Author: Thad Allender

  • How to create a child theme for the Base theme for WordPress

    In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to customize our Base theme framework for WordPress so you can protect your code changes from any future theme upgrades that we release.  Before we started, please download this Base Custom Child Theme (a starter child theme for Base, used in the examples).  Lets review some basic concepts regarding…

  • Sidewinder 1.0.4 Released

    Sidewinder 1.0.4 Released

    Sidewinder, a photo theme for WordPress, has been updated to version 1.0.4 and includes the following enhancements: Choose between 1, 2, 5 and 10 pixels of spacing between slideshow images.  (See example) Galleries now support Tags Removed date display from Pages Search page formatting Existing paid members can download the latest version from their member…

  • Widescreen 1.4.0 Released

    Widescreen 1.4.0 is now available for download from your member dashboard. This version includes the following enhancements: iPhone CSS stylesheet added for improved display on iDevices. Added support for custom Google fonts Javascript combined and minified Updated jbgallery javascript Custom CSS output in header instead of style.php for performance improvement Changed background image Improved PhotoShelter…

  • A tribute to early theme adopters

    A tribute to early theme adopters

    Users who adopt version 1.0 of anything deserve serious respect. Without these early adopters, software developers would be permanently stuck in beta testing mode. So, today we’re paying homage to these pioneering users who have adopted early releases of our themes as a way to say thanks. Sit back and enjoy!

  • New WordPress plugins for creating About, Welcome, and Testimonial sections

    New WordPress plugins for creating About, Welcome, and Testimonial sections

    Have you ever wanted to create an eye-catching testimonial page celebrating positive customer feedback? Perhaps you want a simple welcome message alerting your site visitors to something important. Or maybe you need a biographical about section in your footer so visitors and potential customers know how to get in touch with you. If so, these…

  • Base 1.0.6 Available

    Base 1.0.6 is now available for download for all paid members. The update includes the following changes: Enhancement – Blog title on Blog Page template is no longer hard-coded. Bugfix – Image calculation fix for dynamic image resizing. Enhancement – Added image type on Theme Options.  Currently not used.  Will use when WP 3.1 is…

  • Introducing Sidewinder, a photo portfolio theme for WordPress

    Introducing Sidewinder, a photo portfolio theme for WordPress

    We are seriously pumped to announce our latest photo theme, Sidewinder, into the wild.  Sidewinder is a horizontal side-scrolling theme that resizes with the browser as it expands and contracts.  It is ideal for photographers looking for a holistic photo portfolio and blogging platform.

  • Base 1.0.4 Available

    Base 1.0.4 is now available for download.  It adds the following enhancements and fixes for earlier versions of Base: Lots of changes for upcoming child themes Blog page template is now hookable for child themes jQuery loading improvements Meta robots change Taxonomy title additions Updated instructions This is a highly recommended update to all previous…

  • Base 1.0.3 Released

    Base 1.0.3 is now available for download.  It fixes a bug reported in the footer widgets of Base version 1.0.2.  Here are the files that changed between version 1.0.2 and version 1.0.3: Modified /base/footer.php Modified /base/library/extensions/footer-extensions.php Modified /base/library/options/theme-js.php Modified /base/style.css Added /base/library/js/base.js Deleted /base/library/js/nav.js Deleted /base/library/js/search.js To download Base, please visit your member dashboard here…

  • Widescreen 1.3.4 Released

    Widescreen 1.3.4 is now ready for download.  This release fixes a bug for PhotoShelter integration.  If you don’t integrate Widescreen with PhotoShelter, there is no need to upgrade.  For those upgrading from versions 1.3.2 or 1.3.3, simply replace these files: widescreen/includes/photoshelter-meta.php widescreen/includes/custom-styles.php widescreen/style.css Subscribing members can download the latest version of Widescreen from the member…