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Thesis 1.8 Beta

by Mark Hodder on July 8, 2010 in Thesis

It’s that time again and another version of Thesis is about to go into beta testing. In most cases our skins work fine with new upgrades but we would like to remind everyone that using beta software on a production site is at you’re own risk.

If changes are needed we will, as always, have updated versions of our skins shortly after the final version of 1.8 is released . Follow us at @thesisthemes for more updates as they happen!

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Thesis Skin Manager

by Mark Hodder on April 27, 2010 in Child Themes, Thesis, Thesis Skins, Updates

We’re proud to be publicly announcing our Thesis Skin Manager add-on for Thesis 1.7+ that allows Thesis developers to package their skins in a very easy to install format.

Best of all we’re releasing it for free and we’re encouraging other Thesis developers to use it with their own skins and client customizations.

The majority of the skins here already support this new install method with more to come in the near future.

To get an idea of how it works watch the short video by clicking the image below:


Although the obvious use of this tool is for skin developers to release their free / paid skins it’s also a great way for Thesis developers to deliver their Thesis customizations to their clients at the end of a project!

To learn more and to download the skin manager click here.

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What Version of Thesis are you Running?

by Mark Hodder on March 26, 2010 in Thesis, Thoughts

With Thesis 1.7 right around the corner I’m wondering what percentage of people keep their Thesis sites up to date?



How long do you usually wait to upgrade your sites when there is a new release of Thesis?

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Major Update to all our Thesis Skins!

by Mark Hodder on December 8, 2009 in Free Thesis Skins, Thesis, Thesis Skins, Updates

Note: This upgrade is geared more towards new users, those users already running one of our skins do not necessarily need to upgrade. Read the considerations below if you still want to upgrade.

We’ve just revamped our entire skin line-up to incorporate the great new plugin from 3DogMedia This plugin drastically cuts down on the install steps for all our skins to a 3 step process:

  1. Install and activate the Thesis Import / Export plugin (you should go to the plugins control panel at this point to make a backup of all your current Thesis settings in case you need them)
  2. Upload the skin files to your Thesis custom folder
  3. Use the Thesis Import / Export plugin to automatically set all the correct Thesis options!

It’s really that simple!

Also this new install process allows our custom Thesis skins to be customized using the new color control panels in Thesis 1.6+ – so it’s even easier to mod our skins with your own unique flare – this means less mucking around with CSS code!

Some important considerations:

  • Note to those upgrading, or installing our skins on an already running Thesis install. All your Thesis options will be reset to the default options needed for the skin, any option you’ve changed in the Thesis option screens will be gone, make sure you backup before beginning!
  • Our skins will only work with Thesis 1.6+
  • When you install our skins it will overwrite your navigation settings in Thesis, so you will have to re-add the pages you want to show in your navigation menu after you install the skin
  • If you have the Straight Shooter Pro pack, and you upgrade your Straight Shooter install – please re-download the pro pack from your account and re-upload it to your site, there is an updated version to work with the updated Straight Shooter skin

Enjoy!

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