Category: Blog

  • Theme Updates and Functionality Modifications

    If you purchased Monochrome Pro or the All Graph Paper Press Theme package, you will be receiving a theme update for Monochrome Pro via email. This update includes: Auto or manual thumbnail control. There is now no need to manually copy and paste image links into custom fields. Monochrome Pro now pulls the first image…

  • The Next Graph Paper Press Theme Release

    This week has been a fun one here at GPP. I’ve been building lots of new stuff for the WordPress community, tweaking WordPress’ gallery functionality and planning my next theme release. What kind of theme (style & function) are you most interested in seeing developed by GPP? A handful of emails that I have sent…

  • Photo Galleria Plugin for WordPress

    Photo Galleria (download Photo Galleria now) is a simple, yet elegant, WordPress plugin for photographers and designers who want to beautify their WordPress photo galleries using an elegant jquery script. The Photo Galleria plugin synchronizes Galleria with WordPress’ built-in media manager. Simply upload photos as normal and the Photo Galleria plugin will create a photo…

  • The month that disappeared

    Between the WordPress 2.5 upgrade, photographing the Kansas Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship, criss-crossing the U.S. from Omaha to Detroit to San Antonio, and making a photo book in the process, my life feels like it’s been set on cruise control stuck on 120 MPH. Along the way, I learned that: Many courtside sports columnists blog…

  • Graph Paper Press Powered Sites

    Here is a quick list of a few sites using Graph Paper Press themes. These were just a few that have found their way into my email inbox, so I apologize in advance for the hundreds of sites that I’ve left out. If you would like you site added to the list, post a link…

  • Blogging and Free Speech

    While photographing the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, I noticed a few sports writers using WordPress to “Live Blog” the tournament games. The NCAA has a long history of being heavy handed in their restrictions placed on writers, photographers and bloggers. This year, it seems more restrictive than ever, especially for the blogosphere. On the…

  • Sneak Peek At Next Month’s Theme Release

    Graph Paper Press is branching out into new territory for March. Currently, a portfolio-style theme is in the works and should help fill a void in the world of WordPress themes. As a photographer, I spent nearly two years testing out a plethora of photo management systems, image galleries, flash templates, etc. You name it,…

  • Modified Monochrome Website

    One of the best things about working in the creative industry is the luxury of being surrounded by amazingly passionate people. One of those people is Phil Wasson. A few years ago, he launched Super Rat Machine Works, a machine shop specializing in high-end, revolutionary BMX components.

  • The Sign of Things to Come

    Now this is exciting stuff: From now on, all Graph Paper Press themes will be configurable via a customized theme options page located in your Wordpress Admin panel. Click on the post title to see a screenshot of the working theme options page.

  • Our Themes Around the World

    Curious to see how our clients use Graph Paper Press themes? Check out the following sites to see our themes powering a few very attractive sites on the world wide internet.