Free Thesis Customization ebook 99pages

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this guy here is giving away a 99 page ebook on thesis customization for free - you can also watch his over 60 videos (I am not affiliated in anyway)

Just thought this would make a nice resource

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  • Profile picture of the author mmurtha
    Hey thanks Karsten. I was needing something like this last week while customizing this theme. I never did get it fixed up, so this should come in handy.
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    • Profile picture of the author blue_sky
      Mary, sorry for being late LOL


      Originally Posted by mmurtha View Post

      Hey thanks Karsten. I was needing something like this last week while customizing this theme. I never did get it fixed up, so this should come in handy.
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  • Profile picture of the author Caritas
    Hello:

    What "Thanks" button? I'm using IE 7, and there is no button on the screen. (scripts and pictures on)

    Caritas
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    • Profile picture of the author Mark Hess
      Originally Posted by Caritas View Post

      Hello:

      What "Thanks" button? I'm using IE 7, and there is no button on the screen. (scripts and pictures on)

      Caritas
      You don't have enough posts yet to use the "thanks" button...
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      • Profile picture of the author Caritas
        Thanks for letting me know.
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  • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
    I like how you need a 99 pg. ebook just to learn how to "customize" thesis. Dont get me wrong, thesis is good...but IMHO very overprized for the fact that you need to be a code hacker to even remotely "customize" it. You cannot even add a simple header without going down at code level.

    Thesis has such a high popularity because Matt Cutts uses it..and i am not afraid to say that probably 80% of any other random themes can do what thesis can do, simply get a SEO plugin and you get the same functionality.

    Needless to say there are themes which are far easier to customize also, and they are often free.
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    • Profile picture of the author blue_sky
      Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

      You cannot even add a simple header without going down at code
      Couldnt agree more - you need to read a lot until you figured out what to do - never heard about "hooks" before though I know the term hookers but I guess these are two seperate things????

      Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

      Thesis has such a high popularity because Matt Cutts
      there is a rumour spreading that Matt already set up a filter to delete all blogs running on themes other than thesis - he is just waiting for the right moment to push the button....
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      • Profile picture of the author A Bary
        Originally Posted by blue_sky View Post



        there is a rumour spreading that Matt already set up a filter to delete all blogs running on themes other than thesis - he is just waiting for the right moment to push the button....
        What????????

        which idiot made such a rumor?
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    • Profile picture of the author mmurtha
      Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

      I like how you need a 99 pg. ebook just to learn how to "customize" thesis. Dont get me wrong, thesis is good...but IMHO very overprized for the fact that you need to be a code hacker to even remotely "customize" it. You cannot even add a simple header without going down at code level.

      Thesis has such a high popularity because Matt Cutts uses it..and i am not afraid to say that probably 80% of any other random themes can do what thesis can do, simply get a SEO plugin and you get the same functionality.

      Needless to say there are themes which are far easier to customize also, and they are often free.
      George

      Hmm .. I have to disagree with you. There are only a couple of things with that theme that may require thought - for instance "hooks". I never was good at it, and this theme allows me an avenue to get better at coding them where I wouldn't have tried ever before. Hence the thanks to Karsten for the book.

      I have no problem putting a header into the theme. It's basically done the same why you put one in on most themes - and yes, that requires a little coding work.

      Lol I couldn't care less why other people may use this theme or who they are as long as it fulfills my needs at the moment - and this theme does that and more. I can now add some scripts to WP blogs that I couldn't before without hiring a programmer to do the work.


      Kartsten


      Originally Posted by blue_sky View Post

      never heard about "hooks" before though I know the term hookers but I guess these are two seperate things????

      there is a rumour spreading that Matt already set up a filter to delete all blogs running on themes other than thesis - he is just waiting for the right moment to push the button....

      Lol that figures - you would!

      LMBO! Oh really! Hmm ... wonder how many bloggers will now switch lol.
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      • Profile picture of the author blue_sky
        Lol that figures - you would!

