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CyberChimps Lite Framework Beta Now Available

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After months of anticipation we are proud to release the beta of our new CyberChimps Lite WordPress Theme Framework.

This beta is NOT for production websites, and is for beta testing only!

Download CyberChimps Lite now and watch us on GitHub.

If you experience what you believe to be a bug please submit a new issue to us on GitHub.

If you have questions or would like to submit feedback please post on our free CyberChimps lite forum.

The new CyberChimps Lite framework is built on top of Twitter Bootstrap, and includes a brand new responsive theme options panel, touch drag and drop support for mobile devices, as well as a new touch iFeature Slider that you can literally swipe with your finger on mobile devices. We hope to have the new framework officially released by the end of October after beta testing, and we will be updating and releasing new versions of all of our themes on the new framework including iFeature Pro 5 throughout November, and December.

There currently is no documentation available yet as we are still writing it, we made the new framework as easy to use as possible and we are interested to see how people use it without documentation initially. We will have documentation available for the official release.

If you would like to get involved in assisting us develop our new framework please follow the developer instructions.

If you are a Pro customer please contact us if you are interested in beta testing the Pro version of our framework.

Happy bug hunting!

For Developers Only: CyberChimps New Framework Now Publicly Available On GitHub

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This theme framework is in an early beta, and is not for use on production websites.

If you are not familiar with Git, and WordPress development please disregard this blog post and wait for our official release coming later this month.

As promised, here is an early beta of our new framework.

In its current state this is for seasoned developers only, as we are still fixing several major bugs.

There is currently no documentation, and due to our use of Git submodules you will need to compile the theme yourself.

If you experience any bugs please submit a new issue to us on GitHub.

There are two ways to compile the theme:

1. The easiest way is to simply clone the “cyberchimpslite” repository directly into the /themes directory of a local WordPress install. Then download the submodules via Git, and activate the theme.

2. Download: https://github.com/cyberchimps/cyberchimpslite - as a zip file and unarchive it.

Then download: https://github.com/cyberchimps/core - rename the directory “cyberchimps” and replace the directory of the same name in the /cyberchimpslite/ directory you unarchived above.

Next download: https://github.com/cyberchimps/elementslite - rename the directory “elements” and replace the directory of the same name in the /cyberchimpslite/ directory you unarchived above.

Then zip the /cyberchimpslite directory and upload into a WordPress install, and activate it.

Thank you and happy bug hunting!

iRibbon Free Responsive Mobile Ready WordPress Theme Now Available on WordPress.org

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iRibbon Free Responsive Mobile Ready WordPress Theme with Drag and Drop Page Elements.

Download iRibbon for free on WordPress.org.

iRibbon offers the same advanced functionality as CyberChimps other WordPress Themes including Drag and Drop Page Elements, and a Responsive Design that responds automatically to mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and Android.

iRibbon includes Drag and Drop Elements such as the Responsive Feature Slider, and Callout section. All of which can be used on a per-page basis using Drag and Drop Page Options that also include sidebar and layout options giving you the power to control the look and feel of every page of your website.

iRibbon is easy to install, and even easier to use with theme options that function just like using an iPhone or iPad.

Go Pro.

If you purchase iRibbon Pro you will receive free automatic updates for life, excellent support and documentation, plus you can use iRibbon Pro on as many websites or projects as you like. iRibbon Pro features a more advanced Responsive Feature Slider with the ability to post more than 3 slider images. iRibbon Pro also includes more Drag and Drop Elements such as the Widgetized boxes, Image Carousel, and Twitter bar.

iRibbon Pro also offers more experienced customers Child Theme support, Custom CSS, and Import / Export theme options.

Buy iRibbon Pro

iRibbon Pro and iRibbon Free are built with HTML5, and CSS3.

iRibbon is one of the most advanced Free Premium WordPress Themes in the world and is released under the GNU GPL v2. iRibbon can be used on as many website as you would like. IRibbon is optimized for WordPress 3.4+, Chrome, Safari, FireFox, and Internet Explorer 8 and 9. This theme does NOT support Internet Explorer 6 or 7, or PHP4.

All Pro Themes Updated with Free Bug Fixes

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We have released free updates for all of our Pro WordPress Themes with important bug fixes.The following themes have been updated:

  • iFeature Pro is now at version 4.5.15
  • Eclipse Pro is now at version 1.0.12
  • Business Pro is now at version 3.1.12
  • Neuro Pro is now at version 2.0.10
  • iRibbon Pro is now at version 1.0.4
  • Response Pro is now at version 1.1.7.
Be sure to back-up your themes and any customizations you have made before updating!

For instructions on how to update for free please read our Update Guide (changelogs are included in the update guide).

You can update to the latest version of any Pro themes you have purchased for free using the Update section within WP-Admin, or by visiting the My Account page on CyberChimps.com, and following the Update Guide.

