NOTE: I rereleased the version of this mod that works with WP 2.2.x as 1.0-jl-2 instead of 2.0-jl-1 since Jide appearently has a Freshy 2.
NOTE 2: Freshy 2 has been released and would recommend that you use that one instead of my mod (which is based on Freshy 1).
I have made a mod of the Freshy theme made by Julien De Luca (Jide). The modified theme is used on my site.
Some of the changes are:
- Changed post timestamp (I feel that it easier to read)
- Changed post header
- Changed sidebar title, title background and content background
- and more (I actually can’t recall, so feel free to remind me)
Latest version (for WP 2.2.x): Freshy-JL 1.0-jl-2
Older version (for WP 2.1 and possibly 2.0): Freshy-JL version 1.0-jl-1 (the missing sideboxbg.gif)
NOTE: I cannot guarantee to provide support for this modified theme due to limited time and also lack of CSS and internal WP knowledge, but will try to help out if possible.
Report problems to the original theme as well as to me if they are not exclusive to my mod as I want to keep my mod just that (a mod).
Well do you know where i can download or use WordPress 2.2 because when i downloaded the Winzip file it came up with a bunch of files and i didn’t see an Install file.
Thanks again,
Jackson
@Jackson: My mod does not work for WordPress later than 2.2. So, I doubt that you’ll be able to use it. I would like to update it to work with WordPress 2.7, but the current version of freshy 2.0.8 works with 2.6 and not 2.7.
If you however, use WordPress 2.2 then you install this like any other theme. Read up on WordPress’ documentation.
Maybe i am just technology challenged but how do i install this to wordpress. I’ve been looking for this answer for a while now and I think you can help me out. I have the original theme and i would like to have the theme you have rather than mine.
Thanks!,
Jackson
@Orobi:
Check my answer to Perrazoo above. Use to source
The files that I have changed are seen below. Compare those files to the original Freshy theme. I think the files where the date is output is single.php and index.php – with some CSS in style.css.
freshy/comments.php
freshy/functions.php
freshy/index.php
freshy/sidebar.php
freshy/single.php
freshy/style.css
Hi, and compliments for your site
I also use the freshy theme, I’m using some plug in and I’m still working on my site (all u see is dummy content). But I ask you… How can I change the date display on the default theme Freshy?
I don’t want a so big date near the left on the text of the post.
I just want a line at the end of each post like this eg:
“written by XXXXX on XX, january, XXXX”
Thanks again for your help!
The key for know what is de div id is “Information –> Display Div Order” there is a lot of information
thanks thanks thanks! I’ve found the id’s!! This addon is wonderful!! I’m a novice but playing a few with the addon i can do a lot of things!!
Thanks again
If you look at one of my posts above you’ll see my recommendation of the Web Developer add-on for Firefox by Chris Pederick. It comes in very handy here as do View Source Chart.
referencing to the ID of the div, yes i know, but i don’t find the correct one! I will ask to the author.
Bye!
Thnk you Jimi. Don’t worry. The date, it’s OK, I just do the ame that you say me and it works fine!!
Thank you for waste your time
Bye
@Perrazoo
I currently don’t have the time to help you that much. You have to check the code that the widget generates you add the “id” that is uses for its div (usually div) to the appropriate section in style.css (look for “sidebar” and background).
Regarding the old date format, that was one of the things that I disliked the most and it took me a while to have it my way. Only solution I have is: use the source. Compare my Freshy mod with the original one.
Hi Jimi! Great job this mod! It’s more elegant!! I want you ask some questions. I want to put the backgrund at the sidebar. I have getted putting some widgets but there are another like “Event Calendar” that I can’t. The code of the widget:
register_sidebar_widget(
array(__('Event Calendar','ec3'),'widgets'),
'ec3_widget_cal'
);
I have tried to put “Event Calendar” (in the style.css) but doesn’t work. Also I tried with renaming the widget.php, putting Event_Calendar or something like this and the same. Any idea??
And another, your theme is very clear and beautiful, but i would like to put the “old” date format, like freshy, how can i do?
Thanks a lot! Bye
Hello
Very interesting information! Thanks!
G’night
@Serena
What name is that you want to change? Look at my comment to Chris (February 23) to my list of tools that makes style sheet work a lot easier.
