Comments on: Apply for free web site package

By: Tim Bednar

Tim Bednar — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:57:59 +0000

Ayn Droid ~ I hear you. Every release attempts to get easier. I’d love to hear specifically what was the problem so I can fix it. Did stuff not work? Were the instructions wrong? Thanks.

By: Ayn Droid, Adlen IL

Ayn Droid, Adlen IL — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:58:06 +0000

I found Ashford a pain in a$$ and hard to work with (more like unworkable). The instructions available seemed to apply to a different version (and were inconsistent). Perhaps if one is skilled enough assemble their own WP theme they could use this theme. I think the average user will find this one stunning difficult with a high frustration curve… no kudos here. Anyway, am deleting it and moving on.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:54:07 +0000

The MerryRose — make sure that you check back or subscribe to the RSS feed for new releases. For example, this release re-factored the rounded corners and added support for Google Analytics and Feedburner.

I expect to publish releases at least one a week for a while until this fall when v1.0 will be released.

By: TheMerryRose

TheMerryRose — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:34:43 +0000

hi tim, i am currently trying to build a number of websites in a fast and cheap/free way for some of the churches and local orgs that i have links with and that have asked for my help (for free). checking out ashford today and i think that i am going to have a go at it and see how it works for me and for these orgs. cheers TMR

By: admin

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:24:01 +0000

Tim Grahl — I just released v0.1.2 of Ashford and the code is much less embarrassing than what I had live yesterday.

I would love to hear what you think of the code — either posted to this comment thread, posted to the bug list or just emailed to me. Right, now that is a good place to start.

The challenge of Ashford is to create a WP theme that can be selected and ready to go — without having to load plug-ins or read documentation.

I see a couple areas where developers like yourself can participate: (1) subtheme CSS development and (2) built in widgets to be included in the functions.php code.

I will try to get a post up soon on how to participate and post a road map for the v1.0 release. Beyond subthemes and widgets, I am going to be building an InPlace HINT engine.

By: Tim Grahl

Tim Grahl — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:25:21 +0000

I do a lot of development on WordPress for clients and agree that the interface of the backend leaves a lot wanting. I’d love to help with this project!

By: Dean Peters

Dean Peters — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:41:51 +0000

This is my testbed site.