No longer developing the Stallion WordPress SEO Theme V7 (no longer selling new V7 licenses). If you are a V7 or earlier user you can download the latest zip file Stallion 7.1.1 zip file and free V7 child themes (see comments for zip file links) and they will work with your Stallion V6/V7 ID associated with your order email address. Stallion V7 is out of date SEO wise, in particular lacks responsive and performance SEO features (these are very important in 2014). There won’t be any new updates after 7.1.1, but the theme still works and you can ask for support via the comments (please state you are a V7 user). If you want the very best WordPress SEO I […]
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Thanks!!! It helped A LOT!!! :)
Is there anyway that I can use a theme that I do have (like a custom theme) along with the Stallion Application/Theme?
FrameWork WordPress Themes
If you mean use another WordPress theme with Stallion? No, you can only run one theme at a time.
In the next update (releasing soon) Stallion becomes a fully fledged WordPress FrameWork Theme which makes creating custom themes (Child themes) much easier to create and use. Stallion already has around 30 custom themes, each colour scheme is in effect a custom theme and if you understand CSS you can already create your own custom colour schemes. But it’s not easy to use, that feature is aimed at advanced users.
In the next Stallion release it will be easier, but you still need basic CSS skills. If you have the skills to edit CSS files and can create images you’d be able to create your own Child Themes, how good they’d be depends completely on your CSS and image creation skills.
I will be releasing an empty Stallion Child Theme for those looking to create Stallion child themes and create some Stallion child themes with new colours etc… as well (been making lots of banner, header and thumbnails sets).
I hope other WordPress theme developers will start creating Stallion Child Themes to sell. I think I’ve made creating a Stallion child theme far easier than seen with other WordPress Theme Frameworks (most files including php and image files can be replaced by a child theme file) and many of the core Stallion features will be usable with the child themes.
For example you could create say a Weight Loss Child theme with banners, headers, thumbnails aimed at the weight loss niche and the user could use the child themes new weight loss thumbnails etc… or Stallion core thumbails. Or use any of the Stallion colour schemes with the child themes images and everything inbetween.
David
FrameWork WordPress Themes
WordPress Child Themes
I for one am looking forward to this. I think the easier you make it for designers the better, that is with hints etc. I think I will try to develop a few.
Maybe you write a post on Child themes. To open up the conversation.
WordPress Child Theme Tutorial
After I release Stallion 7.1 I’ll prioritize a WordPress Child Theme tutorial.
It’s quite simple to use really. I’m going to supply a blank Child theme folder structure (basically Stallion minus most files, so just the folder structure) which Stallion theme users can use.
It’s then a case of copying and pasting the files you want from Stallion to edit into the blank child theme folders.
Can be as simple as copying one of the css files into the child theme folder and edit it, say you wanted the Delicate colour scheme, but with pink text you would copy the Delicate CSS file and it’s image folder into the child theme folder, make the CSS changes, edit the images (optional), activate the child theme under Appearance >> Themes and it uses the child themes Delicate CSS file and images. Basically Stallion looks for most files (about 95% of files) in the child theme folder first, if it exists it’s used, if not it uses the core files, in this way almost everything can be edited without messing with core files.
When main Stallion is updated it won’t over write the child theme files, so maintaining customizations will be far easier.
What’s particularly good about the way Stallion 7.1 child themes work compared to how others I’ve looked at is I’ve set Stallion to check almost all php files (only a small number of PHP files can’t be over written), all CSS files and most images. In other themes that will use child themes it tends to only be the core template files (header.php, index.php etc…) and the main style.css file as that’s what WordPress core does with child themes. Any custom php files loaded by a theme have to be recoded manually which doesn’t make for easy child theme development.
Take the timbthumb.php script included with Stallion (script for making small thumbnails, saves bandwidth). Add the timbthumb.php file to the child theme folder and the child theme folder /cache/ folder will contain all the cached thumbnails meaning when Stallion is updated using the automated update option you won’t have to set the cache folder permissions again. I’m adding timbthumb.php to the blank child theme I’ll be providing so all child theme users won’t have to keep setting permissions after an update. To achieve this with other themes would require adding a copy of all php files that use timbthumb.php (in Stallion over half a dozen php files) and edit them to use the the child theme version!
