Tips and Tricks For Our WordPress Themes
(1) After you Activate our Theme, you will notice a new section in your WordPress Dashboard located at Appearance > Footer. The default dummy links you see using the “#” character require a special editing procedure to work properly. If you wish to insert your own links, please enter URL’s with NO “quotes” and then click Save Changes. Don’t use “quotes” anywhere in your custom Footer.
EXAMPLE: <a href=”http://www.yoursite.com”>Contact Us<a/> Will NOT work
EXAMPLE: <a href=http://www.yoursite.com>Contact Us<a/> This works
Valid EXAMPLE which includes styles and note that the last link for Privacy Statement opens in a new window:
<!– Footer code below –>
<div class=Footer-text>
<p>
<a href=http://www.yoursite.com>Contact Us</a> | <a href=http://www.yoursite.com>Terms of Use</a> | <a href=http://www.yoursite.com>Trademarks</a>
| <a href=http://www.yoursite.com target=_blank>Privacy Statement</a><br /></p>
Copyright © 2009 Your Site. All Rights Reserved.
</div>
<!– End code above –>
Valid EXAMPLE with no links: Copyright © 2009 Your Site. All Rights Reserved. This works
(2) We anticipate that some of you may wish to insert your own custom links in our Themes. These appear at the very bottom of the page. The file named “footer_CUSTOM_edit_this.php” located in the “extras_for_you” folder permits you to do this. Please see the comments in this file which should be renamed “footer.php” AFTER you have backed up your original file and edited it. Use your favorite FTP client to do this or change the permissions if you wish to perform these edits inside the WordPress Dashboard.
(3) I am always amazed by the creative uses of our Themes. Some Blogs are very personal and reflect the day to day Posts of the owner. Our Themes have a “mood” so Judy decided that when she is feeling a little depressed she switches her default WordPress Theme to “Long Walk” and on other days when life is grand, she switches to “Happy Day” or “Orange Soda”. It sounded wacky at first, but she reports that her visitors love it and they keep coming back to see which Theme she is using for a given day. Sometimes they even argue with each other in the Posts about the validity of a given Theme or that they hate the colors. 
(4) All our Themes include timing code/data for you to use. View the source code of any page and at the bottom you will find:
<!– 22 queries. 1.517 seconds. –>
<div></div>
</body>
</html>
