RapidWeaverThemes Blog

Google Checkout Is Now A Payment Option

2008-07-02T07:55:00.000-07:00

In our continued efforts to make purchases from RWT as comfortable as possible for everyone we had added the ability to pay with Google Checkout. Now when choosing the "Pay with E-junkie" button you will be presented with an option to pay with Paypal or with Google Checkout. (Click on the image to the left to see an example).

Shoppers now have the freedom to use esellerate, Paypal, or Google Checkout.

Brand New Theme Now Available

2008-06-29T17:37:00.000-07:00

"Different, but not too different" that was the plan when designing the "Inspiration" theme. With literally hundreds of themes available for RapidWeaver these days it is becoming increasingly more difficult to build a theme that has not already been built. So with this theme I wanted to provide a look that was a little different from most of the themes out there but not so different that it would be difficult to use or understand.

We came up with the idea of having the top level navigation in the header ... vertical style. This meant that we would need to have a larger than normal header so we settled on 275 pixels tall.

We really hope you like this new theme from RWT. Please take a couple of minutes to navigate through the demo site to get a feel for how "Inspiration" will work.

Preview of Upcoming Theme

2008-06-25T11:33:00.000-07:00

With only a few more IE issues to work through I thought it would be safe to give you a preview of our upcoming theme. Just click on the link below to see a preliminary demo site (still under progress).

Work is Progressing On A New Theme For RapidWeaver

2008-06-23T05:21:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that June was going to be an extremely busy month here at RWT and it has definitely been busy. We have,

released 2 new themes

run a summer sales event

continued work on our image editing application "Webify"

helped in the progress of Supportcasts.com

Plus the unexpected event of moderating a funeral service for a friend whose wife passed away.

However, the lights have been burning later and early at the RWT office and we are glad to have another brand new theme for RapidWeaver nearly complete. I am not going to do into detail about the features of this theme just yet, but it will be something a little different that what we normally do.

Currently, I am running some tests and adding variations so I can not give an expected release date, but things are progressing well and it should not be much longer.

As always, thank you for your support!

Free Download ...

2008-06-19T12:19:00.000-07:00

I recently did some print and web work for a client who wanted to use quite a lot of "earth tones". So over the next few weeks I presented him with several different color schemes until he finally decided on a set.

However, I found that I had quite a few gradients that did not get used in the project so I decided to whip up a series of buttons that can be used for the web.

They come as a free download without any restrictions. They measure 140 x 38, are in PNG format and come in two varieties, one with an outer glow applied and the other with an inner stroke applied.

16 colors in all PLUS the PSD file that I used to create them.

Oh did I mention that they are free ... FREE! Just click on the link below:

Snazzy Theme Update

2008-06-16T14:08:00.000-07:00

The Snazzy Theme has now been updated. This update fixes the issue of the dividing lines in the toolbar extending into the content area. This problem was not noticed unless you changed the color of the content area to something other than white (#FFFFFF).

I am in the process of sending out updates now so if you do not get your update within a reasonable amount of time please drop me an e-mail and I will be happy to send you a new download link.

2 New Themes For RapidWeaver

2008-06-13T13:08:00.000-07:00

I told you that June was going to be a very busy month around the RWT office. We have just released 2 new themes for the RapidWeaver Community. Well, actually one of them is a brand new theme and the other one is a complete re-write of a theme that we sold back in 2006.

Both of these themes come loaded with variations and were created to work completely with RapidWeaver 3.6 and 4.0.

...say "hello" to RWT Modish:

Modish comes with the following features:

5 Popular Widths
Custom Headers using RWmultitool
A sidebar width of 250px
"Boxes" for the sidebar
a ton of colour picker options giving you total control of the look of your website
and a whole lot more

...say "hello" to RWT Moxie 2:

Moxie 2 comes with the following features:

5 Popular Widths
Dual (or Split) Navigation
Custom Headers using RWmultitool
A sidebar width of 235px
a ton of colour picker options giving you total control of the look of your website
and a whole lot more

Summer Sales Event

2008-06-05T16:39:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,

Quite a few people have expressed their complete dis-satisfaction with Twitter. To be honest I can hardly blame them. The last several days the Twitter service has been painfully slow and at times totally unusable.