This works with the images as well without having to do any coding (the child themes I looked at would require PHP code editing). If you just wanted to replace an image thumbnail image set or add a custom set, you’d add it to the child theme folder and Stallion will use it rather than the original images. This means you could completely replace say the TwentyEleven header images with 8 of your own or add 8 to a custom folder and they will be used.
The above is basic customization that anyone who adds customizations to Stallion should use, not creating new child themes per se. Then there’s actual child themes.
There’s a new Stallion options page – Child Theme Options which currently has 7 options, Layout, Colour Scheme and options related to the header images, banner images and thumbnails. These are the most likely options that will be changed by a child theme, if a developer wanted to make a 500px wide sidebar layout version of Stallion this is where the option would be added. In principal all Stallion options (over 300 of them) can be over written or added to via the new option page, with basic PHP skills a new feature could be added to Stallion via a child theme or a current feature changed without touching core Stallion files or having to be an expert PHP coder to work out how to replace a function: I was reading about the troubles some Thesis developers have to go through to remove Thesis features in their Thesis child themes and it will be much easier with Stallion 7.1.
I’m working on a TwentyTen child theme which includes the TwentyTen colour scheme (not exactly the same, based on TwentyTen) a unique header, unique header set, unique thumbnails. By installing this child theme it’s Stallion with the TwentyTen look and new sets of images. On the Child Theme Options page users will be able to select the TwentyTen colour scheme and the unique images or via the original Stallion options pages use the original settings. You could have the TwentyTen look with any of the current Stallion image sets or a mix of Stallion and the child themes images.
Anyone will be able to create a Unique Child Theme Options page with basic PHP skills, the hard part for creating a real child theme (one that looks different) is the CSS and images.
David
WordPress Child Theme Tutorial
WordPress Child Theme Example
I’ve installed your basic free child theme for my own modifications. Now the theme is called “example*” something, with references to “style-example-st.css” asf.
What do I need to do to give it a proper name like “mybestblue” and also have the files and pictures called accordingly? Simply rename the theme folder and those files concerned?
Thank you!
delta
WordPress Child Theme Example
Example WordPress Child Theme
The Example Stallion Child Theme can be used as is or changed to your needs, all depends on your plans.
Using on your own sites with no plans to create Stallion Child themes to sell or give away to others I see no reason to rename anything as long as it doesn’t bother you seeing Example when you log in etc… Nothing to gain or loose renaming anything other than gives you more work if you rename files etc… :-)
If you plan to create a unique Stallion Child Theme and want to sell it to others it’s highly recommended you rename the folder and the name of the child Theme from Example to something relevant.
On my Stallion Business Child Theme the folder name is
Since I’m the Stallion theme developer I’m not going to take into account what others call their child themes, I will be using the above format for all my child themes, ideally others who plan to sell child themes would use another format like if you planned to make a business niche child theme
I know I’ll never use that folder name and highly unlikely anyone else will, so if a customer bought multiple child themes from various sources there shouldn’t be a clash installing them all on one site.
If you used a format like the above you might name the child theme via the child themes style.css file
Theme Name: Stallion Delta Child Theme – Business
or
Theme Name: Stallion Child Theme – Delta Business
Name the relevant files and folders for images:
None of this is needed for a child theme only you plan to use. I’ve built my own for example with about a dozen image sets I plan to add to child themes I’ll be selling individually. The folder name for my personal child theme I’ve installed on almost all my sites
Renamed the style.css info to
And added to the Example Child Theme files, so the Example images and css file and folders are still there.
When I create more child themes I’ll add the extra files and settings to my personal Stallion child theme so all the theme colours, images sets etc… are available in one child theme for all my sites.
Some of my sites are using the Business niche 2011 header set, the business niche thumbnails set for the main thumbnails and a technology niche thumbnail image set (one I’ve not added to a child theme for sale yet) for one of the widgets thumbnails (Popular Articles Widget). Stallion child themes allows for mixing the images and colour schemes up a lot.
