Great white theme! Love the big header picture. Is it widget-supported?

This theme is widget ready starting version 0.2 .

what kind of license does this theme have? Is it ok to change the header picture, colors? I am new to this.

Thanks.

Emptiness Theme uses GPL to keep it consistent with WordPress? itself. More info about GPL can be found here http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html

Customising this theme is ok, feel free to modify the styles and the header image. Keeping the credits on the footer is highly appreciated.

as simple as zen! I like this Theme

Thanks for digging where the 'emptiness' comes from :).

Hi Cliffano. this is a beautiful theme. However it doesn't work seem to work properly on my IE6 on PC. Just checking that you are aware. How would I tweak the theme to make it display correctly on IE? thanks, Anthony

Would you be able to take a screenshot of the problem you're seeing on IE6 on PC? Please raise an issue http://code.google.com/p/bitpress/issues/entry and attach the screenshot to the issue. I can't suggest a tweak before knowing the exact problem first. Thanks for notifying me about this issue.

hi cliffano, have done that. Thanks for being so helpful. anthony

I am a complete novice to css and websites, but it seems to be something to do with the way the "float" is rendered on the right hand side elements? Anthony

It's related to the side elements indeed, only affects IE6. Fixed in version 3.0.1 . http://code.google.com/p/bitpress/issues/detail?id=1&can=1#c1

cliffano - thanks very much, I will try it, tinker around and let you know how it goes. All the best, Anthony

Hi cliffano-I am a novice at html, etc. Could you please give me a hint about how I would upload my own photo into your editor? Thanks for creating such a flexible theme. I wouldn't want to change a thing but that picture though! Bairbre

Do you mean the header image (tree branches + leaves)?

Go to the home directory of your WordPress?, find navigate through wp-content/themes/emptiness directory, and you'll find header.jpg image.

Replace that header.jpg image with your own. Use the same dimension 500 pixel width and 265 pixel height.

Please let me know if you meant other picture/image.

Thank you! That is exactly what I meant. Now if I can only figure out what went wrong w/filezilla! Can't get it to work today. sigh...

B

Great theme, congrats! The plain look should add some missing basic functionality though and I already submitted a bunch of issues. Great work, guys! You can check out the slightly customized version of Emptiness at http://blog.artiklz.com/

Thanks for raising the issues. They're included in v0.4, submitted to WordPress?.org.

Hi Cliffano, I just discovered Wordpress as a way to add blog function to my website. It's at http://billirwinarts.com/blog. I found your theme, it is exactly what I needed. I've tweaked it a little to try and match my main site, no doubt will keep fine tuning it over the next few days. Great work!

Thanks for using the theme. Nice customisation you have there :).

Hi Cliffano, how can I add my profile picture to that post sidebar?

Dusan, you have to register at Gravatar.com, make sure you add the email that you use on your blog's user account.

Thank you!

Hi Cliffano, thanks for the theme, but could you check the width under resolution 1024x768? It seems with such a resolution, there's a drag bar at the bottom of the page. How can I fix it, by changing the page width px? Thanks.

kastnerx, I'm guessing you're having this problem on IE? The body's right bar gets pushed down when there's a lengthy content in the middle area (just like a post titled 'XStringBundle NS_ERROR_FAILURE in my blog). I tested the theme with 1024x768 resolution on Windows using Internet Explorer, and it's ok when there's no lengthy content.

If you need a wider area for your content, then you might want to modify style.css' width attribute for div#container and div.main .

The theme really has problems under IE. In the sidebar, all widget titles such as "Recent Comments", "Tags", etc. are indented a bit. Looks fine on any other browser though.

Nikolay, the body right sidebar issue getting pushed down on IE6 was reported by anthony.goh and was addressed in Emptiness 3.0.1 . The indentation difference only appears on IE6, and it was a compromise I made in order to keep the stylesheet simple (improvements are always welcome). IE7 doesn't have any problem with the indentation or the lengthy content. Ditto for Safari, Opera, and FF, all good AFAIK.

