Cameron Chapman did a nice job rounding up 21 different WordPress theme frameworks. As I reviewed the list, Ashford is the ONLY CMS framework Ashford is on the leading edge of mobile CMS themes There is only one other framework that has mobile built-in and another that bundles in a separate mobile theme. If you are [...]
You can now download the new release of Ashford, Pro, Axis and Aeon now. If you use the free version, follow the prompts from the Ashford page or if you are a Pro owner, the Google Group has all the download link information you need.
I just read Smashing Magazines list of Free WordPress Themes: 2011 Edition (via @smashingmag) and see that Ashford was overlooked in the section listing free frameworks. I am a little bummed as they have generously selected Ashford as a high quality free theme and as a WordPress framework in previous roundups.
Looks like since June 30 there has been a problem with the free download link. It is now fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience. I will be contacting anyone who shared their email address since June 30 with the update.
Jason Amunwa of Jaffy Designs will do a live stream of building a WordPress+Ashford web site at 9:30am (Pacific) on Tuesday 7/12. Jason is an accomplished Ashford developer and you will learn a lot from his experience. He contributes often to the Ashford cohort group.
All my tests show that Ashford, Pro, Axis and Aeon are all WordPress 3.2 compatible—find out about how v3.2 changes Ashford by reading a recent post.
After reading Joost de Valk recent article on WordPress SEO Theme Guidelines, I decided to explain how Ashford is optimized for SEO and why it does not need an SEO plug-in: Unlike many themes, the site name is not first in the title tag. All title tags start with the page or post title. Using Theme Options, [...]
I had a nice interview with Tom a while back. He wrote up a nice summary of Ashford and what makes it different from other frameworks and WordPress themes. His interview sparked a lot of thinking on my part to really work on making this clear. He writes on his blog: According to the founder, [...]
I am newly jazzed about Ashford development and decided to show off my best kept secret. Last Spring, I designed Axis Pro and just activated it as the main Ashford site theme. I’m finding a few bugs which I’m fixing and will release to all existing and new Axis owners by the end of the week. I [...]
I am glad to release the first of Ashford since WordPress version 3.0. I fixed several issues that were created by the new code. Unfortunately, no new features are ready for this release but it does now REQUIRE version WordPress 3.0. Fixed PHP warnings for some users reported Fixed broken links in the Admin bar [...]