Changelogs:

New Framework and iFeature 5 Pushed Back

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Update 10-1-2012: We will be releasing a free public beta of Response 2.0 powered by our new framework and theme options this Thursday, October 4th, 2012. Keep following us on Twitter and Facebook for more information. iFeature Pro 5 will be released sometime in late October, or early November at the latest.

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Trent Lapinski, CEO and founder of CyberChimps here, I just wanted to write a quick post to let everyone know that we are still very hard at work on our new theme framework, and iFeature 5. We were hoping to have everything done by the end of August, but after initial testing there are still a few more things we would like to perfect before we release it.

We also firmly stand behind the current versions of all of our themes. We think they are great and just because we are going to make them even better in the future does not mean you can’t create an amazing website with them now. Did we mention you get a free update to iFeature 5 when it is ready?

Everyone who purchases iFeature 4.5 now will receive a free update to iFeature 5 when it is released. Better yet, we are also offering a $5 off coupon code through September 16th, 2012. Enter the following coupon code when checking out: Summ3r12

What you have to look forward to in iFeature 5:

  • A new responsive theme options panel.
  • A lot of under the hood changes to improve compatibility with Internet Explorer, and older browsers.
  • Improved compatibility with popular 3rd party plugins.
  • An improved modern design.
  • Better responsive design features.
  • Improved drag and drop Elements and unifying Elements between all of our themes so that the only difference between our next generation of themes will be design differences.
  • And, more!

We will also be releasing a beta of our framework for free on GitHub towards the end of September as well. In the following months we will be bringing all of our themes to the new framework, as well as releasing several new ones.

We will keep you updated on Twitter, and through this blog.

Once again we apologize for the delays, we just simply want to make sure we get this done correctly before a major release because we know how important each one of your websites is to you.

Thank you for your patience!

-Trent Lapinski
CEO of CyberChimps WordPress Themes

CyberChimps WordPress Themes Sponsoring WordCamp Los Angeles 2012

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CyberChimps WordPress Themes is proud to sponsor our hometown WordCamp Los Angeles 2012, taking place on September 15, 2012.

Both Trent Lapinski, and Ben Mueller will be in attendance, if you are planning on attending feel free to say, “Hi.”

Please follow @CyberChimps on Twitter to learn about any special promotions for those in attendance!

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What I Learned At WordCamp San Francisco 2012

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Hi everyone,

For those of you who do not know me, I’m Trent Lapinski the CEO and co-founder of CyberChimps WordPress Themes. I founded CyberChimps a few years ago originally as a web design company, and we launched our first WordPress Theme iFeature and iFeature Pro about 15 months ago. Things have clearly changed a lot for us since then, and this company has grown beyond my wildest expectations.

We are actively working on making our products better, and are doing everything we can to get more involved in the WordPress community. I personally do theme reviews on WordPress.org, and we are hoping to eventually contribute some ideas to WordPress itself.

I recently attended WordCamp San Francisco 2012, and wanted to share some of the things I learned at WordCamp San Francisco.

The Future for WordPress Themes

Theme options have become highly debated over the last several years, as theme option panels continue to become more complicated. WordPress is looking to curtail these excessive, and often confusing theme option panels by focusing theme developers on using the Theme Customizer which was introduced in WordPress 3.4 to control theme options (even we’re guilty of overdoing it with the theme options at times). Based on a several conversations I had with key people working on WordPress 3.5 it became very apparent that the Theme Customizer that launched with WordPress 3.4 is going to have a much bigger role in the future as well as possibly have the ability to customize pages on a per-page real-time basis.

It is an ambitious project, and it will be interesting to see if it actually takes. In the meantime, we are in the process of redeveloping our theme option panel to be easier to use, as well as building Customizer support into our next generation of themes to have the best of both worlds.

“Themes are just styles.”

Everyone I spoke to from other theme designers (WooThemes, Elegant Themes, StudioPress), to Theme Wranglers from Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com) expressed the sentiment that themes should just be themes.

At WordCamp San Francisco 2011, I asked WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg during his Q&A if themes should include functionality and he said,”No,” and stated it would probably best to move that functionality into a plugin. To be honest, at the time I did not agree with him, and CyberChimps probably would not exist as it does today had we pulled all the functionality out of our themes and turned them into plugins instead. We’ve been very successful doing what was best for our customers this past year, and I have heard from thousands of customers over the past year that they like the fact we include functionality in our themes. However, there is no denying the logic behind keeping design and functionality separate, especially with what is happening with future versions of WordPress.

I even spoke to a WordPress.org Admin who told me the theme repo on WordPress.org is at least a year behind the plugin repo in terms of features, and may never catchup. What this also told me, along with what everyone else kept telling me was that themes just really aren’t that important at least in the grand scheme of things to the future success of WordPress. Themes were barely even mentioned this year during Mullenweg’s State of WordPress keynote.

Considering there would be no WordPress powered websites if it was not for themes, it is odd to me that themes do not seem to have the same emphasis as plugins, especially considering the ever growing theme market.

What do you think? Are themes just styles?

Plugins, plugins, plugins.