Love your elegant and highly readable theme -- thank you! One question: I would like to add multiple categories for the linkroll on the right sidebar, but the Wordpress link "categories" option doesn't appear to work with the theme. Is there a way to customize the sidebar file to allow for multiple categories?

alykatz, you can try to use the Link widget and add it to Body Right sidebar, this way you're using the standard WP Link display rather than the simplified linkroll on Emptiness Theme. If you do use the widget, you might want to also add the Recent Posts and Recent Comments widgets to Body Right sidebar.

Hi Cliffano! Thank you for Emptiness! It's the perfect layout I've been looking for. I customized it a bit and tweaked it. Works perfectly except for the indentation of sidebar titles on IE6 (well, I don't use IE6, anyway). You can check out my blog to see how I made it all pink. :)

Thanks again! http://pinkcoconut.izces.com

Hi hotpinkcoconut, thanks for using Emptiness. Nice touch! Happiness indeed lies in pink fonts :).

Hi Cliffano! What an absolutely top theme! Nice and simple, although I'm still getting back into using Wordpress, so I'm still making changes! I really like how the theme can be customised to suit individual needs.

I'm going to try and remember CSS to personalise it even more! Thanks Again :) Http://www.paintedghost.co.uk

Just downloaded it - reminds me of the first, best theme that got me into WP ('white as milk'). Can't wait to try it out

Thanks paintedghost & s. The idea behind the theme is definitely its simplicity while at the same time allowing it to be a canvas for further customisation.

I can't "see" the current widgets in the administrtion panel of WP. There are many widgets in the blog but empty in the administrtion panel.

It's normal. Can I administrate these widgets?

belem, when you say "there are many widgets in the blog", could you please tell me what they are?

Hi,

How can I get rid of this Warning: Warning: gzinflate() [function.gzinflate]: data error in /home2/kickmagn/public_html/wordpress/wp-includes/http.php on line 1787 On my first page here: http://www.kickmag.net/ Thank you again for a clean theme.

It was a Last Fm plugin issue sorry to bother you!

Hi,

Yes, there was a number of people reporting the same problem with Last.FM plugin . I'm guessing you started having the problem after upgrading to WordPress? 2.8 from WordPress? admin dashboard?

The cause is actually a corrupted wp-includes/http.php file. I believe Last.FM plugin itself is fine.

One solution is to replace wp-includes/http.php file with the one from here http://core.trac.wordpress.org/export/11450/trunk/wp-includes/http.php

Another solution is to do a manual 're-upgrade' of WordPress? 2.8 .

Hope that helps. :)

Thanks for your beautiful theme, and your very helpful instructions and links. Simple and effective, just like the theme itself. I'm attempting this kind of simplification in all areas of my life... I feel like my blog has just showered and meditated. Lovely.

hi, i've been in love your theme ever since i saw it on my friend's blog at http://glow.whyiamnotdying.net/ and i have been meaning to install it for my own but this little lovely item keeps popping up.

Warning: file(/usr/local/ndn/web/oneclicks/wordpress/wp-content/themes/emptiness/style.css) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/local/ndn/web/oneclicks/wordpress/wp-includes/theme.php on line 180

Warning: implode() [function.implode]: Invalid arguments passed in /usr/local/ndn/web/oneclicks/wordpress/wp-includes/theme.php on line 180

and frankly, i'm very much clueless with what to do here D:

Hi appleFTW,

Can you check whether the file /usr/local/ndn/web/oneclicks/wordpress/wp-content/themes/emptiness/style.css really exists?

How did you install the theme? Was there any error during the process?

Hi Cliffano,

I really love this theme and have gotten rave reviews from visitors. I just upgraded to the latest version but I lost the photo header that sold me on the site: the stones across the brook.

How can I get that back? Is the code available so that I can change the current photo of a green field?

This is rather important to me.

Thanks for the site design and your help.

Tony

lauriatony, I'm currently away, I will make the stones image available for everyone to download as soon as I return home (unfortunately, 2 days from now).

