Changelog

WordPress Themes In Depth

Displaying in reverse chronological order.

Version 2.2 – April 20th, 2023

Updates front cover version number
Updates copyright info and title page
Page 17: adds note about block themes
Page 25: updates about the author info
Page 74: removes extraneous preposition
Page 116: adds footer info wp_body_open()
Page 132: adds footer link custom code
Page 132: improves clarity last paragraph
Page 237: adds footer link Wizard’s SQL
Page 387 + 457: removes video course info
Fine-tunes layout and other details
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 2.1 – September 18th, 2021

Updates front cover
Updates copyright/title page
Page 24: updates "WP help" infos
Page 25: updates bio information
Page 37: updates free theme list
Page 46: updates "WP backups" link
Page 48: changes IE to Edge browser
Page 49: updates "market share" graphic
Page 78: updates footer resources
Page 115: updates "doctype" resource
Page 124: updates "the_tags" resource
Page 132: updates footer resources
Page 146: updates footer resource
Page 147: adds note about "Flat" theme
Page 163: updates "PHP arrays" resource
Page 169: updates footer resource
Page 170: updates footer resources
Page 221: adds note to plugin list
Page 225: adds footer resource
Page 226: updates footer resource
Page 229: updates footer resource
Page 230 - 239: updates footer resources
Page 242: updates list of "JS" tools
Page 243: updates footer resources
Page 246 + 248: updates footer resources
Page 255: updates list of validation tools
Page 257: updates footer resource
Page 258: updates resources
Page 259: moves list item to own paragraph
Page 300: updates link in sidebar footer
Page 318: updates $content_width resource
Page 320: updates link in sidebar footer
Page 328: updates "tag cloud" resource
Page 332: updates link in sidebar footer
Page 363: updates $_GET resource
Page 370: updates footer resource
Page 394: updates footer resource
Page 400: updates footer resource
Page 439: updates footer resource
Page 463 + 464: updates footer resource
Fine-tunes layout and other details
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 2.0 – July 24th, 2020

Updates front cover
Updates copyright/title page
Updates numerous resources
Updates many links to WP.org
Updates any links to https:
Updates newsletter signup links
Replaces /> with > in all examples
Updates back cover text to Perishable Press Books
Removes Google+ information (service discontinued)
Updates Members Area + download infos throughout
Page 23: updates login information
Page 24: adds link to WP Code Reference
Page 30: updates a bit of text in last paragraph
Page 37: updates list of free theme sites
Page 39: removes link for Eighties theme
Page 40: removes link for Adamos theme
Page 42: removes link for Adaption theme
Page 46: adds more editors to the list
Page 47: updates SVN resource
Page 49: updates Google search URL
Page 83: updates footer information
Page 147: removes link for Flat theme
Page 172: replaces wpfunction.me
Page 179: removes links to Isola and Editor themes
Page 242: updates list of JavaScript resources
Page 243: updates expired footer resources
Page 246: updates expired footer resources
Page 254: updates PHP debug tools
Page 255/256/259: updates list of code testing tools
Page 275: updates footer resource
Page 289: links footer note to target section in book
Page 292: updates footer link to Glide.js
Page 298: updates footer link to smoothbox script
Page 308: updates list of footer resources
Page 318: adds code formatting to $content_width
Page 387: updates and adds plugin development resources
Page 387: removes link from Padhang theme
Page 392: updates list of footer resources
Page 406: removes Jigoshop shopping cart
Page 407: removes Nice Google Checkout Lite
Page 437: updates list of footer resources
Page 465: updates list of more debugging tools
Lightens drop shadow on images and popouts
Updates back cover to “Perishable Press Books”
Fine-tunes layout and other details
New PDF format: Acrobat 8/9 (PDF 1.7)
Generates new PDF Demo

Version 1.9 – December 27th, 2018

Updates front cover
Updates copyright/title page
Updates feedback wanted blurb in ToC
Updates lots of resources throughout book
Replaces bit.ly short URLs with Yourls
Replaces "http" with "https" in links and code samples
Page 25: updates about the author information
Page 32: updates theme switching popout
Page 36: updates default WP theme popout
Page 37, 38: updates text and list of theme resources
Page 46: updates list of Code Editors
Page 48: updates footnotes and list of FTP software
Page 49: updates footer resources
Page 133: fixes typo: contents.php
Page 139: fixes typo: atatchment.php
Page 150: adds footer info about Gutenberg
Page 221: updates useful plugins for developers
Page 253-259: updates code tools and resources
Page 405: updates list of theme marketplaces
Page 457: adds poput, updates last paragraph
Generates new demo PDF

