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Tammie
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21st September 2011 11:32
We're busy updating our plugins and themes to BuddyPress 1.5 and as part of this the following themes just got an update:
Business, Business Blog, Business Feature, Business Portfolio, Business Services, FrameMarket, GridMarket, Gallery, Network, Product, Studio, Daily. Holder, Colours.
As part of this if you wish to use your own styles in the child theme you will need to uncomment the new enqueuing styles function. This change has been done in line with the updates to BuddyPress and is easier on your server along with many other benefits. It's bringing our themes in line with recommended practice too.
If you look in the NEW child theme you will see the function and be able to just uncomment that and it has already linked in the style sheet you would be default be using for the child theme. Just uncomment everything and it should all pick up.
Also please note the new location for language files is at the theme root, you should create a new folder for those called languages.
As always any issues just start a new post this post is just an announcement post release nothing more.
There are a ton of other updates including some new functions to make child and parent themes work even better together. Couple that with BuddyPress 1.5 goodness and we hope you enjoy :)
We're busy updating our plugins and themes to BuddyPress 1.5 and as part of this the following themes just got an update:
Business, Business Blog, Business Feature, Business Portfolio, Business Services, FrameMarket, GridMarket, Gallery, Network, Product, Studio, Daily. Holder, Colours.
As part of this if you wish to use your own styles in the child theme you will need to uncomment the new enqueuing styles function. This change has been done in line with the updates to BuddyPress and is easier on your server along with many other benefits. It's bringing our themes in line with recommended practice too.
If you look in the NEW child theme you will see the function and be able to just uncomment that and it has already linked in the style sheet you would be default be using for the child theme. Just uncomment everything and it should all pick up.
Also please note the new location for language files is at the theme root, you should create a new folder for those called languages.
As always any issues just start a new post this post is just an announcement post release nothing more.
There are a ton of other updates including some new functions to make child and parent themes work even better together. Couple that with BuddyPress 1.5 goodness and we hope you enjoy :)
Rather than it getting lost here feel free to request that in the forum (it may get lost here as a release post). We have done responsive with SimpleMarket so it's not an issue - I'm a personal lover of responsive so would love something like that.
I will add the new default BuddyPress 1.5 theme is actually responsive which works really well out of the box.
Old browsers - we don't go past ie 7 and to be honest most are starting to drop that (we aren't yet). Responsive on those older browsers would actually not be an asset unless it's a particular test case you are thinking of?
That said it really is for a new thread as a worthwhile suggestion.
If you look in the NEW child theme you will see the function and be able to just uncomment that and it has already linked in the style sheet you would be default be using for the child theme. Just uncomment everything and it should all pick up.
I'm a bit confused.... Do I make my child theme folder in /wp-content/themes as usual and uncomment the functions.php line there?
Or do I uncomment the functions.php inside wp-content/themes/bp-magazine/themes/bp-magazine-child/ and I DON'T need to created the seperate child folder inside /themes
You never have had to make child folders we provide those with our themes - perhaps you are thinking something else as I don't want to confuse the matter further?
If you look under themes/ (depending on what theme mind you) you will if that theme has it (themes being a folder in your theme) have a child theme in there.
If you get any further issues we would be happy to help you just start a thread and we can deal away from this announcement one as that way we can give you the best focused support.
It wouldn't pick the theme up if they were in themes/ so I'm a little confused what you are all doing there or perhaps we have crossed wires. To clarify you take FROM the themes/ folder the child theme and then work in that theme at the ROOT ie;
/mytheme/themes/mytheme-child
becomes
/mytheme-child/
Then you work on it as you want and in any update you simply check:
/mytheme/themes/mytheme-child/
See if you need to bring anything into your child AND check the parent files again see if anything have to bring into child.
@Tutuology: I never reprimanded you for starting one post away from this one. The issue came when you did 2 and this one and updated all. You also were asked nicely to keep to one thread not reprimanded so lets keep the conversation over there if that is possible please.
Responses (15)
Member — 22nd September 2011 07:19 #
How about a responsive theme across all devices and old browser support, with bp1.5 support.
A very simple theme that works universally.
That would be super handy if it was released by wpmudev .
Johnny
Theme Designer — 22nd September 2011 10:40 #
Rather than it getting lost here feel free to request that in the forum (it may get lost here as a release post). We have done responsive with SimpleMarket so it's not an issue - I'm a personal lover of responsive so would love something like that.
I will add the new default BuddyPress 1.5 theme is actually responsive which works really well out of the box.
Old browsers - we don't go past ie 7 and to be honest most are starting to drop that (we aren't yet). Responsive on those older browsers would actually not be an asset unless it's a particular test case you are thinking of?
That said it really is for a new thread as a worthwhile suggestion.
Member — 22nd September 2011 11:25 #
Hi tammie
Just like you asked :)
http://premium.wpmudev.org/forums/topic/responsive-theme-request
Cheers
Johnny
Member — 22nd September 2011 19:03 #
regarding:
I'm a bit confused.... Do I make my child theme folder in /wp-content/themes as usual and uncomment the functions.php line there?
Or do I uncomment the functions.php inside wp-content/themes/bp-magazine/themes/bp-magazine-child/ and I DON'T need to created the seperate child folder inside /themes
thanks for any help,
todd
Theme Designer — 22nd September 2011 20:11 #
You never have had to make child folders we provide those with our themes - perhaps you are thinking something else as I don't want to confuse the matter further?
If you look under themes/ (depending on what theme mind you) you will if that theme has it (themes being a folder in your theme) have a child theme in there.
If you get any further issues we would be happy to help you just start a thread and we can deal away from this announcement one as that way we can give you the best focused support.
Member — 22nd September 2011 20:18 #
nope, I was mistaken, I had thought wpmu themes were like other themes so I had been moving the child folder to the /themes folder....
thanks for correcting me, and I think I understand now :)
best,
todd
Member — 23rd September 2011 09:55 #
You could try Xi, WPMU did a write up here:
http://wpmu.org/introducing-xi-a-responsive-buddypress-theme-plus-exclusive-discount-code/
Member — 23rd September 2011 10:33 #
I have been moving the child theme folders to the Themes folder too! :)
Theme Designer — 23rd September 2011 11:54 #
It wouldn't pick the theme up if they were in themes/ so I'm a little confused what you are all doing there or perhaps we have crossed wires. To clarify you take FROM the themes/ folder the child theme and then work in that theme at the ROOT ie;
/mytheme/themes/mytheme-child
becomes
/mytheme-child/
Then you work on it as you want and in any update you simply check:
/mytheme/themes/mytheme-child/
See if you need to bring anything into your child AND check the parent files again see if anything have to bring into child.
/mytheme/
Member — 23rd September 2011 13:59 #
*sorry this muddied your thread*
Yes, the way you just described is how it always worked for me. I am clear that is the way to go now..
thanks,
todd
Member — 23rd September 2011 16:02 #
Tammie-
Will you send a screenshot? I am such a doof, I swear. To uncomment means to remove the //? or no?
Theme Designer — 23rd September 2011 18:03 #
No screenshot required just uncomment (remove the // or the /* */).
Member — 24th September 2011 01:31 #
Theme Designer — 24th September 2011 09:55 #
@Tutuology: I never reprimanded you for starting one post away from this one. The issue came when you did 2 and this one and updated all. You also were asked nicely to keep to one thread not reprimanded so lets keep the conversation over there if that is possible please.
Lifetime Member — 27th September 2011 14:46 #
Thanks for this - very quick response!
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