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Shades 1.4

Edward Caissie — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 16:46:33 +0000

Hot on the heels of the Ground Floor theme update, I have just uploaded the latest version of the free WordPress theme Shades. This version, 1.4, also concentrates on cleaning up the code and preparing for the upcoming release of the WordPress 3.0 – see the latest changelog for more details:

Changelog as of Apr 24, 2010:
-- Version 1.4
  - release: Apr 24, 2010
  - Shades of Darkness child theme is no longer included
  - add revision details to each file
  - updated bns_dynamic_copyright() function
  - add class and ID to function widget definition
  - added WordPress version 3.0 Navigation Menu core widget style elements

  - additional modifications to meet current guidelines as found at: http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Development_Checklist.

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    * Internet Browsers Reviewed *
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    * Apple Safari v4.0.5 (Mac)  *
    * Apple Safari v4.0.5 (PC)   *
    * Firefox v3.6.3             *
    * Google Chrome v4.1         *
    * Internet Explorer v8.0     *
    * Opera v10.10               *
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    * IE 6 - basic functionality *
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As noted, the Shades of Darkness child theme is no longer included with this parent theme but it is still freely available for download on the Shades theme page.

Shades 1.3.3

Edward Caissie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:55:24 +0000

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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    * Internet Browsers Reviewed *
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    * Apple Safari v4.0.4 (Mac)  *
    * Apple Safari v4.0.4 (PC)   *
    * Firefox v3.6               *
    * Google Chrome v3.0         *
    * Internet Explorer v8.0     *
    * Opera v10.10               *
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    * IE 6 - basic functionality *
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Version 1.3.3 of Shades is now live at <http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/shades>.
The WordPress.org Themes Team

Shades 1.1

Edward Caissie — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:33:58 +0000

Once again we jumped in our version numbers, this time from Shades version 1.0.4.1 to Shades version 1.1; and, once again it was due to big changes in the theme. Here is the changelog for version 1.1 as it was just uploaded to WordPress.org:

-- Version 1.1
  - update search box; added simple scripting
  - added "Edit" link to page.php template
  - re-coded searchform.php
  - edited sidebar.php to use new searchform.php
  - CSS (edit): input:focus, textarea:focus -> changed 'padding-bottom: 30px' to 'padding: 1px 0;'
  - CSS (new): input#s { width: 70%; }
  - CSS (new): .textwidget form {text-align:center;}
  - CSS (new): added BNS Plugins section at end of style.css
  * child theme Shades of Darkness updated to version 1.0.1

NB: As of version 1.1 the following deprecated files have been removed from the theme core files:
  * home.php
  * header-home.php

I would like to mention the removal of the home.php and header-home.php files will have absolutely no effect on the current version of the Shades theme as they make absolutely no use of them. The original menu code utilized these files but since then I have optimized the code and no longer need the extra files. Although not necessary, those long time users of the Shades theme can feel free to delete the theme and re-install with a completely fresh current copy to remove the deprecated files; or, FTP to your blog and remove the files manually.

I would also like to point out that a minor update to the Shades child theme, Shades of Darkness, has also been made. It’s changelog is as follows:

== Changelog ==
as of Aug 14, 2009
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= Version 1.01 =
* CSS (new): #header-center p { color:#635537; } to show blog description
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= Version 1.0 =
* Initial release

We hope you enjoy both of these updates!

Shades of Darkness 1.0

Edward Caissie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 23:49:46 +0000

We just received word that the latest update to our free WordPress theme Shades (version 1.0.4.1) has been approved, which means we are also pleased to be able to announce the child theme Shades of Darkness is also available with the Shades theme.

Please note the references in the post Child Themes for Everyone if you need help implementing the child theme; or, feel free to contact us for additional help.

Enjoy!