Textpattern has been my CMS of choice in the last 4 years and KingsDesign has been running Textpattern from the day we started. So it is only fair that I have now designed a template to give something back to the textpattern community. Clean SKy template is the name I came up with.
The template was inspired by an image I have recently taken on a trip around Asutralia. I have developed the template without installing any plugins to make sure this template is an easy start for the beginning textpattern user but it is also very easy to customize for the experienced user. The template has been developed on Textpattern 4.0.8 but it will work on previous versions as well as it is nog using any of the most recent txp tags to keep things easy.
Take a look at Textpattern Template | Clean Sky.
and if you like it you can download it (96 Kb ZIP file).
Installation instructions are included with the template.
There is also a Textpattern forum thread.
The template has been tested in the following browsers:
Internet explorer 6, Internet explorer 7, Firefox 3(mac), Opera(mac).
In the next release I might add some functionality like a contact form and more extensive blogging tools.
Enjoy this clean and fresh template!
Posted: 28 October 2008
tags:
web design,
web development
I have been getting a couple of requests lately of people that are after a one page website with a very specific purpose.
A little story:
We had listed our house with a real estate agent for over 3 months now and we haven't sold the house because of the tight market at the moment. So we came up with the idea of making a website, listing the property with all the details and placing advertisements in the paper. The URL at the bottom of the ad to get interested visitors to the website. I haven't done anything like this before but I'm happy with the site I made so let's hope for that one buyer we need. 4breeza.com
Update: The house was rented out for the asking price on the same day the ad went into the paper. A great succes and a lot of positve reactions. I have another 1 page website which I'm designing now and it will be an exclusive car listing.
Posted: 28 July 2008
tags:
textpattern,
web design
With the release of textpattern 4.0.8 I have used The Myadmin plugin to restyle my textpattern admin interface. See the screenshot of a clean KingsDesign interface.
I just installed the latest version of Textpattern interface restyled
This is a great improvement over the older looking and feeling layout.
Thanks to Dan Hoy for putting in the work.
Posted: 2 June 2008
tags:
web design,
web development
It has been while since I posted on the blog but I have been very busy working on some great websites.
Most of them have been at work but I did some nice websites freelance too.
I updated the Portfolio a little as well with some JQuery to display the most recent project in a small area. Jquery is a easy way of doing great things with javascript. Have a look at my portfolio!
Posted: 22 February 2008
tags:
ie6,
web design,
web development
Just a quick little notice that there is a very easy fix for this problem.
When you’re having Internet Explorer 6 displaying double margin add this to the css of your floating element: display:inline;.
Little time saver when testing in IE 6. Don’t we all love IE 6 :d.
Hope it helps you.
Posted: 16 January 2008
tags:
seo,
web design,
web development
We all have a lot of sites we visit regularly so why not share the good ones with everyone else.
Here are the sites I visit most for my web development and design.
.Net Magazine
Applclinic Podcast
ColourLovers
Dafont free fonts
Mini Ajax
property for rent/sale
Tasmanian Cricket Centre
Textpattern
W3schools
I have included these links in the footer of the website so you can find them there. Which websites do you recommend??
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