Browsing all 8 posts tagged with theme.
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Last summer when I launched this iteration of my site, I added the Marketplace. Up until now, it’s merely been a place for me to list WordPress themes, which are available for purchase at ThemeForest. My initial intent, was to sell add-ons for said themes which enhance or add functionality, and allow me to continue to invest time into existing themes. 10 months later, and after many failed attempts, I finally got my first add-on out the door.
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
Shortly after the release of WordPress 2.9, I published my technique for bulletproof post thumbnails. Since then, it’s evolved yet simplified into a more robust solution, specifically for use in WordPress themes. The problem, was that each image uploaded was generating a new set of images in various sizes, on top of the three that WordPress creates by default. This resulted in 6 or 7 images, instead of just a handful. While this isn’t really a huge deal, it means you’re going to be using more space on your server, and the uploads directory will get a bit unruly.
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Over the past few weeks I’ve been working on an update for my video-centric WordPress theme, Wave. It’s a bit overdue, but every time I sit down with it, I end up packing something new in that will definitely please my customers and will hopefully justify the wait. Since WordPress 2.9 was recently released, I decided to look into the new Post Thumbnails functionality and see if I could make use of it in my themes. At this point, there isn’t much in the way of documentation, so I thought I would…
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Well, not exactly. But it makes for a good title, doesn’t it? I am however, on a bit of a theme development binge this month and next. If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that last week I released the first of many themes on ThemeForest (affiliate link) – a marketplace for themes and templates spanning many platforms.
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Over the years, I’ve mentioned on several occasions that I wanted very much to release some themes of my own. Whether it be premium or free releases, it’s always something I wanted to do. But it’s just never happened, and the main issue has always been time. I’ve have grand ideas for themes, but knew I would need to invest weeks to crank them out. Back in early September, I was approached by Adii to collaborate on a premium theme for WooThemes. This arrangement was exactly what I needed to get a…
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
When I made the jump back into freelance work in March of this year, I didn’t have much time to get my plan of attack in order. As a matter of fact, I pretty much just started taking on clients again without really giving it a second thought. I had only been out of the game for a year after all. But a lot can happen in a year when you’re talking technology and the internets. When I realized I was a sinking ship, I started to evaluate myself and how I conduct…
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
This is probably the single most frequently asked question that arrives in my inbox, or elsewhere. And for good reason, I suppose. Seeing how I’ve been building sites on top of WordPress exclusively for about 3 years now. There are many different routes you can take when building a theme, and I’ve pretty much streamlined my method over the past couple years. Granted, there are always exceptions and I’ve found that I can’t work from a base template. Instead, I build “themes†from the ground-up, but with a little help. Here’s how…
Sunday, May 18th, 2008
Shortly after making my return to freelance web design, a familiar name appeared in my inbox. Not someone I knew personally, but someone I knew of. It seemed Chris Pirillo was in need of a redesign and had been pointed in my direction. When I got talking to Chris about what he was after, I quickly began to get excited, as a redesign was just the tip of the iceberg. Chris had this idea – a social media theme that would allow you to easily integrate the social networks you use on a…