David
Example WordPress Child Theme
How to Make WordPress Title Bold
Hi David,
I am bought the child theme for business and would like the Title to show in Bold how do I handle this. I have tried several different colors and can not seem to have the title show up well.
Thanks, Rebecca
Modifying Business Child Theme CSS
Problem is you’ve selected a white background header image which doesn’t work very well with the dark background business colour scheme. It’s a nice a header image as well, I use it with the built in lighter Stallion colour schemes.
Currently there’s no option to change font colours via an easy to use options page (something I want to add in a future update), there is a work around (see later).
Easiest solution is choose a different header image with a darker background.
Alternatively edit the file
.h1disc h1 a:link, .h1disc h1 a:visited, .h1disc span a:link, .h1disc span a:visited { text-decoration: none; color: #eee; } .h1disc h1 a:hover, .h1disc h1 a:active, .h1disc span a:hover, .h1disc span a:active { text-decoration: none; color: #FFA500; }Change the two color: codes (this bit #eee) to whatever colours you want (loads of websites online with websafe color codes, #000000 is black for example), first one is non-hoverover and the second is hoverover.
If you don’t want to edit files you can use this code
<style type="text/css">.h1disc h1 a:link, .h1disc h1 a:visited, .h1disc span a:link, .h1disc span a:visited { color: #eee; } .h1disc h1 a:hover, .h1disc h1 a:active, .h1disc span a:hover, .h1disc span a:active { color: #FFA500; }</style>on the “Stallion All In One SEO” Options page (under the Stallion menu when under Stallion >> SEO Advanced options page “Stallion All in One SEO ON” is set.
Paste the code in the
“Additional Sitewide Headers”
Box and change the color codes to the colours you want.
The above technique can be used to override pretty much anything you find in the /stallion-child-business/colors/style-business-st.css file, you basically copy the CSS styles you want to change and add the bits you want to change into the sitewide headers box between the style code. Above I only added the color code since we weren’t trying to change the text-decoration (which is set to none, if you wanted underlined you would add text-decoration: underline;).
David
Modifying Business Child Theme CSS
Child WordPress Theme Cooking Niche
Stallion WordPress Child Theme Cooking Niche
The Cooking niche theme below requires a copy of the Stallion WordPress SEO Theme version 7.1 or higher installed, Stallion can be purchased from the Stallion Theme website for $20.
Please note Stallion Child Themes DO NOT work if the Stallion WordPress SEO Theme (version 7.1+) is not installed on the website.
This comment shows some of the Stallion WordPress Child Theme Cooking Niche features, the white and blue colour scheme used on this post is the Cooking Niche Colour Scheme. What you see on this post is achievable using the Stallion WordPress SEO theme and the Stallion WordPress Child Theme Cooking Niche.
The Stallion Cooking Niche Child Theme Used to Costs $20
Stallion Cooking Niche Colour Scheme
A white and blue colour scheme.
Stallion Original Header Images Cooking Niche
There are 3 new Stallion Original Header Images within the Stallion Cooking Niche Child Theme. This post is using one of the Cooking headers.
Some of the 3 Cooking headers won’t work well with the new light and blue Cooking colour scheme, they are included so you can use them with other Stallion Colour Schemes.
Remember installing a WordPress child theme does not limit you to ONLY using the new colours and images, you can mix and match original Stallion Theme features with the new Stallion child theme features (child themes ADD to Stallion).
Stallion 2011 Header Image Set Cooking Niche
There’s one new Stallion 2011 Header Image Set with 8 header images within the Stallion Cooking Niche Child Theme.
Stallion Thumbnail Images Cooking Niche
There’s one new Stallion Thumbnail Image Set with 10 thumbnails within the Stallion Cooking Niche Child Theme. Since the random thumbnails are used on archive pages (categories etc…) they aren’t shown on this post.
Stallion Banner Images Cooking Niche
There’s one new Stallion Banner Image Set with 10 Banners within the Stallion Cooking Niche Child Theme. Since the random Banners are used on archive pages (categories etc…) they aren’t shown on this post.
Note: this is NOT a Stallion Responsive Child Theme, there’s a similar colour scheme built into the free Stallion Responsive child theme which requires a copy of Stallion Responsive.
