Darren Hoyt Dot Com | Archive for Releases

April 2010

Wed 7^th

Introducing CodeWise

As WPQuestions has continued gaining users, we’ve also expanded our family of sites to include Javascript, the Symfony framework and PHP, all using a single installation of the custom Q&A software we’ve built.

Tue 4^th

A Design Framework for WordPress

Gravy is the codename for a new project I’m releasing today. It’s a design and theming system I’ve evolved over the years to help build a ton of my own WordPress-driven client sites.

Wed 20^th

A WordPress Theme for Writers and Journalists

Traditional newspapers continue closing their doors as more journalists are striking out on their own to start blogs, news aggregators and hyperlocal community sites built on open-source platforms like WordPress.

Fri 30^th

Mimbo 3.0 Released

The theme is new and improved, but the download page remains the same. Please have a look and go play around with the live Mimbo 3.0 demo.

Mon 8^th

Agregado Lifestream Theme for Wordpress Released

Agregado is a WordPress theme by Darren Hoyt and Matt Dawson, commissioned by the folks at Smashing Magazine. It features a built-in lifestream module and contact form with with custom control panel options.

Fri 23^rd

A Site Redesign for Spring 2008

After taking a break these past few weeks, I decided to reboot the blog and point it in a new direction. Part of the motivation was a desire for something warmer, more spacious and more readable to accommodate longer bits of writing and tutorials. As for the shorter bits, I’m also posting links to Twitter. I still want this site to be a ‘final destination’ for readers rather than an index of outsourced content as Zeldman has noted.

Wed 9^th

Ultimate Baseball Theme for Wordpress Released

In the spirit of Probama, Category 4 has released another niche theme (Ultimate Baseball) which comes with enough control panels options to be optimized for almost any purpose…
Wed 2^nd

TimThumb PHP Script Released

The custom image-resize script (TimThumb) created for Mimbo Pro is now available as an open-source project! It’s already being used by a handful of other theme designers and I look forward to seeing what other folks do with it…
Tue 1^st

Spirit of ‘98 Wordpress Theme Released

Spirit of ‘98 is a Wordpress theme that borrows the hottest design techniques from a decade ago and makes them even hotter. The /images/ folder comes packed with buttons, bullets and animations, while custom control panel options allow for additional beveling and border thickness.

Wed 12^th

Mimbo Pro Magazine Theme Released

Mimbo Pro is a powerful and feature-rich theme for Wordpress, developed by Darren Hoyt and Ben Gillbanks and released through Ben’s Pro Theme Design marketplace…
Tue 11^th

A Wordpress Theme for Barack Obama Supporters

We had a departmental meeting last month at Category 4 and realized that 1) we all liked Barack Obama, and 2) we wanted to release some free Wordpress themes since we use Wordpress for so many of our smaller projects. The combined result is Probama, the first freebie of what I hope will be many…