June 2014

Custom ‘Features’ Post Type and Page Templates Offered by the Flatisfy Skin post image

Custom ‘Features’ Post Type and Page Templates Offered by the Flatisfy Skin

When it comes to page templates, Flatisfy has got you covered. There are three basic templates (full-width page, landing page, squeeze page) as well as a ‘Features Grid’ template that works with the ‘Features’ custom post type.

The ‘Features’ custom post type is a special type of content that can be displayed on your ‘Features Grid’ page with a filterable grid layout.

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Flatisfy Skin Content Options, Design Options and Miscellaneous Features post image

Flatisfy Skin Content Options, Design Options and Miscellaneous Features

The Flatisfy skin comes fully-loaded with content/design options. From color schemes to content widths & font settings, Flatisfy allows for complete control over the look & feel of your site.

In addition to content/design options, Flatisfy also includes a few more premium features. The ‘Logo’ section lets you upload an image to use instead of the regular text title for your site.

Social profiles, icon fonts & a ‘Features’ custom post type are a few more exciting Flatisfy features. This post will go over the different options available with the Flatisfy skin.

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Taking a Look At the Widgets Included with the Flatisfy Thesis Skin post image

Taking a Look At the Widgets Included with the Flatisfy Thesis Skin

There are three WordPress widgets built into the Flatisfy skin, each to serve a different purpose. Whether you want to promote some sort of content, give user feedback or show your writings in a stylish way, the Flatisfy widgets have got you covered.

Flatisfy Promo Widget

The first widget, which was originally built into Criss Cross (another Thesis Laboratory skin) is the ‘Flatisfy ➞ Promo Widget’. I really like this widget because it’s simple to setup & can be used for any content you want to promote/highlight on your website.

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Overview of the Boxes Included with the Flatisfy Skin for Thesis 2.1+ post image

Overview of the Boxes Included with the Flatisfy Skin for Thesis 2.1+

One of the coolest parts of the Thesis framework is its ability to use boxes for building the layout of your website. That being said, the Flatisfy skin utilized this feature by including a valuable set of its own boxes for you to customize.

This article will give a quick overview of the boxes built into the Flatisfy skin, each box was included for a different reason. Some are for page leads, others for social media and internal linking. Whatever they’re used for, each box was built with two things in mind; functionality and aesthetics.

Each box was included to give your website some sort of valuable function. Connecting with readers socially, building an email list and providing testimonial feedback are a few of these functions. Along with what each box can do, they were also built to look good. Nobody wants a site that looks like garbage.

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Flatisfy Skin Image Styling » Captions, Frames and Image Alignment post image

Flatisfy Skin Image Styling » Captions, Frames and Image Alignment

Using images in your WordPress posts & pages without a little style is kind-of bland and boring. Thankfully, the Thesis framework, along with WordPress include a few design features to spruce up those otherwise plain-looking graphics & images.

There are four different image alignments included with the Thesis framework. These are: 1) Flush left » no text wrap 2) Centered 3) Left with text wrap 4) Right with text wrap.

Frames and captions can also be added to images by implementing a few simple classes within your HTML. This post covers each of these features.

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