http://bbpressraw.com themes \'in the raw\' for bbpress Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:22:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en bbPress is set to blossum according to recent news posted about the future for bbpress at the bbPress blog. I think that this will eventually lead to more streamlined bbPress and Wordpress integration mechanisms and make the job of integrating themes across these great web apps more straight-forward. I'd like to see some ... http://bbpressraw.com/2008/01/29/bbpress-to-blossum/ There is a great utility I found today for optimising PNG files. You simply drag a file onto the application icon and ping does its job. This is an OSX utility so is only available for Macs. The author's website seems to have closed however I found a download at MacUpdate.Ping! ... http://bbpressraw.com/2008/01/23/optimisation-of-png-files/ bbPress 0.8.3.1 has been released. This is a minor update to bbPress.I have run some tests on my dev server and have not identified any need to update the bbPressRaw blank themes. The addition of the breadcrumbs did not require the themes to be modified since the default template files are ... http://bbpressraw.com/2008/01/04/bbpress-0831/ It can be tricky to develop a bbPress theme if you are not very familiar with CSS and HTML. This is made more difficult by the need to copy theme files to remote FTP server so you can test them. Even if you're a pro this can be time consuming! You ... http://bbpressraw.com/2007/10/17/theme-development-using-apache-mysql-php-stacks/ An ounce of html, a dash of php and a sprinkling of CSS ... developing a theme for bbPress can be fiddly. This post provides you with some ingredients and a recipe to make the process easier. bbPress themes are simple in structure and generally include a header, a footer, ... http://bbpressraw.com/2007/10/15/creating-a-bbpress-theme/ bbPress is a forum ... ? Right ? ... Yes - so it should show the forums as tables that look more like table. I have created new versions of all of the blank bbPress forum themes to provide a slightly more tabular style. This will give you a starting ... http://bbpressraw.com/2007/10/11/blank-themes-updated-with-simple-tabular-style/ The theme switcher plugin has now been installed and can be used to preview the blank / raw bbPress themes. Go to the bbprressraw forums to access the theme switcher (look for a drop-down box at the bottom of the page). http://bbpressraw.com/2007/10/07/theme-switcher-installed/ My bbpress blank themes are now available! The themes are available on the theme downloads page. The themes have been tested with and are compatible with bbPress 0.8.3. Please post any issues in the forums. http://bbpressraw.com/2007/10/05/bbpress-blank-themes-now-available/ A great new resource for bbPress forum administrators and web designers will be launching here soon. I've prepared a bunch of blank themes to use as a starting point for developing your own custom bbPress themes. I have developed a number of theme variations. These themes were inspired by the ... http://bbpressraw.com/2007/10/03/welcome-to-bbpressrawcom/