Beast-Blog v2: Accessible WordPress Theme
It’s more than a Rebootification Project. It’s a lot more accessible, more usable, friendlier, better than before, and quite simply more. Yes. I’m extremely pleased to announce the launch of my Beast-Blog Theme v.2.0 and its dedicated support blog, now sporting the new design. Finally a new version of my long-popular version one of the same name. This has been long overdue and was screaming for a technical upgrade.
I think the new version’s design is pleasing (to me). I like this design, too, though, and I’m still supporting the original look as a bonus with the new download. This blog is using that version of the new theme’s download package. I did make a handful of modifications over and beyond the public theme because this particular installation has special needs due to the way my main site — where the original design was born — is tied to this blog. I think you’ll like what I did; I know it makes me feel a bit rejuvenated. On the mechanical side of things, to you web developers, I think it’s pretty solid. It was a lot of work if that means anything.
Anyway, check out the new design, get the technical details, download it leave some feedback if you want — here or there, and let me know if you find something messed-up with it, maybe bring it up in the support post, or just contact me (the original contact form got a new style sheet too).
JackP responds:
Posted: January 22nd, 2007 at 7:27 am →
Shurely shome mishtake? “Accessibile” is the bile that comes out in torrents when you rant about a badly-designed site. (Note to self: remember that definition, I like that). Accessible is when people can access it….
Mike Cherim responds:
Posted: January 22nd, 2007 at 12:19 pm →
Aw man, you caught my typo… fixed that
Mike Cherim responds:
Posted: January 22nd, 2007 at 3:54 pm →
D’oh… found and fixed a couple things already, as follows:
First, in the “home” file, line 7 needs to be changed…
// From this: $page_name = trim(stripslashes(striptags($page_name))); // To this: $page_name = trim(stripslashes(strip_tags($page_name)));Then, a line in the sidebar.php file — under Blog Categories — needs to be changed…
// From this: <?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=name&optioncount=1&hierarchical=0'); ?> // To this: <?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=name&optioncount=1&hierarchical=1'); ?>The download has been updated (Build number 20070122.01).
Frank responds:
Posted: February 24th, 2007 at 12:14 pm →
Hello Mike,
I´m Frank. I´ve had translated your great beastBlogTheme to German. I would like to offer a Download at my website for all Germanspeakers, but only with your agreement. To Your Terms of Use. So not redistribute the Theme as a WordPress theme without permission…
Please check my Site at the latest article for download…
and say yes or no for permission…
If you would like a own download at your site, okay, use the downloadfiles…
Best Regards
frank
Sorry for my poor English…
Mike Cherim responds:
Posted: February 24th, 2007 at 12:32 pm →
Hello Frank. That sounds good to me. Please do send me a copy of the zip file as I would like to mirror the download of the German version on my official download page. Just use my contact form to get in touch, I’ll reply to that, and you can attach it to a response to that.