Thesis Tip #11 – Clickable Logo in Header

One of the most common modifications to the Thesis theme is replacing the header text with your own custom logo or image. What a lot of people forget to do is add a bit more code to make that logo clickable.

1. First, upload your logo to the  /custom/images folder.
2. Go to Thesis Options, and click “Header” under Display Options. Make sure “Show site name in header” is selected (it is by default).
3. Open custom.css, and paste the following code. Make sure you change the height and width to match your logo’s dimensions:

.custom #logo {background-image: url('images/logo.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; width: 170px; height: 145px; text-indent: -9999px; }
.custom #logo a {width: 170px; height: 145px; display: block; outline: none;}


That second line is what a lot of people forget. If you don’t include it, you’ll have the logo up there but it won’t be clickable. Now, when someone clicks it they are sent to the homepage.

And that’s it!

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• Thesis Tip #9 – Custom Options Page
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Bill Erickson is a WordPress Consultant who builds custom websites using WordPress as a CMS and Thesis or Genesis as a framework. He’s a cofounder and resident of The Creative Space, and a cofounder of the BIL Conference (the open analog to the TED Conference).