It’s been a while since I released my last theme, but I’ve just uploaded a theme built around another of my sites, A Screen Near You. You can find out more on the templates page.
I keep meaning to add a to my collection of WordPress themes, the basic ones on offer are fine, but times have moved on, I have a couple I’m halfway through and I need to get on and finish them. In the meantime, Smashing Magazine has posted a great list of 83 Beautiful Wordpress Themes You (Probably) Haven’t Seen (via Lifehacker). There’s some on the list even I haven’t seen, which takes some doing.
I’ve been helping one of my mates out with his computer recently, and then another friend wanted advice on buying a PC, maybe that’s why the idea occurred to me, you see, I get asked a lot of the same questions, and each time I write out roughly the same answer, so I figured I might as well write them down and then I can just send them to people. Then I had a better idea, put it online, all I have to do is send a link and then anyone who can use Google can find the advice too. Plus, I could then add tips for some of the things I do without thinking about it (like checking up on a store I’m buying from) and bring together some of the things I’ve written on other sites over the years.
So, with that in mind, I have re-ordered the tips page and expanded it to include some more articles, with more still to come (as I write them). Hopefully some of you will find them useful.
WordPress 2.1 is released today and marks a significant update, so much so some plugins will not work. I’ve updated the Book Reviews plugin to a new version which should work with WP 2.1. Version 1.1 of the plugin also brings in a new function, br_get_books_list, which provides an easier way to list all of the book reviews you’ve made in a variety of formats. I’ve also created an included a couple of drop-in templates for pages and single posts as examples of how to use the plugin. Head over the downloads page to grab a copy.
I’ve just released a WordPress plugin to allow you to include your latest listings at List Books anywhere on your site using the new user feed functionality I added to the site. You can now show you 10 latest listings with links to the page on List Books.
Head over to the downloads page to get it.
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