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Retro-fitted – free theme based on Hybrid Framework

Jayant — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 08:39:39 +0000

Justin has added another beautiful parent theme named “Retro fitted” under the Hybrid Theme Framework. Retro fitted is a full fledge parent theme build on the Hybrid Core Framework. It is completely free and uses the rock solid Hybrid which is among the most popular WordPress Theme Frameworks available out there.

Features of the Retro-fitted Theme:

Per-post/page layouts (one-column, two-column, and three-column layouts).
Art direction (the ability to add custom, per-post stylesheets).
Custom widgets (overwrites the default WordPress widgets with better alternatives).
Several sidebars (you can add widgets in many places).
Built-in pagination (no need for a plug-in to handle page numbers).
Breadcrumbs, thumbnails, and much more!

Links

Download Retro-fitted Theme

Retro-fitted Theme Live Demo

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Find perfect blog name and matching social network accounts using Namechecklist.com

Jayant — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:23:19 +0000

Name Check List helps you check if a domain name and matching social user accounts/vanity URLs are available. It quickly scans through various top level domains, popular social networking sites and return the results in minutes.

Link: Name check List

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Hybrid Core: WordPress theme framework by Justin Tadlock

Jayant — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:41:27 +0000

Hybrid core is a free WordPress theme framework developed by Justin Tadlock. It will help developers make their own parent themes by using a set of conventions and PHP scripts for handling common functionality within themes.

Hybrid core is not a WordPress theme. Its a Theme Framework. What does it means? As a theme user, you can not put the theme in your Themes Folder and start using it. It is for Theme developers to build solid parent themes quickly.

Confused..??

Let me clear it.. WordPress themes are a nice way of customizing the front end of your blog. However, every time a change was required, the user has to wither modify the theme or switch to a new theme. It became had not only for the blog owners but also for the theme developers, as with every iterations, they have to remember exactly what needs to be changed in the code.

Enter Parent Theme to the rescue. Parent Theme were developed to address this issue. So, the theme developers made a generic theme with all the features packed into a parent theme. Now all they need to do was to extend the Parent Theme into child theme to satisfy each of Blog owner’s needs.

Child theme are nothing more than CSS file plus functions.php file which basically tell the WordPress how to display the theme plus any small modifications. However, there were some modifications which were not possible by just editing the functions.php file / CSS code. Even if they were possible, the changes done made the child theme very complex. Another approach was to handle it by editing the Parent Theme file (which basically killed the whole purpose of using Child themes).

For Developers it became difficult to keep building more and more Parent Theme with new functionalities. To counter this limitations, Theme Framework like Hybrid core was developed. Hybrid Core helps theme developers to quickly build Parent Theme as per their requirements and then pack them with Child themes of your choice.

It is a win-win situation. Framework developers can concentrate on the Theme Framework, theme developers can focus on extending the Framework in their Parent Themes, while Blog Owners can restrict themselves to the Child Themes (which if deployed properly should consist of only basic CSS code and functions.php file only).

Thank you Justin.

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Critical WordPress Theme: Hybrid Child Theme by Justin

Jayant — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:41:24 +0000

Theme Hybrid added another Child Theme in their Arsenal. Critical Child Theme uses custom taxonomy in WordPress to help create a database of movies (as seen in the demo). This can in turn be modified to create any database you want and display the content accordingly. Give it a try, if you are looking out for something similiar.

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Google Chrome's New Tab Page Video Tutorial

Jayant — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:50:42 +0000

Google Chrome shows some interesting details when you open the New Tab Page. It shows you the recently visited Sites, Recent Bookmarks, Recently closed Tabs, Ability to search your History and Show full history.

However not most of us use it to the full advantage. Here is a quick tutorial to show you how Google New Tab Page works and how you can use it to work more faster. Interestingly, did you know that by looking at the recent thumbnails you can easily spot if someone else has used your computer? Pretty kiddish and no need to go to History page to see that. Anyways, here is the video, go watch.

Do share with us your experiences on Google Chrome. Have a nice Day..!!

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6 Cool Google Chrome Icon Project Videos

Jayant — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:45:36 +0000

Google launched Chrome Icon Project to invite users share their love and creativity towards Google Chrome by making a video depicting the same. Here are six cool Chrome Icon project example entries made by the Google Chrome Team.

Submit your Entries to the Google Chrome Icon Project Contest. Have a nice day..!!

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Google Chrome Omnibox – Little more than an Address Bar

Jayant — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:29:15 +0000

Google Chrome comes with Omnibox, which integrates Address Suggestions with Google Search and Bookmarking, all at one place. However most of the time, all its features are not used. Here is a short video tutorial to get started with.

Take full advantage of the Omnibox. Find more explanation at the following link:

Google Chrome Help – Address Bar

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Write Connected Posts using Series WordPress Plugin

Jayant — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:37:29 +0000

If you want to write Connected Posts, like a large multipost review, a series of post on a topic, then this WordPress plugin by Justin Tadlock will help you.

Justin Tadlock is a well known personality in the WordPress Arena. He is the developer of the Hybrid Theme Framework. In his spare time he keeps creating awesome Wordpres plugins. WordPress Series Plugin is developed for users to easily link posts together. This is great help if you are writing several post spanning the a similiar topic.

Features:

List your Series Post via Widget
A content specific list of post in the Widget
Template tags for use anywhere in your Theme
Short codes for Post Editor

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Remember that this plug in is only for WordPress 2.8. Upgrade and use it. Have a nice day..!!

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Opera Unite: A cloud based Technology to "Reinvent the Web"

Jayant — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:48:32 +0000

Opera 10 will feature alongside Turbo mode a cloud based Technology called "Opera Unite" which gives you features of Web Server within a Web Browser

Opera will bundle a new technology with its latest version of Browser Opera 10 called "Opera Unite". Opera Unite as the Company claims will "Reinvent the Web for you". A tall claim indeed. But by the wide range of features it is providing, it surely worth another look.

Opera Unite would basically be a Web Server integrated into your Web Browser. So what does that means? It emans that you would eb able to use a wide array of Services for which now you have to depend on other Web Services. For example, here are few Services which Opera is currently giving, with more to come:

Media Center: Access your complete media library from anywhere
File Sharing: Share files store on your Computer
Photo Sharing: Share images with friends without uploading them
Lounge: Start chatting with your friends right from the Browser itself
Website: Host websites right from your Computer

I would be checking it out in detail and share my experiences. In the meantime watch this promotional Video describing the Service.

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Free Grungy Social Media Icon Set for Web Designers

Jayant — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:53:08 +0000

Fhoke.com presents more than 20 cool and grungy Social Media Icon set in Adobe Illustrator (.ai format). Grab them..!!

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