We are very happy to release a brand new and unique theme to the Rapidweaver community. The Slider theme offers RapidWeaver users something that has not been done before now .... a Slider effect in the header of the theme. Using the EC containers 1-4 you can have 4 Slides in the header displaying images, content, or both.
Of course the Slider theme comes with all of the usual page variations ... PLUS, we have totally re-thought the File Sharing page. All of a sudden the File Sharing page becomes very useful.

Here are some of the feature of the Slider theme:

• Slider Effect in the Page header (can be turned on or off). Can either be displayed with previous or next buttons or with slide numbers or with both
• Shange animation effects for the Slider
• RWmultitool ready
• Choose from 3 different header heights
• Several width options
• All new File Sharing page display
• Numerous color picker options
• and much more

Please take some time to visit our DEMO SITE and see for yourself the all new Slider theme ... only from RapidWeaverThemes.com

Gary

We are always working on a new theme or two around here and we are getting ready to release a really nifty one to the general public.
It will definitely be an eye pleaser and will be one of those themes that you just have to add to your library.
Stay tuned for more details ....

Gary

Tags: Themes

After such a long time in development we are very happy to be able to release the Bravado theme to the RapidWeaver community.
The Bravado theme is a beautiful theme from top to bottom and also has a mountain of variations that allow you to have total control over the look of your website.
Here are some of the features of the Bravado theme:

• 10 Very appealing Theme Styles using popular colour schemes from the Kuler website
• Built in RapidSearch search bar that can be turned on or off on a “per page” basis
• Turn the logo on or off on a per page basis
• Really neat implementation of the header along with some really cool semi-transparent header effects
• 4 Extra Content areas (1. header area 2. In the Sidebar above the sub-navigation 3. In the content area below the main content 4. In the footer area)
• Colour Picker options for nearly every variation
• Browser compatibility
• Some really cool snippets to help you take advantage of the Extra Content containers. Including one that will help you create the cool navigation list that I have at the bottom of the page on the DEMO site
• ... and so much more

Please take a few minutes to navigate through the demo site to get a feel for how the Bravado theme will work.

As always, I want to thank each of you who have supported us through the years. It is an absolute joy to develop themes for the RapidWeaver community.

Gary

Tags: Bravado, Themes, RWT, ExtraContent

It has taken us a little longer than we anticipated to wrap up our next theme for RapidWeaver. As it was nearing completion I decided that it would be neat if I could find a way to incorporate a RapidSearch search box into the theme and eliminate the need of using a Snippet. Well, it took us a little while to find the proper way to do this but we finally found a good way and have implemented into the theme.

All a user will have to do is create a RapidSearch page and follow 2 simple instructions and they will have a handy search box powered by RapidSearch with the ability to show or hide the search box on a "per page" basis.

This theme should be wrapped up in the next couple of days and released to the public shortly thereafter.

Gary

Tags: RapidSearch

The countdown is on for a brand new theme release from RapidWeaver Themes. We have spent the last week doing a ton of testing in all of the browsers to make sure that we present a good quality theme. As always when we do this we end up adding features, taking features out, re-adding features, and on and on until we are finally happy.

We are now in the last stages of building the DEMO site and adding a few Theme Styles to help make it easy for folks to get started. Then all we need to do is package everything up and make a few announcements and send out an e-mail to let everyone know.

So if you are a current or former customer of RWT then you can expect an e-mail in the next day or so ... otherwise check back here for more info.

Tags: Opaque

We have just finished some initial testing on a new theme for RapidWeaver and were very pleased with the outcome except for just a couple of small issues with the navigation bar that should be easily sorted. If all goes according to plan then we should have another brand new theme for RapidWeaver ready within a couple of weeks.

Tags: Opaque

There have been many of you that have been asking for a 3 column theme that had an all horizontal navigation system. This way you could use both of the sidebars without worrying about the sub-navigation taking up much needed space that would otherwise be used for content.

Well, we have been listening and are excited to tell you about the new H4 theme that will be ready for release very soon. You will be able to use the H4 theme much the same way that you use the H3 theme except that there will be no sub navigation in the sidebar it will be all horizontal navigation. (Similar in function to the Wall Street Journal Online Edition)

We still have a few tests to run but much of the code base is the same as the H3 theme so testing should be minimal.

I will keep everyone posted of the progress via our blog.

