Design by JellyBeen » Theme

Shades 1.6 Live

Edward Caissie — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:17:47 +0000

The latest version of the free WordPress Theme Shades went live a few days ago. The version number is 1.6 and implemented many updates to its core functions and features. Here is the latest changelog entry:

Changelog as of Sept 9, 2010:
-- Version 1.6
  - released: Sept 13, 2010
  - added license slug and URI to style.css header block
  - added unique prefix to themes functions where appropriate
  - added full wp_nav_menu support
  - added additional WordPress 3.0 core functionality features i.e.: post thumbnails
  - added full drop-down menu functionality with credits to http://matthewjamestaylor.com/blog/centered-dropdown-menus
  - added 'the_shortlink()' based on this post: http://wpfirstaid.com/2010/07/add-the_shortlink/
  - additional code clean-up
  - CSS: adjusted background and font size on allowed tags for comments
  - CSS: minor clean up  

  ******************************
  * Internet Browsers Reviewed *
  * ========================== *
  *                            *
  * Apple Safari v5.0.1 (Mac)  *
  * Apple Safari v5.0.1 (PC)   *
  * Firefox v3.6.9             *
  * Google Chrome v5.0         *
  * Internet Explorer v8.0     *
  * Opera v10.10               *
  *                            *
  ******************************

As per our usual fashion it will be the featured (read: in use) theme at DbJB until the next BuyNowShop theme is updated, released, and available at the WordPress Extend Themes repository.

Desk Mess Mirrored 1.7 Live

Edward Caissie — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:41:27 +0000

A couple of days ago Desk Mess Mirrored version 1.7 went live at the WordPress Extend Themes repository. Besides being the featured theme, here is the recent changelog:


Changelog as of July 18, 2010:
-- Version 1.7
  - released: July 20, 2010
  - add License URI to style.css title block
  - minor change to `the_content` "more" text
  - css form fine-tuning
  - code clean up to meet WP Standards
  - moved default search into `sidebar-1` (a popular request in end-user feedback)
  - add `custom menu` support
  - add `custom background` support
  - add `post-thumbnail` support to posts and pages
  - add `editor-style` support

  ******************************
  * Internet Browsers Reviewed *
  * ========================== *
  *                            *
  * Apple Safari v5.0   (Mac)  *
  * Apple Safari v5.0   (PC)   *
  * Firefox v3.6.6             *
  * Google Chrome v5.0         *
  * Internet Explorer v8.0     *
  * Opera v10.60               *
  *                            *
  ******************************

Ground Floor 1.5.1 Live

Edward Caissie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:59:43 +0000

The latest version of the free WordPress Theme Ground Floor went live today.

Here is the changelog:


Changelog as of Jul 5, 2010
= Version 1.5.1 =
  - style updates for the `comment_form()` function

= Version 1.5 =
  - released: July 5, 2010
  - cleaned up code to meet WP Standards
  - adjusted content_width value
  - fixed page with comments closed message
  - removed feed links from header; using `add_theme_support( 'automatic-feed-links' );`
  - removed `legacy.comments.php` file as it is no longer referenced.
  - add the use of `comment_form()`

  ******************************
  * Internet Browsers Reviewed *
  * ========================== *
  *                            *
  * Apple Safari v5.0 (Mac)    *
  * Apple Safari v5.0 (PC)     *
  * Firefox v3.6.6             *
  * Google Chrome v5.0         *
  * Internet Explorer v8.0     *
  * Opera v10.10               *
  *                            *
  ******************************

Enjoy!

Desk Mess Mirrored 1.6 Live

Edward Caissie — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:22:37 +0000

The latest version of Desk Mess Mirrored is live at WordPress.org; and, as we return to our tradition of showcasing our latest theme work it is also the being set as the current theme here. Enjoy!

Ground Floor 1.3.1 Live

Edward Caissie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:17:20 +0000

The free WordPress theme Ground Floor version 1.3.1 is now live at WordPress.org.

