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 – May 13, 2010
Freshened off a four-month break, a new Simplish massages the visuals just enough to mark version number 2.3. The latest changes burnish corners into gentle curves, erase extraneous divider lines, and multiply the multilingual mix with a new Belarusian (be_BY) localization.
The various *border-radius CSS techniques for turning corners don’t command the obedience of wayward Internet Explorer. While we tested some special border-radius techniques for IE, corners there remain square. Level 2.1 CSS validators will squawk at bits of the new CSS, while browser-specific mutations of same add typographical insult to standards-abandoning injury. Still, we feel those bevels are pretty sporty.
Another appearance tweak removes the bottom border that formerly underlined h4 headings.
Download Simplish version 2.3 here (.zip, sha1:3f8255653b4215c82f704700185f04f806c73c83), 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
utopian – October 7, 2009
Simplish 2.1.12 fixes two minor sidebar styling issues, and updates the URL pointing to this site.
Changes
- Spacing from sidebar element bottom to next element’s h2 consistent. (Noted especially on Search element.)
- Spacing below tag cloud widget, if any, matches normal element spacing.
- Footer links and blog info in style.css use new URL (http://simplish.pomfolio.com/).
Download version 2.1.12 (.zip, 95KB), or see it soon in the WordPress Themes Directory.
Posted by
utopian – September 19, 2009
Simplish v2.1.11 applies a single CSS change to hide the “search for:” text on the default sidebar search.
Download Simplish version 2.1.11 here, or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
Posted by
utopian – September 4, 2009
Simplish v2.1.10 makes one change to the styling for pre elements, removing the outline border box.
This release simply serves to get the very-slightly-different code we’ve run since the 2.1.9 release out into daylight.
It has had the benefit of production use and testing up to the latest WordPress svn tip (inclusive of the current release, 2.8.4, of course).
Download Simplish version 2.1.10 here, or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
Posted by
Josh – May 26, 2009
Simplish 2.1.9 is available, bringing just a few minor updates along on the roughly-monthly schedule:
Download Simplish version 2.1.9 here, or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
Deleting your existing Simplish install directory and replacing it wholesale, rather than overwriting it, will help prevent any possible template conflicts resulting from the file rename.
Posted by
Josh – April 19, 2009
A minor update that adds a Swedish, Sweden (sv_SE) localization, adds a few missed strings for translation, and makes more appropriate use of en dash (“–”) rather than the minus (“-”) character.
- Add sv_SE localization files for Swedish. Thanks Clement Durand.
- Update el localization files for Greek. Thanks Demetris at op111.net.
- Switch most page-visible minus literals to
– entities. Thanks Demetris at op111. (For compatibility, the minus convention is maintained in <title> elements.)
Download Simplish version 2.1.8 here, or see it soon in the WordPress themes directory.
