By Ian Stewart
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July 22, 2008
WordPress Theme Authors: In response to How to get featured in our Daily Releases on Weblog Tools Collection, I’ve made a template for posting your WordPress theme releases to the Weblog Tools Collection forum. Here it is for anyone that wants to use it. Enjoy.
<strong><a href="" title="Theme URL">Theme Name</a></strong>
License: license-type
Short description of the theme. Widget ready? Supports gravatars? Options page? One, two or three column theme? What colors is it available in? Is the header customizable?
<ul>
<li>Point one</li>
<li>Point two</li>
<li>Point three</li>
</ul>
<a href="" title="Theme Demo">Theme Demo</a> or <a href="" title="Theme Screenshot">Screenshot</a>
Feel free to use or adapt for your own theme releases.
By Ian Stewart
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July 21, 2008
For a while now I’ve wanted to release a WordPress theme for small to medium-sized businesses that would allow them to quickly set up a professional, smart-looking website. And today, I’d like to introduce you to Travailler, the WordPress theme that puts your blog to work.
Check out the demo by clicking on the big image below and then come on back and read on.
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By Ian Stewart
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July 19, 2008
Ben Eastaugh, co-author of the Tarski Theme, on Adding Custom WordPress Hooks to your WordPress themes. More themes should be doing something similar to this. Not exactly the same. But similar.
By Ian Stewart
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July 18, 2008
I’ve published a tutorial on How To Create a WordPress Child Theme, using Thematic as an example Parent Theme, on the ThemeShaper forums. Probably worth bookmarking if you’re interested in the concept and want to know how to get started.
By Ian Stewart
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July 18, 2008
Now that the WordPress themes viewer has been revamped, become the WordPress Theme Directory, and is pleasantly subverting things in the background of your upload, is The WordPress.com Theme Marketplace far behind? I’ve always thought the two would go hand in hand.
By Ian Stewart
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July 17, 2008
Aaron Brazell of Technosailor offers his opinion on where WordPress theme authors should be adding hooks—for easy theme modification—into their themes. Fuel for good thought on theme design.
By Ian Stewart
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July 16, 2008
ThemeShaper now has forums. Powered by bbPress, of course. If you have any questions or concerns about any of the ThemeShaper themes, please post them there. That way we can all learn from, well, um, my mistakes. I guess. Gee. Why did I start forums again?
ThemeShaper Forums.