RockinBizRed Updated to 2.0
One of my most popular themes has needed an update for months now, and I’ve finally gotten around to doing it. Well, here it is. Have at it!!!
This theme has been totally rebuilt. I did not modify the old theme at all. I started from the bottom and worked my way up, completely revamping the entire theme. This baby is ready to go on any blog! If you are using the original version of my RockinBizRed3Col theme, you NEED to upgrade to version 2.0.
Probably the most requested bug on version 1.1 was the widget problem. The sidebars are now fully widgetized! No more hanging bullets or funky padding. Your widgets should work like a charm now!
Theme Features:
3 columns, with sidebars on either side of the content
A wide enough content column to fit those youtube videos.
Awesome business look for business and professional blogs.
New fonts for a cleaner, more consistent look throughout the site
Customizable classes
Fully commented template files for added customization
Downloaded a total of 2150 times
For a demo of this theme, CLICK HERE »
Theme Updates
Occasionally, there will be a bug or two in my themes. I want to be sure that if I release a bug fix, you’re going to know that I’ve done so, so that you are able to upgrade as soon as possible. So, if you would either subscribe to my main RSS feed or input your email address in the form below, I can be sure that you’ll know when I release updates. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL AFTER YOU SUBMIT THE FORM AND VERIFY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!
For the time being, please report bugs in the comments below. Eventually, I’m going to set up a forum for support, but for now, the comments will have to do.
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46 Responses to “RockinBizRed Updated to 2.0”
very nice theme,
Comment made on September 10th, 2007 at 2:59 pmthank you very much.
Thank you for the Very Nice theme
Comment made on September 12th, 2007 at 7:31 pmNathan,
Thank you so much for creating, and then improving, this theme. I am using it for my church website. I had modified the previous version, but this is cleaner and runs smoother. I’ve still added a little customization, and I can tell you put a lot of effort into making that a painless process. The clean code and comments are very much appreciated! Thanks again!
Comment made on September 15th, 2007 at 2:18 pmScott,
You’re very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Nathan
Comment made on September 15th, 2007 at 2:25 pmThanks for the update! I loved the look of the old one but was frustrated with the sidebar issues. Now it looks just the way I wanted - see it at Frugal Hacks. I also love that you’ve made the code easy for geek-wannabes to tweak.
Comment made on September 20th, 2007 at 12:48 pm:)
Thanks for such a great theme! It looks great and is working like a charm except for one thing…the right sidebar is not showing up for the child pages. Is there something I can do to fix this? You can see it if you click on my name.
Comment made on October 27th, 2007 at 2:17 pmNever mind, Nathan, it’s working fine now. Thanks again for a great theme!
Comment made on October 27th, 2007 at 4:37 pmHello.. how can I add spaces between the lines in the main body of the theme without creating spaces in the side bars?? Every time I add space in the style sheet at the top where it says “body”, it creates space in the side bars as well. Please help.. Also is there a reason that you chose to use the grayish color text (333) in the theme instead of just using black (000)? Thanks so much!
Comment made on November 1st, 2007 at 3:32 pmGreat theme and easy to customize. However on Archive pages the header says “Archive for Archive for blah blah blah” instead of “Archive for blah blah blah.”
Comment made on December 4th, 2007 at 1:31 amI commented earlier to tell you how much I love this new and improved theme, but I have noticed one problem: the right sidebar often falls down. It seems to happen only in firefox and I haven’t figured out what triggers it.
Comment made on December 16th, 2007 at 9:00 pmAny tips?
Also, I found that if I changed the background image that is behind the navigation links at the top and moved it to function as a text background for the navigation links instead, I could easily add my own repeating background to the rest of the blog. I probably made that sound far more complicated than it needed to be, but it’s one very simple change to the code that made it far easier for me to play around with the theme.
Does it require a certain version of WP. I am on 2.1 and when I try this theme i only see two wodgets on the left side the header and nothing else. No content at all.
Any help would be gret
thx
Comment made on December 22nd, 2007 at 12:32 pmjimmy
I have a suggestion regarding the image in the header. Why not set it up like Kubrick does for the default them where the user can change the image as they please instead of modifying/imbedding the code because that may screw up the novices?
Also tried to leave this comment over at your rockin site and it wouldn’t reconize my email address.
Comment made on January 13th, 2008 at 11:40 amHow do I replace the name of the theme from the header with my blog name?
Thanks.
Comment made on January 14th, 2008 at 5:50 pm@Flora M Brown
Comment made on January 18th, 2008 at 7:05 pmWhat you want to do is find the header.psd file I included with the theme and open it up in Photoshop. Then you can change the name. Save the file out to header.jpg and replace the header.jpg that’s in the theme folder.
