Stop the Presses

The much-awaited (if I may say so myself) version 1.3 of the Morning After theme for WordPress is finally out. Get it here.

Version 1.3 of the theme can (should?) be considered as a major upgrade. New features include compatibility with widgets and support for WordPress’ in-built tagging functionality. This version of the theme only works with WordPress 2.3 and above. If you are still using older versions of WordPress to power your Web site(s), then I’d recommend upgrading your WordPress installation or using the previous version of the theme. (Keep in mind version 1.2 of the theme is not widget-compatible.)

I know some of you have been waiting a while for the widget-ready version of the Morning After theme, and I’d like to thank you all for your patience and continued interest in the theme. I hope you enjoy using it.

It’s Gettin’ Better (Man!)

It’s been a while since I posted anything regarding the Morning After theme for WordPress. Since I released the theme in September last year, the response that it has received has been fantastic, exceeding all my expectations. I’ve seen a lot of Web sites using the theme, and some of them have done a really great job of customising it to suit their needs. Check these out:

London Theatre Blog ⋅ NewEnding Studios ⋅ PopSofa ⋅ The Coveted ⋅ Nyquist Capital ⋅ Bill Nighy Info ⋅ Utah Luxury ⋅ Tube Guitar ⋅ Edinburgh Sucks ⋅ House and Fig ⋅ The Traveler’s Notebook ⋅ Truth on Cinema ⋅ Can We Be Frank?

You can check out a listing of other Morning After-powered sites here, if you’re interested. Feel free to post your own in the comments.

Over the past few months, there has also been a strong community of users built around the use and customisation of the theme, as is evident in the support forums. I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who has thought highly enough of the theme to use it on their own Web site. I’d also like to thank everyone on the forums who has been volunteering to help other Morning After users with customisation and other issues.

For those of you who have been waiting for a widget-ready version of the theme, I have some good news for you. I will, in fact, be releasing a widget-ready version of the Morning After theme, and it should be available sometime in March.

I have been getting quite a few e-mails from users of the theme, asking me if they can donate via Paypal instead of Moneybookers. I have just added a ‘Donate via Paypal’ button at the bottom of the theme page, if you’re so inclined. As mentioned there, the Morning After theme is absolutely free for you to download and use, and donations are strictly optional.

Lastly, for those of you wondering why the theme is called what it is, here’s the story behind the name. I was actually listening to a Duran Duran song called “Save a Prayer” when I was trying to think of a name for the theme, and as many of you might know, the chorus of the song goes, “Don’t say a prayer for me now, save it ’til the morning after”. ‘The Morning After’ sounded like a cool name for the theme, so I thought I’d use it. Now you know.

What, you expected something more exciting?

Gimme Gimme Gimme

It’s finally here. The Morning After theme for WordPress, version 1.0. Get it here.

Just a quick note: There’s no support for tagging in this version. Since WordPress 2.3 is going to have some major changes in the database structure and in-built tagging, I thought I’d wait till 2.3 catches on before I add tagging support to The Morning After. Also, the theme doesn’t support widgets, because, well, I don’t like widgets. I’ll add that in soon though, in version 1.1. I think.

I’d like to thank you all for your patience, kind words and encouragement. It means a lot to me. I hope you enjoy using the theme!

Edit: To use this theme with WordPress 2.3, please follow the simple fix posted here.

The Morning Before The Morning After

I’m really close now to completing The Morning After, a magazine-style theme for WordPress. I’d like to thank all of you for your patience so far, and I’m honoured that so many of you are looking forward to this theme eagerly, based just on my other projects.

Well, for those of you interested, here is a full-size preview (ignore the dummy text) of the Morning After home page: click here to view. Bear in mind that this is only a preview, and I might decide to alter some things before releasing the theme (which should be really soon now).

What’s a modicus?

A few days ago, I came across Upstart Blogger Modicus, one of the best free WordPress themes I have ever seen. It is available in both two and three-column versions, and comes with an optional one-of-a-kind home page template as well. The site also features some other unconventional (yet very impressive) themes. Check them out.

Speaking of themes, I know some of you are waiting (im)patiently for The Morning After theme, so I thought I’d just post an update. I will definitely be starting work on the theme in a few days, so you can expect it to be available sometime this month (probably in the last week of August). No more delays, hopefully.