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Learn how to use the powerful WordPress CMS to create and manage a website. These tutorials cover installation, content creation, and customization with WordPress.

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  1. Adding a Twitter Timeline to a Tumblr Theme

    Adding a Twitter Timeline to a Tumblr Theme

    Tutorial Beginner

    Welcome to this, the first of three bonus videos in our series Tumblr Theming 101. During this lesson we'll look at incorporating a simplified Twitter...

  2. Understanding Tumblr Variable Transformations

    Understanding Tumblr Variable Transformations

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this video we're going to introduce a concept called Variable Transformation. This is something which Tumblr offers, allowing us to alter the data...

  3. Tumblr Appearance Options: Boolean Options

    Tumblr Appearance Options: Boolean Options

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this episode of Tumblr Theming 101 we'll add some Boolean Appearance Options to our theme. This will allow users, through checkboxes, to enable or disable...

  4. Tumblr Appearance Options: Images

    Tumblr Appearance Options: Images

    Tutorial Beginner

    Moving on with our coverage of Tumblr's Appearance Options, we're now going add an option whereby users will be able to set a background image to the theme.

  5. Tumblr Theme Customization With Appearance Options

    Tumblr Theme Customization With Appearance Options

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this episode we're going to look at making customization of our theme easier, using Appearance Options. We'll look at the UI for each option, then how we...

  6. Adding Media Queries to Our Tumblr Theme

    Adding Media Queries to Our Tumblr Theme

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this video, we'll be rounding off our responsive CSS by adding some Media Queries. We'll be talking about defensive coding, being sure that we make...

  7. Adding Localization to Tumblr Themes

    Adding Localization to Tumblr Themes

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this episode of Tumblr Theming 101 we'll complete the CSS for our video post type, which will involve using some principles from Fitvids.js. We'll also...

  8. Completing the Tumblr Post Type CSS

    Completing the Tumblr Post Type CSS

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this episode we'll complete the CSS for our Tumblr Post Types. We'll also be talking a little about escaped entities within CSS, such as arrows and...

  9. Quick Tip: How to Disable Tumblr's Default Mobile Theme

    Quick Tip: How to Disable Tumblr's Default Mobile Theme

    Tutorial Beginner

    Tumblr blogs automatically use a default mobile layout for smaller screens. In this video we're going to look at disabling this default mobile layout, so...

  10. Creating the Tumblr Post Footer and Notes

    Creating the Tumblr Post Footer and Notes

    Tutorial Beginner

    Let's kick off this tutorial by reviewing the Tumblr theme markup we've built already. Once that's done, we can continue by sorting out the footer and "Post...

  11. Tumblr's Audio and Video Post Types

    Tumblr's Audio and Video Post Types

    Tutorial Beginner

    We're making great progress with our custom Tumblr theme! In this video we're going to continue building our markup, turning our attention to the audio and...

  12. Tumblr's Quote and Chat Post Types

    Tumblr's Quote and Chat Post Types

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial we're going to continue developing our Tumblr theme, specifically concentrating on the quote and chat post types.