New Look
ThesisThemes has kicked it up a notch with a bad ass new design for it’s site. We haven’t messed with the layout too much- just turned the design up. We’ve also fleshed things out and provided more information, ease, and flow to our pages. Navigation, login, and account areas are also cleaner and easier to get around.
The front page has been totally re-done to provide new users a better look at who we are and what we do. Of course we also threw in some neat jQuery and CSS stuff for those of you who use the latest browsers.
And yes, we’re still running this all on Thesis (although it doesn’t look like it) as a testament to how much Thesis can really do. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Read More by Mark Hodder on June 18, 2010 in Updates
We have seen no issues with our skins / Thesis 1.7 and the WordPress 3.0 upgrade. However, to be safe always be sure to follow the recommended steps before upgrading – but you all do that anyways right? 
http://codex.wordpress.org/Updating_WordPress
Update: Don Gilbert let us know that there is an issue with the Thesis custom file editor and WP 3.0 – if you need that feature you may want to wait until diythemes.com releases a fix.
Read MoreWe’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.
Read MoreNote: 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:
- 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)
- Upload the skin files to your Thesis custom folder
- 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!
Read Moreby Matt Hodder on October 20, 2009 in Updates
ThesisThemes has updated the major skins to be compatible with the just released Thesis 1.6. Skins updated include:
What’s new?
We haven’t made any changes to the appearance or front-end usability of the skins themselves. We had to a fix a few bugs that popped up with the 1.6 update, mainly regarding the navigation menu. Since 1.6 includes automatic drop down menus, we also made sure that they were styled to fit in with each theme.
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