Shades
The current version of Shades submitted to WordPress.org is 1.8
The latest working version can be found on GitHub.
*WARNING: The GitHub version may be a “work-in-progress”, please make back-ups of your current theme before using. Please be aware you are using a GitHub version at your own risk!*
A simple clean theme framework to work from, designed ideally for light colored backgrounds and easily adapted to darker layouts. Now with Threaded Comments and sticky post support!Please read the included changelog.txt file for the latest change details. The child theme Shades of Darkness is no longer included but is available for download at the theme homepage.
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== Version 1.8 ==
= CODE =
* Added doc blocks and improved overall code quality and structure
* Added link to modified author’s post archive
* Added conditionals to only show website URL (with email) if the address is found in the user profile; and only show biography if it exists on ‘author.php’ output
* Addressed call to deprecated function `get_userdatabylogin`
* Addressed calls to deprecated function `get_theme_data`
* Addressed call to deprecated function `add_custom_background`
* Renamed `bns_dynamic_copyright` to `shades_dynamic_copyright`
* Renamed `bns_theme_version` to `shades_theme_version`
* Replaced navigation with call to `get_template_part( ‘shades-navigation’ )`
* Replaced output if no posts are returned by the_Loop with a call to get_template_part( ‘shades-no-posts’ )
= CSS =
* Added “commenter classes” as defined in ‘author.php’
* Added ‘no-title’ class to post classes if `get_the_title` is empty
* Added ‘widget_tag_cloud’ element
* Adjusted ‘sticky’ post related styles
* Adjusted `gallery` `max-width` for better aesthetics
= Miscellaneous =
* Adoption of a ‘markdown’ / ‘phpdoc’ style in the changelog (this file)
* Added Review Ticket section to ‘readme.txt’
= Internet Browsers Reviewed =
* Apple Safari v5.1.5
* Firefox v11.0
* Google Chrome v18.0
* Internet Explorer v9.0
* Opera v11.62
/** ————————————————————————- */
* Shades
*
* Theme Description: A simple clean theme framework to work from, designed
* ideally for light colored backgrounds and easily adapted to darker layouts.
* Now with Threaded Comments and sticky post support!Please read the
* included changelog.txt file for the latest change details.
*
* @package Shades
* @since 1.0
*
* @link http://buynowshop.com/themes/shades/
* @link https://github.com/Cais/shades/
* @link http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/shades/
*
* @internal REQUIRES WordPress version 3.1.0
* @internal Tested up to WordPress version 3.4
*
* @version 1.8
* @author Edward Caissie
* @copyright Copyright (c) 2009-2012, Edward Caissie
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
* the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as published by the
* Free Software Foundation.
*
* You may NOT assume that you can use any other version of the GPL.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
* ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
* FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
* this program; if not, write to:
*
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor
* Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*
* The license for this software can also likely be found here:
* http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
*
* Last modified April 18, 2012
* @version 1.8
* Replaced navigation with call to get-template-part( ‘shades-navigation’ )
* Replaced output if no posts are returned by the_Loop with a call to get-template-part( ‘shades-no-posts’ )
*
* @todo Review how post formats are handled when displayed via `the_excerpt`
* @todo Revisit the centered menu style
*/
* Last revised April 20, 2012
=== Topics ===
* FAQ
* TODO
* Notes
* Review Tickets
== FAQ ==
Q: How do you suggest I use the Aside, Quote, and Status post formats?
A: The Aside post format will display with an exclamation mark (!) on its left side. The Quote post format will have a a double-quote (“). The Status post format will use an amphere (at sign). These post format will also have their titles and postmeta data right aligned as well. This will set these posts apart from standard posts and other post formats not currently supported.
I would suggest using the Aside post format for ideas and topics that do not necessarily follow the general flow of your main content; the Quote post format usage would be ideal for quotations; and the Status post format could easily follow a very similar idea to tweets or wall posts. Also note, Status posts will show the date and _time_ the post was published; and if the Status post is modified it will also show that date and time in addition to the original published post and time.
Q: Can I change the symbols used for the post formats?
A: Yes. The symbols are generated by their related function. If you wish to use a different glyph I would recommend creating a Child-Theme and writing an appropriate function to be used in place of the functions being used in the theme. If you need help creating a Child-Theme this article may help: http://wpfirstaid.com/2011/04/wordpress-child-themes/.
Q: How do I link to the single view of posts without a title?
A: The Shades theme (as of version 1.7) has the function `shades_use_posted`. This will use the ‘Posted’ text of the postmeta data as the anchor text for the link to the single view of a post without a title. This function can also be over-written in Child-Themes if necessary.
Q: Why does `the_shortcode` functionality appear to not work?
A: See core trac ticket: http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/18632
If you are using the default permalink structure; or if you do not have the ‘JetPack’ plugin, or ‘WordPress Stats’ (included with JetPack) plugin, installed you may experience problems with `the_shortcode` not behaving as expected.
== TODO ==
* [x] Review modified time in “status” post-format
* [x] Review ‘new’ style of changelog
* [x] Review why `the_shortlink` is not working when the implementation has not changed
* [x] Review all font-sizes to be percentage based where possible
NB: Future TODO items will be written inline where appropriate as of version 1.8
== Notes ==
* The Shades Theme (as well as all future theme releases) will no longer directly support older browsers. Please use the most current stable version of your browser of choice.
== Review Ticket ==
* http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/5224 – v1.7 – September 11, 2011
* http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7479 – v1.8 – April 20, 2012
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i want to download Shades 1.3.1 theme,plz help me
@rhythm – All of my free WordPress themes (with the exception of Pinup Meets Grunge) are stored at WordPress.org; and, I expect the latest version of Shades (1.3.1) to be available very soon.
If for whatever reason it becomes an issue in the future I will most definitely make any theme suitably available for download.
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Nice work ..great look
@Kishore – Thank you, I’ll glad you like the theme.
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What’s the license?
ok, i’ve got it
I was having trouble getting youtube video to embed in my post – but then I figured it out. I have jetpack for wordpress installed, so instead of using the youtube embed code, all I had to do was cut/paste the url to the video in the text of my post. It’s working great now!
The post in question is here: http://www.oneforfive.com/mea-copa-1986-semi-finalists-brazil/
Thank you for the quick reply to my question, though!
@Paul – Thanks for that tip; I’ll add this to the review queue for Shades. I did not realize there was a conflict with JetPack and the YouTube embed code … you might want to drop the JetPack author(s) a note on this, too.