Comments on: WordPress Theme Designers: Slapping You Upside the Head http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/ Helping you learn more and do more with WordPress Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:22:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: WordCamp Israel » Blog Archive » Lorelle on blogging and Israel http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-660095 WordCamp Israel » Blog Archive » Lorelle on blogging and Israel Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:33:51 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-660095 [...] are a lot of wonderful WordPress Themes available for free, and yet many are missing some parts and pieces that you may not be aware of are missing. For example, I'm finding some WordPress Themes missing [...] [...] are a lot of wonderful WordPress Themes available for free, and yet many are missing some parts and pieces that you may not be aware of are missing. For example, I’m finding some WordPress Themes missing [...]

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-648027 Lorelle VanFossen Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:52:14 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-648027 Actually, I've never gotten a validation error for using those tags, but yes, they are deprecated, though it amazes me why the W3 would do such a dumb thing. Still, you are thinking "now". I'm thinking of thousands of articles I've published over the past 14 years of blogging and web publishing. If I choose a Theme, I will add these tags to the stylesheet for backwards compatibility, so should WordPress Theme designers do so, just to CYA the use of such tags which have been used for many years by bloggers who have been blogging for longer than 10 minutes. Also, if you look close to the WordPress non-Rich Text Editor quicktag buttons, you will see that they are using B and I to designate their bold (strong) and italic (em), even though the tags generated are the new HTML tags. A little twisted thinking there, don't you think? Actually, I’ve never gotten a validation error for using those tags, but yes, they are deprecated, though it amazes me why the W3 would do such a dumb thing. Still, you are thinking “now”. I’m thinking of thousands of articles I’ve published over the past 14 years of blogging and web publishing. If I choose a Theme, I will add these tags to the stylesheet for backwards compatibility, so should WordPress Theme designers do so, just to CYA the use of such tags which have been used for many years by bloggers who have been blogging for longer than 10 minutes.

Also, if you look close to the WordPress non-Rich Text Editor quicktag buttons, you will see that they are using B and I to designate their bold (strong) and italic (em), even though the tags generated are the new HTML tags. A little twisted thinking there, don’t you think?

]]> By: cheryl http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-647882 cheryl Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:40:43 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-647882 I just want to add that the <b> and <i> tags have been deprecated from HTML and that some theme designers do not include styling for those tags because they don't expect anyone to be using them. In fact, if you do, you could break the validation of your own site for some doctypes. I just want to add that the <b> and <i> tags have been deprecated from HTML and that some theme designers do not include styling for those tags because they don’t expect anyone to be using them. In fact, if you do, you could break the validation of your own site for some doctypes.

]]> By: Pam Van Londen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-201727 Pam Van Londen Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:54:26 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-201727 Add this to the wish list for theme designers: Link to a print.css. When printing a blog article, wouldn't it be nice if only the site name, description, date, and article printed and not whole theme? Let's all save paper and ink by providing a proper print.css. Currently, when I print any Wordpress theme, I get a page or more of navigation. It's easy to turn off navigation with display:none. Add this to the wish list for theme designers:

Link to a print.css.

When printing a blog article, wouldn’t it be nice if only the site name, description, date, and article printed and not whole theme? Let’s all save paper and ink by providing a proper print.css.

Currently, when I print any WordPress theme, I get a page or more of navigation. It’s easy to turn off navigation with display:none.

]]> By: rightwingprof http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-69603 rightwingprof Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:02:44 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-69603 Thank you! And may I add one, from web design 101, first day? No horizontal scrollbars at 800x600! It's amazing how many themes are designed for 1024x768. And what is it with all these fixed width themes, and the wasted screen space, in this era of wide screen laptops? Thank you! And may I add one, from web design 101, first day? No horizontal scrollbars at 800×600! It’s amazing how many themes are designed for 1024×768. And what is it with all these fixed width themes, and the wasted screen space, in this era of wide screen laptops?

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-40631 Lorelle VanFossen Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:52:22 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-40631 Vidar: don't suffer. I can't specifically help you right now, but just dig through the various Themes and find one that is "close" to what you want and go with that and stop suffering. One of the big problems many people face is that they have high expectations on what they want and won't settle for less. Well, trust me: settle. What you have to say and share with the world is more important than any Theme. And if you wait a little longer, new techniques are coming out which will allow the inexperienced user to design their own Themes as if they were drawing with crayons. Very simple and easy. Just hang on. Just take a look at top bloggers like <a href="http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/" title="Scobleizer - Tech Geek Blogger" rel="nofollow">Scobleizer</a> and his site's design. Sucks, doesn't it. What you have to say is always more important, and his site proves it. A little pretty doesn't hurt, though, but relax. I know you can do this. Vidar: don’t suffer. I can’t specifically help you right now, but just dig through the various Themes and find one that is “close” to what you want and go with that and stop suffering.

