We hope you had a great Easter long weekend. Last week had been chaotic for us and we apologize for the server down times. We spent our long weekend moving to a new host with a better performance server. The new server has been very steady and we are looking to provide more stable services to you. We didn't get a chance to offer you any Easter goodies last Friday, so we've decided to run a post Easter sale — enter coupon code "posteaster" on checkout to get a 30% discount. The sale runs from today till Apr 29, 2011.
Down Time and Framework Update
We apologize for the recent down time. During the outages, we found a bug in the framework which caused themes to load slowly. It is now fixed in the latest version of the framework - 1.0.9.4. Please check your theme and make sure it is using version 1.0.9.4. You can find the version number by going to the theme option panel. There you can locate the number at the lower left corner of the panel. If your version hasn't already been updated to the latest version using the "auto upgrade" feature then there are two options to upgrade manually:
Option 1) Framework Upgrade Only:
To upgrade just the framework, download the framework from https://themify.me/files/themify/themify.zip and replace the 'themify' folder inside the theme folder on your server (via FTP). Read upgrading themes for tutorial.
Option 2) Entire Theme Upgrade:
To upgrade your entire theme (including the framework), download the latest theme zip from our site (or your member dashboard https://themify.me/member), replace the entire theme folder on your server (via FTP).
Changelogs:
You can view the changelogs of the themes at https://themify.me/logs.
Folo Theme Preview
We would like to share a preview of an exciting theme that we are working on - Folo. It is a portfolio theme that can be used to showcase work samples or services. The homepage provides unique layout (non-blog style) with a slider and highlighted items. It is our first theme that comes with dual menus (one left and one right). We are still finalizing the details and features. Let us know if you have any suggestions for this theme.
Theme Updates: Default Layout Options
Beside making more new awesome themes, we've also been focusing on improving our existing themes with more user-friendly features. After the Wumblr and Newsy update, here are the themes that have been updated with default layout options: Minblr (demo), Photobox (demo), Edmin (demo), Bizco (demo), Blogfolio (demo), and ThemeMin (demo). The updated theme allows you to set the default layout for Index (home, archive, category, search, tag pages, etc.), Posts, and Pages. You can have sidebar left, sidebar right, or no sidebar along with various list view and grid view layouts. On top of that, you can toggle the visibility of post title, date, image, meta, content, etc. We are looking to revamp all our themes to have the same layout features. Stay tuned.
Hiring: Fulltime Designer & Freelance Developer
Fulltime Designer
Themify is looking for a fulltime designer/frontend developer (HTML & CSS) to join the team. This is a fulltime position located in downtown Toronto area. You will work primarily on designing WordPress themes and frontend coding. The ideal candidate must have strong design skills and frontend coding experience. This means you need to be able to design in Photoshop and code it with HTML & CSS. Having basic Javascript and PHP coding background is a plus. Note: this is a fulltime position in Toronto.
Freelance Developer
We are also seeking for a freelance PHP developer to expand our framework and theme features. Do you have strong PHP and Javascript skills with WordPress development background? Do you like to code innovative things? Then send us your contact. This is freelance position and you can be based in any where.
How to Apply
Send your resume, portfolio links, work samples, etc. along with your salary expectation to → jobs[at]themify.me.
iPad Giveaway and Celebrating Buy 1 + Get 1 Deal
NEW: Themify now offers buy 1 get 1 free WordPress theme. Basically, you get one bonus theme for the same price group with any theme purchase. To celebrate this deal, we are going to giveaway a brand new Apple iPad2. To enter this contest, all you have to do is follow @themify and tweet a message.
How to Enter:
- Step 1. First you have to follow @themify on Twitter (if you haven't done so)
- Step 2. Then tweet the following message (copy exactly):
iPad Giveaway: @themify now offers buy 1 get 1 WordPress theme free. Tweet this message to enter the contest. Details: http://bit.ly/e5YVun
- Step 3. Then post your tweet url in this blog post before Apr 29, 2011 (example tweet url: http://twitter.com/#!/nickla/status/55277162374246400)
Contest Details & Rules
- You must be 18+ to enter the contest. No purchase is necessary to participate. You can tweet the message as many time as you want, but only one entry is allowed to enter the blog post per day.
- The contest ends on Apr 29, 2011. One winner will be selected randomly from the comment list. The winner will be annouced on Themify.me Blog on May 2, 2011. The winner will receive a brand new iPad2 16GB Wi-Fi only version.
- The winner is responsible for any taxes associated with receipt of the prize.