Category archive: General
Website templates and jQuery enhancements
I am currently writing on a how-to that I promised to do when I released the Basic Contact template, explaining how to insert a working contact form script into the template. The positive feedback from the Gallery template and the “How to add an image gallery” tutorial has inspired me to learn more about how…
Distraction-free writing coming in WordPress 3.2
Text editors with completely clutter-free interfaces have been a rising trend for the last couple of years. Instead of having a user interface full of options, buttons, fields and other objects, distraction-free editors go completely blank – leaving only the text you write visible on the screen. It allows writers to put all focus on…
Commercial templates and premium WordPress themes
A lot of website visitors are asking about commercial website templates and premium WordPress themes, two things that are currently not available on andreasviklund.com. At the moment, there are no plans to add any premium content to the site, but I have sent out e-mails to webmasters of some really good template and theme provider…
The AndyBlue theme for WordPress
I have added a new theme to the WordPress themes page: the classic AndyBlue theme by Matteo Turchetto. It was released in 2008 and has, as far as I can tell, not been updated in a long time. But it has been a popular theme ever since it was originally released and I still get…
Andreas04 and Andreas09 on WordPress.com
The top blog host in my opinion, WordPress.com, has added an excellent theme showcase that displays information about each theme available to users of the service. As of today, there are 116 themes to choose from. Two of the themes are based on template designs from andreasviklund.com: Andreas04 and Andreas09. Along with general information, there…