Initially I thought of making this new Wordpress theme exclusively for my new blog but after half way through of completing it I made up my mind to release Langit to the public. This theme was already ready couple of days ago but due to late release of Wordpress 2.5, I put the release on hold, just to make sure everything is fully compatible with Wordpress latest version.
Since gravatar is now part of the Wordpress entity and no longer a mere plugin, I employ this special feature into this theme and you can see this feature in comment section. For Wordpress users who still uses Wordpress 2.3.3 and below, you can still enjoy gravatar feature without the need of installing the plugin, special thanks to Connor Wilson for showing us on how to do that.
Ok here is the screenshot and features of my latest wordpress theme, Langit (translated as sky).
Features
- clean and simple
- 3 columns
- sidebar widget ready
- XHTML + CSS valid
- Tested in Firefox, Internet Explorer 6, Opera, and Safari
- Compatible with Wordpress 2.5 and below
- Logo PSD and font are included in the package
Installing a wordpress theme is just piece of cake but don't forget to read ReadMe file first before installing this theme. Last but not least, this theme is ABSOLUTELY free and there is no spammy links, so as a token of appreciation to my hardwork, please keep the credit in footer intact. Enjoy!
Mar 31, 2008 at 23:35:13
Thank you dude! i love the new theme!! :)
i’m already using it here: http://www.gutschein-welt.com
thank you!!!! :):)
Apr 1, 2008 at 00:11:56
There is a little mistake at the comments date! ;) if you post a comment,it shows the date 2 times ;)
Apr 1, 2008 at 00:16:07
i mean this part:
at
Apr 1, 2008 at 05:27:19
Thanks for the heads up Christoph. Fixed it in the zip file. Anyway here is the fix. Look into comments.php and find the following code
< ?php comment_date('M j, Y') ?> at < ?php comment_date('M j, Y') ?>replace it with
< ?php comment_date('M j, Y') ?> at < ?php comment_date('H:i:s') ?>Apr 2, 2008 at 14:38:36
Thanks for this theme buddy!
Apr 2, 2008 at 18:02:42
I’d also like to ask how I can manually adjust the number of lines of an entry that shows on the homepage. Maybe I can set it to more than 4?
Thanks again, bud.
Apr 2, 2008 at 18:42:09
Hey Joe, thanks for using my theme. You can get around the problem by displaying the full entry. You need to replace
< ?php the_excerpt(__('Read more'));?>with
< ?php the_content('Read more..'); ?>It’s inside the index.php. From there you can use “read more” option to cater your need. I hope the solution serves you well :)
Apr 2, 2008 at 18:57:30
It did. Thanks man, you’re the best!
Apr 2, 2008 at 20:35:41
Good to know that :D
Apr 2, 2008 at 23:20:33
hi eches, thanks for the theme, for langit theme how to modify the main page so i can put ads above the post like what you did, thanks
Apr 3, 2008 at 00:41:43
You mean the 468×60 banner or the Adsense ads that appear on each post?
For 468×60 banner, go into header.php but your ads between
<div id="banner"></div>andFor the second one, you need to install mighty adsense plugin
Apr 3, 2008 at 01:27:51
Hello
How can I edit the text in the “About Me” top box?
Thanks and nice theme.
Apr 3, 2008 at 01:28:56
Never mind, I got it.
Apr 3, 2008 at 01:52:24
Dude you changed to new domain?
Apr 3, 2008 at 06:28:21
Yes I did.
Apr 3, 2008 at 10:21:02
ouch release!!!!!!!! thank you!
Apr 5, 2008 at 20:39:18
congrats eches :D lawa theme nie..aku suka kaler biru2 nie
Apr 5, 2008 at 20:50:55
Mekasih bro :D
Apr 6, 2008 at 04:36:01
As usual, gorgeous theme! I love the blues and greys! Keep up the good work
Apr 6, 2008 at 19:34:12
hello and Thanks for this beautiful theme,
could one have the psd block for a translation in French.
sorry for my bad english
Apr 6, 2008 at 20:23:08
@ IcedNyior - Thanks! :D
@ Clark - I will give you the PSD via email.
