Graph Paper Press

Work-a-holic

Chandra — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:48:15 +0000

Work-a-holic is a free minimalistic two and three column WordPress theme that focuses mainly on showcasing portfolios for artists, web designers, photographers and illustrators. Work-a-holic separates your portfolio from your blog, enabling easy navigation for clients in a clean, intuitive fashion. It also has a separate sidebar for portfolio (shows recent projects) and a separate widgetized sidebar for the blog and pages.

Major features

Separate Blog and Portfolio Section
Blog lists posts as normal blog
Portfolio pulls latest thumbnail of the post and lists each of them on three columns
Multiple image gallery container (slider) on portfolio posts
Basic Theme Options
Twitter integrated – shows latest Tweet
Separate sidebar on Portfolio and normal sidebar on Blog
One Page template with separate sidebar
Ability to have a separate desired Thumbnail if WP-Post-Thumbnail plugin is installed
jQuery effects on Portfolio thumbnails
Multi-level Drop Down Menu
Support Nested Comments
Three footer widgets
Uses 960 css framework and jQuery javascript framework
XHML: This theme has been tested on Firefox, Safari, IE 8, 7, 6.

Work-a-holic examples

Setting up Work-a-holic Video

Separate Blog / Portfolio and setting up images / excerpt for Portfolio

Fullscreen

Thad — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:22:33 +0000

Fullscreen is a free one-column photography and multimedia theme for Wordpress that can be used for portfolios, photoblogs, videoblogs, and virtually anything else where you want your content to be front and center. It provides visual artists (photographers, painters, videographers, motionographers, illustrators) a better way of presenting their latest work online using a minimalist side-scrolling homepage. Emphasis is placed on your content, rather than on an overly designed theme. If you are a paying subscriber to Graph Paper Press, Fullscreen can be downloaded from your member page. Fullscreen will soon be available as a free theme for everyone to download as soon as we complete development of the premium version of this theme.

Major Features

Side-scrolling homepage packed with thumbnails representing your posts
Automatic thumbnail generator with the ability to override the automated thumbnails
Built-in HD video player for self-hosting HD quality video
Ability to embed video from YouTube (HD), Vimeo, MetaCafe, Seesmic, Google Video, Revver
jQuery UI framework for icons
950 pixel wide theme with no left or right sidebar
Comments are revealed in a modal dialog window to minimize page clutter
Threaded comments
Three footer widgets
Built-in Gravatar support for comments
Drop-down navigation to maximize homepage space
Built atop CSS frameworks to speed customization
Forward and backward compatibility with previous versions of Wordpress
XHML: This theme has been tested on Firefox, Safari, IE 8, 7, 6.

Fullscreen examples

Matthew Brady Clark is a fabulous apparel and graphic designer living in Georgetown, Texas. Check out his new portfolio site using Fullscreen.
View a sample gallery page using the Fullscreen theme.
View a sample full-width photo page.
View the built-in HD video player.

Design philosophy

We think your site should highlight your content, not our design. Our design takes a back seat so that your content can shine through front and center. The homepage of Fullscreen is an amalgam of your latest visual content, organized in a hierarchical manner with your latest five posts featured twice as large as the preceding 20 posts. Single post pages are 950 pixels wide, enabling your post large photos, videos, or other work that is important to you. Three widgetized areas give you customization control over the bottom (footer) region of your site.

How to add featured sliding content to Wordpress

Thad — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:28:02 +0000

In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to add a sliding content region to your Wordpress site. You can download the source code for the tutorial, which contains everything you need to put this little thingy on your site in 5 minutes max.

There are a few basic principle that you must know before jumping into this tutorial. First, javascripts are like car parts: You can’t mix Ford parts and expect them to work on a Honda. The same goes with javascript libraries. Conflicting javascript libraries can cause some javascript-powered features to “choke” or freeze. There are ways to use multiple libraries together, but that is beyond the scope of this tutorial. Second, you must load JQUERY before you load JQUERY plugins, like the ones we use on our sites. Make sure that JQUERY shows before other javascripts in the head of your site.

Demo
Download

First
Unzip the download files posted above. Upload slider.css, slider.php, timthumb.php, the /js/ and /cache/ folders into your active theme folder. Copy the contents of the /images/ folder into your themes /images/ folder. Do not overwrite your existing /images/ folder. TimThumb.php requires the GD library, which is available on any host sever with PHP 4.3+ installed. Manually change the /cache/ folder permissions to 777.

Open up header.php in the theme editor. Add these three lines of code somewhere between the and

If you already have JQUERY running on site, do not add it again. If you are unsure, view your source code and look for a line containing “jquery.”

Second
Now that we have loaded the css and javascripts required for running the slider, we can now include the slider.php Wordpress template file in your theme files. Open up index.php or home.php and locate spot where you want to include the slider. If you are using our Modularity theme framework, you might insert the slider right above this line of code:

Paste this right above it:

As you might guess, this tells Wordpress to include the slider.php.

