Have been meaning to post a roadmap for Connections Reloaded 2.0 for a while so here it is: For those unaware, Connections Reloaded is my theme for WordPress 1.5.x onwards. Connections Reloaded has come a long way from when I decided to shift from Spirit to Connections and I found Connections fabulous looking but wanting with respect to functionality. Then came a slow but steady learning of how to design WordPress themes. I released Connections Reloaded on 16 June 2005 and it has crossed 1000 downloads (tracked from 4th July 2005). It currently stands on v1.2.1.
Connections Reloaded crosses 1000 downloads!
Am totally thrilled and happy to say that my theme Connections Reloaded has crossed 1000 downloads since 4th July 2005 (from when I actually started tracking downloads). This is excluding those during the period from June 16 to July 3 as well as those from other sites like WordPress Themes Viewer. Thanks to all those who contributed in making this theme a success in such a short duration. And thanks to all of you have downloaded and powered your WordPress blogs with my theme. Stay tuned as I have a few plans in the new version of Connections Reloaded. Keep your suggestions and comments coming and donations (for those who…
Connections Reloaded 1.2.1 released
Just released v1.2.1 of my theme Connections Reloaded. Just a few minor changes Added a button for Google Reader (thanks to Lorelle) Fixed a validation problem. Theme is once again valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional The zip file also includes screenshot.png. This is a screenshot of the theme and will be displayed in the Presentation section of WordPress v1.6 Minor CSS improvements If you like the theme and are using it, please donate something for my work. The amount is blank so feel free to fill in whatever amount you wish to donate. Thanks 🙂
Connections Reloaded 1.2 released
Just released v1.2 of my theme Connections Reloaded. 1.2 comes as a major update with a lot of additions as follows: I have added Links and Pages to the sidebar. Links displays only on the homepage while Pages displays all throughout. Currently only top level pages are displayed. You will need to edit the sidebar.php to display daughter level. Version info is not added to the footer. Easy for keeping track. Display of nested categories in the sidebar has been fixed Have added buttons under subscription for Feedster, Spurl, Furl, Newsburst, Rojo and Pluck. If anyone knows the button for adding to Google Reader, please let me know. All images…
Connections Reloaded 1.1 released
Just released v1.1 of my theme Connections Reloaded. It now installs in the connections-reloaded folder. Minor update to the Readme file and few corrections in the CSS. The look still remains same as Connections. I’m working on creating multiple versions of Connections Reloaded. Coming soon to a computer near you 🙂
From Spirit to Connections
Was running the Spirit Theme for WordPress ever since I upgraded my blog to WordPress 1.5. The theme is a very good three column theme and does have a nice look to it. However, the markup it uses is a very complex mix of divs and thus maintaining and modifying it was an even greater pain. Was always on the lookout for a three column theme and so never bothered to check out two column themes, until I stumbled upon Connections.