So I have decided to approach the Summer Sales Event a little differently. ... Well, actually a lot differently. No longer will you have to follow me on Twitter in order to get a discount code, you don't even have to have Twitter. You can erase Twitter from your memory banks if you like.

Instead of using Twitter I am going to post all of the discount codes here ... all of them. Each discount code is good for at least 10% and there are 2 that are valued at 30% or more and several valued at 20% or more.
So, take your pick and if you don't like the discount one code gives you then try another code.
Ready for the codes?

FistfulOfDollars
MosesMalone
RedDiamond
JoseyWales
TheLongestDay
Superman
Wimbledon
SausageBiscuit
FewDollarsMore

HickFromFrenchLick
DietCoke
GreenLantern
SandsOfIwoJima
PaleRider
PeteSampras
GoCeltics
BlueBell

MelloJoy
HumanHilight
RCCola
Batman
Flash
GoodBadUgly
PistolPete
ChickenDumplins
ToraToraTora

More Purchasing Options

2008-06-02T08:20:00.000-07:00

In an effort to provide our customers with the best possible service, you can now purchase our themes using either E-junkie or Esellerate. The purchase buttons are clearly marked underneath each theme.

We have been using E-junkie for the past 2 years and are 100% satisfied with their services. We highly recommend them to anyone who is planning on selling items online.
However, from time to time we have customers who express their desire that we sell items through Esellerate so while we may have drug our feet in making that an option we are glad to finally make it available.

You can visit the Esellerate store by clicking here: RWT ESELLERATE STORE

NOTE: All of our themes have not been uploaded yet, but we do have several of them available

Another Brand New Theme For RapidWeaver

2008-06-01T14:39:00.000-07:00

The RWT office has been working night and day over the last couple of months as we are out to add a host of new themes to our library. We are very excited to announce the arrival of a brand new theme called "Xpress".
Xpress comes with the following features:

5 Popular Widths
Dual (or Split) Navigation
Custom Headers using RWmultitool
Semi-Transparent Sunbursts for the Header
A sidebar width of 250px
Gradient Background colours
a ton of colour picker options giving you total control of the look of your website
and a whole lot more

If you want to see a DEMO site just click on the link below:

Xpress has just been added to both of the theme bundles so if you have purchased either one of the bundles in the last 30 days then you qualify for a free update. If you do not get a new download link within 24 hours please send me an e-mail and I will be happy to send you a new link.

Work Is Progressing On Another New Theme

2008-05-31T08:39:00.000-07:00

We are very hard at work on releasing yet another awesome theme for RapidWeaver. I am not going to go into all of the details in this post other than to say we feel that it will be one of our nicer themes.
It will of course come with all of the things that you have come to expect from RWT. Things like numerous variations, numerous color picker options and a simple clean feel.
You should expect to see this theme in our theme store within a few days.

Gary

RapidWeaver 4.0 Goodness

2008-05-29T07:45:00.000-07:00

You have probably already been made aware that Realmac Software has released RapidWeaver version 4.0 today. But just in case you were were not aware I would like to introduce you to what I believe is the best web development application that you will find.
While RapidWeaver has always been a user friendly application this particular version has raised the bar and I would even say set the standard. Even now I find myself tempering the urge to overstate the ease of use for fear of failing to emphasize the power of this application. RapidWeaver has developed into far more than just a "blogging" application. It is now a full fledged web development application capable of creating absolutely stunning websites.

RapidWeaver 4.0 is Leopard only so if you have Tiger then you should stick with version 3.6.

What Is A Pro Theme Developer?

2008-05-23T06:03:00.000-07:00

What is a Pro Theme Developer?