Cliffano, I have solved the problem that I referred to above but would still like to replace the photo in the header to the original one of the stones across the brook. Thanks.

Hi Cliffano,

I'm still waiting for the photo of the stones in the brook from the previous version of Emptiness. That header sold me on the theme. This current photo is flat of field and adds little to the eye appeal.

Please make the previous header available as you said you would on Aug 6th.

thank you, Tony Lauria

Hi Tony, I've just uploaded the header image that you requested http://blog.cliffano.com/2009/08/22/emptiness-header-images/ . I'm sorry it's taking so long. Thank you for using Emptiness Theme.

A thousand thanks! Can't tell you how much better I like this photo! Once more thank you for this theme too!

Tony

Thanks, figured out the gravitar, do you know how to make the header image clickable to the home page?

writebentaylor, the image is actually a background to div#splash . So what you really need to do is actually to make the div a link, you can try the approaches discussed here http://www.ajaxprojects.com/ajax/tutorialdetails.php?itemid=223

Hi,

It has been said before, but this theme is really beautiful!

My only concern is the HTML used behind the scenes. It's built up in the wrong order in my opinion. The little SEO I know tells me that content should go before sidebars. A good measure for me is if the site looks good without css and if all the stuff is in the right template.(there's only one of the four sidebars in sidebar.php)

Your layout goes like this: sidebar title sidebar sidebar header sidebar sidebar content sidebar

I'd doe it like this: title header content sidebar sidebar sidebar(left side, maybe with exception of the post sidebar) sidebar sidebar sidebar(right side)

And then play with position relative and absolute. The difference is the you laid it out in columns, I'd lay it out in rows. An additional advantage of this approach is that you'd have all the sidebars in sidebar.php instead of scattered acros the whole template.

pepijndevos, thanks for the great suggestions, I really appreciate it. Content-first stylesheet has been on my TODO list for a while, but I haven't had the time to implement it yet - major CSS change tend to occupy a lot of testing time specially with browser compatibility. For now all I can say is that this will be implemented, but I can't promise when.

Hi, I love your theme! Is it possible to move the link for people to make comments to underneath the post instead of to the left of the post as people are having trouble finding the comments link. thankyou

selfhelpsolutions, I answered your questions here http://blog.cliffano.com/2008/05/31/emptiness-theme-v01/comment-page-1/?replytocom=385#comment-387 Please let me know how you go with it.

Cliffano, your theme is great, thanks so much for providing it. I have used it twice now and found it simple to modify and pleasing to the eye. Two questions for you: where would I go to change the link "Feed" in upper left to have a different title and how could I add a link near Feed and Home that says "Return to Site" so I can send visitors back from the blog to the main web site? Thank you!

By the way Cliffano, while searching your blog for an answer to my question came across your interest in Murakami. My cat's name is Haruki ;)

redlemoncreative, To change the link "Feed" title, please have a look at header.php, and find the line with <li><a href="<?php bloginfo('atom_url'); ?>">Feed</a></li>. You can change the word "Feed" with the title that you want. You can also add your own link (e.g. "Return to Site") on that same header.php file. Thank you for using the theme, I'm glad you find it simple enough to modify. And it's always nice to find a fellow Murakami fan :).

I would like to do the same as redlemoncreative but the code is different in version 1.3.3, and I may upgrade to 1.3.4 soon. Love your theme and thanks in advance.

Hi Sue, In 1.3.3 and 1.3.4, you can modify the feed link (and other links on the left side of the header) in footer.php file. I'm sorry that this is rather confusing, I shall move the heade div element back in header.php in the next release . Thank you for highlighting this issue.

Hi,

Great theme! I just have one question. I tried to modify the height of my custom header image from your default 265 to 343. I went into the stylesheet and changed it under div.splash. When you go to my site the image overlaps the title of the most recent post. I've looked through all the code and I can't seem to find how to solve this. I'm sure I'm just missing something small. Can you help?

Thanks so much, me@tallelevator.com (this is not the site that uses your theme btw)

Hi,

The problem you're having could be introduced in v1.3.3 . v1.4 includes a fix to header image width. Could you please try installing v1.4 and see if you still have the same problem?