WordCamp San Francisco 2012 was highly focused on plugin developers, and a majority of the people in attendance this year were developers. With that said, we are in the process of building in support for some of the most popular WordPress plugins, and are even partnering with a few to provide better integration with our themes.

Contribute

A big focus of this years WordCamp San Francisco was contributing back to WordPress itself. Learn how you can get involved.

We had a lot of fun attending WordCamp San Francisco, and cannot wait to attend next year.

CyberChimps hopes to attend WordCamp LA this September.

P.S. We are still hard at work on our new theme framework, and still intend to release iFeature Pro 5 by the end of this month. :-)

 

By Trent Lapinski

CEO of CyberChimps WordPress Themes

Save $5 Off Any CyberChimps WordPress Theme Coupon Code: WCSF12 (Code Now Expired)

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Head over to the CyberChimps WordPress Themes Store to save money on iFeature Pro, Eclipse Pro, Business Pro, iRibbon Pro, Neuro Pro, and Response Pro now!

CyberChimps WordPress Themes will be attending WordCamp San Francisco on August 4th, 2012, and as a special thank you to all of our customers we are offering a $5 off coupon good through August 5th, 2012. If you will be attending WordCamp San Francisco please follow @cyberhcimps and our CEO @trentlapinski on Twitter and feel free to say “Hi” at the event.

CyberChimps News: We are hard at work on iFeature Pro 5 which will be powered by our new CyberChimps Framework which will be released in August (updates are free so if you buy iFeature Pro 4.5 now you will be able to update to iFeature Pro 5 for free when it is officially released).

We have developed a powerful new CyberChimps Framework which will power all of our themes by the end of October (iFeature Pro 5 and Response 2.0 will be the first themes released on the new framework). The new framework will allow us to support older browsers (especially Internet Explorer), enhance and optomize our existing features, and allow us to develop new themes and fix bugs more efficiently. We will have a beta of the new framework available on GitHub just before WordCamp San Francisco, so stay tuned as we will have a lot of exciting news in the month of August, and even more planned for September.

Pro Updates for July 9, 2012

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We have a whole batch of Pro updates ready for all of our Pro themes including iFeature Pro, Business Pro, Eclipse Pro, Response Pro, Neuro Pro, and iRibbon Pro.

To get the latest version of all of our Pro themes by going to WP-Admin > Updates, if that isn’t working you can also grab the latest version by logging into the My Account page on CyberChimps.com and downloading your theme(s) from there. Please follow this Update Guide for information on how to update your themes.

In other news, we recently moved to WP Engine so our website should be loading faster than ever. We are making some changes here at CyberChimps for the better, and have some exciting new projects we can’t wait to share with you.

We are also offering a $3 off coupon until Friday, July 13, coupon code: julysale12

Enjoy!

Changelogs:

iFeature Pro

Eclipse Pro

Business Pro

Response Pro

Neuro Pro

iRibbon Pro

We’re Hiring: Weekend Customer Support

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Are you a master with CyberChimps WordPress Themes? Good with CSS? Great at dealing with customers and troubleshooting? We’re hiring!

Requirements: Expert in WordPress settings, plugins, widgets, and menus. Fluent in CSS and HTML. Internet savvy. Familiar with CyberChimps WordPress Themes a significant plus!

This is a part-time hourly weekend position (may lead to additional support during the week eventually).

Simply e-mail your resume and experience to jobs@cyberchimps.com.

Introducing iRibbon Pro: A Responsive Mobile Friendly WordPress Theme

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iRibbon Pro is a Responsive Mobile Friendly WordPress Theme featuring Drag and Drop Header and Page Elements.

iRibbon Pro offers the same advanced functionality as CyberChimps other WordPress Themes including a Responsive Design that responds automatically to mobile devices such as the iPhone, iPad, and Android.

iRibbon Pro is available for purchase in the CyberChimps WordPress Themes Store.

Buy iRibbon Pro

iRibbon Pro also includes Drag and Drop Elements such as the Responsive Feature Slider, Page Content, Image Carousel, Twitter bar, Widgetized boxes, and Callout section. All of which can be used on a per-page basis using Drag and Drop Page Options that also include sidebar and layout options giving you the power to control the look and feel of every page of your website.

iRibbon Pro is easy to install, and even easier to use with theme options that function just like using an iPhone or iPad. When you purchase iRibbon Pro you also receive free automatic updates for life, excellent support and documentation, plus you can use iRibbon Pro on as many websites or projects as you like.

iRibbon Pro is built with HTML5, and CSS3. It offers more experienced customers Child Theme support, Custom CSS, and Import / Export theme options.

iRibbon Pro is one of the most advanced Premium WordPress Themes in the world and is released under the GNU GPL v2. iRibbon Pro can be used on as many website as you would like. iRibbon Pro is optimized for WordPress 3.4+, Chrome, Safari, FireFox, and Internet Explorer 8 and 9. This theme does NOT support Internet Explorer 6 or 7, or PHP4.