One of the big problems many people face is that they have high expectations on what they want and won’t settle for less. Well, trust me: settle. What you have to say and share with the world is more important than any Theme. And if you wait a little longer, new techniques are coming out which will allow the inexperienced user to design their own Themes as if they were drawing with crayons. Very simple and easy. Just hang on.

Just take a look at top bloggers like Scobleizer and his site’s design. Sucks, doesn’t it. What you have to say is always more important, and his site proves it. A little pretty doesn’t hurt, though, but relax. I know you can do this.

]]> By: Vidar Halvorsen http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-40482 Vidar Halvorsen Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:50:42 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-40482 ... sigh... you are so correct... all us blogers using wordpress SHOULD know this. For me.. its painfully clear... equally painfully clear is my complete lack of skills within programming and editing of anything in the computer world... Ive tried, ive raved and ranted cursed and sweared, but i just cant get the grip of it... talk to me about marketing, history, politics and such and ill run most ppl through the wall... but computer..stuff? .. no... Lorelle ... could i ask YOUR help ? .. i too want your setup, but on a different template .. the one ( and /mindoro at the same site) on my site .... i just wouldnt know HOW to fix it... even though you'd written a 1-2-3 guide.... ive tried... Plz contact me....im suffering.. -vidar- … sigh… you are so correct… all us blogers using wordpress SHOULD know this. For me.. its painfully clear… equally painfully clear is my complete lack of skills within programming and editing of anything in the computer world… Ive tried, ive raved and ranted cursed and sweared, but i just cant get the grip of it… talk to me about marketing, history, politics and such and ill run most ppl through the wall… but computer..stuff? .. no…

Lorelle … could i ask YOUR help ? .. i too want your setup, but on a different template .. the one ( and /mindoro at the same site) on my site …. i just wouldnt know HOW to fix it… even though you’d written a 1-2-3 guide…. ive tried…
Plz contact me….im suffering..

-vidar-

]]> By: One Year Anniversary Review: Designing WordPress Themes for the Public « Lorelle on WordPress http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-36395 One Year Anniversary Review: Designing WordPress Themes for the Public « Lorelle on WordPress Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:06:34 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-36395 [...] An article I wrote during the past year that got a lot of attention, and criticism, was “WordPress Theme Designers: Slapping You Upside the Head”. It was a rant, but also a guide to help those who design WordPress Themes for public release, and to Wordpress.com and those who choose and prepare WordPress Themes for inclusion. It was also a cry out for the victims of WordPress Theme designers, the users, who can’t edit or change what they are stuck with in a Theme just because a Theme author took shortcuts or didn’t think their design out fully. AARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!! [...] [...] An article I wrote during the past year that got a lot of attention, and criticism, was “WordPress Theme Designers: Slapping You Upside the Head”. It was a rant, but also a guide to help those who design WordPress Themes for public release, and to WordPress.com and those who choose and prepare WordPress Themes for inclusion. It was also a cry out for the victims of WordPress Theme designers, the users, who can’t edit or change what they are stuck with in a Theme just because a Theme author took shortcuts or didn’t think their design out fully. AARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!! [...]

]]> By: Lorelle on WordPress » Invitation to Hebrew and Arabic bloggers to blog with Wordpress.com http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-21218 Lorelle on WordPress » Invitation to Hebrew and Arabic bloggers to blog with Wordpress.com Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:13:33 +0000 http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/01/16/wordpress-theme-designers-slapping-you-upside-the-head/#comment-21218 [...] If you are using a right-to-left language, like Hebrew and Arabic, WordPress Themes which feature bits of code such as the sidebar headings for categories with the feed link or number of posts in that category may find themselves reversed. Instead of WordPress Tips (120) (RSS), it may say (120) (RSS) WordPress Tips or some backwards version as it struggles to deal with the right-to-left issues. A properly coded WordPress Theme that takes localization into account should not have this problem, but that is dependent upon the good coding practices of the WordPress Theme author. [...] [...] If you are using a right-to-left language, like Hebrew and Arabic, WordPress Themes which feature bits of code such as the sidebar headings for categories with the feed link or number of posts in that category may find themselves reversed. Instead of WordPress Tips (120) (RSS), it may say (120) (RSS) WordPress Tips or some backwards version as it struggles to deal with the right-to-left issues. A properly coded WordPress Theme that takes localization into account should not have this problem, but that is dependent upon the good coding practices of the WordPress Theme author. [...]

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