andreasviklund.com

Hey, sorry for the days of silence! I'll skip the long and boring explaination and jump to the more interesting part, the "what happens now" part.

I have just uploaded a new version of my old andreas01 template, called v2.0. It has several improvements that I have been planning to add for a long time, and I recommend you to check it out! Some of the news:

• - Completely reviewed and refreshed code. Still not perfect, but a bit better.
• - The menu now supports sub-pages through nested lists.
• - The bug that made long menu links break is fixed.
• - A 2-column layout is included. This was the #1 most common feature request.

Click the screenshot to download andreas01 v2.0!

As requested, the template validates as XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS2 with no errors or warnings. It passes the regular accessibility tests (it is Section 508 OK), but it has no "skip to:" menu and no accesskey support yet. I may possibly add that in the next update, along with a commented tutorial version of the template for those of you who want to learn from my way of building templates. What I know for sure is that I will upload new versions of all templates during the next couple of hours. But in most cases it is just a matter of bugfixes and minor changes so I won't write about the other updates here. If you want to see what is new in your favorite template, just download it and look around. Remember that feedback is always very welcome and very appreciated.

I have already ported andreas01 v2.0 into a theme for WordPress, complete with Widget support and some useful features. As soon as I have uploaded all updated templates, I'll release the theme. If anyone want to make a final test of it before the release, just send me an e-mail and I'll send you the theme back. Ports for other blogs and content management systems are very welcome. I recommend send me an e-mail before you start working on a port or conversion, just in case someone else has already started working on the same thing.

And finally: Dandyna, are you completely focused on the championship finals on Sunday or would you still want that template to play with?

Edit: Remember my post about blog value? Take a look at the current number! My offer is still on: I'll sell this site for a third of the estimated value at anytime. Two months ago that meant a price of $700.000. Today it is $1.600.000! Imagine what a great investment it would have been to buy it two months ago!

Not that the numbers have nothing to do with reality, but it is still fun!