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

A few months ago we announced that we had a new theme in the works for RapidWeaver called “Bravado”. After we made the announcement we ran into a couple of little problems that prevented us from releasing the theme. We then started working on a couple of updates and also the “Opaque” theme. However, we did not forget about Bravado and are happy to report that the Bravado theme should be ready to go soon.

We are very excited about this particular theme as it offers another unique layout and design for RapidWeaver. Bravado will be billed as a professional level design that will be useful for any type of website.
Stay tuned for more information


Gary

Tags: Bravado

When our network of websites were in need of a better solution that we were currently using we began to look for a hosting company with a few specific criteria that had to be met.
Because there are so many similarities in hosting companies we decided that we would begin by looking for things that separated companies from each other. Here is what we looked for in a new hosting company:

• We wanted a company that was well established but not a huge company - In our experience the large hosting companies tend to treat their customers like a number and seemingly could care less about you or your business

• We wanted a company where we could get hold of a technician quickly and easily
• We wanted a company that offered an affordable pricing structure
• We wanted a company that we could recommend to others
• And most importantly we wanted a company that we could grow our business with

We finally settled on a VPS solution from FazeWire. What we found in FazeWire is all of the above and more. Not only do they conduct themselves in a professional manner you get the feeling that they want our business to succeed.

After years of bouncing around from hosting provider to hosting provider I am finally able to happily recommend one without reservation.
If you are in need of a better hosting solution than you currently have .... consider FazeWire, you will not regret it.

Gary
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We are very glad to be releasing to the public an all new theme for RapidWeaver and a proud new member to the RWT library of themes.
The Opaque theme comes loaded with cool features ... some of which have never been done with a RapidWeaver theme.

Here are just a few of things that you will find in the Opaque Theme:

Extra Content:

Since it was first introduced into the RapidWeaver theme community users have made it clear that they want EC. The Opaque theme does include 2 EC containers.
One directly underneath the content and that keeps the width of the content. This EC container is perfect for those pages that do not have a place for you to insert content underneath the main part of the page (Pages like Kwix, File Sharing, Contact, and others)

The second EC area is located underneath the content area but stretches the entire width of the page (not just the content area). This is really useful on any number of pages to create those large footer areas that are very popular these days.

RapidSearch Search Box

The Opaque theme includes a pre-installed search box that can be neatly positioned in the header area.
All of the code is already pre-installed into the theme and all you will need to do is create a RapidSearch page for your project and publish your site.





(* Instructions for setting up a RapidSearch are included in the download of the theme)

Translucent Navigation Buttons

The Opaque theme includes the ability to have a translucent navigation buttons. This is accomplished by using css instead of images making it possible for IE6 users to enjoy the translucence. You can set the level of opacity for the navigation buttons from 10% - 100%

Neatly Organized Colour Options

The Opaque theme follows the new standard in organizing the colour picker options. Before the colour picker options would all be located at the bottom of the Page Inspector's Variations menu, but with the release of the "Fresh" theme we have begun placing the colour picker options inside the related variations. This new way of organizing the colour picker options saves the user a lot of time and frustration.

Logo Positioning

The Opaque theme allows you to set your logo on the Left or Right side on a "per-page" basis. You even have the ability to show/hide the logo on a "per-page" basis. This allows full control over the logo area of the theme.

Much More

The Opaque theme includes everything you have come to expect from a RWT theme plus more. Please take some time to navigate through this DEMO site to get a feel for how the Opaque theme will operate. I have taken the time to create demo pages for the most popular page styles for RapidWeaver.

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