So having said that, today we’re using a slightly modified version of the Techno Blue theme, which, by the way, is a slightly modified version of the K2 Theme.

One day, I’ll build my Frankenstein, but in the meantime, my fancies flicker like a lit candle.

Enjoy the flavor of the week.

Tutorial Revision: I’ve changed my theme since this tutorial was written, but it is completely applicable to any wordpress theme that displays a tagline.

In the spirit of the open source community, which has benefited me so much over the last 10 years, I humbly offer up a tutorial that will allow you to randomize your tagline within Wordpress. I use the Hemingway theme, and you’ll notice that the tagline in the header of my site displays a different saying on each page refresh as illustrated in the screenshot below.

This is a pretty easy modification, so let’s get started. I’ve included all needed files here as well.

1. The first thing you should do is download the zip file which contains the actual files you’ll need to generate the random tagline
2. Unzip the archive and make sure you maintain the directory structure
3. Now the fun stuff begins. Open quotes.dat in a text editor, preferably one that shows line numbers, and replace my own mayhem with your own. Be sure to avoid empty lines, as they will “display” anyway, and you won’t see any taglines when that happens.
4. Upload quotes.dat to the root directory of your blog. I’ve assumed that you have put Wordpress in a folder called “blog.”
5. Upload quotesmain.php to your hemingway theme folder. You do not need to make any changes to this file.
6. Now, go to you Wordpress Admin, select Presentation > Theme Editor > Header. Once again, I’m using the Hemingway theme, so I’ll assume you are as well. This tutorial, however, will work for any theme you choose that supports a tagline.
7. At approximately line 56, replace < ?php bloginfo('description'); ?> with < ?php include('quotesmain.php'); ?>

That’s it! Refresh your page and you should start seeing the random taglines show up. You can, of course, style your tagline anyway you’d like. To do that, simply go to Presentation > Theme Editor > Stylesheet and modify the #header p rules anyway you like. For example, I use #header p{
padding-top:48px;
margin:0;
line-height:1em;
color:#ffffff;
font-size: 155%;
font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;} on my site, and that’ll get you started!

I hope this helps, and if you have any questions, please let me know by replying to this thread!

Enjoy!

I’ve thought about redoing this intro many times, as I now have the tools via my film studio to create something more reflective of today’s technology, and maybe one day I will.

In the meantime, I think the message itself remains the same no matter what.

Go have a look.

Below is the official press release surrounding the launch of my new film site!

Pixeldust Films, LLC is proud to announce the official launch of our new website, Pixeldust Films.com. We’ll be adding tons of new content and features over the next few months, so stay tuned while we continue to build out our new home on the web. Our site features the latest news and information, features our video and web work, and provides a comprehensive overview of our services.

The company, run by Creative Director Gino L. Guarnere is on the fast-track to becoming the premiere HDV and Videography studio in the Philadelphia area.

The company built itself by providing free samples of our work to local area businesses. We also produced a few Video Biographies for our family members to show just how great our work was, and then brought it to the consumer market. The speed at which we’ve grown has been astounding, and we’re proud to now bring our brand of top-quality film, video and rich media to you.

Since our humble beginnings, our clips have been featured in the Tribeca Film Festival Clips Competition sponsored by American Express. We’ve created commercial spots for the most celebrated local restaurants and businesses. We were a pioneer in establishing the format currently being embraced by Turn Here.com, who has also acquired
some of our work. And one of our most recent features is being syndicated to over 50 Cigar Retailers across the United States. In the area of film, editing, motion graphics and web design, we pack more punch than just about anybody around.

We’re excited to continue our legacy of excellence here on the web.