Note: WP 2.6 RC2 vs WP 2.5.1

1) comments.php - indicates whether the Name and Mail fields are required, mainly for browsers that support ARIA-Accessibility Rich Internet Applications

line 81:
<p><input type="text" name="author" id="author" value="<?php echo $comment_author; ?>" size="22" tabindex="1" <?php if ($req) echo "aria-required='true'"; ?> />

line 84:
<p><input type="text" name="email" id="email" value="<?php echo $comment_author_email; ?>" size="22" tabindex="2" <?php if ($req) echo "aria-required='true'"; ?> />

2) style.css - a new css class “.hidden”, which is used only once in searchform.php (see item 3 below)

line 619:
.hidden {
display: none;
}

3) searchform.php - hidden for future use?

line 2:
<label class="hidden" for="s"><?php _e('Search for:'); ?></label>

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When you use the_category() template function, it displays both the parent category and any child/subcategories under it. With the above example you will see something like “Filed in Wordpress, Wordpress Themes, Wordpress Plugins, Wordpress Tips”.

Sometimes you prefer less clutter and hide all the child categories. Unfortunately the_category() does not have any optional parameters like child=0 or depth=-1. The below code may be a few lines long but does the job well. To be used within The Loop.

<?php
$parentscategory ="";
foreach((get_the_category()) as $category) {
if ($category->category_parent == 0) {
$parentscategory .= ', ';
}
}
echo substr($parentscategory,0,-2);
?>

A preview of a wordpress theme in progress. Been working on the redesign for BlogShopr - my Singapore online shopping directory. Planning to convert blogshopr from a blog shops aggregator to a blog shops membership directory.

I think this theme is my most colorful theme to date. After all, blogshopr’s visitors are mainly young ladies in their teens. Probably will name it Shopaholic after my recent “Holic” series, namely SoftwareHolic and Technoholic

Like the new theme? Too colorful? Too cutesy?

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Premium themes are popping up everywhere so I thought I will join in the party too. With a little twist. Along with the Premiium theme, I will release a “free trial” version. You can download and install the free trial version on your blog. If you like it, you can keep it. If you want more features, you can upgrade to the premium theme for USD18 only. So what’s the difference between the two versions?

Common Features

• 2 or 3 columns flexible layout
• 3 columns bottom bar
• SEO ready (Search Engine Optimized)
• Gravatar support
• Seperated comments/trackbacks
• Highlighted author comments
• Works on Wordpress v2.1 and above
• Tested on IE6/7, Firefox, Opera, Safari
• XHTML & CSS Validated

Free Version Limitations

• Compressed CSS file
• NOT widgets ready
• Credit links must not be removed

Premium Version Goodies

• Full CSS file - allows for easy modification
• Widgets ready - easily arrange sidebar and bottom bar
• Print.css - for uncluttered printing
• Multiple color scheme - choose between grey, green, blue, magenta
• Page templates for archives and links page
• Favicon
• Option to remove credit link
• Theme options admin panel
  - Manage banner ads
  - Change logo
  - Change color scheme
  - Change 2/3 column layout
  - Show/hide bottom bar
  - click image below to preview admin panel
  

Changelog

Version 1.1

• Bugfix: XHTML validation in comments.php

License

License for Free version
- Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license
- you may not remove the credit links
- you may not resell or distribute
- for personal non-commercial use

License for Premium version
- 1 license to use on a 1 website
- No resell/distribution rights
- Free upgrades to bug patches/version
- Customization & support not included

Preview

TechnoHolic Demo

Download

Free Version

Premium Version
USD18 via PayPal

Feel free to play around with the Free version before purchasing as all purchases are final with no refunds. You should be able be able to download the theme files immediately upon successful payment.

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List of updates for OneNews Theme

• Display “Feed may be down” message instead of “Warning: array_slice(): The first argument should be an array”, which breaks the layout
• Tested on WP 2.5
• Fix fat top banner in IE (style.css and styleb.css)
• Upgrade Exec-PHP plugin to version 4.7
• Upgrade flickrRSS plugin to version 4.0

Grab the latest version of OneNews package

For existing theme user who prefer to do manual upgrade, below are the code/file changes. Remember to backup first.

1. Display “Feed may be down” message
In your post (you may refer to post.txt for comparison)
search every instance of

$rss = fetch_rss

insert a blank line below and add

if ($rss) {

search for every instance of

echo '</ul>';

and replace with

}
else {
print 'Feed may be down';
}
echo '</ul>';

2. Deprecated rss-functions.php file
In your post (you may refer to post.txt for comparison)
find

<?php require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/rss-functions.php'); ?>

replace with

<?php require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/rss.php'); ?>

3. Fat top banner in IE
In style.css and styleb.css
find

div#banner-nav-center {
width: 980px;
margin:0 auto 0 auto;
padding: 0.6em 10px 2em 10px;
}

replace with

div#banner-nav-center {
width: 980px;
height: 18px;
margin:0 auto 0 auto;
padding: 0.6em 10px 0.6em 10px;
}

4. Updgrade flickrss and Exec-PHP plugin
a. deactivate plugins
b. delete plugin files
c. update plugin files (in folders)
d. activate new plugins

The “in” thing to get free linkbacks now is posting comments on high PR blogs, preferably with dofollow. So here are some complied lists (dofollow not guaranteed):

• http://1freewebtools.com/blogging/new-list-of-75-do-follow-forums-pageranks-0-10/
• http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=820776
• http://www.theinnerblog.info/blogcomments.html

Update: even more lists at “Make Money Online By Blog Commenting”

While you can be lazy and post thank-you-i-love-your-blog one liner type comment, it is recommended that your comments be relevant to the blog post. Less the author delete your half-hearted attempt.

It can get pretty tedious after a while: visit blog, verify dofollow, post comment. Rinse and repeat. And these compiled list may not be up-to-date. Here’s where Fast Blog Finder can help us to reduce the load. Watch this video to see it in action.

There are two editions available:

• Fast Blog Finder Free Edition
  - freeware, requires registration
  - search results limited to 50 blogs for each keyword phrase
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Did that thought cross your mind when you found out that Wordpress 2.5.1 was released? I know I did.. given that I have 6 blogs to attend to.

If you installed Wordpress using Cpanel/Fantastico, you can probably wait a few more days before doing a fuss-free upgrading (though some users have reported problems with this method).

You can also install the Wordpress Automatic Upgrade plugin which, in Keith’s word, helps you to easily upgrade your wordpress installation to the latest version provided by wordpress, without having to download or upload any files. This plugin has proven useful for those who got it to work.

I promise myself to try out Keith’s plugin one day but for now, I’m still doing manual upgrading. I just feel more secure and in control

To shave time off the manual upgrade method, you can upload the changed files (98 files) instead of the whole 2.5.1 package (531 files). That should therotically save you 80% of your time. To download the changed files package, visit this link, scroll to the bottom and click on Zip Archive to start download. Happy upgrading!