ThemeDreamer

An update to ThemeDreamer has been released and is available in the download section of the site. This version corrects for installation and compatibility issues with Apple’s latest Snow Leopard update 10.6.2 and above.

Now for 2010, we’ve released a brand new version of ThemeDreamer. You may have noticed that all users now qualify for free updates for a year with every purchase of a ThemeDreamer serial number. We’ve bumped the version number to a nice and even 1.0 to level the playing field. More then just a version number, ThemeDreamer 1.0 now comes with a wealth of new features. Included in this new release is dynamic theme activation and preview when using ThemeServer for WordPress. Designers can work on multiple themes in Dreamweaver’s documents window and have ThemeServer dynamically activate their current theme for instant preview in one of their pre-configured web browsers, right from the toolbar. Read the rest of this entry »

Although real-time feedback of most WordPress CSS rules can be achieved via Dreamweaver’s Design View mode when using ThemeDreamer, often times it is necessary to validate on a real web browser. This is especially true if you want to target multiple clients (i.e. browsers such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.). Typical testing for compatibility involves uploading theme files to a web server either on a live hosting provider, a ‘testing’ server on another machine, or a local LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) compatible service running in parallel on your computer. Working on multiple themes would make the feasibility of accomplishing this task further cumbersome as one would need to login and out of their web services and/or WordPress to update files and activate and deactivate themes. Thankfully, much of this complexity has been reduced by using the 100% open source ThemeServer extension for Dreamweaver. Read the rest of this entry »

We want to thank all of our devoted users in this new year by extending every licensed user of versions 0.1 through 1.0 to one year of free updates!

New purchases should notice that we have done away with the old ‘license block’ schema that penalizes on the eve of a major version number releases. All new purchases of ThemeDreamer include one year of free updates.

Early licensed adopters that have purchased before January 10, 2010 will now automatically inherit free upgrade coverage and support beyond their original terms until 2011.

An update has just been released to fix compatibility with WebAssist and other third party Dreamweaver extensions. Users of WebAssist extensions such as ‘PayPal’, ‘Surveyor’, ‘DataAssist’ and other third party extensions should update to version 0.6.2 to resolve previously known compatibility issues.

An update has just been released to fix a conflict with Dreamweaver’s Database-Library. We recommend all users upgrade to version 0.6.1 to resolve this issue.

We’ve just released version .6 now with a new Content Simulation Panel for testing different post scenarios. The download is now a zip archive that includes a work in progress User Guide. Check back for more details soon, or download the latest with the User Guide to get the inside scoop!

While you’re at it, you’ll want to download our new Basic Foundation Themes, a set of six themes ready to help you streamline your theme development process. Download it here today!

After a long summer, ThemeDreamer version .5 has been released. We’re back on track this fall with an accelerated release cycle (another version is just around the corner). For now, check out our newest support for threaded comments, and updated vocabulary for WordPress 2.8.4. Visit us again soon for details or download it today:

http://www.themedreamer.com/download

We’re proud to announce a new version with many bug fixes, feature enhancements and updates compatible with Adobe’s newest release of Dreamweaver CS4. The updated design-time render engine now supports Gravatars as well as rendering optimizations for WordPress 2.6.5 and the upcoming WordPress 2.7 release. The toolbar docking bug that has affected some XP and Vista users has also been resolved and we’ve carved out a fast track path to deliver more features in subsequent versions. Be sure to install this essential upgrade as soon as possible. Download here.

We’ve got a new version out and it is feature packed. Don’t let the sub version number fool you! Version .3 has many new enhancements including a new toolbar, additional support for comments, and a number of essential bug fixes.

A new toolbar debuts with more buttons for simulating essential features for image alignment, page navigation, and comments.

WordPress 2.5 introduced an image alignment feature for inserting images into posts and pages with wrapping text. The default Kubrick theme is an example that coordinates with WordPress 2.5 convenience features. However, not all themes implement image alignment within their style.css file. Now you can be sure that your theme supports WordPress’s convenience features with the handy red image alignment icons on the new toolbar. The added buttons simulate WordPress 2.5’s image alignment in Dreamweaver’s Design View.

Page navigation has also been added that exists in WordPress’s classic theme but not present in Kubrick. The page navigation feature defined by the wp_link_pages template tag is now simulated in Design View. Expect to see some new How To’s on the website that will show you how to bring these features into your own theme. More support for various template tags and rendering bug fixes for DW8 Mac users round out the improvements in this release. Download it today!