@BBR
Comment made on January 18th, 2008 at 7:06 pmGreat idea. I’m actually looking into including the custom header API into my themes. But I have other things on the schedule before that, so it may be a while.
on single post view my right sidebar is hosed in FF and IE - works fine on homepage. yes I did change the image header considerably but a default install produces the same results. looking for a clue using firebug but not finding anything. thx
Comment made on February 2nd, 2008 at 2:10 pmRH
I fixed it! :-)
It isnt a CSS problem, the problem is the sidebar code for the right sidebar is outside the loop in the single.php, at the bottom, right before the footer. Cut and paste the right sidebar code toward the top of the file directly after the left sidebar code and everybody behaves like they should, Firefox and IE.
here’s the code you need to cut and paste but I am not sure WP comments is going to allow it:
Comment made on February 2nd, 2008 at 5:37 pmthe code didnt show up but here is part of the what the snippet you ashould be looking for will contain: …include(TEMPLATEPATH.”/r_sidebar.php…
and where it should be inserted at the top is still out of the loop (loopness may not have anything to do with anything) the point being IE and FF like the right sidebar snippet at the top better. According to what Firebug was showing, the browser was somehow thinking the rifght sidebar was part of the content and when it ran out of room to the right because of the width of the center column it was pushing the right sidebar to the bottom.
Comment made on February 2nd, 2008 at 5:45 pmI had the same problem as R. Richard Hobbs except my single post page was fine; the right sidebar was falling down in the index page. Following his instructions on the index page (where the sidebar code appears again just before the footer) solved my problem. Thanks, Richard, for helping work this little bug out of a great theme!
Comment made on February 3rd, 2008 at 7:45 pm@R. Richard Hobbs and KimC
Comment made on February 4th, 2008 at 10:22 amI’ll definitely try to get this fixed in the download so nobody else has this problem.
Great theme. used it for my site - http://shamray.co.il/
Comment made on February 13th, 2008 at 2:13 pmThe theme is really cool, but when I go to the widget setup page, it shows nothing.
In the 1.1 version it worked just fint.
Any suggestions?
Comment made on February 16th, 2008 at 6:25 amVery nice theme.
Comment made on February 23rd, 2008 at 7:21 pmThank’s. Download this thame.
Comment made on March 6th, 2008 at 1:45 pmThanks Nathan. We’ve been using this template for a year now, and having switched to Blue Host last night I am now working on our new site, and I have upgraded the template as you ordered.
But I’m having a problem.
Like Hobbs has written, my right side bar has fallen low and I have no idea how to rectify that. I can see the line of code that he is talking about, but I have already had to reload the theme once already, I’ll wait to mess with what I don’t understand until I must.
Can anyone give me detailed instructions on how to cure my right side bar blues?
Comment made on March 8th, 2008 at 3:14 pmVery nice. Thanks for the update.
Comment made on March 23rd, 2008 at 6:20 pmgood theme, i’m downloaded it
Comment made on March 26th, 2008 at 11:23 amIs the download link for Rockin Biz Red 3 Column 2.0 dead? I am trying to upgrade from 1.1, and can’t seem to get it to download.
Comment made on March 31st, 2008 at 1:47 pm@lawvol,
I’m working on it. My apologies. It looks like I’ve found my first problem with the WordPress 2.5 upgrade.
Comment made on March 31st, 2008 at 4:55 pmIt’s no biggie. I found it on another WordPress theme site. By the way it is a great theme. I did some heavy customizations on it for a friend’s website. He’ll be taking it live on the 2nd of April if you’d like to see it, let me know and I’ll shoot you the URL.
Comment made on March 31st, 2008 at 6:40 pmI have the issue with the right sidebar falling down on the single post view page like R. Hobbs. I followed his instructions and it works well in FF but not in IE. In IE, the right sidebar moves and scrambles across the content section and the actual post content falls to the bottom left. If I don’t do what R. Hobbs mentioned, then the right sidebar falls down on the single post page in FF.
Another question I have is-is it ok to to switch the menu back to how it was on the older version? The newer version has it embedded in the header div within the container div and the older version had it outside of the container. Just asking because I had a customization with the older version that I can’t re-create with the new one. I still new to editing themes so forgive me if I didn’t work this correctly.
Comment made on April 3rd, 2008 at 6:46 pmBy the way, I’m using IE7 and FF 2.0.0.13
Comment made on April 3rd, 2008 at 6:48 pmDisregard my previous messages, I found my problem.
Comment made on April 4th, 2008 at 7:49 pmThank you so much for creating, and then improving, this theme. I am using it for my church website. It looks cleaner and hear it runs smoother thank olders version. Thanks again will be using this one soon as I get a new host.
Comment made on April 6th, 2008 at 12:15 pm@mrmtd:
Glad you were able to figure out the problem! I still need to find the time to go through and update this theme, but it’s so hard with so many other things that need to be done as well.
Anyway, you bring up a good point in your second paragraph. I suppose the #menu div would do fine outside the #header div, and I should perhaps start doing that very thing consistently in my themes. Very good (unintentional) suggestion! :-)
Comment made on April 7th, 2008 at 11:28 amThank’s. Download this theme.
Comment made on April 12th, 2008 at 2:56 amThanks for such a great theme! =)
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