New: BETA FrameMarket the MarketPress theme and GridMarket the child theme style
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New: BETA FrameMarket the MarketPress theme and GridMarket the child theme style
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Tammie
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22nd April 2011 (1 year ago)
Today we've got a new theme beta for you that we hope you enjoy. The theme is GridMarket and it's a child theme for our MarketPress plugin theme we've been working on called FrameMarket.
So, lets dive straight into the features of GridMarket:
- MarketPress ready to go - templates, custom functions... it's got them all
- WORKS just as well WITHOUT MARKETPRESS - yes that's right you don't only have to be using MarketPress to enjoy this theme.
- Unique MarketPress functions
- Comments on products - oh yes you read that right :) - turn on a product by product basis and let the conversation begin!
- Sliding cart - we've taken the shopping cart and rethought it with a sliding cart
- Grid products - a true grid of products floating and aligning
- Prebuilt in sidebar functions
- Custom header, custom background, custom menus... all that WordPress 3.0 goodness you'd expect
- Multisite pick shop drop down - shows a list of shops you can jump to
- Reworked theme options - we listened to the feedback about our theme options. We heard things were too complicated and not working for users. So, we took it all back to the drawing board no scripts.. nothing to clash with other plugins.. just pure theme options easily laid into steps.
- Choose the type of header
- Advert code placing
- Google Analytics code placement
- Reworked theme customisation
- Google fonts
- Footer links - we hear you want to replace our footer links.. now you can easily
- Sidebar AND footer widgets areas - want lots of widget areas - sure thing this theme comes packed
- Dark or light version and 6 colour options built in
- Post formats - custom icons for every post format your heart will desire
- Detail styling - we have gone over every area of this theme making it truly a theme we hope you will love.
- Tons more... this theme is just jammed pack with features we really encourage anyone to try it out.
NOTE:
This will only work with MarketPress 2.0 beta
We took a different approach with our MarketPress theme and this time the child theme is the one with styling for you with the parent eventually having basic styling but during first beta it has none. We plan to have 2 more children coming very soon. This is also going to benefit those of you wanting to create child themes for MarketPress we hope as can even use these children as a template and the non styled parent FrameMarket.
So how does it work? Just like any child and parent theme you have both in wp-content/themes and you activate only the child 'GridMarket'.
Today we've got a new theme beta for you that we hope you enjoy. The theme is GridMarket and it's a child theme for our MarketPress plugin theme we've been working on called FrameMarket.
So, lets dive straight into the features of GridMarket:
- MarketPress ready to go - templates, custom functions... it's got them all
- WORKS just as well WITHOUT MARKETPRESS - yes that's right you don't only have to be using MarketPress to enjoy this theme.
- Unique MarketPress functions
- Comments on products - oh yes you read that right :) - turn on a product by product basis and let the conversation begin!
- Sliding cart - we've taken the shopping cart and rethought it with a sliding cart
- Grid products - a true grid of products floating and aligning
- Prebuilt in sidebar functions
- Custom header, custom background, custom menus... all that WordPress 3.0 goodness you'd expect
- Multisite pick shop drop down - shows a list of shops you can jump to
- Reworked theme options - we listened to the feedback about our theme options. We heard things were too complicated and not working for users. So, we took it all back to the drawing board no scripts.. nothing to clash with other plugins.. just pure theme options easily laid into steps.
- Choose the type of header
- Advert code placing
- Google Analytics code placement
- Reworked theme customisation
- Google fonts
- Footer links - we hear you want to replace our footer links.. now you can easily
- Sidebar AND footer widgets areas - want lots of widget areas - sure thing this theme comes packed
- Dark or light version and 6 colour options built in
- Post formats - custom icons for every post format your heart will desire
- Detail styling - we have gone over every area of this theme making it truly a theme we hope you will love.
- Tons more... this theme is just jammed pack with features we really encourage anyone to try it out.
NOTE:
This will only work with MarketPress 2.0 beta
We took a different approach with our MarketPress theme and this time the child theme is the one with styling for you with the parent eventually having basic styling but during first beta it has none. We plan to have 2 more children coming very soon. This is also going to benefit those of you wanting to create child themes for MarketPress we hope as can even use these children as a template and the non styled parent FrameMarket.
So how does it work? Just like any child and parent theme you have both in wp-content/themes and you activate only the child 'GridMarket'.
Wow... This looks excellent.
Is it fixed width or can everything be tweaked?
I have a thought for this but to drop it into a client project (we're developing a mobile shop) so I need to made it work in a fairly narrow size. I tried a few themes for this project and other than a hand-rolled theme, haven't found a solid one that allows a shop to be in a small width.
We will be adding more child themes with different styles this is just one style currently.
As for your questions:
1. You can change the size however a narrow size with the grid layout is going to be more of an issue. For instance the grid alone is 720px or something like that.
2. Remove sidebar - yes you can do that but you'd have to change the child theme to do that.
Easiest way around this? Sounds like you want something very specific so here would be my suggestion. Copy ALL the files from GridMarket and put into a child theme. Call it your own theme name in folder and in child theme. Then you literally have all the goodness BUT can tweak until your hearts desire and without effecting any theme. Sort of a already 3/4 done for you hand rolled option seems would work for your needs and this way you get that.
In this new child theme KossukMarket :) you can then remove all sidebars and voila instantly thinner site.
