Ground Floor 1.4
Yesterday I uploaded the lastest version of the free WordPress theme Ground Floor for review. This update was mostly for cleanup and preaparation for the upcoming release of WordPress version 3.0 – see the following recent changelog for more details:
Changelog as of Apr 23, 2010
= Version 1.4 =
- released: Apr 23, 2010
- reviewed for compatibility with WordPress 3.0
- added revision / date reference to each file
- corrected dynamic_copyright function
- removed legacy.comments.php and associated function calls
- CSS: added elements for the Calendar
- WP: add class and ID to function widget definition
- WP: minor clean up to widget functions
- WP: using `add_theme_support` added: `post-thumbnails`, `nav-menus`, and `automatic-feed-links`
- added BNS Modified Post function (requires WordPress 3.0)
- additional modifications to meet current guidelines as found at: http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist.
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Desk Mess Mirrored 1.5
I just uploaded for review the most recent version (1.5) of my free WordPress theme Desk Mess Mirrored. Please note, some of the new functionality I have added will only become available with the use of WordPress version 3.0 or greater.
I have also started the ground work for a few new features and functions that will be added with future updates of the theme.
Here is the recent changelog:
Changelog as of Apr 18, 2010:
-- Version 1.5
- released: April 18, 2010
- removed `show_avatar` function (not used)
- reviewed for compatibility with WordPress 3.0
- using `add_theme_support` added: `post-thumbnails`, `nav-menus`, and `automatic-feed-links`
- added BNS Modified Post function (requires WordPress 3.0)
- WP: added third widget area to sidebar
- WP: adopted default widget code as standard
- CSS: removed 'text-align:center' property from 'widget' class
- additional modifications to meet current guidelines as found at: http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist.
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Enjoy!
BNS Support Ready for WordPress 3.0
The last plugin, BNS Support, on my WordPress pre-3.0 review list has been verified to be compatible with the current version as of this writing, version 3.0-beta1. The addition of the “new” WordPress Multisite functionality in version 3.0 required minor code edits for the plugin to work more correctly.
Users of the plugin with single site installations of WordPress will not notice any difference in the plugin functionality except the addition of the multisite status, either true or false; and, Multisite installations will see a message to refer back to the primary domain’s administration team.
This plugin is a very useful piece of software that will benefit any WordPress installation by providing a list of major WordPress related items. This information is ideal for providing details related to support issues; and, can be easily copied and pasted as needed.
Two More Plugins Ready for WordPress 3.0
I just uploaded two more updated versions of plugins that are now proven compatible with WordPress 3.0 in its current release state. They are:
The plugins actually worked as is without any edits although I did add some additional code to the BNS Login plugin for aesthetic reasons more than anything else; and, the BNS SMF Feeds plugin was just fine. You can see their respective changelogs on each plugin’s page.
BNS Featured Plugins Verified on WordPress 3.0
The next two plugins on my list for compatibility review with WordPress 3.0 have been verified to work correctly. The plugins I reviewed this time are:
In the cases of these plugins there were not significant edits required to verify they will work correctly when used on WordPress 3.0 installations.
Next up will be the BNS Login and BNS SMF Feeds plugins, followed by the BNS Support plugin. I will be reviewing the BNS Facebook Sharecount plugin after all of the BNS themes have been reviewed.
Desk Mess Mirrored Copied
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Charles Caleb Colton
The first time I found the Desk Mess Mirrored theme re-worked for other than WordPress was when it was ported to the concrete5 theme format by the fine people at Smart Web Projects. We spoke briefly and I am thrilled they were able to make Desk Mess Mirrored available to the concrete5 project.
Now, it seems the Desk Mess Mirrored theme is being paid tribute, again, as a Blogger theme.
Although I have no idea who is behind this, I hope it will be enjoyed by as many as possible on this new platform.
Thank you for sharing the Desk Mess Mirrored theme!
Ground Floor 1.3
I have just uploaded the latest version of Ground Floor to the WordPress.org Theme repository. Most of the updates were focused on cleaning up the CSS file as well as adding the two footer functions: bns_dynamic_copyright (version 1.3), and bns_theme_version (version 1.2.1). Here is the lastest changelog:
Changelog as of Mar 6, 2010
= 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()
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Ground Floor version 1.3.1 is now live at WordPress.org as of Mar 9, 2010.
Artists and Albums
One of my great pleasures in seeing how my themes are being enjoyed by others. Today I would like to share two more web sites in my series of “showcase” posts.
The first web site is using a modified version of the Desk Mess Mirrored theme. This design has a completely new header section that enhances the theme character for this author’s content and direction. Here is a screen snippet from The DigiScrap Quality Guide:
Digital Scrapbooking Quality Control Guide and Information
The next web site was quite a pleasant surprise; not for its theme modification but simply for its content. I am quite honored to have my theme, Shades, chosen to display Kayla and Orion’s online wedding album. Thank you very much. Here is a snippet of their web site with their special day clearly marked.
Kayla and Orion - May 30, 2010
Please accept my best wishes for a prosperous and joyous future together.
Shades 1.3.3
The latest version (1.3.3) of the free WordPress theme Shades has just been uploaded for approval by the Themes Team at WordPress.org. Here is the recent changelog for this version:
Changelog as of Feb 22, 2010:
-- Version 1.3.3
- WP: added "GPL2" license statement to style.css
- WP: added 'posted' to page author by-line, now reads 'posted by'
- WP: added bns_dynamic_copyright() to functions.php; replaced 'copyright' code in footer.php
- WP: added bns_theme_version() to functions.php; replaced 'version' code in footer.php
- WP: moved wp_footer into its own 'div'
- CSS: removed most empty elements
- NB: Shades of Darkness will no longer be included with Shades to reduce theme size after version 1.3.3
- NB: Shades of Darkness will be available to download at http://buynowshop.com/themes/shades
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Version 1.3.3 of Shades is now live at <http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/shades>.
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