WP Twenty Eleven – Custom Header Widget & Header Color

By designparc On November 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series WP Twenty Eleven Child theme - Reid Walley

WP Twenty Eleven Child theme - Reid Walley

WP Twenty Eleven – Add Responsive Image Rotator to Header
WP Twenty Eleven – Header Image Only On Home Page
WP Twenty Eleven – Custom Header Widget & Header Color
WP Twenty Eleven – Remove White Space At Top Of Page

Goal: Add Social Media Widget‘s social media icons into Header area

Solution: Replace WP Twenty Eleven’s search box with a Widget area, but still display the search box when no Widget is used.

Reference (from WP Tuts Plus): Creating a Simple Child Theme Using Twenty Eleven includes instructions on how to add a widget to the header and change the header color.

Series NavigationWP Twenty Eleven – Header Image Only On Home PageWP Twenty Eleven – Remove White Space At Top Of Page

Tagged with: Custom Header • Social Media Widget • Twenty Eleven Child theme • Widget in Header • WordPress child theme • WP Tuts Plus

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