Comments on: Themetastic! http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/ Get free education blogs at Edublogs Tue, 15 May 2012 09:26:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rwthornton http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1318 rwthornton Tue, 08 May 2007 18:45:23 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1318 I need the ability to customize the colors of any theme to fit our school standards, but very very few themes have css customizing. I choose the new Roundflow theme just for color customizability, but the theme has so many other problems (what kind of theme can't even do a simple carriage return?) I can't use it. There seem to be very few themes with any flexibility. That is much more important than just adding more themes: just add one for two columns, one for three columns, where every color can be set, and I bet you make a lot of users happy. And I would upgrade to premium just to be able to customize a theme, but that doesn't seem to be available. I need the ability to customize the colors of any theme to fit our school standards, but very very few themes have css customizing.

I choose the new Roundflow theme just for color customizability, but the theme has so many other problems (what kind of theme can’t even do a simple carriage return?) I can’t use it.

There seem to be very few themes with any flexibility.
That is much more important than just adding more themes: just add one for two columns, one for three columns, where every color can be set, and I bet you make a lot of users happy.

And I would upgrade to premium just to be able to customize a theme, but that doesn’t seem to be available.

]]> By: Mr. Andy http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Mr. Andy Mon, 07 May 2007 17:23:10 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1316 I just hope we can get the new WP Stats plugin from Automattic. I just hope we can get the new WP Stats plugin from Automattic.

]]> By: blakej http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 blakej Sun, 06 May 2007 12:38:02 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1315 James, I found a really cool feature that when added to wp-content, it makes the blog viewer/reader friendly to students or teachers using their cell phones to view blog content. I installed it on a blog I maintain for a local non-profit festival and it works well. So, my suggestion is a theme or pluggin that makes blogs mobile friendly. James, I found a really cool feature that when added to wp-content, it makes the blog viewer/reader friendly to students or teachers using their cell phones to view blog content. I installed it on a blog I maintain for a local non-profit festival and it works well. So, my suggestion is a theme or pluggin that makes blogs mobile friendly.

]]> By: James http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1314 James Sun, 06 May 2007 08:03:43 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1314 Thanks for the feedback guys, header image uploads are so close I can almost touch them! CSS editing will let you edit absolutely everything about your css :) Thanks for the feedback guys, header image uploads are so close I can almost touch them! CSS editing will let you edit absolutely everything about your css :)

]]> By: alicemercer http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1313 alicemercer Sun, 06 May 2007 05:00:31 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1313 melibs4school: there is a sky with clouds header image for freshy theme. James, I've played with Mandigo (http://tempnicholas.edublogs.org/), and it would fit the bill, if I could upload header images. I'm inferring that folks hosting wp on their own can do this (http://esltechnology.com/) because I see it being done. I'd use freshy, but the date convention on posts is continental, and since we are trying to reteach our non-American students to use U.S. dating conventions, it would be inconsistent to have it on our blog (a trifling matter, but still--we're a school darn it). When the CSS editing comes, is that the sort of change we will be able to make? Inquiring minds, and all...I'm looking for a summer time frame. melibs4school: there is a sky with clouds header image for freshy theme.

James, I’ve played with Mandigo (http://tempnicholas.edublogs.org/), and it would fit the bill, if I could upload header images. I’m inferring that folks hosting wp on their own can do this (http://esltechnology.com/) because I see it being done. I’d use freshy, but the date convention on posts is continental, and since we are trying to reteach our non-American students to use U.S. dating conventions, it would be inconsistent to have it on our blog (a trifling matter, but still–we’re a school darn it). When the CSS editing comes, is that the sort of change we will be able to make? Inquiring minds, and all…I’m looking for a summer time frame.

]]> By: alicemercer http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1312 alicemercer Sat, 05 May 2007 20:37:04 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1312 I think there need to be more themes with a primary school aesthetic. It's not something that I favor myself, but I'm hearing from others I noticed when I did a blog training that the themes don't have that look. If you are wondering what it would be: 1. Lots of primary and bold colors, or 2. Mary Englebriet/Laura Ashley like (think very twee) 3. Cartoonish letters, and numbers. Okay, if the last two are a bit much consider that if we get a theme with a header image that can be changed (I've seen folk do it with Mandigo) and but the colors were more primary, then maybe we (and I could help find/create stuff for that) could populate the alternate header images with some primary "friendly" stuff. I've been playing around with that theme generator link that I posted about in the forums and came up with something, but I'm not sure how to show it, etc. since it's in a series of CSS files. Here are some themes that a someone from Ed Tech Talk came up with when demands were made for primary themes. The reading bee one seems nice. http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2007/04/19/wordpress-themes I love the themes you have, and the aesthetic here, but not everyone share my tastes and to get the primary folks on board, you may want to consider that? Thanks! I think there need to be more themes with a primary school aesthetic. It’s not something that I favor myself, but I’m hearing from others I noticed when I did a blog training that the themes don’t have that look. If you are wondering what it would be:

1. Lots of primary and bold colors, or

2. Mary Englebriet/Laura Ashley like (think very twee)

3. Cartoonish letters, and numbers.

Okay, if the last two are a bit much consider that if we get a theme with a header image that can be changed (I’ve seen folk do it with Mandigo) and but the colors were more primary, then maybe we (and I could help find/create stuff for that) could populate the alternate header images with some primary “friendly” stuff.

I’ve been playing around with that theme generator link that I posted about in the forums and came up with something, but I’m not sure how to show it, etc. since it’s in a series of CSS files.

Here are some themes that a someone from Ed Tech Talk came up with when demands were made for primary themes. The reading bee one seems nice.
http://staff.bbhcsd.org/schinkerj/archives/2007/04/19/wordpress-themes

I love the themes you have, and the aesthetic here, but not everyone share my tastes and to get the primary folks on board, you may want to consider that? Thanks!

]]> By: melibs4school http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 melibs4school Sat, 05 May 2007 11:38:23 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1311 I liked the little stick figure one, "girls suck", however when you scrolled over it, there you were, proclaiming a sentiment you didn't feel. Other themes: books, education, blue skies. I liked the little stick figure one, “girls suck”, however when you scrolled over it, there you were, proclaiming a sentiment you didn’t feel. Other themes: books, education, blue skies.

]]> By: waihieast http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 waihieast Fri, 04 May 2007 19:13:45 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1300 A flexible theme that allows you to put a customized header / title that you can import as a jpeg or png. A flexible theme that allows you to put a customized
header / title that you can import as a jpeg or png.

]]> By: pstinson http://edublogs.org/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 pstinson Fri, 04 May 2007 17:36:43 +0000 http:/2007/05/02/themetastic-2/#comment-1299 educational, technology-related, and sustainability/environmental are my top three choices for themes. educational, technology-related, and sustainability/environmental are my top three choices for themes.

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