Tabard’s in! Redesign, take two

tabard — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:51:44 +0000

Working on a(nother) redesign for Tabard’s in!, inspired by aspects of The Morning After (the theme I was using before) and the need for something more small-screen-friendly. I’ve been actively working on it for about a week, and it’s slow going since I don’t know PHP very well. But the OJT is proving to be an awesome challenge, and I’m having fun picking through code and figuring out how things work. So far, I’m really proud of the product in progress. It’s the first time I’ve really tried building a WP theme [mostly] from the ground up. It looks great on my EeePC, and just as good on a standard computer screen. I haven’t tested out different browsers yet. That’ll likely end up being a small nightmare, but I’ll deal with that once I get the base for everything down.

I’ve also upgraded to the brand-spankin’-new Wordpress 2.5, and I’ve gotta say, I’m lovin’ it! I haven’t hit any bugs yet, and the new admin interface is pretty and very easy to navigate. I’m especially excited about the prospect of messing around with the new Media Library, especially after spending a few minutes looking through Wordpress developer Matt Mullenweg’s use of the feature (take a look — holy cow!). It would certainly be good incentive to post more photos & art if I have access to an easy gallery engine. There’s already an idea or two brewing, and I can’t wait to start messing with it, but, once again, it’ll have to wait til I at least finish the bones of the site first.

I’ve got a test-install of WP 2.5 where I’m trying things out initially, but I’m slowly migrating pieces over to the main site. If anyone pops by and things are a little crazy or not working like they’re supposed to, that would be why :)

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Tabard’s in! Redesign, take two