GDS Computer Services http://gdscomp.com Personal Computer Service, Websites, Hosting and Domain Names! Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:03:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 WordPress Website Theme http://gdscomp.com/2010/03/wordpress-website-theme/ http://gdscomp.com/2010/03/wordpress-website-theme/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:24:44 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2959 This theme is well suited for a website with lots of static pages.

It could be used for a business, corporate or club website.  It has 2 sidebars, one on each side of the content area.  Left sidebar has a vertical expanding menu to show pages and child pages when the parent page is active.  Widgets will be positioned under the menu block if added and the right sidebar can be populated completely with widgets.  Customize the footer from the WP dashboard with links and text of your choosing.

Download WordPress Website 1 (3) for FREE

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It’s the Guitar Mini Blog Theme and it is available for free to use as you like.  It is music or guitar oriented with an acoustic guitar in the header and music notes on the sidebar block headers.  Fixed width of 700px. Includes a horizontal, drop down menu bar at the top and it’s widget ready.  Customizable footer through the WP dashboard.

Download Guitar Mini Theme (3) and make a WordPress website today!!

]]> http://gdscomp.com/2010/03/new-mini-guitar-theme/feed/ 0 WordPress 2.9.2 http://gdscomp.com/2010/02/wordpress-2-9-2/ http://gdscomp.com/2010/02/wordpress-2-9-2/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:25:22 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2919 A new version of WordPress was released yesterday to correct a problem where logged in users can peek at trashed posts belonging to other authors. If you have untrusted users signed up on your blog and sensitive posts in the trash, you should upgrade.

http://wordpress.org/development/2010/02/wordpress-2-9-2/

]]> http://gdscomp.com/2010/02/wordpress-2-9-2/feed/ 0 The Video Blog 2 Theme http://gdscomp.com/2010/02/the-video-blog-2-theme/ http://gdscomp.com/2010/02/the-video-blog-2-theme/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:30:13 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2910 Another Free WordPress Theme

Here is a specialized WordPress Theme I call the Video Blog.

This theme allows you to post videos to the sidebar for pages and posts by adding a custom field and your YouTube or other video embed code when you publish them.   The video will appear in your sidebar above your chosen widgets. 

Check it out more here

or download Video Blog 2 (18) now.

]]> http://gdscomp.com/2010/02/the-video-blog-2-theme/feed/ 0 Static Pages in your WordPress Site http://gdscomp.com/2010/02/static-pages-in-your-wordpress-site/ http://gdscomp.com/2010/02/static-pages-in-your-wordpress-site/#comments Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:15:41 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2841 There are many different ways you can set WordPress up to display the content you have, the way you want it seen.  Using WordPress you display your website content as “pages” and “posts”.

Pages contain information that you want displayed on your site such as an “About Us” page and “Contact Info”.   Any other standard information, photo galleries, contact forms, or event listings can be a fixed page on your website. Pages are displayed on a menu bar or in your sidebar.

Posts are your news articles, announcements or blog posts.  Posts can be assigned catagories and tags so they can be displayed in a sorted fashion.  Posts are what normally get displayed on the home page but you can set your WordPress site up to have a fixed page as your home page and a seperate page to display your news or blog.

We’ve included a video we found on YouTube that gets into WordPress Pages and thought we’d post it here.  Click the article title above to view the post page with the video. We also have another article on this subject we posted a ways back that you might want to also check out.

When you use WordPress or when we build you a site with WordPress you have many options!

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Check out the MiniMag Demo Page for ideas.

]]> http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/using-featured-content-gallery/feed/ 2 WordPress Websites for Teachers http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/wordpress-websites-for-teachers/ http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/wordpress-websites-for-teachers/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:31:33 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2778 WordPress makes a perfect website for Teachers.  They can easily post Homework Assignments, and Class News.  They can have parent areas and private pages, and contact forms.  Plus fun stuff like picture galleries and slideshows.  Links to school services can also be displayed.  It helps keep parents involved by giving them access to class activities.  Contact Us and we’ll put a professional website up for you at a very reasonable price.   The recommended hosting account is $80 a year and the domain name is $10.  So thats $90 a year.   You can use one of our free WordPress Theme Designs or let us make you  a custom designed WordPress website for as little as $50.  More features then the Template Websites available that have a monthly fee and much  more personalized.

