There is probably an easier way, but when I needed to have custom images and text at the top of each category page, I created a new widget area for each one and populated them with text widgets calling each image, with associated text. Then I added all of the widget areas to the center column, using the theme options. This was with Atahualpa 3.6.5, in the Content Above the Loop section. This is what the code looks like:
Code:
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=letters'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=milestones'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=obit_widget'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=history'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=gardenguide'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=news'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=dineandwine'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=books'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=teenhealth'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=careerdoc'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=politics'); ?>
<?php bfa_widget_area('name=biznews'); ?>
You can see it in action at
http://larchmontgazette.com. Click on News, Obituaries, Letters, etc., in the top menu, to see the custom images and text. We are no longer publishing except for new obituaries, so the site looks a little bare, especially the sidebars where ads used to be, but it's still functional.
I'm a little surprised this is still working, since I did upgrade to the latest WP version, and I thought the PHP functions couldn't be added anymore to the theme in this manner, but maybe it's still working because I didn't upgrade to the latest version of ATA. I don't know. I'm sure Juggledad or Larry may have more thoughts on this issue.