Third
Finally, we are going to create a custom write panel to your Wordpress post, so that you can choose a thumbnail for each post. Open up your functions.php file and add this code right above the very last ?>.

// Custom Write Panel

$meta_boxes =
	array(
		"image" => array(
			"name" => "image",
			"type" => "text",
			"std" => "",
			"title" => "Image",
			"description" => "Using the \"Add an Image\" button, upload an image and paste the URL here. Images will be resized. This is the post main image and will automatically be sized.")
	);

function meta_boxes() {
	global $post, $meta_boxes;

	echo'
		';

			foreach($meta_boxes as $meta_box) {
				$meta_box_value = get_post_meta($post->ID, $pre.'_value', true);

				if($meta_box_value == "")
					$meta_box_value = $meta_box['std'];

				echo'';
			}

	echo'
			

			
						';		
							echo'';
							echo''.$meta_box['title'].'';
				echo'	
						';
							echo'
';
							echo''.$meta_box['description'].' ';
				echo'	
					
		';		
}

function create_meta_box() {
	global $theme_name;
	if ( function_exists('add_meta_box') ) {
		add_meta_box( 'new-meta-boxes', 'Photo for post', 'meta_boxes', 'post', 'normal', 'high' );
	}
}

function save_postdata( $post_id ) {
	global $post, $meta_boxes;

	foreach($meta_boxes as $meta_box) {
		// Verify
		if ( !wp_verify_nonce( $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_noncename'], plugin_basename(__FILE__) )) {
			return $post_id;
		}

		if ( 'page' == $_POST['post_type'] ) {
			if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_page', $post_id ))
				return $post_id;
		} else {
			if ( !current_user_can( 'edit_post', $post_id ))
				return $post_id;
		}

		$data = $_POST[$meta_box['name'].'_value'];

		if(get_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value') == "")
			add_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', $data, true);
		elseif($data != get_post_meta($post_id, $pre.'_value', true))
			update_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', $data);
		elseif($data == "")
			delete_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', get_post_meta($post_id, $meta_box['name'].'_value', true));
	}
}


add_action('admin_menu', 'create_meta_box');
add_action('save_post', 'save_postdata');

You are done.
If you have made it this far, it’s now time to see your slider in action. Go write a new post in Wordpress, paste the URL to your image in to the new image panel, and view your site.

Cheers.

Thanks to CSS Tricks for the jquery trick, TimThumb for thumbnail generation and Wordpress for the great publishing system.

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thadallender — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:00:32 PDT

Wordpress Photo Gallery Theme, Modularity & Modslider Theme Updates

Thad — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:45:15 +0000

Next up: A minimalist photo gallery theme. This theme will cater specifically to photographers, illustrators and artists and will include two built-in lightboxes to pick from, HD video player, content slider, slideshow, minimalist navigation built atop the Modularity theme framework. Users will have the same variable homepage options as our current child themes for Modularity, plus the ability to over-ride the auto-generated thumbnails produced by Wordpress. As always, you can also over-ride the default theme styling from the theme options page. Sounds good, eh?

This theme is going to rock the iPhone, too. It’s gonna be mobile-friendly so you can pitch editors, entice clients and promote your work while on the go.

Now we turn to you, the faithful Wordpresser. What would you like to see in a photo gallery theme? Post your suggestions in the comments below.

For those interested, you can grab the latest Modularity theme framework and Modslider releases from the members-only area. These two updates squashed a couple IE bugs.

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New Membership System Information

Thad — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 03:08:47 +0000

UPDATE: Re-enrollment has now closed. Previous theme buyers must use the coupon code emailed out to receive an enrollment discount.

By now, most of you have had a chance to log into our new “members only” section. For those who have not, here is your chance. The new membership system improves how we interact with Graph Paper Press theme users, forum support, downloads, theme updates, etc. Users can now grab all our themes and member-only content (support, tutorials, etc) access by signing up. Both free and paid memberships are available.

Why the new membership system, you ask? It is simple. Wordpress has grown tremendously recently, so fast in fact, that it is easy to spend hours and hours Googling for answers to basic Wordpress questions. Many questions posted on the official Wordpress forums often go unanswered largely because there is a finite group of developers responding to an exponentially increasing user base. We offer an alternative to that system by keeping our user base small and focused around a familiar theme framework. Oh yeah….plus we make some neat themes and child themes that can manage your portfolio or magazine Web site.

If you purchased one of our themes or theme packages before we switched to our new membership system, you will receive a one year membership totally free. Please use the form below to request to be added to the new membership system. You can find your transaction ID number in the original theme download email.

UPDATE: Re-enrollment has now closed. Previous theme buyers must use the coupon code emailed out to receive an enrollment discount.

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Modularity Theme update

Chandra — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 10:44:43 +0000

If you have subscribed to our Quarterly or Annual All Themes Subscription Package, you can now head to your downloads page and grab the upgraded Modularity theme.