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]]> http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/web-hosting-services/feed/ 0 Photo Galleries For Your Website http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/photos-galleries-for-your-website/ http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/photos-galleries-for-your-website/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:31:10 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2755 Pictures and graphics are one of the things people want on their websites the most.  With our WordPress Websites we use the NextGen Gallery Plugin to create nice presentations.  This great plugin lets you have photo galleries and then display them in posts or pages.  You can display a gallery of thumbnails or a slideshow.  You can use the individual photos in posts and pages also.  All your photos can be stored away in galleries and albums so they are ready for use on your site any time.   Totally integrated into your dashboard editor and all you do is select what you want.  A little companion program is NextGen Smooth Gallery that lets you put a gallery slide show with different options in pages or posts also using simple short code.

Here’s a gallery example

Here’s a Slideshow example

[[Show as slideshow]]

Here’s an example of the Smooth Gallery

Smooth Gallery can also be coded into custom templates for special page effects and even custom Home Pages.

If your going to display photos on your site or blog these two plugins are  a must.

]]> http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/photos-galleries-for-your-website/feed/ 0 New Tie Dye Blog WordPress Theme http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/new-tie-dye-blog-wordpress-theme/ http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/new-tie-dye-blog-wordpress-theme/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:52:14 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2731 Here’s another theme to throw into our Free Themes Collection

This could be used for your own personal blog or website.

Includes:

Drop Down Page Menu Bar.

Widget Ready Sidebar.

Full Width Page Template letting you create pages with no sidebar.

Page Template with Comments in case you want a page with the comment feature.

Site Map or Index Template giving you an automatic index page with links to everything available.

404 Error page also shows the index.

Edit theme footer from the dashboard to include links, notices, address, etc..

Theme header graphic even Jerry Garcia would be fond of.

Download Tie Dye Theme (35) for free!

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.art-BlockContent-body ul li
{
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;
font-size: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
line-height: 125%;
line-height: 1.25em;
padding: 0px 0 0px 13px;
background-image: url(‘../images/BlockContentbullets.png’);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

Change the image name from “BlockContentbullets.png” to “BlockContentBullets.png” (just change lowercase b in bullets to uppercase B) in the following line:

background-image: url(‘../images/BlockContentbullets.png’);

Artisteer - Wordpress Theme Generator

]]> http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/artisteer-issue-with-block-images/feed/ 1 New Personal Blog Themes http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/new-personal-blog-themes/ http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/new-personal-blog-themes/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:39:36 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2698 Here are some new personal Blog Themes for WordPress.

Fairly basic themes with one widget ready sidebar on the right.  A Full width page template and a template that allows comment are included.

3 Dimension Styling with shadowed boxes and a drop down Page Menu bar.

There are 3 different colors to choose from and any one of them would make a nice website.

Available for download here!

]]> http://gdscomp.com/2010/01/new-personal-blog-themes/feed/ 0 Hoping For A Great 2010 http://gdscomp.com/2009/12/hoping-for-a-great-2010/ http://gdscomp.com/2009/12/hoping-for-a-great-2010/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:08:51 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2686 Just want to wish everyone a

Happy and Healthy New Year!

Peace and Prosperity in 2010

]]> http://gdscomp.com/2009/12/hoping-for-a-great-2010/feed/ 0 New Online News Themes http://gdscomp.com/2009/12/online-news-themes/ http://gdscomp.com/2009/12/online-news-themes/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:18:25 +0000 Bob http://gdscomp.com/?p=2650 Here’s a WordPress Theme that uses WordPress as an online news site or magazine.  Designed to be used with a handy plugin called “Sideposts Widget“.  With it you display posts from a featured category on the sidebar that can include a thumnail. The theme was designed with 3 columns with the left sidebar wider than the right.  This gives the Sideposts Widget room to display a nice group of articles.  Center column displays your other posts and the right sidebar can be used as you wish.  Theme includes a full width page template and a page template to allow comments on pages you choose.   Custom Error page with site index and customizable footer option.  This theme could be tailored for use by clubs and associations that need to publish news and events for it’s members.  Even businesses could take advantage of this theme as a full business website.

Download Online News III (36) and start your own online news magazine!

If you prefer, here’s an all white version with the same features.

Download

Online News II (18)

We can help you put your own news website online with additional custom features that will give you a unique custom look.  Get your information out.  This type of website can be applied to anyones needs.   Clubs, Schools, Churches, Businesses or your own Online Magazine!

These themes have their own page in our Free WordPress Theme area.

http://gdscomp.com/wordpress/free-wordpress-themes/free-news-themes/online-news-ii/

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