=== Bluemasters Theme === Contributors: maguiar Donate link: http://www.marioaguiar.com/ Tags: blue, dark, two-columns, fixed-width, custom-background, custom-header, custom-menu, featured-images, post-formats, sticky-post, theme-options, threaded-comments, translation-ready Requires at least: 2.9.2 Tested up to: 3.2.1 Stable tag: 2.0 The WordPress version of the Bluemasters Template by Wendell Fernandes based on the HTML layout by izzat aziz. == Description == Over a year ago, the Smashing -Pumpkins- Magazine!… the [Smashing Magazine](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/) released a free PSD template called [Bluemasters](http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/06/22/free-portfolio-psd-template-bluemasters/), it was as beautiful as an unicorn riding a rainbow on Christmas eve. A lot of people commented the post saying they’ll convert that template into a WordPress theme, sadly, when I found that post a month ago, It still was just talk, so I decided to actually do it. Luckily, [Izzat Aziz](http://izzataziz.net/post/731086244/smashing-magazines-blue-master-template) coded the psd template into a HTML layout, which made my job a lot easier, I just had to convert that layout into WordPress. Now, I'm releasing the **second version** of the theme, with a lot of new functionalities and options, enjoy! == Features == * Widget support. * Template files for your home, portfolio, archives and contact pages. * Select your portfolio category, this will be shown at the home page slider. * The home page is fully customizable, you can change your contact information and some about text in no time. * Map showed in the contact page! * Social links for Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Tumblr, Twitter and Youtube can be added in the options page. * Custom menus for main navigation, side navigation, about navigation & footer navigation. * Custom menus optional, if you don't define a custom menu it will display pages, or a blogroll category selected in the options page. * Custom header & custom background images. * Supports featured images, even more, I **encorage you** to use them. * Ready to use [Twitter for Wordpress](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-for-wordpress/). Just install, activate and enter your username in the theme's option page. * Easy upload for *about image*. * Comes in English & Spanish and is ready to be translated! == Installation == Installing is pretty much like any other themes, with some small previous preparations. 1. Upload the `bluemasters` folder to `/wp-content/themes/` 2. Install and activate the theme. 3. Go to *Appearance->Bluemasters Options* and configure the theme. 4. Create pages to set **Portfolio**, **Contact** & **Archive** pages. 5. Create a new empty page called **Blog** (or whatever) and select the *Blog Template*, this will be the general blog template. 5. Change your logo from the *Appearance->Header* menu. 6. **Optionally** change the background from the *Appearance->Background* menu. 7. Enjoy. Now you’re good to go! just remember you’ll need to upload a preview image to all your posts in the Portfolio category, it really doesn’t matter the size of those images as long as they’re at least **930×320 pixels** for the slider, if a featured image isn't selected for the slider, a default one will be used. == Frequently Asked Questions == = I'm getting an error related to `array_key_exists()` while updating the theme options, what can I do? = This is actually some kind of weird issue related to the version of PHP you're using, if you're getting the error edit the `admin/theme-options.php` template and find the lines **303** & **306**, then change `array_key_exists` to `property_exists`. = I found an error not listed here, what do I do? = You can get in touch with me through [my personal website](http://www.marioaguiar.com). I'll try to fix any issue as soon as possible. == Screenshots == 1. The default home page. 2. The blog index page. 3. The archive page. 4. The portfolio (and footer) page. 5. The contact form page. == Changelog == = 2.0 = * Added support for Custom Menus. * Added support for Post Formats. * Added support for Custom Header (logo). * Added support for Custom Background. * Contact form now is sent using ajax. * **Removed support for Timthumb.** * Removed built-in twitter plugin. * Added English & Spanish translations. * Theme is now ready to be translated. * Bugs fixed. * Hopefully now we're available in the Themes repository :D. = 1.5 = * Added support for Featured Images. * Several bugs fixed. = 1.0 = * First version released. == Upgrade Notice == = 2.0 = Several options were included and several bugs were fixed, I suggest you upgrade immediately, if you were using the timyhumb version, this one doesn't include it anymore. To upgrade well... just do it as if this was a different theme, from here onwards this won't be necessary. = 1.5 = Upgrade to include the Contact page, and Featured Image option.