David
Child WordPress Theme Cooking Niche
Child WordPress Theme China Travel Niche
Stallion WordPress Child Theme China Travel Niche
The China Travel niche theme below requires a copy of the Stallion WordPress SEO Theme version 7.1 or higher installed, Stallion can be purchased from the Stallion Theme website for $20.
Please note Stallion Child Themes DO NOT work if the Stallion WordPress SEO Theme (version 7.1+) is not installed on the site.
This comment shows some of the Stallion WordPress Child Theme China Travel Niche features.
The Stallion China Travel Niche Child Theme Used to Costs $20
Stallion China Travel Niche Colour Scheme
A dark charcoal and orange colour scheme as seen on this post.
Stallion Original Header Images China Travel Niche
There are 4 new Stallion Original Header Images within the Stallion China Travel Niche Child Theme. This post is using one of the headers.
Some of the 4 China headers won’t work well with the new dark and red China Travel colour scheme, they are included so you can use them with other Stallion Colour Schemes.
Remember installing a WordPress child theme does not limit you to ONLY using the new colours and images, you can mix and match original Stallion Theme features with the new Stallion child theme features (child themes ADD to Stallion).
Stallion 2011 Header Image Set China Travel Niche
There’s one new Stallion 2011 Header Image Set with 8 header images within the Stallion China Travel Niche Child Theme.
Stallion Thumbnail Images China Travel Niche
There’s one new Stallion Thumbnail Image Set with 10 thumbnails within the Stallion China Travel Niche Child Theme. Since the random thumbnails are used on archive pages (categories etc…) they aren’t shown on this post.
Stallion Banner Images China Travel Niche
There’s one new Stallion Banner Image Set with 10 Banners within the Stallion China Travel Niche Child Theme. Since the random Banners are used on archive pages (categories etc…) they aren’t shown on this post.
Note: this is NOT a Stallion Responsive Child Theme, there’s a similar colour scheme built into the free Stallion Responsive child theme which requires a copy of Stallion Responsive.
David
Child WordPress Theme China Travel Niche
Child WordPress Theme Business Niche
Stallion WordPress Child Theme Business Niche
The business niche theme below requires a copy of the Stallion WordPress SEO Theme version 7.1 or higher installed, Stallion can be purchased from the Stallion Theme website for $20.
Please note Stallion Child Themes DO NOT work if the Stallion WordPress SEO Theme (version 7.1+) is not installed on the site.
This comment shows some of the Stallion WordPress Child Theme Business Niche features.
The Stallion Business Niche Child Theme Used to Costs $20
Stallion Business Niche Colour Scheme
A dark charcoal and orange colour scheme.
Stallion Original Header Images Business Niche
There are 5 new Stallion Original Header Images within the Stallion Business Niche Child Theme. This post is using one of the business headers.
Some of the 5 business headers won’t work well with the new dark charcoal and orange business colour scheme, they are included so you can use them with other Stallion Colour Schemes. The eye header image for example works really well with the white colour schemes like Stallion Delicate which is what I’m using on the home page of this site.
Remember installing a WordPress child theme does not limit you to ONLY using the new colours and images, you can mix and match original Stallion Theme features with the new Stallion child theme features (child themes ADD to Stallion).
Stallion 2011 Header Image Set Business Niche
There’s one new Stallion 2011 Header Image Set with 8 header images within the Stallion Business Niche Child Theme.
Stallion Thumbnail Images Business Niche
There’s one new Stallion Thumbnail Image Set with 10 thumbnails within the Stallion Business Niche Child Theme. Since the random thumbnails are used on archive pages (categories etc…) they aren’t shown on this post.
Stallion Banner Images Business Niche
There’s one new Stallion Banner Image Set with 10 Banners within the Stallion Business Niche Child Theme. Since the random Banners are used on archive pages (categories etc…) they aren’t shown on this post.
Note: this is NOT a Stallion Responsive Child Theme, there’s a similar colour scheme built into the free Stallion Responsive child theme which requires a copy of Stallion Responsive.
David
Child WordPress Theme Business Niche