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WordPress Themes

WordPress 2.6 theme and plugin upgrades

WordPress 2.6 theme and plugin upgrades

By Justin Tadlock on July 15, 2008

WordPress 2.6 (Tyner) is out, which means it’s time for a round of WordPress theme and plugin updates.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes | 21 Responses

Got options?

Got options?

By Justin Tadlock on July 13, 2008

No, this isn’t another post promoting my Options theme. It’s about theme options pages.

Anybody that’s used one of my themes knows about the all-important theme options page, or, as I like to call it, the theme settings page.

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Project M

Project M

By Justin Tadlock on May 31, 2008

I’ve done a lot of talking about this mysterious project for quite some time. I know a few of you are ready to hear what it’s all about.

In a very small nutshell — it’s a WordPress theme club.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Themes | 52 Responses

Options WordPress theme version 1.2 release

Options WordPress theme version 1.2 release

By Justin Tadlock on May 25, 2008

What’s new in this version?

I think the real question is, “What isn’t?”

I’ve completely revamped the theme from the ground up while keeping most CSS classes and IDs intact.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Themes | 69 Responses

Structure WordPress theme version 1.2 release

Structure WordPress theme version 1.2 release

By Justin Tadlock on May 14, 2008

Here it is.

The Structure theme update many of you have been waiting for is finally here. After 21,627 downloads, I figured it was about time.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Themes | 33 Responses

Highlighting 10 great Options theme mods

Highlighting 10 great Options theme mods

By Justin Tadlock on March 30, 2008

I know quite a few of you have been waiting for me to deliver on my promise in the forums to put up a showcase of your work, so here it is — the best mods of the Options theme.

Tagged Showcase, WordPress, WordPress Themes | 20 Responses

Options WordPress Theme Version 1.1

Options WordPress Theme Version 1.1

By Justin Tadlock on March 26, 2008

I finally finished this thing.
I could probably work on it another week or two and never be fully satisfied. It seems that every moment longer I work on it, I learn something new. I figured I’d better just go ahead and release this version, or I’ll be working for the next half year [...]

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Themes | 38 Responses

WordPress updates and stuff of interest

WordPress updates and stuff of interest

By Justin Tadlock on March 23, 2008

I think some of you have already noticed that I didn’t release the latest version of the Options theme by the end of the week.
Don’t fret. I’ve been hard at work. Really, really hard. Now, that should excuse me from releasing this thing, right?
When will I release it? Very soon.
My official [...]

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Themes | 25 Responses

The Options theme’s new groove

The Options theme’s new groove

By Justin Tadlock on March 17, 2008

That’s right. I said “new groove.” I thought it’d at least be a catchy post title.
So, what’s this all about?
The Options WordPress theme is almost out of beta. I’ve foregone some of the planned smaller releases and am jumping ahead to the official release this week.
With over 6,000 downloads of the [...]

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Themes | 55 Responses

Options WordPress Theme

Options WordPress Theme

By Justin Tadlock on February 24, 2008

The Options theme has a new home!
Check it out at ThemeHybrid.com!

Description: Too many options to count.
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Features
I’m not even sure where to begin when I type “features” because it would be a daunting task to type them all out. Here’s some things you can play around with, but there’s so much more you can [...]

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