Removing WordPress Login Design

Posted in: WordPress Tutorials

In a previous post, I showed the possibility, how to use WordPress in regard to Corporate Identity. For example adjusting the login area. This shouldn't be a tough task with the according articles.

In both cases I didn't talk about how to deactivate the default WordPress layout, since I always used the example based of the WordPress stylesheet. But the stylesheet of WordPress isn't really lean and why should you load unnecessary data, which you really don't need?

With a little hook and an appropriate function I can disable to load the stylesheet of WordPress and load my own CSS - How that works can be read in both articles about adjusting theme login.
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Identify Authors With Gravatars

Posted in: WordPress Hacks


Since WordPress version 2.5, it is easier to include the Gravatar of a comment author in the comments. WordPress offers a feature that is easy to use and it brings some parameters with. In order to use and how to include a Gravatar, I would refer to the article „Gravatar Use Easy“.

But with this feature you can do more. Magazine-style for blogs are currently in high demand and many blogs have a a couple of authors. Many times the blogs link and present the author of the respective contribution. WP offers a whole range of template tags to this functionality, check out Codex.

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Create Your Own WordPress Login Design

Posted in: WordPress Hacks

WordPress 2.7 has been released these days and comes with some updates to the backend design. I think most of you already know that there is a new login-section. The design is now equal to the new backend's and the team did only little changes.
From my point of view this is very important to an all-inclusive-package, like a theme – or a corporate design.
The CSS changed a bit and if anybody wants to customize the login-section, I will show how to achieve it. The CSS is also included as a good starting point for your own custom design.


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10 Checks to the Perfect WordPress theme

Posted in: WordPress Themes

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This is the title of Joost de Valk post, which I don't agree completely, some points are too stiff and should be considered and well thought through by the author ahead of the actual coding.

I made some thoughts and wrote down how I would start programming a perfect theme. Please don't hesitate to comment and put in your thoughts on this article, which enhance the value of this post.
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