Here is the latest changelog:

Changelog as of Mar 8, 2010
= Version 1.3.1 =
  - modified bns_login function to use wp-login.php to match the BNS Login plugin
  - removed promotional link to the BNS Login plugin at WordPress.org

    ******************************
    * Internet Browsers Reviewed *
    * ========================== *
    *                            *
    * Apple Safari v4.0.4 (Mac)  *
    * Apple Safari v4.0.4 (PC)   *
    * Firefox v3.6               *
    * Google Chrome v4.0         *
    * Internet Explorer v8.0     *
    * Opera v10.10               *
    *                            *
    * IE 6 - basic functionality *
    ******************************

= Version 1.3 =
  - added "GPL2" license statement to style.css
  - added YUI reset to CSS
  - general clean-up of CSS file (removed most empty elements)
  - added bns_dynamic_copyright()

Shades 1.3.1 Live

Edward Caissie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:58:56 +0000

After putting the update for Shades version 1.3 on the WordPress Extend Themes repository I noticed a few items that needed to be addressed … mostly CSS related plus a few other minor additions. Here is the recent changes from the changelog.txt file:

Changelog as of Nov 28, 2009:

-- Version 1.3.1
  - WP: added body_class() function
  - WP: added author link to page.php
  - CSS: added author related elements and properties
  - CSS: add '.page p' class
  - CSS: added 'blockquote p' element
  - CSS: general consolidations and/or removal of duplicate elements

Enjoy!

Desk Mess Mirrored 1.4.2 Live

Edward Caissie — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:41:50 +0000

The latest version of Desk Mess Mirrored, version 1.4.2, is now live at WordPress.org. The theme team seems to be consistently approving updates in about two days.

This version of the theme is mostly just aesthetics with focus on page styles. Here is the latest changelog entry:

Changelog (as of Oct 17, 2009)

-- Version 1.4.2
	- CSS (new): added 'dl.gallery-item {margin: 0;}' as pointed out by Andy Fragen of http://troop262ps.org/
	- CSS (edit): #comments -> 'padding: 24px 0 0 40px;' to 'padding: 30px 0 0 30px;'
	- CSS (new): added '.page ol', '.page ul', and '.page li' elements
	- comments.php (line 40) -> changed 'One Comment' to '1 Comment'

… and of course, we will be featuring the Desk Mess Mirrored theme in the form of the Multi child theme.

New WordPress Theme: NoNa 1.0 Live

Edward Caissie — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:54:00 +0000

The hard working folk on the WordPress Themes team have sent me another email:

Congratulations, your new theme Nona is now available to the public at .

I still think this is one of the better things to read in my inbox.

NoNa is the direct replacement for Pinup Meets Grunge and will be carried forward as such. Here is the description from style.css:

Missing the pretty pin-up girl posing in the header, this grunge based theme originally known as Pinup Meets Grunge beautifully blends user option enabled background colors. This built-in option gives you the creative opportunity to truly make this theme your own. Do not be scared off by the dark look, try installing your own copy and playing with the background color changing option yourself. Remember, if you are not a fan of “blank” headers feel free to drop us a note and we can discuss additional options.

Although we are disappointed Pinup Meets Grunge is no longer available at WordPress.org we can only hope a grassroots campaign will spring up with everyone writing to themes@wordpress.org asking them to remove the suspended status from Pinup Meets Grunge.

New Desk Mess Mirrored and Shades Theme Versions Go Live

Edward Caissie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:40:24 +0000

I just received word, or more correctly read my emails and found the announcements that the recent theme updates to Desk Mess Mirrored and Shades have been approved at WordPress.org. The latest versions of both themes are now live and ready to be downloaded, or updated, as the case may be.

In this latest version of Shades, the major update was to the comments part of the theme. Shades version 1.2 now fully supports threaded comments. Also in this release, support for sticky posts was added.

The latest version (1.4.1) of Desk Mess Mirrored had support for sticky posts added, too.

Desk Mess Mirrored 1.4 Live

Edward Caissie — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:59:32 +0000

Desk Mess Mirrored version 1.4 is now live at WordPress.org as of Sept 21, 2009. This announcement would normally have been made yesterday when we received the news ourselves but just prior to the email notice we received another email.

This email advised us that our theme Pinup Meets Grunge was suspended and after many emails the essential reason is:

… while it isn’t obvious and over the top adult/mature
(like a theme with pornography in it), I do think it’s fairly
suggestive and trying to push where the line is for adult/mature in
the theme directory.

Given this, you will now find the Pinup Meets Grunge theme available on our main web site where we will continue to maintain and update it in the same fashion as any of our other themes currently hosted on the WordPress Extend Theme repository.

You should also keep an eye open for the “replacement” theme to be published on WordPress.org in the near future.