We will once have the 3 styles done consider improvements to the core maybe like widths and sidebars. However until then it's set to the styles we're offering in the child themes. It's not something we're adverse to considering at all though. For now though we're keen to get 3 styles out and offer options to MarketPress users of having a theme from us.
So I tried this theme and it broke my site. Any suggestions?
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/*user*/*domain*.com/wp-content/themes/frame-market/library/functions/marketpress-functions.php on line 162
Whilst this theme works out of the box with non MarketPress sites it is designed to work for MarketPress so as a result currently leaves BuddyPress out.
Is there any easy way to have several featured images for a product in a slideshow/gallery setup? Planning on anything like that? Or should I go ahead and try doing it myself?
There are currently no plans for putting that in this theme but we may be adding into another child theme we're working on later. For now we'd advise you find your own solution and create your own child theme version.
I noticed there are several links to the latest version of "Frame Market" listed on this thread. (i.e. http://premium.wpmudev.org/download/792780307_frame-market.zip). Where can users go to ensure they have the latest version of the theme? This goes for Market Press 2.0 as well.
Responses (23)
Member — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Wow... This looks excellent.
Is it fixed width or can everything be tweaked?
I have a thought for this but to drop it into a client project (we're developing a mobile shop) so I need to made it work in a fairly narrow size. I tried a few themes for this project and other than a hand-rolled theme, haven't found a solid one that allows a shop to be in a small width.
Martin
Member — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
And:
- Prebuilt in sidebar functions
Can sidebars be turned off?
Theme Designer — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Glad you like it.
We will be adding more child themes with different styles this is just one style currently.
As for your questions:
1. You can change the size however a narrow size with the grid layout is going to be more of an issue. For instance the grid alone is 720px or something like that.
2. Remove sidebar - yes you can do that but you'd have to change the child theme to do that.
Easiest way around this? Sounds like you want something very specific so here would be my suggestion. Copy ALL the files from GridMarket and put into a child theme. Call it your own theme name in folder and in child theme. Then you literally have all the goodness BUT can tweak until your hearts desire and without effecting any theme. Sort of a already 3/4 done for you hand rolled option seems would work for your needs and this way you get that.
In this new child theme KossukMarket :) you can then remove all sidebars and voila instantly thinner site.
We will once have the 3 styles done consider improvements to the core maybe like widths and sidebars. However until then it's set to the styles we're offering in the child themes. It's not something we're adverse to considering at all though. For now though we're keen to get 3 styles out and offer options to MarketPress users of having a theme from us.
Theme Designer — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
As an update to this (link changed too) just added some better parent theme styling for FrameMarket. So please download the new files here:
http://premium.wpmudev.org/download/660999961_frame-market.zip
Member — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
This is great. Thank you for your reply...
This is opening up new opportunities for my project.
Martin
Member — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
So I tried this theme and it broke my site. Any suggestions?
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ':' in /home/*user*/*domain*.com/wp-content/themes/frame-market/library/functions/marketpress-functions.php on line 162
Theme Designer — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Please try the next latest version 1.2 beta that has a fix for you.
http://premium.wpmudev.org/download/792780307_frame-market.zip
Member — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Thanks for the fast response.
Is this theme meant to work with buddypress as well? Or will I need a seperate theme for my main blog?
Theme Designer — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Whilst this theme works out of the box with non MarketPress sites it is designed to work for MarketPress so as a result currently leaves BuddyPress out.
Member — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Can someone post a screenshot? thanks
Theme Designer — 22nd April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Here are several screenshots for you. There are a ton of other features but this shows the basics.
Member — 24th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Is there any easy way to have several featured images for a product in a slideshow/gallery setup? Planning on anything like that? Or should I go ahead and try doing it myself?
Theme Designer — 24th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
There are currently no plans for putting that in this theme but we may be adding into another child theme we're working on later. For now we'd advise you find your own solution and create your own child theme version.
Member — 26th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Hi Tammie,
It looks really good, bit sad about no Buddypress, but however, can this be used on a subsite?
Thanks,
Alice.
Theme Designer — 26th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
It will work the same way MarketPress does.
We are not ruling out BuddyPress however in the first release this is not going to be included.
Member — 26th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
I noticed there are several links to the latest version of "Frame Market" listed on this thread. (i.e. http://premium.wpmudev.org/download/792780307_frame-market.zip). Where can users go to ensure they have the latest version of the theme? This goes for Market Press 2.0 as well.
Thanks in advance
BlueNet
Member — 26th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Great Thanks Tammie! How do I make it a supporter theme?
Theme Designer — 27th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
@BlueNet I update the main link in original post each time and also post in this thread when a new version is done.
@Fondeli: It should work like any other theme nothing new.
Member — 27th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
How do I remove or limit the "Pick A Store" Option? Currently the PAS Option lists every website on my network.
Thanks,
Glen
Theme Designer — 27th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Currently that is a theme code edit. I am considering looking at adding that as an option though to turn off. You would be editing header.php:
You can remove all of that lines 36 - 43
Member — 29th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
Tammie, Thanks for the response...that did the trick. Looking forward to the next update.
Glen
Member — 29th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
When I put text in step 4 of the options, the text outside the link tag does not appear.
And
Theme Designer — 29th April 2011 (1 year ago) #
@qubestream: Good news is just added as theme option for the full release :)
Can you paste in the text you are trying to use so I can test please @AndreTraub?
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