Custom smilies

Be careful when editing source codes! Go to the /wp-includes folder, look for functions.php and make a backup. Find this line:

$wpsmiliestrans = array(

Below this line, you will find something like:

':smile:' => 'icon_smile.gif',

etc. (There are several lines for all the smileys) Before the arrow (=>) is the text to be converted to smiley and after the arrow is the smiley file. Replace them by your own smileys and don't forget to upload them to the /wp-includes/images folder. Be careful, keep the ' ' (apostrophes) and the , (comma)! You can also add more smileys, instead of replacing.

(note) You can customize the smileys! I recommend this snippet:

img.wp-smiley { vertical-align: middle; }

This will align your smileys vertically in the middle in your text.