How to Change the Header on Posts With the WordPress Plugin

The Dynamic Headers plugin simplifies the task of changing headers.

Adding a custom header to your WordPress blog helps your site stand out from the rest. If you want to have a different header for individual posts, you will need to install an additional plugin. The Dynamic Headers plugin gives you the ability to choose custom headers for each post and page. To set up the Dynamic Headers plugin, you will need basic experience with creating directories within your hosted WordPress folders.

Instructions

1. Install the Dynamic Headers plugin from wordpress.org/extend/plugins/dynamic-headers on your WordPress blog. Once the installation is complete, click the "Activate Plugin" link.

2. Log into your Web host or connect to your host via FTP client. Within the wp-content directory, create a new sub-directory named "header-images." This directory will need to be writable.

3. Return to your WordPress dashboard. Expand the Headers menu in the left sidebar. Click the "Add New File" sub-menu. Upload your headers using the upload tool. Valid header file types are JPGs, GIFs, PNGs and Flash files.

4. Open the "Settings" sub-menu within the Headers menu. Choose one of your header files as the default header. Once this configuration is complete, every post or page will have a Dynamic Headers option added to the editing page. From here, you can select one of your header files to be the header for that particular post.

References

• WordPress Plugin Directory: Dynamic Headers