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 23, 2010
The current Simplish development sources incorporate a growing list of changes, most of them aimed at compatibility with and exploitation of features in the upcoming WordPress version 3.0. Testers and developers can hg clone the in-progress code, but note that it will run only on the latest WordPress v3.0 betas, or svn tip, and should be used only for testing and development.
Simplish 2.3 continues to be the official release for stable WordPress (v2.9.2).
Posted by
utopian – October 30, 2009
Changes in version 2.2.1:
- Synchronized French and Swedish translations
- Decreased vertical space below the byline on each post
- Switch back to Verdana font on Windows (from Calibri)
Download Simplish version 2.2.1 here (.zip, sha1:ac7b527fce64c8f40c2556fef9caa18098b2ceb0), 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 – August 4, 2008
Concentrate on Captions
This is a very-minor release that:
- Styles image captions (generated by WP2.6+) with nicer font and spacing/padding
- Removes unused code in
image.php
Next Simplish
The current Simplish development sources incorporate a growing list of changes, most of them aimed at compatibility with and exploitation of features in the upcoming WordPress version 3.0. Testers and developers can hg clone the in-progress code, but note that it will run only on the latest WordPress v3.0 betas, or svn tip, and should be used only for testing and development.
Simplish 2.3 continues to be the official release for stable WordPress (v2.9.2).