Since it will take a while for 1.4 to appear on WordPress? web site, I'll email it to you at me@tallelevator.com

Hi,

Is there anyway to let us take directly to reply comment instead of reloading page into ../#respond?

Thanks.

Would you be able to provide an example? a blog that does what you described above would be a great start for me to investigate.

Thanks.

Hi Cliffano,

I use it on my blog (I just post the same on your blog).

Avast blog (blog.avast.com) for example reply comment without loading it.

I thought mostly of wordpress theme today using reply comment (when we click reply button) the post page wouldn't reloading (I do ever use some themes: Mystique, Sophisticated Folio, eNews themes). But instead the reload after clicking the submit button.

Hi haridiva,

Thanks a lot for the pointer. I think it should be possible to implement your request. I'll try to squeeze this in my list. I can't promise when this will be implemented.

Having said that, anyone else reading this who might be interested to add this feature to Emptiness theme, please feel free to check out the source and submit a patch. I'll credit your contribution accordingly. :)

Hey Cliffano,

Kind of new to all this. Have an established blog hosted by wordpress.com using one of their Themes. Searched their Themes but didn't find Emptiness. Is Emptiness available on wordpress.com? Any way to use it if wordpress hosts my blog??

Thanks!

tpd

tpd,

Unfortunately you can't use custom theme on wordpress.com unless you're on VIP hosting - as documented here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ have a look at "WordPress?.com Cons" section.

Thanks, cliffano. Appreciate the quick response and the link. Don't have the skills to use wordpress.org. Wish they had your theme at wordpress.com!

Reagrds,

tpd

Hi Cliffano, thank you for the great theme! I wanted to ask if there was a way to make the header on pages different than the main page? I would also like to have a sticky post (if it's appropriate to call it that) stay on top of the rest of the posts - rather than a sticky link. Is that possible? Thank you! Em

Hi MarnArtsPhotography?,

Sorry for the late reply.

Rotating / per-page header is a feature that has been requested but unfortunately I haven't had the time to work on it yet. I'll add sticky post to the request list, but again, I can't promise when I'll add it to the theme.

Thanks for using Emptiness theme.

How could i change the title of the post into Black colour and in large font size?

You can modify style.css, and change the font size here: div#header div.main a {

font-size: 28px; // change 28 to something else text-decoration: none; color: #000000; // this will set the color to black

Hi Cliffano:

According to your reply, i edit the style.css. But, it change the title of the BLOG rather than the TITLE of post.

What could i do ??

thx a lot!!

Hi Cliffano:

According to your reply, i edit the style.css. But, it change the title of the BLOG rather than the TITLE of post. Also, how could i add old posts, new post, like yours at the end of the web. Is it automatic?

What could i do ??

thx a lot!!

Sorry, I misread it earlier. To modify the post title, change the h2 font-size: h2 {

font-size: 18px; margin: 0;

The older/newer posts link should appear automatically when you have more posts than your post per page setting.

thx a lot !!

But, i am new to wordpress.

I found i could not the font-size of the blog, according to your instruction. And, how could increase space before the Blog name and the description of the Blog, like in your demo, Blog and simplicity , and the color of description

Hello - I'm trying to increase the height allowed for my custom header image to 350px.

I've added to style.css: div#header div.side { max-height: 350px } div#bodyfooter { margin-top: 450px; }, and changed div.splash { height: 350px; }.

Even though I see the extra space is now available in the layout, when I go to change the header image in Wordpress: Appearance: Header, it still wants to crop my image to 500 x 265px.

I've tried going around wordpress and directly to wp-content/themes/emptiness directory, and replacing the header.jpg image (tried with the same name and with a different name), and nothing changes.

Many thanks for creating Emptiness and any help appreciated!

Hello again - I've sorted the problem in my email from a couple of days ago. To increase the size of the header image without Wordpress cropping it to 265px, you also have to go into Appearance: Editor: Templates: Theme Functions (functions.php) and change define('HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT', 265); to whatever image height you want. This changes the WYSIWYG interface in Wordpress and you can upload the image at whatever size you have designated.

