The latest version of Thesis is now available. Yesterday Thesis 1.7 was released with reports of some brand new features and having much faster and efficient code. Some of the new features are pretty cool. The code, well I can’t speak for that, but faster and more efficient means faster loading times for your readers and that is a good thing.
One of the new features which is going to come in very handy for affiliate marketers is the ability to create 301 redirects easily. So easily that it is as simple as building a new page. You just create a new page and name it whatever you want. For this example I used Thesis. Then scroll down and there is a box labeled ’301 Redirect for this Page’s URL’ and cut and paste your affiliate link into it. Publish the page and http://marketingelf.com/thesis now redirects to the DIYThemes site. Very cool. No more needing to edit your .htacess file or using a plugin.
It also gives you greater control of the title and meta tags in the head of each page. There is now a box to easily add custom title, meta description and meta keywords to the main page of your site on the Site Options of your Thesis dashboard. Plus you can also add them to individual category and tag pages as well. This is so very important for SEO purposes.
The Thesis dashboard now has 5 options rather than 3 which include Site Options, Design Options, Page Options, Custom File Editor and Manage Options. I have just begun playing around with it all, but I know that web designers are going to love the ability to save and restore Thesis options on a client’s site. There is also a built in Javascript library and you can also reorder how comments appear on your blog posts with a simple drag and drop to move around comments, comment form, and trackbacks.
If you are looking for a great WordPress Theme that is built to help your website rank well in the search engines, then download Thesis 1.7 today.
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Always enjoy your product reviews and other postings but I am confused by this line:
“The code, well I can’t speak for that, but faster and more efficient means slower loading times for your readers and that is a good thing.”
Why are slower loading times a good thing?
Just Plain Bill
Twitter: marketingelf
April 8, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Oh good catch Bill! I meant faster loading times. Off to change that immediately. Thanks!