Displaying 31 To 42 Of 42 Comments Review – Wooden Fence By TemplateLite A larger line height and more bottom margin on the paragraphs would go a long way in making this theme look better. All that work on those fancy graphics and nothing done to the most basic elements hurts this theme. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On May 31, 2009 @ 1:11 PM I could code a new widget in 10 minutes (assuming I already have my function(s) created). There’s really no need for developers to work with a widget creator, especially with the new widget class in WP 2.8. Things like this should be for Average Joe to use. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On May 22, 2009 @ 3:58 PM All you’ve really told me here is that Beagle has an opinion about the GPL and likes neither uppercase letters nor punctuation marks. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On May 22, 2009 @ 1:22 PM Who’s that handsome guy in that picture? » Posted By Justin Tadlock On May 11, 2009 @ 8:53 PM If you’re not paying me money, #9 and #10 usually gets you the quickest reply. But, it probably won’t be helpful, and it definitely won’t be pretty. ;) Just to add to number 10: The issue with this isn’t necessarily the “!@#$” words but how the sentence is phrased. You should almost never tell a developer that there’s a problem with the theme/plugin. It’s always best to talk in terms of “I” in this regard. While running an actual support forum, I find the most common problem is that users don’t give me enough information to help them. Many times, my first reply to a user is a list of several questions I need answered before proceeding. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On May 9, 2009 @ 4:02 PM Theme Repository In Need Of An Upgrade? I only have one theme on the repository. This is mainly because child themes are not currently allowed. The biggest reason it’s even on the repository is because I was pretty sure themes would be upgradeable and browseable from the WordPress administration in 2.8. So, I wanted to go ahead and make use of this. It would offer a great way for people using my theme framework to know when an upgrade was ready. One other thing I failed to touch on in my post was the theme previewer. My theme kind of looks horrendous without any widgets set, at least with the content they have for the demo. Question: Out of the current top 10 themes, which ones would you use? Thematic is the only one I’d use. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On April 12, 2009 @ 3:24 PM Comparisons Between Most Popular Theme Frameworks Dan, well done. I don’t really like big comparison charts sometimes, but this was nice. It helps me see what the other themes have that Hybrid doesn’t in a clear and readable chart. It gives me a chance to reevaluate whether I’d like to add more or change anything. The biggest thing I’d like to get rid of is the huge theme download size. I suspect version 0.6 will be much smaller. Since Jeff is actually using the Hybrid theme here on this site, he needs to stop by my support forums so I can show him how to get rid of the sidebar for posts with large tables. ;) » Posted By Justin Tadlock On April 8, 2009 @ 4:37 AM Default Theme Framework Is Stupid I don’t think a theme framework in core is ideal. What’s packaged with WordPress should be starting points for further development. For plugins, we have Hello Dolly. For themes, we have Default and Classic. These are meant to be very simple extensions that allow developers to learn. If we package a powerful theme framework in there, it could make some brand new developers run for the hills. I probably wouldn’t have gotten into theme development for WordPress if the Default theme was a framework like the ones we see today. We also need to remember that any theme is a framework. Essentially, we already have two theme frameworks built in. I’d rather see a more solidly-coded Default theme built in. I absolutely hate the way it’s coded now. The focus should be on best practices, but it should also be simple and understandable enough for newbies to learn from. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On March 28, 2009 @ 2:59 AM WordPress Forums To Be Revamped Soon? @Jeffro – There’s no problem with adding them in the same conversation. It’s just that in some of these discussions, there’s no real distinction made between the two. As you mentioned in your post, “the forums on WordPress.org are the #1 example of what BBPress is capable of,” which is definitely true. How the software is used there is the “face” of bbPress. It’s what the world sees. I feel like WP.org is using pretty much a base theme with a few plugins, which isn’t really representative of what the software can do. Once we get a few more out-of-the-ordinary examples (and if 1.0 is ever released), many views might change. If I wasn’t so wrapped up in WordPress, I’d be working a lot more with bbPress. There’s so much potential. As you can tell by now, I’m a bit of a bbPress fanboy. And, we’ve gotta get your spellin’ right! It’s “bbPress.” ;) <– At least from what I can tell. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On March 9, 2009 @ 5:04 AM It feels like we’re on two different subjects here in some ways. The WP.org support forums and bbPress don’t necessarily have to be tied to the same conversation. There are features that should be added to the support forums but shouldn’t be added to the core of bbPress. I definitely agree that the WP.org forums could use a little sprucing up — in the form of plugins. Better user-thread management is something that should probably be addressed in bbPress. The one thing that’s so great about bbPress right now is that it’s extremely lightweight. It literally serves every need I have. Sure, there are things I want, but I’m not certain they should be a part of the core. Even though WordPress is fairly lightweight, more features keep getting piled on. Jeff, even you’ve written about bloat and WordPress. I’d hate to see bbPress go down this road of piling on new features. Sure, many forum users might consider some things as standard compared to other forum software, but the great thing is that it’s very modular — you can pick and choose the features you want through plugins. Granted, a lot of those plugins have yet to be written. MichaelH’s list is pretty solid though. It does address some real needs for the support forums on WP.org. Some of these things can be added to the support forums right now and shouldn’t reflect poorly upon bbPress. And, as you’ve said, the search sucks. I learned to use Google long ago. One last thought: My hope is that one day WPTavern will join in the ranks as a WordPress-/bbPress-powered site. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On March 9, 2009 @ 2:47 AM Justin Tadlock Releases Hybrid News Theme @Jeffro – Yeah, 11. At least I have loads of extra ideas I can use in future themes though. I completely threw away about half of them, but I’ve kept a handful to implement later. By the way, what plugin/script are you using for your “Reply” link here in the comments? I’ve been looking for something like this, even if I have to rip apart a plugin to get it. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On February 3, 2009 @ 3:57 PM Thanks for the link back to the theme, Jeffro. You asked me the other day what users wanted, if they were still into news-style themes. This theme is a direct result of loads of user input from a survey I conducted in December. I tried to find some solid middle ground where their ideas could peacefully meet mine. I went through 11 complete redesigns of this theme before finally settling with what we have. Overall, I’m fairly happy with it. Now, I must sleep for a few hours. When I return, I need to catch up on all the lost time from the last few days. » Posted By Justin Tadlock On February 3, 2009 @ 6:12 AMComments Posted By Justin Tadlock
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