Can you tell me what peace of your style.css i have to change tot get the name in the middle???
Thnx already!!!
Greetings Serena
Tack för tipsen!
Erik
@Erik
Tack! Jag tittade på YammYamm initialt men sedan så bestämde jag mig för att köra en hel engelsk site (det är givetvis ok att kommentera på svenska). Osäker på var exakt som jag ändrade för att få in den svenska flaggan. Vill minnas att det var style.css men jag är inte helt säker. Titta vad de franska och engelska filerna heter och sök på det i filerna. Sidebar-bakgrunden ändrar du i style.css. Ta en titt på den style.css som följer med min mod så ser du.
Hej
Snygg sida! Jag håller på och försöker modifiera min sida och har tyvärr dålig koll.
Jag såg på jide.fr att du hållit på med yammyamm och lyckats få in den svenska flaggan. Hur gjorde du?
Hur fick du bort rastreringen från bakgrunden på din sidebar?
Tack på förhand!
Erik
See the blog post Category RSS feeds icons with the Category widget (and Freshy) posted on my blog earlier.
So another question… in your Categories section you have RSS feed next to each category, how did you accomplish this?
Cheers.
Raymond
jimisola, Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
@Raymond
The reason that the background differs is because you have to specify the id of each widget in style.css. I haven’t found another way to work around at least.
In style.css go to the section that lists #meta, #categories etc (see below) and add your different widget ids to the style definition. I can recommend the Firefox plugins Firebug and/or Web Developer for this.
Good luck!
[...]
#meta,
#categories,
#pages,
#yammyamm-menu,
#recent-posts,
#recent-comments,
#peters-date-countdown,
#calendar,
#scrobbler,
#links,
#text-1,
#akismet,
#wpg2-image-block
{
background: #eee url(images/sideboxbg.gif) top left repeat-x;
padding: 25x;
margin: 5px;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
}
Hi Jimisola,
Thanks for the response! I installed the widgets and played around with it a bit. My next question is why on my sidebar, some of the widgets has the nice gray background while others do not? How do I keep the format uniform?
http://deepthoughts.affinityenterprises.com/
Thanks in advance.
Raymond
@Raymond
Thanks. I use the WordPress Widgets. Simply drag-n-drop.
Hi Jimisola,
Thanks for the new theme mods. I am wondering how do I add additional “stuff” to the sidebar? I.e. Recent posts and Calendar?
Thanks,
Raymond
@Todd The theme is Jide’s, my version is merely a slight modification of his. I don’t have a clue on rotating headers, so I suggest that you check with Jide. Please come back and let me know if he updates something and I’ll have to update mine (my intention is to stay up-to-date with the original Freshy theme).
Hello! Great theme, I’m using it now!
Real quick question: Can I have rotating headers with this theme? I’m not exactly sure what to change in the stylesheet to point to the rotate.php file.
Thanks!
Todd
@Nikki
You’re welcome. Glad it helped.
PS. What song?
Thanks for the quick reply! You made my day!
P.S.
I like your song choice for the “Weekly Top-10 Track Chart”
@Nikki & Co
I notice now that I do reference sideboxbg.gif in the stylesheet. I removed that file (faded from white to lightgray) since I prefered to have the background in a single color (lightgray) only.
Appearently I forgot to remove the reference to it. I will comment it out in the next release. For now the image is available for download via a link above.
Hi!
Thanks for this mod!
Your mod does reference a sideboxbg.gif in the stylesheet in the Sidebar section. I cant find the image anywhere.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
@Chris: I assume that you’re asking how I changed the size and location for the header text “Jimisola.com – keepin’ on”?
I would suggest that you compare my style.css with the one that comes with Freshy. It also helps a lot to use the following Firefox extensions:
1. Web Developer
2. FireBug
3. View Source Chart
You’ll find them at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox.
Good luck!
I’m using the original freshy theme as my blog, and was just wondering how you edited your header text? I’m a total amateur when it comes to wordpress and html etc. Was also wondering if you knew if there is a way to increase the size of the image in the header? Any help would be appreciated!
What in the sidebar differs from my one? The background color? The header? I don’t think that I’m using a file named sideboxbg.gif, so please be a bit more precise.
i’ve downloaded this package, but sidebar doesn’t look like yours. maybe it’s because sideboxbg.gif is missing from images folder…