This week-end I spend working on a WordPress theme for weblog use. My own themes for this weblog are coded for my needs only so they are not apt for public use. I decided to give it a try on coding a theme that met most uses for a simple weblog.
Considering we started a new decade with 2010 I decided to make an old-skool weblog layout with CSS3. So old and new combined. You can see the theme with my own content, I set the cookie for 2 minutes, after that when you refresh you are supposed to see my default design again.
Before I release the theme I still must figure a nice way to display the categories below the latest posts. Also I will be adding a child theme to make it easier to apply your own colors and header image. I’m also planning to add a second child theme sporting a modern design or I might make that another theme on itself.
I know it’s a bit pointless making such basic and simple themes with all the excess free themes available and some excellent commercial theme. But all those themes are so bloated I just want something for basic weblogging, pure content focused without all those plug-ins and social media buttons. And besides one can not practice coding too many times.
More details on the theme I’m working on:
- It’s called “No Graphic” for now because it’s purely CSS styling.
- It uses a lot of CSS3
- Not tested in IE8 yet
- Works well in Mozilla and Webkit
- The navigation menu is dropdown enabled up to 3 levels, but shows as one level
- Uses HTML5 doctype, but coded XHTML for no particular reason
- The comment form still needs some CSS3 love
On another note, I just won the “Digging into WordPress” PDF book over at Blogging Pro, can’t wait to get my copy! I hope to learn way more about WordPress and be able to improve my own weblog and the theme I’m working on. I’m a “learn by book” person, I find that books tend to go deeper and clearer on the subject then online articles and tutorials and with a book I can sit anywhere I want until I get an e-book reader that is. That’s why eventually I hope to buy the hard copy of “Digging Into WordPress”. And also, I plain just love books!
In any case I expect to release this theme this week “as it” and maybe someone will use it or not but this way I can practice and try out things.
