How to customize blog pages and posts with the Headway WordPress Theme

As you know, I’m a big fan of the Headway WordPress Theme (of which I am an affiliate).

Some of you have been asking me to demonstrate how flexible Headway is when adding content and/or HTML/PHP objects. In this video, I build a page in my blog using Headway to accomplish the following:

  • 0:00 – Copy content from a widget to create a custom footer.
  • 2:27 – Resize that footer to fit the dimensions of my website.
  • 3:28 – Add content from a specific post category.
  • 5:00 – Position and resize that block of content.
  • 5:45 – Add a custom image to all single post pages promoting a subscription to an email list.

The visual editor that you’ll see me use in a beta copy only meant for developers (the current release of the visual editor can be seen here).

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  • JenSchall

    Another great video about Headway… Thanks! I'm still working on a redesign of my site using Headway. Haven't had much time with the holiday season, but hope to have it ready to go sometime in early January!

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com johnhaydon

      Hi Jen! So glad your using Headway. Can't wait for the next #sosfood chat!

  • http://blogforprofit.com grantgriffiths

    Thanks John for another awesome video on using Headway. The version of the Visual Editor is going to be in the 1.5.5 release. In fact, it will be available to the public in the next few days.

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com johnhaydon

      Great news, thanks!

  • claygriffiths

    You can add, resize, arrange and configure the leafs all at once then save. Maybe you already knew that, but it saves time :-)

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com johnhaydon

      Clay – I did not know that! Jeeze – thanks!

  • petesayshi

    So, once you purchase a Headway license, are upgrades included? Will they be included in perpetuity (grandfathered)? I love a good value, and from what I've seen, Headway is the best value around. I'm looking for a little social proof to take me past my fugal tipping point.

    • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

      You get free upgrades for life :)

      • http://www.johnhaydon.com johnhaydon

        Danny – thanks for stepping in here!

      • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

        Anytime, man :)

  • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

    I just watched this video now, John, as I was busy earlier today. You've just shown that in a miserly 5 minutes, you can completely alter your blog's look and feel, all without CSS. Hmmm…. raises questions about other premium themes where you can “do it yourself”… ;-)

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com johnhaydon

      Yup. Themes that claim to require no coding…

  • http://@DaraghBell darabell

    Very helpful videos, also like the openess saying you are an affliate, its wordpress quite ethical anyhow.
    DaraBell

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com johnhaydon

      WordPress rocks.

  • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

    Hey fella, thought you might like to know that whatever plug-in you're using for bookmarking (is it Sociable?), the Twitter one isn't ideal as it doesn't use a URL shortener. So, when I try to tweet this post, it has the whole URL and leaves me with -14 characters ;-)

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

      Danny – thanks for pointing that out. I'm surprised that @sociable has not
      addressed this obvious issue!

      • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

        Anytime, good sir :)

  • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

    Hey fella, thought you might like to know that whatever plug-in you're using for bookmarking (is it Sociable?), the Twitter one isn't ideal as it doesn't use a URL shortener. So, when I try to tweet this post, it has the whole URL and leaves me with -14 characters ;-)

  • http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

    Danny – thanks for pointing that out. I'm surprised that @sociable has not
    addressed this obvious issue!

  • http://dannybrown.me Danny Brown

    Anytime, good sir :)

  • http://thehealthblogger.com/ TheHealthBlogger

    Hi John,

    Can one split the header into two parts so that the logo can go in one and for example an advert can go in the other?

    Or can the header be resized to create enough space to add another leaf to its right for the placement of an ad?

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

      Yes – but CSS would be required…

      • http://thehealthblogger.com/ The Health Blogger

        Thanks John.

        I guess I could place a borderless table with 2 columns in the header and make it work like that, right?

        Not sure how to do it via CSS, unless someone can show me the code and I can amend to my requirements?

      • http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

        Yes – you can create two tables, but you will need CSS. It would be just a snippet of code that you can get from the forum (which rocks!)

  • http://www.zonderfaalangst.nl/ Jan faalangstig

    Hi John,
    Great video. I've purchased headwaythemes yesterday and now I'm trying to find my way. Lot of great options. I'll need to view the video more often the see how you did build use the leaves for navigation.

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

      You're welcome Jan. Use the forum too.

  • Ken

    So can you actually add a widget within the content leaf? Such as adsense widget from 3rd party after entry title. Been figuring out how to put custom ads within entries for headway because the widget ready theme I use now allow this. Thanks.

    • http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

      Yes – adding a widget leaf creates a new widget grouping in the backend of
      WordPress

  • Ken

    Yes I can add widgets to widget sidebar leaf, but not the content leaf. There is apparaently no easy means to add a custom widget inside content leaf. Maybe something I've missed out. Will appreciate if you can elaborate

  • http://www.johnhaydon.com John Haydon

    You can only add widgets to a widget leaf. Content is only for content that
    you'll put in that specific leaf.

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