I just wanted to share this class I found for encoding and decoding information from and to JSON with PHP4. While encode_json($php) and decode_json($json) are simple enough to use, they are PHP5+ compatible, and could not be used easily with all installations of WordPress. Continue reading PHP4 Json Encode & Decode…
Hello All,
As the completion of Blueberry 2.0 draws near, we are looking for some suggestions to help round it out. The CSS is mostly updated for the new theme, so you can view it by just looking over the site. There are no enormous visual changes, mainly some typography and highlights.
Continue reading Blueberry 2.0 Suggestions…
I have been working on Blueberry 2.0 today. So far I have only checked a few things off my to do list however. The CSS has been completely rewritten, I find it much easier to navigate. The theme now changes color by changing the class on the body tag, so no extra style tag in the head now. As I write this post I will be testing out the shortcode for alternating themes on certain pages.
If the shortcode is working, this page will be using the raspberry theme.
Update: I forgot that shortcodes get processed when the_post() is called, which is well after the body tag’s class has already been set. I have a theme template tag that will change the theme on page templates, blueberry_alt_theme($theme). For example, my email spam protection generator page will always be the raspberry theme, regardless of what the rest of the site is.
Update 2: I do not think that there is a way that a shortcode can be used to change the theme based on when the theme action hook is called and the shortcodes action hook is called. At least there is a template tag for use on a page template.
Update 3: (10/27/08 6:17pm) At this point the front end of the theme is pretty much done. There are some archive page updates I am going to make to the CSS. The toolbox is operational. The toolbox is new to the Blueberry theme. At the moment is has for links, Add Post, Add Pages, Quick Edit, and Edit this. Everything is pretty self explanatory, perhaps except Quick Edit. This is not to be confused with the Quick Edit link in the WP Admin. This quick edit creates an overlayed “thick box” that you can make and save edits to posts or pages. I am currently using this feature right now to append this to this page. Sometime during the week I should be adding the custom theme creator and an Alert management feature. I will also be implementing a “remember me” (most likely tonight). Remember me will set a cookie when you log in, so that if you have logged into the site before, it will prompt you to log in. This feature will be able to be disabled in the admin if its not wanted. Thats all for now.
So far I have had a very positive impression of WordPress 2.7-almost-beta. I have been using it for about a week now. Every day the new interface gets cleaner. I love the drag-and-drop dashboard, and the right now dashboard widget is pretty cool. At the moment I cannot access my cForms settings though. I suppose I should let the plugin author know this if they don’t already. Continue reading WordPress 2.7-almost-beta…
Two updates this week. We’ve updated the Blueberry WordPress theme to version 1.37. We’ve updated the screenshot, so now you get a better idea of the capabilities of the theme. The Blueberry theme now also has the ability to enable your sidebar on post pages. The Email Spam Protection plugin has also been updated to include support for graceful JavaScript degradation. Its not a recommended setting, but we use it on one of our properties because we always need the email to be available for the user. It randomly selects delimiters (like [] or {}) and writes the email as text in the form of email [at] address [dot] com. If JavaScript is enabled, this is erased and the link to the email address is written there instead. Check our archives page to find the download links for either of these.
Just a side note, we’ve been listening the ColdPlay’s new album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Check it our Marketing VP’s review. Spoiler alert: The Album is Awesome!
