We often don’t think of the possibilities of two-column sidebar boxes because the multimedia box is so predominant. However, Thesis makes it easy to build and use sidebar boxes that span both columns of the sidebars. They can be placed above or below the multimedia box or at other locations along the sidebar — even at the bottom.
These boxes might be used for an opt-in box form, advertisements, pictures of Spot, a flash movie, or almost anything you might dream up to put in them. In fact, many people use them instead of the multimedia box because of their flexibility.
A new article, “How to Build Two-Column Sidebar Boxes,” shows you how simple it is to build these sidebar boxes, and provides illustrations of where they can be located on the sidebar. It is an easy-to-follow tutorial that will leave you itching to try it!
Later today I will publish two more articles for newbies (and oldies, too!) about basic CSS and PHP syntax and how they are used in the custom.css and custom_functions.php file.
