I’m excited to tell you about some of the things that have changed in StartBox in the new 2.7 release! You can review the full changelog below, but here are the important highlights: Eliminated Dependence on TimThumb StartBox 2.7 now does all of its custom on-the-fly image resizing with native WordPress functionality. This means you can still use [...]
Without a doubt, magazine-styled themes have been a staple format in the WordPress theme ecosystem. They’ve also been fraught with user experience challenges, mostly faced by site operators who are just trying to set up their content and “make it look like the demo.” In terms of visual design, most magazine themes also try to [...]
Beginning 11am EST this Friday, February 1st, we will hold a Weekly Dev Meeting in IRC in the #wpstartbox channel on Freenode. During these regular meetings we will discuss a variety of topics, including: core features, version roadmaps, release schedules, testing and experimental branches. Everyone is welcome to join and participate.
I’m very excited to announce today that, as of this moment, StartBox has found a new home within the WebDevStudios family. This means a number of amazing things for everyone (you, me, and WDS, too). What’s Changing? For me, this means an entire team of people contributing to StartBox Themes and now StartBox Plugins (yes, [...]
After more than 8 months without an update, I’m happy to finally report that StartBox 2.6 is available for immediate download. Members can access it via the Members Area downloads, everyone can download it for free via Github, and, as always, if you already have it running on any site you can update automatically right from within the admin dashboard. What’s new? Read on to find out!
