Slammed Graphics

We were super stoked when the folks from OMG Drift came to us looking for a redesign of their website! Check out the redesign and be sure to check back on OMG Drift for all the latest in drifting related dopeness!

www.omgdrift.com

So you’ve found the perfect Wordpress theme, but your theme doesn’t support custom menus. Here’s how to enable custom Wordpress menus. *Warning: Please be cautious when editing your php files for your Wordpress theme. Make sure to save a backup file of the original versions of each of the php files for your theme. I recommend copying the code from the Wordpress editor into Notepad and editing it there while keeping an original version of each file saved in case you make an error. Once logged into your Wordpress, you’ll see several options and menus on the left-hand side of the screen. Underneath the appearance tab you’ll see the option for Menus. If your theme doesn’t currently support menus, you’ll see the following at the top left corner of your screen.:

If you see this message, then here’s what you’ll need to do to enable custom menus. 1) Find your functions.php file. To find the file go to appearance>editor and the file should be listed on the right-hand side of the screen along with all the other files associated with your theme. 2) Save an original copy of the functions.php code (easiest way for me is to fire up Notepad and save a copy there.) This prevents you from being screwed if you accidentally botch your code. 3) Add the following code to the functions.php file

add_action('init', 'register_custom_menu');
 
function register_custom_menu() {
register_nav_menu('custom_menu', __('Custom Menu'));
}

4) Save the new functions.php file with the above code added to the existing code. 5) While still within your Wordpress editor, click on the file on the right-hand side of the screen titled header.php. Again, save an original copy of the functions.php code. This prevents you from being screwed if you accidentally botch your code. This is where you’ll dictate where the menu shows up on your theme. Search through your header.php and pay close attention to the html snippets, find the spot in your header where you’d prefer your custom menu to reside and post the following code in that spot:

 

<?php wp_nav_menu(array('menu' => 'custom_menu')); ?>

6) Save the header.php and go to the links on the left-hand side of your screen and go to appearance>menus. You should now be able to enable a custom menu. Once you’ve created your custom menu make sure to select it from the drop down menu under theme locations on your menu page.

While searching on Dictionary.com for a definition today I came across two articles explaining the meaning of the words “Hello” and “Goodbye”. I thought it was very interesting, and found myself inspired.

(I’ve also included some snippets from the articles) :-)

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So you’re a freelancer. You love your job, right? Okay, so we all have days where we literally feel like pulling our hair out is a viable and perfectly sane option. However, there are many things you can do on a day to day basis to make your work easier. I’ve compiled my own personal favorites and ideas below. Hopefully, this will help someone, somewhere. Feel free to suggest additions to this list.

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I often take some time before I begin big project to just “design randomly”. It helps me get the creativity flowing and clears out a lot of the mental clutter I incur on a daily basis from all my extensive multi-tasking and constant state of “GO”. I stay so busy sometimes I forget to take the time to enjoy my job. Little projects like these help. They’re also essential for learning new tricks and shortcuts and keeping your skills “fresh”.