Tristar Web Design

Custom Header Tag for WordPress

Administrator — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:49:41 +0000

As brilliant as I think WordPress is I do feel that there are a few features that do need to be addressed. One of the big areas of SEO that I feel WordPress lacks is the simple ability to use custom H tags (H1, H2 etc…). The H1 tag is arguably a very big part of SEO when it comes to inserting keywords into a web page so surely it makes sense to be able to choose what the tag itself says.

With the help of the custom fields however there is an easy way:

Find: (in your page.php for example)

And replace with:

ID; if (get_post_meta($thisPost, changeH1, true) !=null)
{ echo (get_post_meta($thisPost, changeH1, true)); }
else { the_title(); }
?>

Next open up the page where you would like the custom header and in the ‘Custom Fields’ section enter the following details:

Name: changeH1
Value: Whatever you want!

Et voilà, you can now have any H1 that you need. This is very useful for SEO reasons … Trust me!

Rise of the Machines

Administrator — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:46:48 +0000

Over the past few years i’ve only really got into computer games. Although while growing up I was lucky enough to own a few consoles including the Master System with the amazing Alex the Kid built in and the Megadrive with Sonic the Hedgehog. It is only the past year that I have brought out the kid in me and brought an Xbox360.

As I’m now 26 all of my brain is telling me that I shouldn’t be playing computer games anymore but my question is “Why?”. The past years have seen computer games evolve from childish games like Alex the Kid and Sonic to adult themed games such as Grand Theft Auto and the brilliant Call of Duty range. So is it wrong for adults to still play computer games?

Recently I have become addicted to Call of Duty – Word at War and before that Assassins Creed. These games are played a lot by teenagers and young adults with many of my friends my age playing them.

So what are your thoughts, do you agree that computer games nw have a market for adults or am I just a big kid trying to hold onto my youth?

Tristar

P.S. I promise I’ll get back to serious work now =)

Santa Pod Drag Racing

Administrator — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:51:22 +0000

A few months ago a friend ask me if I wanted to go to see some drag racing at Santa Pod Raceway near Northampton, UK. Now I love cars and certainly fast expensive cars but having never been to or seen drag racing before I was curious so I decided to give it a go.

The day was filled with Methanol fueled 300mph 8000bhp racing and I must say that I am now hooked on this type of motor sport!

If you like noise, speed and the occasional crash then I recommend this to you. There is plenty happening throughput the day including a 10000bhp jet car:

I just thought I’d share this with you and hope you get a chance to see this live -- Believe me it’s certainly worth it!