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How do I Add a Feature Box to Thesis (Without using a Featured Category)?

May 26th, 2010

There are many tutorials out there about adding a feature box to Thesis, but they all have one fatal flaw: they tell you to use a “Featured” category. This seems innocuous enough, but it causes unwanted results for my clients: they now have a category that shows up in widgets and other areas of the blog. In this tutorial, I will show you how to implement the feature box by using custom fields.

First, we will need to set up the code for the feature box. You do this by going to your WordPress admin area and selecting “Thesis” >> “Custom File Editor”. Once there, select “custom_functions.php” from the dropbox near the top of the page, just above the text area. Then click the “Edit Selected File” button just to the right. Now, copy the following code and paste it into your text area below everything already there:
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New Client Area!

May 20th, 2010

We have redesigned the client area of our website to provide you with a more consistent experience here at RTC. Please check it out and leave a comment to let us know what you think!


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Google Updates Analytics to Support Asynchronous Tracking

May 20th, 2010

Google has changed their Analytics tracking code to provide anysnchronous support. If that last sentence just flew right over your head, that is okay. Here is what it means for you, the end user:

  • Faster tracking code load times for your web pages due to improved browser execution
  • Enhanced data collection and accuracy
  • Elimination of tracking errors from dependencies when the JavaScript hasn’t fully loaded

This change will most benefit websites which run a lot of scripts (e.g. WordPress blogs), but even mini-sites will benefit from these changes.

I recommend upgrading all of your sites to the new tracking code to take advantage of these new features.


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How Do I Add the ShareThis Button to my Blogger blog?

March 9th, 2010

A number of people have asked me about adding the ShareThis button to their Blogger blog. Blogger and ShareThis have teamed up to allow you do this, but it only shows up in the sidebar. However, most people want an individual button for each separate blog post.

This video tutorial shows how to do just that. Look below for the code mentioned in the video:

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