        LMBO! Oh really! Hmm ... wonder how many bloggers will now switch lol.

        Mary, you are right and its close 2012 at latest - sh++t, forgot to put a link to thesis in my signature LOL
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        • Profile picture of the author TinkBD
          I ended up investing in Artisteer... and the beautiful thing is that at the moment, the Home Edition owners are allowed to sell their themes or use them for clients (which is what I do).

          When I looked at things pragmatically, all I really needed was the ability to create WP themes and HTML... I didn't need the Pro options at this point.

          Definitely a worthwhile investment for me...

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          • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
            Originally Posted by TinkBD View Post

            I ended up investing in Artisteer... and the beautiful thing is that at the moment, the Home Edition owners are allowed to sell their themes or use them for clients (which is what I do).

            When I looked at things pragmatically, all I really needed was the ability to create WP themes and HTML... I didn't need the Pro options at this point.

            Definitely a worthwhile investment for me...

            Tink
            i absolutely love, love artisteer! Some of my best sites i made theme with artisteer. Not perfect, still needs a tweak here and there..but most themes do.
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            • Profile picture of the author TinkBD
              Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

              i absolutely love, love artisteer! Some of my best sites i made theme with artisteer. Not perfect, still needs a tweak here and there..but most themes do.
              George - I agree. I generally make a few tweaks, as well. ;-)

              What I LOVE about Artisteer is that I only need a FEW tweaks! LOL

              I have begun experimenting with what I think of as combo blogs -- the site is built with WP, the main area of the site is PAGES and then I create a POSTS area. Artisteer has made it easy for me to plan the navigation placement to avoid problems with too many pages. LOLOL

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      • Profile picture of the author GeorgR.
        Originally Posted by mmurtha View Post


        I have no problem putting a header into the theme.
        Kartsten
        Kartsten,

        neither have i since i am a software developer - but not everyone is
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    • Profile picture of the author VegasGreg
      Originally Posted by GeorgR. View Post

      I like how you need a 99 pg. ebook just to learn how to "customize" thesis. Dont get me wrong, thesis is good...but IMHO very overprized for the fact that you need to be a code hacker to even remotely "customize" it. You cannot even add a simple header without going down at code level.

      Thesis has such a high popularity because Matt Cutts uses it..and i am not afraid to say that probably 80% of any other random themes can do what thesis can do, simply get a SEO plugin and you get the same functionality.

      Needless to say there are themes which are far easier to customize also, and they are often free.
      Yea, if Thesis is supposed to be an easy theme to customize, why would there be a 99 page tutorial?

      I do a LOT of work with several different themes and Thesis is the hardest ever. I think it is because it has it's own "language", so just knowing Wordpress is not enough, you also have to learn the Thesis language.

      If anyone has a good comprehension of WP, most themes are easy to customize. Not so with Thesis. Yes some parts are easy, but if you want to "go crazy" you will need a 99 page guide to learn it.

      That is just my opinion though, and I am sure for those that know it and love it may disagree. If Thesis is the first Theme someone uses, maybe it works out ok. But coming from a WP background first with many other themes and then jumping into Thesis is not recommended.

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  • Profile picture of the author Leslie B
    Thanks for this tip. I've used Thesis before, but I didn't really like it, but I do get customers who want to use it. With this book, I'll be ready for them

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  • Profile picture of the author Dexx
    I currently own Thesis myself, but you're right, very complicated to add basic things.

    I paid $300 to a "Thesis Designer" to build a client website because regular wordpress designers have trouble with the special naming of the framework.

    I'm going to be switching to Headway Theme because based on the videos I have seen, what I paid $300 to the designer to create, I could create myself in less than 30 minutes using the new visual drag-and-drop editor, and the new version 1.6 is coming out soon with a live CSS editor.


    Cheers,

    ~Dexx
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