I’ve mentioned in my previous post about Thematic that I want to implement a static web-page using Wordpress and Thematic as a CMS, so here’s a sneak peek: www.cozmoslabs.com/projects/kraft2 . It doesn’t have a lot of content yet, I still have to install a form builder, a photo gallery, create some more pages and perhaps a video with the clients Auto Shop, but the main template is done. And again it was so easy to implement.
I have to say this is not a child theme, because I made small changes to the header file of the Thematic theme . Other then that, the needed changes for the thematic_belowheader ( for the slide show ) hook were done through functions.php file.
I have to say I can’t wait for Wordpress 2.7 to implement full theme inheritance. Things will really take of then.
Away on vacation!
Finally some well deserved time off. It’s been a really interesting year for me and things appear to become even more interesting.
I’ll be away until the first of September so expect a full blog post in the first week after my vacantion on how I’ve used and implemented Wordpress and Thematic as a CMS for KraftAuto .
Until next time, have fun!
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Wow! That’s awesome! I can’t wait to see that post!
Wow, way to go!
I can’t believe that’s thematic under there. But, as I’ve said before, it’s definitely a powerful framework.
Pretty soon (wordpress 2.7) you won’t need to edit Thematic in order to change your header.php, so you’ll be really laughing then!
Thank you guys! Have a great next couple of weeks! I know I am!
It’s pretty amazing what you’ve done with thematic. A testament to your skill and the flexibility of the framework.
Enjoy your break!
I’m just now getting to know Thematic. Is there a tutorial on how to create a Thematic-based theme? Are there any open-source themes based on Thematic? Thanks.
Hi Ed,
I haven’t written any thematic tutorial. Just some tips about it ( http://www.cozmoslabs.com/2008/08/11/10-design-tips-for-your-custom-wordpress-theme-built-with-thematic/ ) .
As far as wordpress themes built on thematic go over to http://themeshaper.com/ and on the right look for WordPress Themes. They are developed by Ian Stewart, the creator of Thematic.
If you have more questions about it go over to http://themeshaper.com/forums/ There are a lot of resources there.
Have fun with thematic!
@Ed: You can check out my theme at http://www.patdryburgh.net/junction/. It is the first publicly released child theme based on Thematic that hasn’t been developed by ThemeShaper.com.