. This is especially interesting when you define different widget areas, depending of categories or because the theme author defines various widget areas, that allows adjustments in more areas than just the sidebar. I do this for example in the theme Greyfoto, where the footer area is also equipped with widgets.
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