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  1. Implement the "Content Builder" from Listings theme as a plugin

    This is a really nice tool for creating custom taxonomies.

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    • Original Themes - Layouts

      I feel like the majority of the themes released lately on here are very similar. The last few releases don't strike me as been very different from one another. Using canvas and a little tweeking I could have made anyone of them.

      I vote to see some completely new layouts. Full screen image responsive. Or a visual builder for canvas (my favorite theme).

      How about a parrallax scrolling theme. Maybe a mobile first design not just responsive.

      How about a buddy press theme.

      If I wanted 5 different repsonsive themes I would have just paid for them on themeforest.

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      • Create a parallax theme

        I know scrollider is «almost» a parallax theme, but I would love to have a true, fullscale parallax theme from you guys.

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        • Fallback to default index.php if show_on_front is selected but page_on_front is equal to 0

          If you are using static frontpage (`show_on_front`) in WordPress' setting, but `page_on_front` is not set, it is better to fall back to the `index.php` instead of the `template-blog.php`.

          By doing so, you can have a separate url for blog, e.g. http://www.example.com/blog but still use the default theme's frontpage (index.php). Otherwise, if you leave out the `page_on_front` in the setting, the posts page is also used as the frontpage - so, http://www.example.com/blog & http://www.example.com is the same.

          Code changes:

          woo_load_posts_page_blog_template (functions/admin-functions.php )

          From:

          if ( 'page' == get_option( 'show_on_front' ) && ( '' != get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) ) && is_home() )…

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          • Remove deprecated function in shelflife

            1.2.1

            includes/theme-actions.php, L66. get_theme_data, it is deprecated

            http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_theme_data

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              0 comments  ·  Theme Upgrades  ·  Flag idea as inappropriate…  ·  Admin →

              We are doing this on a per-theme basis, now that WordPress 3.5 has gained traction.

              The get_theme_data() calls in the theme-actions.php file aren’t used in the theme and will be removed.

            • Theme Estate: Tutorial or option to take control of permalinks

              I bought the theme Estate with support. It is translatable and all options are available to change all the option I need, BUT: The permalink structure of the part where to put in the properties is not customizable, what makes the theme unusable for my German homepage.

              The terms in the permalink I need to change are:
              - property
              - propertytype
              - propertyfeatures
              - location

              I contacted the Woothemes Support (Maria Scrapello): No support for this, because it's "not just a few lines of code". For me it's a significant and basic feature of a theme to localize it and…

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              • Add support for colorpicker (and other) field types in woothemes_metabox_create_fields

                The woo_add_metaboxes allows you to add additional custom fields to post types. Unlike the general settings, there's no support for a colorpicker. (Or, for that matter, borders, fonts, and so on, all available now on the general settings when you extend those.) Since the code is already written in one part of the Framework, how about making it available in this other part of the Framework?

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                • Add Click and Pledge

                  Add the payment gateway Click and Pledge which is a payment processor used by many non-profits.

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                  • Themes with full width / screen background slideshow

                    Recently I had to do a job with very specific type of theme:

                    www.nanonaglebirthplace.ie

                    The request was for full width background slideshows on each page ( except for front page ). The client has seen this on many HOTEL sites:

                    EG: http://www.aherlowhouse.ie/index.html

                    I asked woo died they do themes like this, answer was no, not at this time. SO, unfortunately I had to go elsewhere and pony up. I ended up using this from Duotive. I have to say credit where credit uis due, an excellent theme:

                    http://demo.duotive.org/duotive-5ive/

                    I of course, would much prefer to have used or use in…

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                    • portfolio URL in 'Scrollider' theme

                      It would be great to have the field for 'portfolio URL' included in the Scrollider theme similar to what you have in 'Whitelight'. Unless there is a work around it without a lot of html work.

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                      • User area theme integration or plugin

                        Basically, be able to register users without them going into the back end of Wordpress, redirected to a user profile page and KEEPING them from going to the Wordpress back end user area.

                        There is a great need for a good user area integration in themes or user area plugin. It´s not a good idea to use the back end of wordpress for new users. Typically, members plugins are just for paid registration and thus, cost a great deal of money, but there isn´t any good user area / profile theme integration or plugin out there that does this for…

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                        • 4 votes
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                          • A 3 columns layout in canvas with primary sidebar on the left, content in the middle and secondary sidebar on the right

                            in canvas, there are no optional layout with primary sidebar on the left and secondary sidebar on the right... which is quite logical !

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                            • Provide Portrait and Landscape Options

                              Artists, such as painters and photographers, often display their work in either landscape or portrait orientation. Unfortunately, while WP has improved image editing, it's impossible to display a portrait-orientation work next to a landscape-oriented work. This would be a welcome addition for many artists, and not just professionals.

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                              • Simplicity control over number of gallery thumbnails displayed on portfolio pages

                                The Simplicity theme is great but lacks control in a couple of desirable areas.

                                It would be great if you could control the number of thumbnails that are displayed when a gallery is attached to a portfolio post. Obviously the gallery can contain up to 20 images but there is always a row of three thumbnails displayed below the main image and they appear rather large and take attention away from the main attraction.

                                I would like to be able to pick a different number displayed - say 5 or 6 thumbnails at a time so as to display more…

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                                • Simplicity portfolio pagination control

                                  The Simplicity theme is great but lacks control in a couple of desirable areas.

                                  When you have a large portfolio with a lot of items in there it really slows down the page load speeds. In order to speed it up the obvious solution is to have less items loading. It would be nice to have some options in the theme options to allow a certain number of portfolio items per page (in a similar way to you being able to select the amount of slider items displayed). I know this can be done by editing the php templates but…

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                                  • woocommerce emails

                                    hello,
                                    i hope that i have added the right category first
                                    i want a to sugest a feature for the new version of woocommerce (i have already play with the last one from github so i`m refering to it)
                                    A method to send the e-mails confirmation by default to multiple email address? for example (i have 5 manager accounts, but i want to send the email for orders implicit to 3 of them)

                                    Also for the processing order email, to be automatically send on to the change of the order status (from example: change from pending to on-hold or other…

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                                    • testimonial tab ob the homepage

                                      IT WOULD BE NICE HAVING A TESTIMONIAL TAB ON THE HOME PAGE SO THE VC CLIENTS COULD WRITE REVIEWS FOR THE PRODUCTS OR ABOUT THE SITE,INSTEAD HAVING 3 SLIDES ON THE SLIDE THEME.THE SPACE OF THE THIRD SLIDE COULD BE USED FOR THINGS LIKE I JUST SUGGEST.

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                                      • blog on the slide theme home page

                                        The blog on the slide theme should be on the home page showing the latest post with a little image,insteade having a third slide.,beside a testimonial tab

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                                        • social medias

                                          The social medias icons should be as water marcs in media size before the seconde slide on the slide theme,at this way clients could see them quicly

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