Jul 11, 2010
WordPress
Here are two sample scripts along with an API to provide automatic updates for plugins and themes you host on your own server.
Inside /api you’ll find index.php which processes all the update requests. You should place this in something like http://updates.example.com and update $api_url in /plugin/test-plugin-update/test-plugin-update.php and /theme/portfolio-racer/inc/updates.php accordingly. If you activate these sample plugins without changing API URL, updates will be checked against my test server. If you decide to update, both plugin and theme will be replaced with exactly the same version of each.
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Nov 14, 2009
Free Software, WordPress
Khoi Vinh together with Allan Cole have released (a rather noisy) grid based WordPress theme called Basic Math.
They say it’s GPL, while the price tag reads: “Single-site License (Limited time only) $45″, which clearly violates one of the main freedoms protected by GPL — the freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).
Update: Basic Math is now fully GPL.
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Dec 12, 2008
WordPress
Here is an idea for all the ‘premium’ theme authors out there. How about releasing themes under GPL and making style.css the only commercial asset. This would even fall into a much lighter gray area compared to Automattic’s own ‘Custom CSS’ feature (which in fact is a feature provided by GPL code) for $15/year. Ironically, this is a fee for the ability to modify a theme released under GPL.
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Nov 18, 2008
Web Design, WordPress
Since the feedback for the mock-up of the podcast theme for was so great, here is a little preview of how far I have gotten. Read more »
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Jan 16, 2008
Meta, Web Design, WordPress
Just a quick note — this blog now has a new look. I call it the Morning Racer WordPress theme, which will be soon released public. Here’s the Morning Racer’s wiki page. What do you think?
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Dec 18, 2007
WordPress
Here are a few screen captures of the theme I am currently working on. Notice the home page layout for the older posts, and how easy it is to adjust the header and the main color. Read more »
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Nov 30, 2007
WordPress
I am currently working on a new WordPress theme. The reason for doing it is a recent observation regarding the blog design — scrolling large lists of blog posts discourages from exploring individual (and often older) blog entries. Long list of articles are acceptable in archive pages, but the homepage should always be the simplest point for navigation. Do you have any name suggestions?
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