Below is an example of how you can customize the header of your M Theater website installation with the new ‘title-background’ class. Place this code below into the Custom CSS text box in Theme Options: hgroup { width:100%; height:150px; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0;} hgroup.title-background { background-image: url(‘http://linktoyourimage.jpg’); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-position: bottom center; background-size:contain; margin-top:0; } nav.main-navigation { …
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How to remove shadows and borders around images in your content
By default, there is a slight shadow and light border around all images in the content section of all posts and pages using M Theater. This is done to bring consistency to your content. However, there may be instances where you want to remove that border. To do this, you need to add an inline …
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How to change the home page animated slider images with M Theater
M Theater gives you the option of displaying an animated slider of ‘sticky’ posts on your home page. So what are ‘sticky’ posts? ‘Sticky’ posts stay at the top of your archive displays, regardless of the date of newer posts. To add new images into the home page slider rotation: Write a new post. Do …
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Using the new extended gallery features of the M-Theater WordPress Theme
Page Sections Introduction Currently Available Attributes Using Multiple Attributes About Gallery Types Global (Sitewide) Options FAQ Get Hit.Pictures Introducing Galleries by Hit.Pictures M Theater 1.3.1 features a new way of creating and sharing galleries of image files. It’s just as easy – if not easier – than creating a standard WP gallery. To use the …
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How to choose a category of images for certain Page Templates in M Theater
In order to make use of certain page templates in M Theater, you’ll need to choose a Category of media files to display on your page of content. Two of the templates that require this additional field are the ‘Display Category of Media Files’ and ‘Image Category Slider’ templates. To add your selected Category, use …
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How to hide meta information on archive pages
You can hide part or all of the meta data information on archive pages for a cleaner look with M Theater. Meta data information includes: Author’s Name Post Date Post Archive Links To turn off all or part of this meta data information, go to Appearance > Theme Options and check the appropriate box. This …
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How to turn off the login/logout link at the bottom of all pages
By default, there is a Login/Logout text link near the very bottom of most pages on a website powered by M Theater. This allows for convenient access to the Login Screen in order to enter the Admin area of your website. In some cases, you may want to turn off access to this link. You …
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How to hide post titles on a home page animated slider
Since version 1.1, M Theater has added an option to hide Post title display on the home page slider. You can find the option under Appearance > Theme Options. Below is an example of a home page slider with (left) or without (right) titles. Each example is using a different color scheme option as well. …
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How to display an animated slider of ‘sticky’ posts with M Theater
M Theater gives you the option of displaying an animated slider of ‘sticky’ posts on your home page. So what are ‘sticky’ posts, anyway? ‘Sticky’ posts stay at the top of your archive displays, regardless of the date of newer posts. By adding a large image to your post, you can display a rotating slider …
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How to create new galleries in WordPress 3.5
I’ve been getting some questions on how to create new galleries in WordPress 3.5, so I thought I’d post this brief tutorial on the matter. Here are a few facts on the subject to begin: Unless you’re using a plug-in or your Theme changes gallery control or creation, the instructions below should work no regardless …
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Special page templates and creating photo essays with M Theater
M Theater has extensive image-, video- and audio-handling capabilities and one of the main reasons I created the WordPress Theme, was to give image-makers the ability to tell stories with their photos. There are many beautiful gallery applications available that will display your images in sequence, with nice transition effects. M Theater takes things a …
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Using Design Options with Child Themes in M Theater
If you plan on creating a Child Theme for use with M Theater, here is the optimal way to integrate the color scheme Design Options: Leave Color Scheme setting on “default”. Create your new Child Theme folder and add your style sheet. Import the main style sheet from M Theater. Import the style sheet of …
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Having display issues with Media Tags and Categories not being found?
There seems to be an issue with certain Media Tags and Media Categories, where they display a “No Media Found” message, even if there is content in those sections. This only seems to happen when you manually edit the “slug” of a Term. You should also avoid duplicating the names of Categories and Media Categories. …
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Updating M Theater and By Hand Media’s other WordPress Themes
When new versions of M Theater are available, you should get a notification within your Admin Dashboard letting you know that an update is available and directing you here for further instructions. There are multiple ways to update your Theme installation, including: Log into your account at TheColorBindery.com, where you can always download the latest …
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Changing the Gravatar for Status Format Posts on your website
I was training Sifu Marc Williams of Dragon Fitness Academy on some of the new features of his website and the issue of how to change the default avatar for Status Format Posts and Commenting came up. For those of you wondering what ancient Hinduism has to do with you websites, the answer is. . …
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Choosing Color Schemes
I’ve created 29 different Color Schemes to choose from in M Theater. Access Color Scheme options under Appearance > Design Options, or from the front of your website, under the Customize menu. There are previews of each color scheme in Design Options. If you have selected a background color manually, changing Color Schemes will not …
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Choosing fonts in M Theater and other WordPress Themes
You can choose from a variety of Header, Title and Body Fonts with M Theater and most of our other WordPress Themes under Appearance > Design Options (Figure 1). You can also live-preview your font selections if you choose Customize from the drop-down menu on the front of the website (Figure 2). Additionally, you have …
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How to add your resume to the main navigation of your website
If you want to add your Resume Bindery resume to your website’s navigation, you have multiple options. Below are two of the most common ways. (Click images for larger versions, if you’re having issues reading the text). Create a Custom Menu The screenshots below show how to access the Custom Menu screen, where you can …
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Properly displaying galleries with M Theater
In order to display galleries at their best with M Theater, be sure to make your thumbnails link directly to full-size images rather than Attachment Pages. Linking to Attachment Pages can cause the Attachment Page to open in the Lightbox overlay. If necessary, change the linking option in the Media Window (see below).
Including Source Links in your posts and pages
Including Source Links and giving research credit adds to the legitimacy of your content. These fields are optional and you can add as many entries as you like. Create a single entry per field, and click the ‘Add’ button for additional entries. Links – Website links that will be clickable when published. Names – People, …
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Suppress printing options
You can prevent printing of content from Pages, Posts, Resumes or other Post Types, by checking the ‘Suppress Printing’ options, where they are available. Under ‘Additional Options’ check Yes to prevent an entire page’s content from printing. There are also other areas on Edit pages, where you can select parts of pages from printing, such …
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Handling more than one position at a single company
If you had more than one position at a single employer, follow these instructions for the best way to enter the data on your MTheater Resume builder. For the first entry, enter only the Company Name, Location and in the FROM Year field, the most recent year of Employment (ex. FROM – TO). Leave the TO …
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Removing the header banners in MTheater
You can remove all of the default header banners in MTheater under Appearance > Theme Options by checking the ‘Default Headers’ checkbox. You can also select a specific default header banner or upload your own header banners under Appearance > Header. CLICK HERE to download additional free header banners for your website, in a variety …
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Adding Occupations, Skills and Personal Interests to your MTheater Resume
On standard browsers, the Occupations, Skills and Personal Interests sections of your MTheater Resume are located on the right sidebar of your Edit window. Occupations Occupations are separated by commas and are displayed just under your name at the top of your MTheater Resume. Ideally, you should have between 1-5 Occupations listed in this area, …
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