Well. It’s done. It took me a few days and several complete redos of the entire design, but I think I’m finally content with this new theme. I call it Retro-fitted because the colors are a kind of throwback to some past that I certainly didn’t live in.

I’m about to go all WordPress Geek 2.5 on y’all now. So, if you don’t want to look at PHP code or have no clue what a widget is, then you might want to take a break from this post.

So you upgraded your WordPress blog to the nifty new 2.5 only to use the gallery feature that Matt Mullenweg has been raving about. Now, you upload that first set of pictures to only find that there are a lot of problems.

I’ve heard a lot of moaning and complaining about the new WordPress dashboard. Some of these complaints are valid, such as the need for the dashboard to be either centered or fluid-width for users with larger screens. I want to argue the other side of one of the major complaints … Continue reading →

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.

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 … Continue reading →

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? … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

I was recently asked to participate along with quite a few other designers in answering a not-so-simple question — Where will WordPress themes go in the future? Ian Stewart put together a panel of leaders in the WordPress theming community to answer this question, and I was happy to participate. … Continue reading →

One of the things I’ve wanted to address is whether the Options theme is just another magazine theme. This theme isn’t meant to be only a magazine theme but a theme for anyone. Did I promote it as a magazine theme? Certainly, at least on the demo page. Magazine-styled themes … Continue reading →