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Now offering WordPress custom post types

Let Austin Themes set up your WordPress site to present almost any data type (IE, “products”, “books”, “produce”, “groceries”, “to-do list”, etc) . Read More Share/Bookmark

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Unique custom WordPress theme example : TheSketchBox.com

  This personal project, a resource for information about underground home construction and examples, serves as a  unique demonstration of my WordPress and PHP skills. TheSketchBox.com is based on the “WallBase” theme, available from the WordPress.org repository. I’ve heavily modified

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Now offering Resposive child themes for WordPress

I will now be offering Responsive, Mobile-Ready wordpress child themes based off the Responsive framework. Let Austin Themes create your custom mobile wordpress theme, that changes based on the size of the user’s screen – creating a unique experience across

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7 steps for finding the best design style for your custom website

It’s a blank slate and a crayon dilemna. Finding the best design for your website can be a high-pressure choice of thousands of different layouts, color schemes, and design elements. Adding to that pressure is the need for consistency in

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Choosing your new wordpress theme

Faced with the vast variety of the free and premium wordpress themes out there, many people hesitate to really look for their own actual design and just go with one of the (still-great) wordpress themes in the wordpress extend theme

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Free wordpress child theme for the TwentyEleven theme

This simple freebie child theme for the wordpress theme “TwentyEleven” adds a few CSS3 effects to the default look, and gives it an overall blue theme.  The TwentyEleven theme must be installed as well for this theme to work. Download

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Using wordpress shortcodes with template tags

Tired of being confined to the main content area or sidebars for using shortcodes? Look no further. It’s actually very simple to use wordpress shortcodes in your theme files. Just add the following snippet, replacing the shortcode enclosed with your

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