Dec 30th, 2008
by Ravi Varma.
WordPress 2.7 has come up with some new features on the front end, that needed to be implemented in the theme for them to be functional. Though PrimePress 1.3 did work well with WP 2.7, we couldn't really make use of these new goodies.
- Threaded Comments 1
- Comment Paging 1
- Post classes
- Sticky posts
Version 1.3.1 2 has all these implemented. Other stuff you'll see in this version are an additional 620px content width layout option to choose from and a modified search widget.
Notes:
- Comment features need to be activated in the Settings > Discussion panel for them to be functional.
- 1.3.1 is backward compatible up to WordPress 2.5. It has all the right stuff to be working on WP 2.3 as well, but hasn't thoroughly been tested on.
Posted in: Theme Info.
Nov 24th, 2008
by Ravi Varma.
Although not as soon as I wanted, PrimePress 1.3 is up with some pretty considerable changes.
Looking around for ways to make the theme more user friendly, I noticed some of you
- were unable to accommodate ads properly in the sidebars
- wanted to embed external objects like videos and photo galleries
- or just wanted to show some 'About' or 'Intro' text at the top spanning across two columns.
Also some of you wanted a wider content column,
- maybe to display bigger images
- or just to show more content above the fold.
The biggest change I'd like to tell you about in version 1.3 is the introduction of Theme Options page. Without overdoing the whole options thing, I've created the options which I thought were very essential.
Among all the options I consider the "Layout Options" to be the most important. By using a combination of the two "Layout Options" i.e 'content width' and 'no. of sidebars' in the "PrimePress Options" page you'll be able to choose a set-up that should meet your needs.
Other options eliminate the need to hack up the theme template files and let you
- enter your custom FeedBurner feed URL
- type in your FeedBurner ID to activate email subscription link
- give you some control over the main navigation tabs
Posted in: Theme Info.
Oct 7th, 2008
by Ravi Varma.
I saw some people looking to display a different image on each WordPress Page instead of the site wide random images. Read on...
First, I'll give you the code and explain how it works. That way, you'll understand it better and can easily adapt it to your site. Continue reading →
Posted in: Customization Tips.
Oct 2nd, 2008
by Ravi Varma.
Thank you so much people! for your ever broadening interest in this WordPress theme.
Earlier on, I assumed support through comments would be sufficient for PrimePress. I was wrong. Support process is getting way too dis-organized and it's getting increasingly hard to find the right info under the relevent post. Continue reading →
Posted in: Theme Info.
Sep 13th, 2008
by Ravi Varma.
Some of you might want to display a static front page as the homepage of your WordPress blog. This can now be done in PrimePress using Page templates and here's a quick tutorial. No fancy magazine style layouts right now but a simple Page with the content of your choice. Continue reading →
Posted in: Help.
