Posted by
utopian – June 17, 2010
Simplish version 2.4 is here, hand-in-hand with the new WordPress 3.0.
First and foremost: This release is not compatible with earlier versions of WordPress. Use it only with WP3.0 and up.
Only minor refinements are apparent to the eye: You won’t see the word “Trackback” in the comments area anymore, and the former “Pages” list in the default sidebar is now labeled “Navigation” to accommodate the optional custom menu. Just beneath the surface, the theme now outputs HTML5 where once there was XHTML 1.0.
Highlighted Changes
- HTML5 output
- Support new custom menus
- New CSS reset
- Suppress the inline gallery style — remove a validation stumbling block
- CSS updates for gallery styling, efficiency
- Use automatic feed links for uniform & dynamic header metadata
- Rewrite and modernize
functions.php — better child theme override support
- Replace/remove deprecated WordPress function calls
Check out the change log for a complete list.
Download Simplish version 2.4 here (.zip, sha1:65dcb73e219d6ea20a3363554e76e2033a5b4db0), or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
Posted by
utopian – December 22, 2009
The latest minor update to Simplish bumps it to version 2.2.3, and it brings a little change to the handling of Categories in the post meta box, spearheaded by Demetris. The theme now specifically checks for the category name Uncategorized, so if you’ve renamed your cat ID #1, it will be displayed on posts in only that category. Previously such posts would show no categories, as though the post were “Uncategorized”.
This change is tiny, but more details can be found in Issue #19 at the Simplish project site.
Download Simplish version 2.2.3 here (.zip, sha1:ac92c5a8d1168d69aafd94fa43c1dd880cac01ce), or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
Posted by
utopian – November 22, 2009
Version 2.2.2 replaces calls to a few deprecated WordPress functions with their current cousins. No visible differences are introduced. This update ensures compatibility and maintainability atop the latest (read: recommended) and future versions of WordPress.
Many thanks to Demetris for the bulk of the patches included, and vigorous testing with the WP_DEBUG setting, which now gives Simplish the all-clear.
Download Simplish version 2.2.2 here (.zip, sha1:ce3e147c277cdcb2aac934fd9f0ec2bd20b8f6af), or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
Posted by
utopian – October 18, 2009
Version 2.2 introduces the largest set of changes in several months, including new translations for French and Portuguese, minor styling enhancements, and a CSS rewrite that makes things more efficient without changing Simplish’s good looks.
On a display, there is only a single visible change in this release, but the numerous changes to the theme’s CSS will affect customizers or child-themers and therefore prompt a minor version bump over the venerable 2.1[.x] series. Print styles, on the other hand, have changed both in code and in visual presentation.
In honor of translators’ contributions since version 2.1.17, the Simplish Demo is rotating through the supported localizations.
Highlighted Changes
- Add fr_FR localization for French, thanks to ttynixer.
- Add pt_PT localization for Portuguese, thanks to ttynixer.
- Optimize CSS according to Google Page Speed analysis.
- Rewrite CSS for simplicity and efficiency. Reduce over-specification.
- Trim dead selectors/rules. Merge some sharable selectors/rules.
- Add new archives-list CSS class for common multiple-post listing styles.
- Add underline on hover to author name in post byline.
- More precisely define font, color, layout rules for printed output.
For a very detailed record of the changes in this release, see the developer changelog.
Download Simplish version 2.2 here (.zip, sha1:876b61a43a5da2bf98dd6392d65f972008956495), or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
Posted by
Josh – February 20, 2009
The 2.1.6 release of Simplish contains two fixes for problems discovered in version 2.1.5:
- Default sidebar Pages menu now honors admin panel page Order settings
- Footer text is once again properly aligned on the vertical
Note that any Simplish ≥ 2.1.5 is compatible only with WordPress versions ≥ 2.7.
Download Simplish version 2.1.6 here, or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
Posted by
Josh – November 17, 2008
We have a very-roughly monthly release schedule, and as our infrequently-honored date of the 20th approaches, the fix I have is a good one, but the only one: Anonymous contributed to the sibling sp theme a new background header image in PNG form at just 10% of the original’s size.
If there are other corners we could tidy, let us know with a comment here – that includes providing specific examples for the reported issue with some AJAX sidebar widgets and Simplish v2.1.2, as well as the question about the importance of threaded comment support -vs- the simplicity of loading no JavaScript.
Posted by
Josh – July 27, 2008
Themes Directory Reqs
Both are little tweaks required for entry into the Official WordPress themes directory. Go ahead and get 1.6.3; 1.5.3 can be skipped.
- Tweak author(s) credits in source to ensure Pitt and Hardy appear in WP admin Design tab
- Simplish’s second home in the WordPress themes directory
- Display both category(s) and tags on each post
About Versions and Fixes
We have a very-roughly monthly release schedule, and as our infrequently-honored date of the 20th approaches, the fix I have is a good one, but the only one: Anonymous contributed to the sibling sp theme a new background header image in PNG form at just 10% of the original’s size.
If there are other corners we could tidy, let us know with a comment here – that includes providing specific examples for the reported issue with some AJAX sidebar widgets and Simplish v2.1.2, as well as the question about the importance of threaded comment support -vs- the simplicity of loading no JavaScript.