Just released Simply Works Core 1.5.2 WordPress Theme. This release was a complete review and rewrite of the code to update the theme and to make the code more flexible moving forward. A few new features where changed or added including:
New one page for theme options
Comments completely restyled
Background issues bug corrected
Data security updated and improved
Again, this release was a necessary step for future theme options and development.
Technical Details
# 2011.08.16 – version 1.5.2
- Removed – Check for theme option swc_analytics_code from the header.php
- Added – wp_head function to functions.php to check if theme option is set.
- Correction – added swc prefix to $options varible in the header.php
- Removed – The feed declaration in Line 17 of header.php automatic feed are supported
- Bug Fix – 404.php add text domain to the title <h2> tag
- Added – wp_enqueue_style to optional color change .css
- Bug Fix – Completely reworked the comment style.css and all skins style.css sheets to clear up display issues
- Moved – Functions swc_fields out of the comments.php to it proper place functions.php and renames to swc_comment_fields
- Added – Checked() and Selected() – i.e. – replace if() {echo checked=checked} statements in swc_theme_options.php
- Added – swc_validate_data function to swc_theme_options.php to sanitize the incoming data
- Recommend – Used checked and selected where appropriate in the options form
- Bug Fix – captioned image without alignment issue corrected
- Bug Fix – the narrow sidebars overlap the Sidebar Bottom widget corrected in main style.css
- Added – loading of language files if they exist to the function.php file
- Correction – added swc prefix to custom variables and function calls
- Recommend – get_bloginfo(stylesheet_directory) was found in the file functions.php – Use get_stylesheet_directory_uri() in place of
- Combined all theme option into a single options array ‘swc_theme_options’
- Combined all theme option setting into a single Theme Options page
- Bug Fix – Added CSS “clear” to the 404 and search page to fix a background issue.
- Removed – assets folder – swc_custom_logo_image, Swc_header_code, swc_sidebar_selection, swc_theme_color
- Bug Fix – Editor Style – correct the way List are displayed in the editor view
- Removed – Check for theme option swc_analytics_code from the header.php
- Added – wp_head function to functions.php to check if theme option is set.
- Correction – added swc prefix to $options varible in the header.php
- Removed – The feed declaration in Line 17 of header.php automatic feed are supported
- Bug Fix – 404.php add text domain to the title <h2> tag
- Added – wp_enqueue_style to optional color change .css
- Bug Fix – Completely reworked the comment style.css and all skins style.css sheets to clear up display issues
- Moved – Functions swc_fields out of the comments.php to it proper place functions.php and renames to swc_comment_fields
- Added – Checked() and Selected() – i.e. – replace if() {echo checked=checked} statements in swc_theme_options.php
- Added – swc_validate_data function to swc_theme_options.php to sanitize the incoming data
- Recommend – Used checked and selected where appropriate in the options form
- Bug Fix – captioned image without alignment issue corrected
- Bug Fix – the narrow sidebars overlap the Sidebar Bottom widget corrected in main style.css
- Added – loading of language files if they exist to the function.php file
- Correction – added swc prefix to custom variables and function calls
- Recommend – get_bloginfo(stylesheet_directory) was found in the file functions.php – Use get_stylesheet_directory_uri() in place of
- Combined all theme option into a single options array ‘swc_theme_options’
- Combined all theme option setting into a single Theme Options page
- Bug Fix – Added CSS “clear” to the 404 and search page to fix a background issue.
- Removed – assets folder – swc_custom_logo_image, Swc_header_code, swc_sidebar_selection, swc_theme_color
- Bug Fix – Editor Style – correct the way List are displayed in the editor view
Is there any way to make the Header Ad widget be able to support an image 486×120 instead of 486×60?
In the style.css for the theme change #headerad to 120px:
#headerad {
height: 60px;
}
You make need to adjust the #headerright padding top height also:
#headerright {
width: 488px;
float: right;
margin: 0px;
padding: 20px 0px 0px 0px;
overflow: hidden;
}
thanks,
Jason
Hi Jason,
Love your theme and definitely plan on contributing if any of my sites are ever profitable.
All the sites I use Simply Works for stopped being able to be tracked by Google Analytics after I updated.
Or is it just me?
Thanks again for the great theme and any help you can give me.
Matt
Hi Matt,
Has it turns out there is issue in 1.5.2 that prevents the google code from working correctly. I’m working on submitting 1.5.3 to WordPress with the correction tonight.
You can find the correction here:
http://simplyworkscore.com/google-analytics-correction/
thanks,
Jason
This is such a great theme.
I am getting a small issue and cannot see any ‘pages’ in the header bar.
Any ideas what that might be?
I tried a clean WP install to eliminate plugins.
Just checked against your screenshots and I don’t have a header bar.
Thanks.
Hi Dave,
You need to add the menu bar through wp-admin Appearance > Menus. They are off by default in case you wanted just a sidebar menu.
It is explained in this 8 minute video:
Custom menus wordpress