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  1. 5700words
    Member

    If 2010 had an Announcement Box the way Vigilance does, I would consider switching.

    LR

    The blog I need help with is lornakismet.wordpress.com.

  2. timethief
    Member

    Wouldn't a brief sticky post serve the same purpose? They are intended to be used for a short period of time only. http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/post-visibility/#sticky-posts

    I liked the Alert Box on the Vigilance theme. The Inuit Types themes technically does not have one. It has what's called an Front Page Intro widget (Use a Text Widget in this widget area to add an introduction to your front page). Well I use it like an Alert Box and it's working fine for me.

  3. sl1k
    Member

    You don't need a alert box to type a alert message you can use the sticky post feature for that matter of purpose.

  4. 5700words
    Member

    But from what I read, those Sticky Posts can gum up the works in some way, whereas the Announcement Box does not.

    ~LK

  5. 5700words
    Member

    TimeThief, are you now using a text widget on your front page? If so, I would like to see it.

    ~LK

  6. timethief
    Member

    Yes. The Inuit Types themes technically does not have one [ie. an Alert box]. It has what's called a Front Page Intro widget (Instruction > Use a Text Widget in this widget area to add an introduction to your front page). Well I use it like an Alert Box and it's working fine for me.

    I placed text widget into the special Front Page Intro widget supplied by the Inuit Types theme. You will see it right under the blog title on my blog. I included a small graphic and these linked titles to post in it. OMG! I can't find my blog on Google ~ Gravatar, Avatar, Blavatar ~ Creating a New Blog

  7. timethief
    Member

    @slikbonez
    Some of the new themes have these "special areas" the web designer has provided for specific purposes. However, we can innovate and that's what I did by using a text widget in the Inuit Types Front Page Intro widget and using it as an Alert box.

    From time to time I also use the same Inuit Types Front Page Intro widget by including a text widget in it with a header image in it.. > http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/header-image-in-inuit-types/

  8. 5700words
    Member

    Timethief ---
    Are you able to put a video in that area?

    -LK

  9. timethief
    Member

    No.

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