You may notice a few differences in the appearance of the Art and Perception web pages. For the most part, the changes should be minor, but please comment here if there’s anything amiss or that you’d like to see altered, and especially if there are display problems. We are now running on the latest version of WordPress, version 2.6.1. This has improved features for authors (including easy adding of video and audio content), as well as better security and maintainability. But the upgrades to the core software and to the theme (Basic2Col) that the A&P theme is based on mean that some things will remain different, even as I continue to tweak towards our standard look and feel.
Feel free to ask any questions you may have about creating posts. Hopefully the new Write Post console will make sense with a little experimentation. I recommend enlarging your set of functional icons to two rows by clicking on the rightmost “Show kitchen sink,” and availing yourselves of the new Preview button. I also recommend limiting images to 450 pixels in width, though it appears larger ones will not break the display as in the past. However, depending on the browser, oversize images may look distorted in some way, as well as taking longer to load. If you save a post to come back to later, you’ll find it in the Drafts section of the Posts console.
We have collectively written nearly 600 posts and over 9,000 comments in about two years of operation. Carry on!
Steve:
I am noticing. And I noticed that the log in function wants my name and password. I’ve forgotten them. If you have them in memory, could you e-mail them to me.
Steve,
Thanks for doing all the work!
Jay,
Looks like you got your password back, don’t hesitate if you have any other questions.
Birgit,
It has been surprisingly involved, but I don’t mind the work because I’m interested in learning about the WordPress software. I’m even thinking of converting my personal web site to use it, rather than my custom-built pages.
All,
What I’ve worked most to replicate is the simple, clean look of A&P. The focus has always been on content, not design. That said, this might be a convenient time to re-think any design aspects that may influence the user experience. Suggestions are welcome now or in the future.
Steve,
Will you be able to put the authors back on top of the blog so that we can quickly find a given author’s post?
Birgit,
That’s a great feature I use often. At the moment the Authors page is available from the sidebar under About Art and Perception, from which I removed some no longer relevant items. I could also put selected categories or all (!) categories in the sidebar, though I almost never used those links. We probably should revisit that list, which was out of date. For example, we may want to include fabric art along with drawing/painting/photography/life as an artist.
Found it! Putting it on the sidebar makes for a cleaner look. Good choice.
Please do add fabric or textile art.
Steve:
Actually, I haven’t gotten it back. Have received two passwords from WordPress and neither have worked. I’ll stay patient and see about tomorrow.