Changelog:

• Improved Look of Tables.
• Rounded Corners + Ability to Enable or Disable (Work on all browsers and IE6+).
• Removed IE6 Support (Flogging a dead horse and time sink).
• Tweaked General CSS.
• Validated HTML for WordPress’s Sidebar Search Widget (functions.php re-writes the code).
• Replaced the standard WordPress “W” Logo on the top-right of the wordpress admin area with a changeable logo, found in functions/images/logo.png.

Roadmap:

• Homepage Sidebar Toggle.
• Fix Footer “Company Name” so that you can have a Blog Title of “A really long cool story” and in the Copyright have “Your Company”.
• Logo Position Toggle (Left or Right).
• Custom Logo URL (Removed but will add again).
• Improve the “Customised” WordPress Admin backend changes.
• Improve functions and reduce code bloat.
• Add an option to choose jQuery version from Google Code (ie if you need to downgrade or upgrade the version of jQuery then you can do).
• Package Framework 2.0 for Sale.
• Have atleast 2 different types of post layout on the Blog Page (index page).
• Have category exclusions on the Blog Page (index page).
• Include 2 – 3 different colour versions as default.
• Tweak the Twitter Footer widget.

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However if you have a client that demands HTML Validity – or you just prefer it then you can very simply edit the Core WordPress Files – However this will be changed on a wordpress update.

So we make our functions.php to re-write the role="search" out of the.

So what we do is we include a function to your themes functions.php

// Makes the WordPress Sidebar Search HTML Valid
function valid_search_form ($form) {
return str_replace('role="search" ', '', $form);
}
add_filter('get_search_form', 'valid_search_form');

That’s it!

These wordpress themes will mainly be built as a Framework to allow other designers and developers the ability to creative nice, affordable websites for clients with a large amount of customisation via the Theme Options page, and of course all themes are HTML and CSS 2/3 Valid!

Stay Tuned for the Lauch of the WordPress Web Design Site, I’ll be giving away discount codes!

I’ve used quite a fair few plugins for Contact forms, used on a large variety of applications. Until now I’d have said CForms II was the best, It was amazing, but sadly seems to have vanished.

After a look around I was pleased to find some really >REALLY< shiny website known as Gravity Forms, these guys have made what I would say, the best WordPress Plugin for Contact Forms, no questions asked, from Computer Illiterate clients to professionals, this plugin caters to all!

We currently have a Developer License which was $199, now that’s unlimited use so it’s a rather minimal fee per site, obviously the more websites you use it on the cheaper each installation equates to. Say you deploy this plugin over 1000 websites, that’s sub 20cents (13/14p) each, now that’s a bargain, and you’re still free to install it on more domains.

I really recommend anyone serious about including a easy to use fully featured Contact Form Plugin for clients to use Gravity Forms.

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The cure to this problem is simple, you’re webspace is full.

Simply add more space to your account or upgrade your hosting account or delete unused crap via FTP and bob’s your uncle you will be able to update WordPress or install those new plugins with ease!

So heres how we’re going to do this, what you’ll need is:

• A WordPress Install
• FTP Details (If plugins do not auto install)
• A Contact Form Plugin (Contact Form 7 I’ll be using)
• WP Hide Post Plugin
• 5 minutes of time

So we’re all ready? You will be kicking yourselves at how simple this will be.

First we install the plugins so:
Plugins > Add New > Search > Contact Form 7
Plugins > Add New > Search > WP Hide Post

And then install them.

Once you are done, click the new *Contact* button newly added to the bottom left of your wordpress nav.

After you have finished doing your shiny contact form copy the code.

It should look something like this:

[contact-form 1 "Contact form 1"]

Then goto:
Posts > Add New

Name it something like “SIDEBAR CONTACT FORM”
Paste  your code in, on the WP Hide Post tick/cross all boxes to complete *hide* the post, and then click Publish as normal.

Hover over the post in the posts are to find its ID, ie
wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=12

So your post is #12 for this.

We need to then go here:

Appearance > Editor:  Then Click on: Sidebar (sidebar.php)

This will load up your sidebar.php file.

You then need to insert this code wherever you wish to have it show (ie at the top then right after the first <div id/class>

<p>Contact Us</p>
<!-- p= your post ID for the Contact form -->
<?php query_posts('p=12'); if(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php the_content(); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<br />

Save, and that’s it, you’re done.

You client can alter and amend this sidebar form as per usual, and leaves you with no nasty coding at all!

This way is tonnes better than people who use the same code but link to page, since the contact page may have other written content such as telephone numbers etc which you won’t want!

Enjoi!