Version 1.8 – June 8th, 2017

Updated front cover
Updated copyright infos
Updated various URLs to "https"
Page 45: Removed outdated resource (InstantWP)
Page 83: Fixed typo in side footer
Page 83: Added missing bracket to first function
Page 156: Edited URL in code example
Page 183: Edited text for clarity
Page 183: Removed 404 resource
Page 220: Updated screenshot size to "1200 x 900"
Page 406: Updated Cart66 plugin info
Generated new PDF demo

Version 1.7 – December 26th, 2016

Updated front cover
Updated copyright infos
Updated various instances of jQuery script
Updated default theme information
Page 45: updated minimum WP requirements
Page 78: updated footer reference
Page 125: updated footer reference
Page 156: updated theme author URI
Page 226: added footer information
Page 385: updated reference links
Updated shapeSpace theme to latest version
Generated new PDF demo

Version 1.6 – August 30th, 2016

Updated front cover
Updated PDF metadata
Updated copyright infos
Updated Facebook URL
Page 82: edited first code snippet
Updated shapeSpace theme to latest version
Updated Tao of WordPress theme to latest version
Updated 2020 theme:
- Updated fonts.googleapis URL in editor.css
- Updated html5shim.googlecode.com in header.php
- Replaced "http" with "https" for various URLs
- Generated new translation template
- Added load_theme_textdomain() function
- Renamed "lang" directory to "languages"
- Moved "languages" directory to theme root
- Updated shapeSpace_category_class()
- Retested with Theme Check plugin
- Removed shortcodes from functions.php
- Removed deprecated tags from style.css & readme.txt
- Replaced child theme @import with enqueue method

Version 1.5 – May 13th, 2016

Updated front cover
Updated PDF metadata
Updated copyright infos
Page 135: added resource link
Page 157: updated text with new infos
Page 159: edited text for clarity
Generated new version of PDF Demo
Updated 2020 parent/child themes (see readme.txt)

Version 1.4 – January 14th, 2016

updated front cover version info
updated PDF copyright info and PDF metadata
updated disclaimer to include external resources
added links to WP Themes FB page and Newsletter
Page 36: updated info about default WP themes
Page 48: replaced Filezilla with gFTP
Page 154: edited shortcode info for clarity
Page 157: added footer link for wp_enqueue_scripts
Page 157: edited child theme info for accuracy
Page 161: edited last paragraph for clarity
Page 162: corrected first line of markup to match theme
Page 460: added link to troubleshooting article
Updated 2020 theme with various fixes and improvements
Refreshed demo PDF

Version 1.3 – September 2nd, 2015

updated front cover version info
updated PDF copyright info and PDF metadata
refreshed demo PDF
Page 33: added singular.php to the template hierarchy
Page 53: added singular.php to the template hierarchy

Version 1.2 – May 27th, 2015

updated front cover version info
changed some http URLs to https
fixed all 404 links
refreshed demo PDF
added note about feedback wanted
updated PDF copyright info and PDF metadata
Page 210: removed duplicate CSS class
Page 32: edited first column, last paragraph
Page 99: added missing apostrophe to list item
Page 136: added missing word to first sentence in popout box
Page 228: added missing word to third paragraph
Page 302: removed excess word from first paragraph, second column
Page 323: fixed typo in second list item
Page 324: changed "Mood" to "Moods" for name label
Page 327: fixed typo in first paragraph
Page 336: fixed incorrect footnote number
Page 53: replaced footer URL for Template Hierarchy
Page 53: edited footer text for clarity
Page 28,29,37,146,147,179,387,390,391,395,401,404,408: changed "Plugins Directory" to "Theme Directory"
Page ToC,37,43,44,391,401,408: changed "Themes Directory" to "Theme Directory"
Page 31,105,108,177,189,190,191,314,345,414,454: changed "theme directory" to "themes directory"
Page 124: edited text in second paragraph for clarity
Page 69: fixed typo in last code snippet
Page 268: added missing word to third paragraph
Page 231/232: edited copy, fixed typo in first code example
Page 111,182,186: changed "simple-theme" to "simplest-theme"
Page 185: fixed typo in second code example
Page 200: fixed incorrect code example after second paragraph
Page 200: edited second and last paragraphs for clarity
Page 212: added footer cross-reference to Menu example
Page 25: added link to free plugins in bio page
Page 28,36,57,105,168,198,406: updated default theme infos
Page 64,72,73: fixed typos
Page 38: removed link from second list
Page 48: changed dw to monthly pricing
Page 243: updated first paragraph

Version 1.1 – September 21st, 2014

Added WP version info to the cover
Updated copyright information
Fine-tuned code styles
Page 23: clarified footer information
Page 33: resized table background
Page 97: added reference link for is_home()
Page 104: updated code styles
Page 148: cleaned up heading styles
Page 444: resized code background
Page 452: removed drop shadow from screenshot
General maintenance and fine-tuning

Version 1.0 – September 5th, 2014

Initial release!