This fixes the Color Customization bug as well as few others such as centering slideshow if you image is less than 950px and a margin issue if you are playing around with your home.php code. Thank you everyone who noted these on the forums.

We are continuously working to make Modularity a better framework and have few enhanced features in our minds. If you too have any features that you think can be included or improved on Modularity or any other themes, please give us a shout.

Tip: How to change the default Wordpress excerpt

Thad — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:11:02 +0000

Ever get tired of those nasty [...] ellipses that appear beneath your blog excerpts? I do. In this tutorial, I am going to show you how to change Wordpress’ default excerpt display without changing core Wordpress files.

Open up functions.php and add this code to the very bottom of the file:

Read More →', $text); } add_filter('the_excerpt', 'gpp_excerpt'); ?>

The above code “filters” Wordpress’ default the_excerpt function and replaces it with our own gpp_excerpt function. We have just written a very simple plugin for Wordpress.

If, however, you are writing your own excerpts and want to add a Read More permalink, replace:

with this:

[ Read More → ]

If you found this tutorial useful, consider subscribing to Graph Paper Press. You will get access to our support forum, where additional tutorials similar to this one are available to our subscribers.

Behind the scenes at Graph Paper Press

Thad — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:55:57 +0000

As you have all likely noticed, Graph Paper Press has undergone a few substantial changes recently, both in presentation, on our support forum and membership systems. We (Yes, I say we. GPP is no longer a one man show! More on this below.) have also committed ourselves to a new subscription based service to better serve our members. The changes also include improvements to our themes and expanding our child theme selection to our include our most popular themes from 2008.

Lets back up a bit
About six months ago, I realized that the site was becoming much larger that I had ever intended it to be. My initial reason for starting Graph Paper Press was to move my Wordpress-related activities away from my personal Web site, http://thadallender.com. My personal site is and was largely a portfolio Web site using Wordpress as the CMS. The move proved to be a good thing. Graph Paper Press has grown and grown and grown largely because of our free Wordpress theme selection. More free themes are planned for the very near future.

About four months ago, it became clear that I needed to make a decision: Either sell Graph Paper Press or bring others on board who shared my passion for Wordpress and design to help run the Web site. For example, one of my free themes reached 10,000 downloads. One month later, two more free themes reached over 10,000 downloads. That many theme downloads translates into many, many forum questions, hundreds of emails about customization, phone calls requesting theme services, etc. It has been an eye-opening experience. During this time, I also got married! And, moved from Kansas City to Washington, D.C. It was simply way too much for one person to handle.

So today, I would like everyone to say hello to Chandra Maharzan, my newest collaborator at Graph Paper Press. Chandra is a seasoned, thoughtful designer and is a great addition to Graph Paper Press.

More Child Themes
That’s right, we’re releasing more child themes for Modularity, our popular theme framework. F8 is now available for members as a child theme for Modularity. This is a beta release. Members can download the F8-Child beta theme in their member-only dashboard. Next up is converting F8-Remixed and Gridline Magazine into child themes for Modularity. All remaining themes will be free.

New Support Forum
We are slowly transitioning to a new forum so that our subscribers and members don’t have to re-register for the forum. The new forum will largely be focused around providing support for our members. We plan on importing all posts from the old forum into the new support forum.

New Membership Area
My favorite change to Graph Paper Press is our new membership dashboard. This area allows members to download themes from one central location and manage accounts independently.

Our Philosophy
Our approach to Wordpress and design remains unchanged. We believe that your website should be about your content, not our design. This is why we prefer clean, minimalist designs, a theme options page packed with configurable options, design alternatives, and homepage settings. We also value innovation, member relationships and helping extend the publishing possibilities using Wordpress. Happy blogging!

Modslider

Thad — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:44:05 +0000

Modslider is a free child theme for the Modularity theme framework that features a JQuery content slider to scroll through your site content, drop-down navigation, a minimalist monochromatic color palette, along with a theme options page that is packed with customizable features. The demo site only shows just a few of the many possible homepage layouts, which can all be configured on the theme options page.

Important

You must have Modularity installed in your theme folder in order for this child theme to function. If it is installed, simply upload and activate Modslider just as you would any normal theme. Modslider overrides specific Modularity template files, giving the multimedia theme framework a facelift and alternative design features. Enjoy!

Modfolio

Thad — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:37:05 +0000

Modfolio is a minimal portfolio-style theme for Wordpress released as a child theme for Modularity. You can enable or disable over ten homepage layout combinations, change theme colors, add advertising code, and contact info all from the theme options page. Because the demo site only shows just one of many possible homepage layouts, I’ve included a few additional screenshots of alternative homepage layouts below.

Important

You must have Modularity installed in your theme folder in order for this child theme to function. If it is installed, simply upload and activate Modfolio just as you would any normal theme. Modfolio overrides specific Modularity template files, giving the multimedia theme framework a facelift and alternative design features.

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