Comments on: Installing a New WordPress Theme: Vertigo Blue 3 Column

By: Des Walsh

Des Walsh — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:08:06 +0000

Hi Georjina
Thanks for the comment and enquiry. As you see, I’m not using Vertigo now: however, it is an excellent theme. I didn’t use Photoshop and have not used Picnik for a while. The main thing is to get the image you want and if you can do it in Picnik then I can’t see why that would be a problem.
The sponsor box comes with this Citrus theme and it is a file with a system in the control panel for populating it with ads. The designers are Unique Blog Designs – http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com and they have a new theme, Cool Theme, which also has that feature: it’s $47 They are good guys – met them at BlogWorld Expo and they are keen on having happy customers http://www.uniqueblogdesigns.com/blog/2009/cool-theme/ Best wishes with your site!

By: Georjina

Georjina — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:53:38 +0000

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for! I like Vertigo and decided on the 2 column but here’s a couple of my problems:
1. I can use Picknik to edit a graphic, so it may be tricky changing the logo as you stated for me because I don’t know Photoshop.
2. How do I add that ‘sponsor’ box to it ( like you have on yours.

Hope you get this since it’s been 2 years on this post. Finding designers have pricing for doing this range from $300 up to ‘You have got to be out of your mind!’

Thank you for being here to help the WP challenged folks like me:)

By: Des Walsh

Des Walsh — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:10:23 +0000

Hi Dee

Well, as you see I’m not using Vertigo now: I’m using Brian Gardner’ Silhoutte theme. But here are some notes on how I changed the header text with Vertigo:

At this stage I can only give you some basic suggestions, about changing the
text on the header.

In the images folder for the theme, there are two key image files and each has a copy: header.gif + header_blank.gif and logo.gif + logo_blank.gif

You open the header_blank.gif in your graphics program and then put your own title in.

Then you open the logo_blank.gif file and put something there, or leave it blank.

I used an old version of PaintShop Pro (I think it may now have been taken over by Corel).

I then gave the edited files new names, so as not to overwrite the _blank files: you could call them anything, say header_m.gif and logo_m.gif

Upload the edited files, delete header.gif and logo.gif, rename header_m.gif as header.gif and rename logo_m.gif as logo.gif

I tried substituting an image of myself, with exactly the same dimensions as the logo.gif but it was either too big on the screen or it appeared double. I’m sure there is an easy solution, but right now I don’t know what it is.

I hope you find this clear and helpful. Let me know if you think I can be of further assistance.

By: Dee

Dee — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:54:28 +0000

I want to use Brian’s 3 col Red Vertigo theme but I’m not sure how to change the header text.

I see you mentioned the support forums, but they seem to be down, or at least the web address is not valid.

Any suggestions on how to make the change. Thx!