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new vanilla theme - best one so far
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check out this new theme from the designers at themebeans.. it's a really clean, simple and effective design so i had to share it since vanilla is really lacking in the themes area.. make sure you support them by buying it for $15 from themeforest it's very worth it, because they provide great support as well. cheers
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Dat simplicity.
That demo could use some test discussions. As it is you can't really see anything.
You can see tests discussions here: http://www.demo.themebeans.com/vanillabean/discussions/
Ah ok well I couldnt see them because it doesnt work in Safari.
Nice and clean. My biggest gripe is the index page , renders half a page with emphasis on search, before you even see a thread. Possibly vanillas weakest feature. Looks slick, good work .
Mind you I am on iPad
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It is difficult to understand how to work this template
There is no way to do a test
Guys, I respect your work .... but when you change the color of a standard template and say that this is something new ...
Why not make a custom template that is not like everyone else O_o
It's light, but it's a bit "too light" for my tastes. It reminds me of default theme, but kind of "bleached".
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$15 bucks seems a bit steep, but then again I make my own and I pay myself sweatshop wages....)-o
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Really?
You think that is worth money?
When you can't even see the discussions from the landing page?
Whatever.
Because they would have to charge $20 ? or outsource it to China ?
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And because making a template that is different requires a significant amount of work. I'm working on Snow White right now, the code in categories/all.php is a mess. I understand why Lincoln wrote that they were going to review the View layer, it really contains way too much logic.
Now I'm splitting everything into modules and avoiding a good 80% of the "if..else", but it's really a PITA (and it's 11 PM, time to summon some Belgian Gold, named Leffe).
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well I figured as much, the truth is the title of this Discussion is a misnomer , new vanilla theme - best one so far
The better title should be, "New to you default vanilla theme, how good do you think it is for $15 ? "
If it was free, would it be more nice? (as in would you use it)
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I don't mean to offend the OP, but I wouldn't. Too simplistic in terms of graphics, and many elements take too much space.
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lol, I am sure they know it's constructive criticism, I suppose the good side is they provide full support so they can help you reframe
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Guys, beauty and creativity is always a price. Therefore, it is high time to give a new face in the form of vanilla quality templates...
Beauty is subjective, so it's its value. Creativity even more so (I met many "creative" designers in my career, and I would not allow a good chunk of them to even touch a website). The target should be quality, and that definitely comes with a price.
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I think the problem is ,once you learn how to make themes, you improve with each one. Not everything will please everyone. The themes I have made are quite different from the rest and I took the time for the details. All of this is worthless if people don't try them out. I am thankful people have. The most important thing is knowing what people want, then making it a reality. If someone says to me "I don't know, surprise me" . They are leaving the creativity in my hands and it does not guarantee they will like it. usually they like but want changes . If they knew what they wanted from the start then it would avoid extra unnecessary work.
In terms of monetary value, I think that when people do not have any complaints about a theme and many use it, then it has obtained monetary value. I terms of the time I put into my themes, that is what it cost me to make them. However I still would not charge $15.
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This is more like philosophy...
Quality is indisputable
default template also quality ... we need creative solutions:)
First off: Great theme! I get why some of you mentioned the index page being too cluttered, but hey - it's entirely up to each individual whether or not he/she wants to keep the jumbotron. My biggest issue with 2.0 has always been that it felt to "blog"-ish and this theme is definitely proof of that - it embraces the "blog"-ish design in a great way though, hats off to that!
As for the whole discussion about usability vs. beauty vs. quality vs. whatever, I definitely think this theme stands out on both looks, quality and ease of use. This is by no means a refined "default template" and I personally really like it. And $15 is a steal - in comparison, I charge $300+ for custom themes (apples and oranges, but still).
That being said, it is very minimalistic (which I personally like) and blog-ish. It doesn't feel like a fully fledged discussion forum, but then again 2.0 does lack a lot of the "old-school" forum functionality, much of which has been introduced in 2.1, namely the table layout. Oh, and because we're already on the subject of Vanilla 2.1 and themes, here's a Github-ish theme I've been working on: http://imgur.com/a/zrsSl/embed. I'll release it as a freebie once it's completed. It's basically my take on a default-ish theme for Vanilla that's easy to customize and/or use as a base for further theme development. Written in SASS.
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Goddamn kasper, you're such an awesome designer!