With there being so many theme developers out there and literally hundreds of themes available for RapidWeaver and with there being a lot of claims as to having a new theme "that can cure cancer" you may have found yourself asking the question "What is a Pro theme developer?". Well, I would like to offer a few thoughts on what a Pro theme developer is ... or is not.

By using the word "Pro" one would naturally assume that the developer designs media (either in print or web form) on a professional level. By that I mean that they do this type of work as a means of supporting themselves or their families. It does not necessarily mean that the quality of their designs is superior to non-professionals it just means that this is the means they have chosen as a profession or a trade.

However, the word "Pro" also carries with it a certain connotation that the product will meet or exceed certain expectations and that the developer will conduct himself/herself in a professional manner. This is achieved in several ways but mainly in the following ways:

Treating each customer politely
Providing support for the product they produce
Providing other solutions when the previous one did not work
Providing honest answers instead of blowing a lot of smoke
Sometimes it may even mean "eating some crow" and saying "I am sorry" and offering a full refund

In short, a Pro theme developer will be one who values his customer base because he knows that they are the ones who keep him in business.

There are a number of Pro theme developers out there and if you can't find what you are looking for from one look for another, but you do not have to settle for being treated like a disease who is only good for $10-$15.

Note: This is my opinion if you like to see what Adam from

seyDesign

has to say read about it on his

blog

Another Brand New Theme Added To The RWT Line-up

2008-05-22T18:13:00.000-07:00

Introducing "Snazzy"

We are very excited about this brand new theme for RapidWeaver and we believe that it will be one of those themes that every RapidWeaver user will want to add to their collection. It is very useful for a number of different applications.

Snazzy comes with the following features:

5 Popular Widths
Drop Down Menu navigation
Custom Headers using RWmultitool
15 different shades of the Transparent Box in the Header, plus an option to turn it off
A generous 290 pixel width sidebar
and a whole lot more

If you want to see a demo site of the Snazzy theme then just click on the picture below:

The Snazzy theme has already been added to both of the Bundles. If you have purchased either of the bundles within the last 30 days then you will get a free copy of Snazzy. If you have not yet received your new download link then please send me an e-mail and I will happily send you a new one.

As always, I want to thank you for your support. The RapidWeaver community makes designing and developing themes a pleasure.

Gary

Work Continues On A Brand New Theme for RapidWeaver

2008-05-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

It seems like it has been 3 or 4 months since our last blog update when in reality it has only been about 3 1/2 weeks. There has been quite a lot going on here at RWT headquarters along with the normal day to day e-mail and support issues I have also been doing quite a bit of beta testing for some upcoming software. Plus I have also been working on a couple of stand alone applications that you see soon. In the middle of all that I have also been working on a really cool new theme for the RapidWeaver community.

This theme will use a drop down menu that will be placed under the header and it will also have a pretty neat feature that I think will be very useful to a great number of you. Most all of the testing has been done and we are now in the phase of doing a demo site so you will want to check back pretty often to see the updated status on this new theme.

Thank you again for all of your support!

Follow The Progress of Webify on Twitter

2008-04-30T09:04:00.000-07:00

For those of you who are "in" to the whole Social Networking scene you will be glad to know that you can follow the progress of Webify on Twitter.
Just click on the "Webify" icon and you will be taken to our Twitter page where you can click to follow our updates.

Twitter Link

Exciting Image Editing Application

2008-04-29T05:25:00.000-07:00

It may come as news to most of you that in addition to developing themes for RapidWeaver we have also been working on an image editing application that will be called "Webify".

I could take up a lot of space here telling you about Webify or I could just send you to our website.

Mudbug Software

If you want to keep up with the progress of Webify then you will want to read the

Mudbug Blog

Introducing a Brand New Theme ... say Hello to "Curves"

2008-04-26T14:47:00.000-07:00

Finally, after several months of research and testing we have a brand new theme for the Rapidweaver community. We are very glad to finally be releasing

Curves

is a really simple theme with a ton of variations and options. Plus it has rounded corners! That is right rounded corners.
We have included all of the extras that you have come to expect from RapidWeaverThemes like:

the ability to use a custom header
RWmultitool ready
Header height options
numerous width options
Color picker features for all of the rounded borders
choose your border width
and so much more

Plus, since this theme is coming from

RapidWeaverThemes

you can rest assured that it has been rigorously tested in all of the major browsers including IE6, IE7, Firefox, and Safari.

