Ever seen a theme that you like and want to test it all filled out with content? That can take some time to create. This is why WordPress.org offers a sample content file for you to use when trying on and testing themes. If you’re using WordPress 3.0, you’ll need to install the WordPress Importer [...]
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Did you know that your tweets become unsearchable in a matter of 1.5 weeks? You’ll be able to find them in your stream later, but searching will become more difficult. This is why you might consider creating an archive of your tweets with WordPress. It’s really amazing to see how many unique uses people are [...]
During the past few months many changes have come to the Theme Review process and scope for submissions to the WordPress Theme Directory. These guidelines are set in order to ensure newly submitted themes support current WordPress features and functionality. So whether you’re submitting a theme or looking to use one from this directory, you’ll [...]
by Tammie
Today we are announcing the release of our brand new demo site for BuddyDress and WPMU DEV, Themetastic.com. Themetastic is where you can see all the themes we offer and take them for trial runs. More than a demo site… We’ve made sure they have content that means you can see how you can create [...]
The BuddyPress codex is growing and changing. The list of conditional template tags is one of the most handy references available in the documentation. It lists out all of the conditional template tags available for BuddyPress 1.2+, approximately 50 total. An example: bp_is_active( $component ) – checks if a BP $component is active The conditional [...]
Attention theme developers: In case you missed this little change, WordPress 3.0 makes it extremely easy to add feed links to your theme. Previously, the process involved adding a long tag to your header file. Now all you have to do is add this to your theme’s functions.php file: add_theme_support( ‘automatic-feed-links’ ); Much cleaner way [...]
WordPress 3.0 has a new standard comment form tag that you should know about. Whereas previously the code for outputting a comment form was much longer, now you have this: <?php comment_form(); ?> This will give you a simple comments form that looks something like this: Now doesn’t that simplify your theme development? If you [...]
ISTE is the premier international tech conference for educators. Each year approximately 13,000 attend. If you’re at ISTE, make sure to drop past blogger Cafe and meet Sue Waters from Edublogs. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to pick Sue’s brain, chat about WordPress Multisite plugins and themes, and find out how easy it is to [...]
If you’ve been following along with our small business series, the next step in the process to getting your web presence established is to acquire a theme, which handles how your site looks and operates. There are basically two options when creating a WordPress site without any theming skills: 1. Hire a designer / developer [...]
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by James
We’re pretty proud of our latest theme, Product, and we reckon you’ll like it too. And if you’ve got 90 seconds to spare – you’ll see why after viewing this vid! WPMU DEV members can download the theme here. Tweet This Post
