How To Embed A Flash Header

Embedding a flash header is fairly easy with Thesis. In this tutorial I will show how to do exactly that. One thing I will not cover is how to write the html necessary to embed flash. I will assume that you already have an embed code. Also, there are numerous ways to get your flash header on your site.

Method #1 will leave the traditional Thesis Theme header and the flash will appear right below it. Here is method #1:

1. First, you must log into WordPress and click the following: Appearance → Design Options.
2. Find the “Feature Box” section and expand the top option. For a “header” feature box choose the feature box placement option “full width above content and sidebars.” Then decide if you want it to show on only the home page or sitewide. Don’t forget to save!
3. Now open custom.css and custom_functions.php.
4. In the custom_functions.php enter the following code:

   function fancy_pants_flash() {
   ?>
   your embed code goes here
   <?php
   }
   add_action('thesis_hook_feature_box','fancy_pants_flash');

Method #2 will actually put the flash in the header and obscure the traditional header text. And here is method #2:

1. Open your custom.css and custom_functions.php.
2. In your custom_functions.php enter the following:

   function fancy_pants_flash() {
   ?>
   your embed code goes here
   <?php
   }
   add_action('thesis_hook_after_title','fancy_pants_flash');

3. Now type the following in custom.css:

   .custom #header #logo { text-indent: -9999px; }
   .custom #header #tagline { text-indent: -9999px; }

DO NOT FORGET TO SAVE YOUR WORK!!!

One last thing: Thesis Tutor can’t help you with the flash aspect of this tutorial. So if you are wondering about parameters and what not, I suggest you read this and this.