Title: WordPress with Thesis theme – customization tips required Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # WordPress with Thesis theme – customization tips required * [neerajmails](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neerajmails/) * (@neerajmails) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-with-thesis-theme-customization-tips-required/) * Hi, * I am new to WordPress and am using it with Thesis theme. I just want some minor customization tips : * 1. By default the whole post is showing up on the homepage. I want something like this guy has done [http://www.hasnainzaheer.com](http://www.hasnainzaheer.com) Only the title and and few lines from the post and a “Read More” link to the full post? * 2. How to add adsense ads in sidebars and within posts ? * 3. How to add few fixed pages like “Terms of Use”, Disclaimer etc in the bottom of all pages? * Your help will be appreciated! * With regards, * Neeraj Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-with-thesis-theme-customization-tips-required/#post-943488) * Thesis is a premium (paid for) theme – they have their own support forums and indeed their theme structure is different than the norm. * However, in general: 1) Basically, you insert `` where you want the cut off. Also, you can customize this: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More](http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_the_Read_More) * 2) Depends on theme , but you can use a text widget for the sidebars and html code view to insert into posts. There are many plugins to do this stuff, also: [http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/11/10-best-wordpress-plugins-for-google-adsense/](http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2006/11/10-best-wordpress-plugins-for-google-adsense/) * 3) I do not understand this – you can’t put a page in a page. You can put links to these pages (“Terms of Use”, Disclaimer etc ) at the bottom of other pages… * Thread Starter [neerajmails](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neerajmails/) * (@neerajmails) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-with-thesis-theme-customization-tips-required/#post-943616) * Thanks for your prompt reply. * Let me clarify the 3rd query : * If you see bottom left of this wordpress forum page, there are few links like Report a Site Bug, Privacy & GPL. I want to know how to add pages like these ? If I add a regular page then its link will appear on top header and not in footer… * Hope this clarifies my query… * [kevindonahue](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevindonahue/) * (@kevindonahue) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-with-thesis-theme-customization-tips-required/#post-943709) * As you may have already found, these customizations can be made in Thesis. There are plenty of examples on the Thesis forums. * [Hello Friend](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danieldickey/) * (@danieldickey) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-with-thesis-theme-customization-tips-required/#post-943714) * Looking at this site…www.hasnainzaheer.com How do I get the light blue background behind my text in the side bars? * I like how it looks, but am not finding the option to do it with the theme. * [Really Must I?](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartgragg/) * (@bartgragg) * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-with-thesis-theme-customization-tips-required/#post-943720) * Couple of things here: Do try and get help at the DIYForums for Thesis – you paid for access, BUT, the BIG reason is there are a lot of us over there tweeking and geeking and someone there has seen the issue and fixed it. They have GREAT support. * Second, when you go to the DIY Forums and ask for help, others are looking for the same help, specific to Thesis, which has a wonderful way to modify it and keep it consistent upgrade after upgrade. So it helps the rest of us learn. * If you post here you might get an answer from someone suggesting you modify a file that you should not – in Thesis there are only two files you should modify custom.css and custom_functions.php. Those two drive the customization of your blog. * Now, to answer some of your questions in Thesis: * I checked out the site you referred to and looked at it with Firebug for Firefox then tested it on one of my sites. * To get the color and radius in the sidebar in Thesis you add the following to the custom.css file: * ``` .custom .sidebar { -moz-border-radius-bottomleft: 12pt; -moz-border-radius-bottomright: 12pt; -moz-border-radius-topleft: 12pt; -moz-border-radius-topright: 12pt; background-color: #F8F8F8; width: 94%; } ``` * One of the confusing things you asked was “how do I get the pages” in your footer. What you want are the links to pages in your footer. * Add this code to your custom_functions.php file * ``` remove_action('thesis_hook_footer', 'thesis_attribution'); function add_custom_footer () { ?>

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