Hi Cliffano! Im a new Emptiness fan. Just a quick question: how do I change the favicon? Thanks!

Hi Michelloui,

The favicon is not controlled by Emptiness theme. I use Blog Icons plugin http://yoast.com/wordpress/blog-icons/ HTH.

Cheers, Cliff.

Thanks Cliff!

I love this theme. I'm a new to wordpress code...but I can't figure out how to:

remove sidebars from individual post (not any of my pages)

Thanks a million,

Stephen

www.StephenSimmonsMusic?.com/wordpress

Sorry, I missed out this question. I just replied to your comment left on my blog http://blog.cliffano.com/2008/05/31/emptiness-theme-v01/#comment-2937 .

i'm really lost. how do i exactly make the header clickable? i tried reading the links but i keep messing up the page and reverting to the original. i would also like to ask if it is possible to hide the posts on the main page, until at least you click on "new posts" or "blog"?

Great theme, thank you. I have having an issue with pages being listed twice in the 'header left' space, and cant find anything in the code as to why. Appreciate any help.

Thanks,

Lance

Hi Cliffano,

Only the last three of my posts show an active link to psot comments or view comments. Every post after that shows COMMENTS OFF. I noticed this after I updated to v. 3.1.2. What can I do?

Thanks, Tony Lauria

Hi Cliffano,

Tony Lauria again. I am not sure the update to v.3.1.2 had anything to do with the Comments situation mentioned above. I've mentioned it only in trying to be thorough.

Thanks, Tony

Hi Cliffano,

I love this theme for its simplicity...thanks. I am having an odd thing happen with the header image on my website...www.practicemeditation.net. In Chrome, Firefox and Safari, the top 2 corners of the image round of at the corners, whereas the bottom corners remain the same. In IE8 however, all corners are square. Any idea why this is so and how I can either make all corners round or all square?

Thanks

Hi Again...I fixed it. I found your other report on the bug and changing the header height to from 265 to 281 pixels in the Functions.php file. thanks

Hi Cliffano,

I wonder if you might have any idea as to why this problem is occuring. I have been trying to get some internal page links to work on my site. This is for an FAQ page so I can link from the question at the top of the page down the page somewhere. I have been using the following syntax and some strange stuff is happening.

<a href="#Is meditation making the mind go blank">Is meditation making the mind go blank</a>

<a name="Is meditation making the mind go blank">linking to here</a>

As far as I can tell this should link the first phrase <a href=.... to the <a name ... section which is further down the page.

What happens is that it doesn't work at all ie: the 'Is meditation making the mind go blank' section appears as a link but my cursor does not transform to a hand, ie. it is not really active, or only the underline and not the text becomes active.

The strange thing is that if I change to a different theme, it does work. So what about the theme might be causing this?

Help Appreciated.

I cannot figure out what happened to our blog on IE8. Firefoz and Safari are still displaying it correctly. Here is the link to our blog cheerzone.com/blog. You have any ideas on how to fix this?

I love how you have a group of small pictures on the demo theme and I would like to do that on my blog but I am not sure how to recreate that.

Thanks

fos522@yahoo.com

i can't figure out how to change the header size from 500x265 no matter how hard i try. please help me

BillManduca?, you can use Flickr Gallery Plugin to get the small pictures on the demo theme http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/flickr-gallery/ .

amanda.huang, make sure you use the latest version of Emptiness Theme. If you want to modify the header dimension, you can change the values in

1. functions.php file define('HEADER_IMAGE_WIDTH', 500); define('HEADER_IMAGE_HEIGHT', 281);

2. style.css file div.splash {

height: 281px;

After you change those values, login to admin, menu Appearance -> Header, you can then upload a new image with the new dimension that you specified.

is there any way i can just do it by editing the css? i'm new to this and am using wordpress through my school's eportfolio website and i'm not sure how to extract and upload the theme