Although

Curves

uses javascript to give it those rounded corners it still plays nice with those plug-ins that also use javascript. Accordion, Carousel, Kwix, Payloom, PlusKit, Photo Album, they all work with

Curves

as well as the stock page styles.

To see

Curves

in action please visit our DEMO site and take a few minutes to navigate through the different page styles.

CURVES DEMO SITE

UPDATE:

The Curves theme now comes with Shadowbox pre-installed. All you have to do is add the word "shadowbox" when setting your link.

New Theme Coming Soon

2008-04-23T08:27:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to give everyone a "heads up" about a brand new theme that we will be releasing pretty soon. This theme uses a piece javascript on several of the containers making the theme have rounded corners including the header, the toolbar, and the content container.

The theme is around 90-95% completed. We just have a little display problem to work through in IE6.

I have learned to not give expected dates on new themes but I will say that you should expect this theme sooner rather than later. As always, if you have purchased one of our bundles within 30 days of a new theme release you will qualify for a free update.

Thanks

20% off Everything Until May 1st

2008-04-23T07:55:00.000-07:00

We are currently running a special promotion that will give you an additional 20% off of any item that we have for sale. There is no code to enter because the discount will be applied automatically when checking out.

Remember the sale will last until Midnight April 30, 2008

Bundles Now Include RWThemeMiner Lite

2008-03-30T13:47:00.000-07:00

In an effort to increase the value of our Bundles we have reached an exclusive agreement with

To The Point Software

that allows us to include a copy of RWThemeMiner Lite in our Bundles.

RWThemeMiner Lite is a stand alone application that will allow you to have easy access to the third party themes. You can easily duplicate themes, copy images, open in an image editor, and save.

The only way that you will be able to get RWThemeMiner Lite is by purchasing one of our bundles. If you have recently purchase one of our bundles but did not et your copy of RWThemeMiner then please drop me an e-mail and I will be happy to send you a download link.

New Header Pack Available

2008-03-28T17:36:00.000-07:00

We have finally gotten around to releasing a brand new Header Pack. This Header Pack consists of 2 sets of 76 headers both sets measure 160 pixels tall and one set measures 1000 pixels and the other is 800 pixels long.

Each set is broken down into the following categories:

* Brushed Metal
* Marble
* Wood and
* Woven

You can see the collection by clicking on the link provided below:

HEADER PACK 3

New Site Design

2008-03-28T05:30:00.000-07:00

As many of you know by now we are in the habit of changing our site design about once every 6 months. So I figured now was a good time to roll out a new design. This design was partly hand-coded but mostly RapidWeaver generated.

The "shadows" around the edges of the site are done using ONLY css ... pretty nifty, right! Even works in IE6.

As always if there is enough interest I would be happy to make this into a theme available to the public.

Gary

New Themes For RapidWeaver In The Works

2008-03-14T15:52:00.000-07:00

Over the last several weeks we have place quite a bit of attention on our designs for Sandvox and some of you may be wondering if we are still developing for RapidWeaver. Well, the answer would be a resounding "YES!". We have several new themes for RapidWeaver that are in the works. I can not give out definite dates as to when these themes will be released but I can tell you that they are not too far off.

We also have some pretty big news that we will be announcing in the not too distant future as well. So be sure to visit our blog often to stay up to date with ll of the latest happenings.

Mojo Design Is Coming To Sandvox

2008-03-14T15:47:00.000-07:00

For all of you "double dippers" out there that like to use both RapidWeaver and Sandvox you will be glad to hear that we will soon be releasing Mojo for Sandvox. Since Mojo has been one of our most popular themes for RapidWeaver I will make the Sandvox version available to previous customers for the ridiculously low price of $4.00.