Blockquotes

"Blockquotes" are used to separate something from your normal content flow, usually text, to highlight it in some way. Though typically used to display quotations or excerpts from reference material, blockquotes can be used for all kinds of highlighting reasons. In this tutorial we'll show you how to style blockquotes in your custom WordPress theme using the Blockquotes option panel, so that the background, border, and all text and links that appear in your blockquotes look just how you want them to look.

Post Info

“Post Info” refers to the meta data that accompanies posts including the display of date/time, categories, tags, and comments. When you make a custom WordPress theme using ThemeStarta you can customize the styling of your Post Info. In this tutorial, we'll look at the Post Info options panel and how to use it to style your Post Info box background and border, the text and links that appear in it, and how to set your post info box to display or not display on your front page, blog Pages and/or single posts.

Below Individual Posts

ThemeStarta makes styling the way individual posts are displayed in your custom WordPress theme simple, and one of the ways it does so is by providing you the option to customize the space immediately above and below your individual posts. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to work with the area immediately below each individual post, specifically with how to set the height values and background display below your posts, using options accessible from the "Below Individual Posts" option panel.

Above Individual Posts

ThemeStarta makes styling the way individual posts are displayed in your custom WordPress theme simple, and one of the ways it does so is by providing you the option to customize the space immediately above and below your individual posts. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to work with the area immediately above each individual post, specifically with how to set the height values and background display above your posts, using options accessible from the "Above Individual Posts" option panel.

Below Posts Area

With ThemeStarta you can apply your own design style all around the area in your custom WordPress theme where posts appear. One aspect of this control is the ability to customize the space immediately below and just outside post areas. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to work with the area immediately outside and below each individual post area, specifically with how to set the height values and background display below your post areas, using options accessible from the "Below Posts Area" option panel.

Above Posts Area

ThemeStarta allows you to apply your design skills to the entire area in and around posts appearing in your custom WordPress theme. You can control the appearance of areas immediately above and below your individual posts and those immediately outside these areas as well. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to work with the area just outside and above each individual post area, specifically with how to set the height values and background display above your post areas, using the "Above Posts Area" option panel.

Posts Area & Posts

ThemeStarta provides a ton of power for designing the way individual posts appear and the area in which they appear in your WordPress theme. This tutorial covers the options available in the "Posts Area & Posts" option panel, including how to set single or multiple post columns, how to set the number of leading posts, setting post character limits for excerpts, setting your main posts and individual posts backgrounds, styling post text and links, individual post borders, and related CSS3 design effects.

Below Sidebar Widgets

Using ThemeStarta you can style your sidebar widgets to appear just the way you want them to look, both inside and outside the actual widget. One particular area of widget control is the ability to customize the space above and below your sidebar widgets. In this tutorial, we'll examine how to set the height values and backgrounds that appear directly below your sidebar widgets using the settings available in the "Below Sidebar Widgets" option panel.

Above Sidebar Widgets

Using ThemeStarta you can style your sidebar widgets and the areas inside and outside of those widgets as you please. In the same way that you can customize the area above and below your posts, you can also customize the areas above and below your sidebar widgets. In this tutorial, we'll examine how to set the height values and backgrounds that appear directly above your sidebar widgets using the settings available in the "Above Sidebar Widgets" option panel.

Sidebar Widgets

ThemeStarta provides plenty of design power and flexibility to help you create custom sidebar widgets that look exactly how you want them to. In this WordPress theme design tutorial we'll cover the options available in the "Sidebar Widgets" option panel, including how to set sidebar widget margin and padding, setting sidebar widget backgrounds, controlling text and links in sidebar widgets, widget borders, CSS3 design effects, and how to add social icons to sidebar widgets with links and hover customizations.

Below Sidebars

Using ThemeStarta you can style your sidebars to appear just the way you want them to look in your custom WordPress theme. Just as you can customize the areas above and below the widgets that appear in your sidebar, so too can you do the same with the sidebars themselves. In this tutorial, we'll examine how to set the height values and backgrounds that appear directly below your sidebars using the settings available in the "Below Sidebars" option panel.

Above Sidebars

ThemeStarta's sidebar design options give you the flexibility to apply an almost infinite number of different designs to the way your sidebars are displayed. In this tutorial, we'll specifically examine how to set the height of the area that appears directly above the main and/or second sidebar in your custom theme, how to set the color of this area, and how to upload images for use as backgrounds above the sidebars, all using the settings available in the "Above Sidebars" option panel.

Sidebars

ThemeStarta's WYSIWYG WordPress theme editor enables you to adjust the height and width of your sidebars with ease, but it is through the "Sidebars" option panel that you control your sidebar display settings. In this tutorial learn how to apply one or two sidebars to your WordPress theme, how to position your sidebars left and/or right, how to set individual backgrounds for your first and/or second sidebar, how to tile sidebar images, and how to set your sidebars to show on different pages.

Below Content Area Block

The "Below Content Area Block" refers to the area below the content that is displayed in the main "Content Area block". You can use this area to add cool design effect styles to your content area. In this tutorial, we'll look specifically at the settings available in the Below Content Area Block option panel, including how to set the height of the area that appears below the Content Area Block and how to set background colors and images to fill this area.

Above Content Area Block

The "Above Content Area Block" refers to the area above the content that is displayed in the main "Content Area block". You can use this area to add additional design styles to enhance the look of your content area. In this tutorial, we'll look specifically at the settings available in the Above Content Area Block option panel, including how to set the height of the area that appears above the Content Area Block and how to set background colors and images to fill this area.

Content Area Block

The "Content Area Block" is the area of your WordPress theme where your site content, such as posts, are displayed. The various display settings that apply to this overall block are accessed through the Content Area Block option panel. In this tutorial, learn how to use these settings to adjust the layout, background, border, CSS3 effects of the block, and how to set the content area to show or hide depending on which pages of your WordPress site are being viewed.

Featured Strip Block

The Featured Strip is designed to be used as an area of your theme where you can display featured content. The options that control the way the Featured Strip behaves are accessed through the Featured Strip Settings > Featured Strip Block options panel. In this tutorial we'll cover these options, including how to manually set your Featured Strip height, backgrounds, border, CSS3 design effects, and how to show or hide the featured area from specific pages.

Featured Strip Posts

This tutorial covers the options available in the Featured Strip Settings > Featured Strip Posts options panel. This is the panel from which settings can be applied to the actual posts that appear within the featured strip area. We'll cover how to set the number of posts appearing in the featured strip, how to set the number of featured strip post columns, controlling featured column widths, and setting featured post backgrounds, borders, and CSS3 design effects.