Bert Mahoney

  • Thesis Tutorial: Sidebars However You Like Them

    One of the things I learned from creating multiple custom page templates within the Thesis framework was how to create and modify sidebars. WordPress and Thesis provide you with a simple an effective way for implementing sidebars on your website with the use of simple syntax, options, and widgets.

  • Thesis Tutorial: Dynamic Image Header with Transparent Logo

    One of the tools that I use is Chris Pearson’s fantastic Thesis WordPress theme framework. In an effort to contribute back to both the Thesis and WordPress communities I have documented how to embed the Next-Gen Gallery plugin to your header, or banner image and place your logo above it. This functionality allows you the…

  • Thesis Tutorial: Multiple Custom Page Templates

    I have been working with Thesis for a little over a month now. Thesis is a relatively new templating platform for WordPress. Thesis has unmatched SEO, cross-browser compatibility, and top-notch HTML + CSS architecture. This website runs on Thesis. I was looking through the Thesis forums and tweeting with others on how to get a…

  • Day Zero—0

    “Start where you are” is a quotation burned into my synapses from Pema Chodron, buddhist nun, and is what I always think when venturing out on some new endeavor and here I am. What is this “day zero” business anyway?

  • Start where you are.

    The wise words of Buddhist nun Pema Chödron are apt for titling this first post on my new, albeit classic in spirit, weblog. I plan to use this space for whatever I see fit—an open canvas for my thoughts, reflections, and insights. My life and career have primarily been devoted to reading, viewing, and reverse…