Blog Update – April 16, 2007
- Filed under: Wpdesigner.com
First off, no, I didn’t die, nor were I sick or in a freak accident. For the past five days, I lost the drive to update and work on Wpdesigner. Although there’s much to be done, I didn’t know which direction I wanted to take Wpdesigner. I’m not going to tell you what I’ll be doing and where Wpdesigner is going. I think we’re all tired of my empty suggestions and promises. I’ll try to just deliver from now on.
What I’ve been up to:
Not much as you can see from the photos above. I grew my hair out and that’s it. Personally, that’s the most significant thing that happened in the last several days. I’ve been bored out of my mind.
Second, I wanted to switch all themes to GPL in the previous post, but that’s easier said than done. Although I’m moving in the right direction by switching license, I need to do this right and make sure that I don’t violate other people’s licenses. I’m talking about the photographers and icon creators of the photos and icons that some of my themes use. Bottom line is don’t assume all of my themes have been re-released under GPL, at least not yet. Only some of them have been re-released. For the rest, I need to track down the photographers and icon authors to get their permissions. Thanks to SunBurntKamel for pointing out about photo and icon licenses.
Third, no, I don’t accept sponsored theme submissions and will not feature any sponsored theme on Wpdesigner. Sorry, I don’t care what your reason is. There are other blogs that would be willing to feature your sponsored theme.
Fourth, I’m reconsidering whether to continue with the development of Supreme. I went over the features of Supreme over and over again. I just don’t see how I can pack all the styles and features into one theme without clutter. Also, a theme like that might be easy for an experienced user to modify, but definitely not for beginners, not even with extensive documentation. When things get cluttered, people get discouraged. But then, Supreme is supposed to be features-packed and solve clutter at the same time…sigh.
i think thats the best idea. If your busy then deadline promises will get missed.
im looking forward to seeing supreme. how far along with it are you?
I appreciate your “release-policy” very much.
Leaving the users free to use and modify your themes as they want, your themes will have a larger diffusion.
And your choice to refuse to sponsor your themes adding paid links confirms your great open-source policy.
Re: Supreme Theme – That’s a tough one. On one hand, if you finish it, I think a lot of WP users would love it. Also remember that WP isn’t really meant for beginners (at least, theme editing isn’t). On the other hand, it sounds absolutely exhausting, so it may not be worth your time. That’s a really though decision to make. I’d say, if you have the time, do it; if not, don’t.
lol – some help I am, eh?
I’d suggest two levels of supreme. A supreme basic and advanced sounds good.
Wow. I did create that theme, but that’s not me uploading it again. Someone is stealing from me.
I just have a question. Did you do this theme?
http://themes.wordpress.net/columns/…
Or was it someone else. I’m just curious.
Hi there,
I’ve assessed from your site that you are very talented. Perhaps a little mercurial, too, but that’s part of the charm, no?
I’m currently using one of your themes…it’s great…but I cannot line up the widgets on the right side. Not sure if this is the appropriate section to ask such a question but thought I’d give it a shot.
Your sidebar pictures are too big. Along with the charm, I’m also working on a geek tan, which explains why I’m pale.
Hey, thanks for the advice. I changed it and it still doesn’t align properly. Oh well
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Good luck on the tan. Wear your sunblock though.
It’s good you keep us all updated. Especially about your hair.
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