Yes, you read right! I just added this feature, and redesigned the footers to use the same color schemes as the headers. To add text or HTML to your header, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Thripp.com account.
2. From your blog, click Design > Widgets in the toolbar above the header.
3. Click the drop-down box that defaults to “1: Sidebar.” Select “2: Header,” then click Show.
4. Look for the widget “Text: Arbitrary text or HTML” in the list on the left. Click Add.
5. In the blue box that appears on the right, click “Edit” and then type whatever text …

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I discovered an annoying issue with the calendar widget on my Thripp.com blog today. I use the widget which is included in WordPress, WordPress MU, and Thripp.com, but for the Internet Explorer, Safari, and Camino browsers, it formats the pop-up titles with line breaks instead of commas. In Firefox it looks like this:

It’s pretty reasonable to use commas to separate post titles. But in Internet Explorer, WordPress generates the page using line breaks instead:

That makes sense, since Firefox can’t handle line breaks in title tags. Unfortunately, …

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I added the latest posts from the community forum to the home page’s sidebar. It’s dynamically updated with links to the last six postings. You can add it to your blog too if you want to give some attention to the forum: go to Design > Widgets and add it to your sidebar. If you’re not liking how close it is to the text above, insert a “Text” widget with the text:

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Though it’s been an option since the beginning, I added a calendar of entries below on the sidebar here. It’s just for your blog (the thripp.com …

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