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Dynamic Headers for WordPress

Posted on | July 16, 2009 | 1 Comment

Dynamic Headers allow different posts and pages in WordPress to have different images or text on the header (the top of the page, above the content). This means that your Homepage header can be different from the header on your Contact page, for example, the Contact page could have a picture of a telephone on it, to help differentiate it from other pages. One of our favorite plugins to do this is Dynamic Headers by Nicasio Design.

Using Dynamic Headers is simple.

  1. Click on ‘Headers’ on the bottom of the left-hand navigation bar.
  2. Click on ‘Add New File’ to add a new Header or ‘Manage Files’ to manage existing headers.
  3. Upload the image you want to function as the header and fill in the alt text, link URL (optional), and link target or select an existing header and change the details.
    • You can also change the default headers for all pages and for your homepage in ‘Settings.’
  4. While writing a new post or editing an already written post, you can change the header image the post will use by scrolling down to the ‘Nicasio Dynamic Header’ box and selecting the image that you want this particular post to use.
Add Dynamic Headers

Add Dynamic Headers

Dynamic Header Selection

Dynamic Header Selection

If you would like Pica to set this up for you, just ask and we’d be more than happy to accommodate.

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One Response to “Dynamic Headers for WordPress”

  1. Reggie
    September 16th, 2009 @ 7:00 am

    Hello,

    I found your site While Googling information on the WP-Cycle plug-in.

    While here, I decided to bookmark it because of the value I see in your content. I’m just developing a site for my sister, and found information on “Dynamic Headers”, which I intend to use. I also bookmarked the tutorials on “Google Analytics”; it was a good overview for me before I set up her account, go through their tutes and install them on her site.

    I have one request, which I’m really trusting you will answer.

    I want to use a comment field like this one…one that provides additional fields for email and website. How is this done? Plug-in, special fields in WP’s comments, or what? I’ve been trying to figure this out, and I haven’t been very successful at my web searches so far. The closest I’ve come is a paid plug-in by Robert Plank, which he developed, called “Action Comments”.

    Will you help with some information? I’d greatly appreciate it.

    Again, kudos on your blog. I don’t know how appropriate it is to link to you from a “hair salon” site, but since I’m “web-mastering” her site, I’ll surely make mention of you once it’s up and running’

    Again, thanks in advance for the info.

    Reggie

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