Tags: H4, 3 Column

Included with the download of the Headliner 3 theme are 5 video tutorials that will help you get started using the H3 theme. I thought that it might be good to post them for everyone to see.

H3 Intro An Intro to the H3 theme	H3 Features Features of the H3 Theme	Sub-Navigation Creating Sub-Menus in H3
Extra Content Extra Content Area #5	Using "Boxes" How To Use "Boxes" in H3

Tags: H3, Video

Finally, we have released the all new and much improved Headliner 3 theme for RapidWeaver. When the H3 theme was first released 2 years ago it was the only theme of its kind in that it allowed you to insert content into 3 columns. However, as awesome as the H3 theme was it did have its shortcomings and users had to be very creative for H3 to reach its full potential. In this version of H3 we wanted to make things much easier for the end user and also to provide much more flexibility. We feel that the result will keep the Headliner 3 theme at the head of the class for pretty good while.

Briefly the Headliner 3 theme includes:

• 2 popular width options for content driven sites
• 5 EC Containers
• 5 video tutorials to help you become more familiar with H3
• 4 custom snippets built specifically for H3
• All of the colour picker options that you have come to expect from RWT
• "Boxes" (A custom snippet that creates the "box" for you ... all you have to do is add your content)
• Please take a few minutes to navigate through the DEMO site by clicking on the link below.

Tags: H3, 3 Column

Ok folks, the Headliner 3 theme, otherwise known as H3, is all packaged up and will be ready to go in a matter of hours. I am just running the servers through some final paces. You will want to check back here in a couple of hours for an update.

Tags: H3

I am really glad to be releasing a brand new theme for RapidWeaver today called "Mello". Mello is a really cool and modern looking theme that can be used for any type of website.
The Mello theme has everything that you have come to expect from RWT including the following:

• Stock and Customizable Headers
• 5 Stock Header Slots and 6 RWmultitool Header Slots
• Web friendly width of 980 px
• 7 Pre-Installed "File Sharing" Icons
• Colour Picker Options for nearly everything including the "My Extra Containers"

Please take a few minutes to view the Demo site of the Mello theme.

Tags: Mello, ExtraContent

We have been working through the night the last couple of nights trying to finish out the Mello theme. I have a target date set for next Tuesday (2/3/09) as a release day.

Tags: Mello, ExtraContent

I will admit that we have been spending a lot of time lately on RapidWeaver plugins, but I want to assure you that we have not forgotten how to code themes. As a matter of fact I will be releasing a brand new theme for RapidWeaver in a matter of days.

You should keep your eyes peeled for "Mello" ...

Tags: Mello, ExtraContent

Several months ago I began building a theme for RapidWeaver but was never able to release it to the public simply because it needed to offer the user more ways to add content that were presently available to RapidWeaver. The theme just sort of sat there in my theme drawer and I had wondered if I would ever be able to finish it out. Then, within a few days time we, along with some help from some other developers (seyDesign and (((Bonsai Studio))) ) were able to develop a friendly and standards compliant way of adding additional content to RapidWeaver themes. I was so buzzed about this progress that I pulled out that lonely old theme and finished it off in a couple of days.
I decided "
Buzz
" would be an appropriate name for such a theme.
The
Buzz
theme is a 3 column masterpiece ... as you can tell we are very proud of this theme and very excited of the possibilities of how this theme will be used.
It makes use of
4
ExtraContent containers that you can use to insert text or any other content into. The extra containers are located:

• in the header area underneath the site title and slogan
• underneath the Navigation in sidebar number 1
• underneath the content area of the page and above the footer area (this is especially handy in pages like Kwix and the Contact Form)
• and lastly in the footer area

Just click on the image below to see they type of theme that Buzz is ... then be sure to go by and visit the

Demo
Site for the Buzz theme.

ExtraContent VIDEO DEMONSTRATION

Tags: ExtraContent, Buzz, 3 Column

After nearly 3 months since our last PRO level theme release (Merchant) we are releasing today a brand new PRO level theme called "Snappy. Snappy comes with all of the features that you have come to expect from RapidWeaverThemes.com plus a whole new set of custom headers that were created in Pixelmator.

Screenshot of Snappy An Variations Menu

If you would like to see a DEMO site using the Snappy theme then just click on the DEMO button located to the right. (NOTE: The demo site does not show every aspect of the theme but only provides you with a basic demonstration of how the theme operates)

Tags: Snappy, Themes, Dropdown