I am still enthralled by Magento, but have slowed down considerably since first downloading it. As I said before, it’s a much steeper learning curve than WordPress, or just about any other opensource application that I’ve tinkered around with!

That’s why I’m happy that the Digital Surgeons at ExploreMagento.com have started a blog that will hopefully address many of my questions about this awesome software!

I also very much like the way they are displaying comment numbers, with the little callout background - an idea I’m going to appropriate for my next theme release!

I just LOVE the Net!

Bug Fix Update for Green Apple Theme

Somebody slap me! I released a theme that was not quite ready. There were a couple of bugs in the CSS, which I fixed, and I also added tiny little arrows in the post navigation bar. The menu was not displaying correctly in Internet Explorer 6 (it’s always IE6!) and that should now be resolved.

My apologies for any inconvenience caused!

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You can see that our look has changed; this new look is based on the code for Green Apples, with a few minor changes. There are tweaks yet to be made - and in the process of converting the GA skin I found a couple of errors (yes, I made errors. Can you believe it?) So I”ll be releasing another version of Green Apples with the error fixed.

THEN I’ll get back on track with the Tickled Pink skin. I’ll have a busy day in front of me!

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Changes to the Garden’s WordPress theme

When I first registered this domain, it was only a placeholder for other sites, and a place where I tested various software. I offered hosting services, but through my other site, BK2K Web Design.

When I decided to use WordPress exclusively for content management, I installed it on this domain, and used a standard fixed with, 2-column skin. I decided that I wanted more space, so I coded the template you see today - ultra simple, 2 columns, and not much else.

I’m about to release the Tickled Pink skin, then go on a 2 week break while I revamp the Gardens. I’m thinking I’ll use the same graphics as I did on the first theme (which are kind of nice if I do say so myself) but keep the 100% width, and go to three columns. Damn, this is going to be a fun July!

Stay tuned for Tickled Pink! Today or tomorrow…there, I’ve committed myself!

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Green Apples is Rose City Garden’s first theme release. I know I said I was releasing Tickled Pink (and I will), but I’m still working on the forum skin and finished this theme first. ! I think you’ll like it - it behaves well in all the majors, and even in IE6 the menu works with the help of a snippet of Javascript.

Description

This is a very clean and simple three-column, liquid width theme. It is widget ready and has a two-level CSS dropdown top menu bar. The green apples photo in the header is by the very talented Jean Scheijen.

Demo link

Download and Install

Download Green Apples WordPress theme. Unzip and upload the green-apples folder to your wp-content/themes/directory.

License and Terms

This theme is released under the GPL. If you use the Green Apples image for anything else, please credit the photographer.

And…please do something nice for someone. Call your mom!

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