[CONTEST THREAD]
Hello All -
We are starting to use Thematic a lot more for our clients, and I would like to give back some to the community in a way that we can all continue in our education for, and development with this great theme. So...
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ANNOUNCING: Contest for Best Thematic Filters & Hooks for Child Themes
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PRIZES: $30 Amazon Certificate for 1st prize, $20 Amaz. Cert. 2nd Prize, $15 Amaz. Cert. 3rd Prize
SHORT RULES:
- You must present original code here, with link to example (jpg or working site)
- DEADLINE: Jan. 30th 2010 (You may post more than one Filter or Hook)
- JUDGING: I will pick favorite 5-7, based on how useful it is for actual visitors to a website, it's uniqueness, and quality of coding. Then I will post my picks here on Jan. 30th 2010, and ask the readers of this thread to make final votes within two days. I will tally the votes to pick the top 3 place winners, announce here and send you your Amazon G.C.
That's it. For an example I will post what your entry should look like with an example I use often with credit to Chris who helped me get it right.
SUBMISSION TYPE: Thematic Child Theme Functions Hook
PURPOSE: Adds both a "Contact" line and a Search Form to the Header area
CODE
// First we make our function
function childtheme_contact_blurb() {
{ ?>
<!-- our contact blurb starts here -->
<div id="header-contact">
Contact: 000.000.0000
<form method="get" id="searchform" action="<?php bloginfo('home'); ?>/">
<input type="text" size="put_a_size_here" name="s" id="s" value="Search here" onfocus="if(this.value==this.defaultValue)this.value='';" onblur="if(this.value=='')this.value=this.defaultValue;"/>
<input type="submit" id="searchsubmit" value="Search" class="btn" />
</form>
</div>
<!-- our contact blurb ends here -->
<?php }
} // end of our new function childtheme_contact_blurb
// Now we add our new function to our Thematic Action Hook
add_action('thematic_header','childtheme_contact_blurb', 6);
?>SCREENSHOT OF HOOK IN ACTION: http://cmswebsitesolutions.com/images/ContactSearch.png
