Kickass-Enigma – the WordPress Theme that works in 1.5.x but NOT in 2.0
This is a Kickass-Enigma for sure, this [tag]Kickass WordPress theme[/tag] that will NOT work in WordPress 2.0 but works just ducky in 1.5.x for some damned reason. There is nothing wrong with the code. It validates. The code is fine. It just doesn’t work. Download it from the above link and test drive it yourself. It’s a bizarre thing. Oh, and it breaks in EVERY windows browser in the same way in 2.0, and looks just fine in EVERY windows browser in 1.5.x. I didn’t test in Mac. I’d be interested to hear if this is true on Macs too.
The problem is in the sidebar (right column) and it didn’t matter which of the 20 ways I tried to structure the damned thing- the second I included a call to linklists or to archives (or both) it borked. Bigtime. The stuff doesn’t go where it’s supposed to go, stuff overlaps, stuff flies out, stuff just doesn’t look good. In 2.0. It looks JUST FINE any one of those 20 ways in 1.5.x.
The layout is the Ryan Brill Negative Margin Layout from A List Apart and taken almost verbatim from the site, with no major changes, just color and size differences.
Now, I also want you all to know that I took this sidebar code and put it and everything else from this theme and threw it onto a different (and MUCH more complicated) layout (Jello Piefecta from PIE) and the sidebar works fine in 2.0. The exact same sidebar code. Just in a different layout.
Can ANYBODY tell me why?
I’d also suggest y’all who are building themes for [tag]WordPress 2.0[/tag] remember this and test early and often with your theme code, since, for obvious reasons, I suspect it has nothing to do with the theme . . . otherwise it wouldn’t work in [tag]WordPress 1.5.x[/tag] so beautifully.
Though you’re welcome to download and use this theme, don’t plan on using it on a 2.0 WordPress Blog. And don’t come crying to me when it doesn’t work, especially if you claim to be a Psychic.
February 2nd, 2006 at 4:53 pm
Not working with 2.0, doesnt mean there is a problem with the code of Kickass-Enigma.
anyway, thanks for leting us know about it!
February 4th, 2006 at 11:23 am
I ran this theme through it’s paces using WP 2.0 on an iMac.
I used Safari, Firefox, I.E. 5, and Netscape. The theme looked fine in all of them.
I ran WP 2.0 on my in-house test server which runs Apache 2.0.54 with Fedora Core 4. PHP version is 5. MySQL is 4 something.
I’m wondering if the PHP version may or may not have something to do with it? While the code may test out fine, it’s entirely possible that an incorrect PHP engine may destroy the “look and feel.”
It’s just a theory. I’m no expert on this crap.
February 4th, 2006 at 12:18 pm
Mike, thanks for the Mac report. Unfortunately that makes it all the more baffling.
Though I guess it’s possible that the php version may have something to do with it, it’s bizarre that the same sidebar works in a different layout on the same 2.0 testbed running the same php version. A definite headscratcher.
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March 11th, 2006 at 12:54 am
I try it on WP2.0, it’s work, but bad design, I think.
March 11th, 2006 at 11:39 am
wper, as I said in the article-
It doesn’t work in WP 2.0.
It isn’t meant to be a “pretty” design, I swapped out client proprietary images and swapped in simple same-size placeholder images just so that devs could test drive with identical sized images.
June 24th, 2006 at 10:21 am
Thankyou, I now have a much better understanding.
Have a great day
G
August 12th, 2006 at 7:35 am
I couldn’t work with it, because, I use 2.0, should I change it?
August 12th, 2006 at 8:05 am
LOL! Be my guest!