I have submitted an update, primarily bug fixes but also some minor additions (nothing that will break your child themes), of the Notes Blog Core Theme to wordpress.org. Version 1.0.3 should be available there shortly, but you can get it here too if you can’t wait to update. Not to be mixed up with the Notes Blog theme. More on the future of Core later.
Smashing WordPress, 2nd Edition
Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog is now available in its second edition. The book is revised and updated, sporting even more Notes Blog galore, all in full color.Smashing WordPress Themes
My latest book is called Smashing WordPress Themes: Making WordPress Beautiful and is all about theming. The book is available now from your favorite online retailer (or physical bookstore).
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I’m working locally with xampp and have downloaded notesblog from notesblog.com but the code is different to that mentioned in the book – Smashing WordPress Beyond The Blog Second Edition.
There is no loop.php, the loop is written out in index.php so it is not “a short sweet affair” (page 75)!
Have I done something wrong?
Best wishes
Peter Blake
I’ve just followed some of the responses and discovered I downloaded the wrong theme and other people have made the same mistake. It’s not clear from page 69 as it just says download the full thing from notesblog.com.
I’m enjoying the book very much with it’s very clear writing style, it’s one of the best.
Many thanks
Pete Blake
Happy to hear that Pete!
I’ve encountered another problem trying to make a child theme of notes-blog-core-theme. I’ve made the child but the css won’t take. Here is the header of my child theme, what is wrong?
/*
Theme Name: Child notes blog core
Description: Child theme for the notes blog core theme
Author: Pete Blake
Template: notes-blog-core-theme
*/
@import url(“..notes-blog-core-theme/style.css”);
The problem is in @import, you lost a / after the dots.
Thanks Thord, apologies for such a simple error. Am still very much enjoying working from the book.
No problem, thanks and good luck!
I’ve decided to work from the Notes Blog theme as it has navigation. I have 2 questions ……..
I’ve added all the code to functions.php for Custom Header (pages 136-137 from Smashing WordPress Second Edition. Everything works except the header image doesn’t appear – the admin part is fine. Is it possible to point me in the right direction to make it appear please?
Could you possibly point me in the right direction to add drop down navigation for child pages to the navigation please?
If you’re using Notes Blog as a basis and are adding code for custom headers from the book, then it is possible that it clashes with the feature in the theme itself. It already features custom headers.
Most CSS solutions for drop down menus should work. A future version of Notes Blog might feature drop down navigation, although it is poor design since it works bad on touch devices.