23
Mar
My first WordPress theme, KillerLight, has been released on wordpress.org. The theme is a slightly altered version of the one used on here.
Like this site, it has a javascript-based animated header which fades slowly for a lovely faux-lighting effect. All current WordPress features are supported, including widgets and gravatars.
One important thing to note about the theme is that IE 6 is not supported – it’s just not worth the effort. Instead, a message is displayed to users of IE < 7 informing them that they should either upgrade or get a different browser.
14
Jan
If you haven’t noticed already, I’ve made a few improvements to the KillerLight theme.
- There is now a JavaScript-driven header animation, which has the ability to detect a slow computer and disable itself. You can turn it on and off manually with the button at the top-right.
- A few more icons have been added here and there
- The ‘read more’ link is now styled
- The footer can expand vertically instead of being fixed height
I’ve taken a look at it in IE6, and it’s not as badly broken as I feared. At the moment the animated header screws things up royally, and the top horizontal navigation doesn’t display horizontally. I hope to at least get things looking reasonably presentable soon, by disabling the animated header for IE6 and changing the way the top nav is styled.
As for a future release of the theme, it’s all planned out in my head. A non-branded version of the header images will be included, so anyone can have that fading animation. The name of the blog will be overlayed in standard text.
I also have a few ideas for spin-off themes, which are a slightly different take (new graphics) on the same structure. Watch this space!
