2 weeks ago
WordPress 3.6 Beta 2: So, is the post formats UI on by default?
“Will the new post formats UI be on by default, whether I support them in my theme or not?” — We’re closer to an answer with the release of WordPress 3.6 beta-2.
1 month ago
What Theme Authors Need to Know About Post Formats in WordPress 3.6
The next major release of WordPress is already around the corner. This is a big one for theme authors with a major focus on post formats. There’s a new post formats UI for the WordPress end-user along with a new system of handling and displaying this data in our themes. Checkout my article on wp.tutsplus.com, and I’ll cover what you need to know as a theme author for post formats in the upcoming WordPress 3.6.
1 month ago
Making self-hosted HTML5 video and audio players in WordPress 3.6 responsive
At the time of posting this, WordPress has just released 3.6-beta1. One of the new features that caught my eye was that users can finally insert self-hosted video and audio files into their posts and pages without the need of any kind of 3rd-party plugin. This is a huge step forward for WordPress and I [...]
7 months ago
Hiding the WordPress admin panel to your subscribers
In this post, I’ll just share a quick code snippet that will allow you to hide the WordPress admin elements to users who have signed up your site under the Subscriber roll.
12 months ago
Some cool styling suggestions for the Breakout 1.1 update
Recently I came out with a big framework update to my responsive WordPress themes, but when I went to update Breakout for sale over on Mojo Themes, I decided to take a little extra time and add some new style options. The Creation of Breakout For those that don’t know, Breakout was originally a spin-off [...]
1 year ago
How to adjust which widgets display on mobile devices and tablets with Theme Blvd themes
I’ve been excited this year to start releasing only responsive WordPress themes, however there are few places I’ve seen where my concepts fall short — One of those areas is definitely with widgets.
Basically, I’m going to show you how to hide your widgets individually on standard resolutions, mobile devices, and tablets.
1 year ago
Theme Blvd Framework Update 2.1.0
I’ve been working on the 2.1.0 Theme Blvd framework update along side the all-new Jump Start project for awhile now. Jump Start isn’t quite ready yet, but this huge framework update is, which effects all of my version 2 themes.
1 year ago
Keeping your Theme Blvd WordPress theme up-to-date
When working with a theme using Theme Blvd framework v2+, this video will show you how to stay up-to-date with your theme. It will walk you through how to find what version of your theme you’re using, how to know if its the most up-to-date version, and how to get the most up-to-date version. Additionally, this video will walk you through two separate methods for updating the theme. Personally, I always recommend you update your theme by manually uploading the files with an FTP client, as outlined in Method #2 of the video.
1 year ago
SEO in Theme Blvd Themes
Since I started posting my version 2 themes, many people have been asking me what happened to the built-in SEO of my old themes? In this article I want to address this and give you some helpful tips on incorporating SEO into your site.
1 year ago
Expanding accepted HTML tags in the Theme Blvd WordPress theme framework
If you’ve been working with one of my themes, you may have noticed that I’m a bit stingy with the things that I actually allow you to put in all of the textareas throughout your admin panel in sections such as the Slider Manager, Layout Builder, and your Theme Options page. In this article I’ll explain why this happens and how you can go about modifying this functionality from your child theme.
