Development

Here’s  the awaited update for newspress to fix the comment issue. If you have already customized your theme then just copy the file index.php, single.php and folder inc to your theme files. Sorry for the super late update as im very busy revising all my themes ( structure, browser support which includes ie7, hooks for customization, etc ).

Regarding the thumbnail and featured posts images issue, just set the file permission of timthumb.php and folder cache to 777 and images must be uploaded in your wordpress not an external image from other site. if none of this works then it’ your end that has a problem, for that, contact your host to fix the issue.

Lastly, about the footer widget, you can only edit or customize that part by requesting a link removal. see our license page

As posted in status on my twitter account, I’m announcing today the released of version 1.2 of my Newspress theme, includes re-coding the whole structure for much cleaner code and better markup, added more SEO features not just breadcrumb, now support threaded comment and wordpress 2.9 post thumbnail, as well as the implementation of my new theme options panel.

On the side note, when upgrading prior to this version, your previous settings will be lost!.

So that’s it, if there’s anything i missed or found bugs, error, etc kindly post a comment. Cheers!

Who says i’m not listening to all the bugs complain? and not reading all the bugs report mail? Well here’s my answer

Today, I’m proud to announce to you the version 1.2 release of one of my popular themes – OBSCURE. It’s been a months since i promised to update my themes but not able to do so that soon as i’m super busy with my job and life as well ( same reason for late replying support email and comments :] ) so please chill and patiently wait for theme updates as it will be really coming. Well moving on with the announcement, below are what the update covers:

• major changed of core structure ( now build in 960 grid system )
• revamp typography of the theme
• compatible with latest wordpress version
• threaded comment support
• wordpress v2.9 post thumbnail support
• page and category menu are now both nested and ready for dropdown effect
• clean code and mark-up

On a side note, please ensure that you check this tutorial before using my the theme or if you are having difficulty of generating the thumbnail before asking for support. Also, i added a poll question of “Which theme should be updated next?” in sidebar, make sure to vote if you have a particular theme of mine that you want to be updated next. kanpai!

Here’s a preview of another free wordpress theme i made which will be available for download next week.

Newspress is a magazine style wordpress theme packed with in-demand features such as featured galley, social bookmarking, breadcrumb and more.

Features

• Elegant design and typography
• SEO OPTIMIZED ( use breadcrumb )
• WIDGETIZED FOOTER
• BUILT UNDER 960 GRID SYSTEM FRAMEWORK
• Built in theme option to customize the theme
• Works fine on latest wordpress version
• Tested and works fine on all major browser.
• Auto resize images
• Auto catch images for thumbnails
• widget and gravatar ready
• Pagination ready
• Social Bookmarking Ready

you can check the live demo here

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A SPONSOR

yes, before we put this theme available for download we post this on a link sales auction. winning bidder will have the opportunity to put their site links on the footer part of the theme which will be encrpyted and licence to keep this intact. more details about the auction can be seen here.

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As the title says, its a simple fix for those who uses 960 grid system. I come across this problem while developing my new wordpress theme which requires an equal height for multiple columns so layout won’t mess up. I don’t know if this is already been posted but anyhow i would like to share how did i fix it.

JQUERY EQUAL HEIGHT CODE:

function equalHeight(group) {
	tallest = 0;
	extended = 0;
	group.each(function() {
		thisHeight = $(this).height();
		if(thisHeight > tallest) {
			tallest = thisHeight;
		}
	});
	group.height(tallest);
}

USAGE:

$(document).ready(function() {
	equalHeight($(".recent-article"));
	equalHeight($(".footer-col"));
});

but for some reason under 960 grid system the script above did not get the exact height of a column so as the result the layout mess up like hell for google chrome browser and safari.

WHAT DID I DO:
I call the equalHeight function directly on onload function.

window.onload = equalHeight($(".recent-article"));

i really don’t know how to explain this but it really works. hope this helps.

It’s been for sometime since i released a wordpress theme for free. While my old themes are still on the process of updating ( take’s time ) i’m also working for a new crunchy wordpress theme Foliopress, a new high quality premium wordpress theme which is a combination of a portfolio and a blog. I know its common style nowadays since lots and lots of developer making a wide variety of themes that is why i decided to still release it for FREE.

Here’s some features preview of the theme:

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