Apr 7, 2008 at 18:01:50
I love the theme. I’m using it now. Errrrr… Love it..
Apr 7, 2008 at 18:31:47
Thanks :D
Apr 7, 2008 at 20:23:11
@ eches- Thank you, I wait for your email
Apr 7, 2008 at 20:32:42
I sent again and let me know if you don’t get it by now. I sent to you last night but I guessed it didn’t get through.
Apr 8, 2008 at 18:20:18
wow..nice theme bro..mgkin ko ble edit skit theme tue jdi mcm theme johnchow.com..hehe..tq..
Apr 9, 2008 at 12:56:02
byk gk kena tuka tuh..hehe mungkin next theme kot :)
Apr 12, 2008 at 21:18:45
thanks a lot..lovely theme…i dont think i’ll be changing my theme for some time..thanks again!
Apr 12, 2008 at 22:10:39
Thanks Luq for using this theme. It looks awesome on your blog
Apr 13, 2008 at 03:12:03
thanks,i guess i will settle with this theme, just one thing i need to ask, i want to place four 125*125 banners just below the search bar and above the sidebars,where do i place the ad code. I tried placing it in different places in the sidebar.php file but it looks very weird,any idea? thanks!
P.S. there’s an example of what i am looking for in blogbucks.net,hope that helps.
Apr 13, 2008 at 05:11:43
Try to put between
< ? php include (TEMPLATEPATH . "/searchform.php"); ? >and
<div class="lsidebar"></div>It should work.
Apr 13, 2008 at 05:56:02
Thanks for a really great theme!
I would like to extend the top menu to the full width but can’t find a way that works.
Is it at all possible please?
Thanks again,
Michael
Apr 13, 2008 at 06:39:41
Hello Michael,
Sure it is possible but it needs some works, need to do a little bit of restructuring.
Apr 13, 2008 at 14:21:07
Ok thanks Eches,
I’ll continue battling with the css then - it’s not my forte but you learn a bit more each time:-)
Thanks again,
Michael
Apr 13, 2008 at 15:15:45
Exploring new things will not only give what you look for along the way but you learn other things as well. Hey Michael, if you run into a problem, let me know, I will look into that matter.
Apr 13, 2008 at 15:59:35
nope, doesn’t work, it comes over the right sidebar,trying to figure it out…thanks for the reply.
Apr 13, 2008 at 16:16:13
no luck yet..let me know if you figure it out,thanks!
Apr 13, 2008 at 16:42:27
Hi Eches,
Banging my head against the wall at the moment but will plod on:-)
Any tips from the expert would be welcomed of course.
Thanks again,
Michael
Apr 13, 2008 at 16:47:33
Hey Luq, try to make another div and set the width to 350px. And don’t forget to include clear:both; for the div. I think it should work.
Apr 13, 2008 at 17:25:37
Michael,
I think you need to compromise the logo height a little bit. Set the #logo height to 75px (in css).
Cut and copy everything from
< div class="menu">to
< /div><!-- menu -->and paste them below the following code.
<!-- header right -->After that you just need to play around with the width of .menu inside style.css to fit with your liking. I hope it works.
Apr 13, 2008 at 18:50:44
I’ll figure it out..thanks a bunch for the help :D
Apr 13, 2008 at 18:55:12
Many thanks for that Eches,
I just had to adjust the header right height to 85px as well and then it’s spot on:-)
Thanks again,
Michael.
Apr 15, 2008 at 17:37:14
i fixed the problem, :),i was using a table for the ads before,i removed the table and inserted the ads and it displays fine,and now i’ve got a new problem,i probably edited something in one of the files which i cant isolate,its a small problem, all the text on my sidebar, the comments, the footer is all bold,and it looks pretty ugly,i doubt its the stylesheet coz i didnt modify it,and also the word ‘6 responses’ and ‘2 trackbacks’ are the same color as its background so i cant see it, any help? thanks again.
Apr 15, 2008 at 17:48:26
by the way the problem is not there on the home page if that helps
Apr 15, 2008 at 18:01:08
never mind that i fixed it, it was a problem with single.php =)
Apr 18, 2008 at 21:18:48
hi eches
first of all love your theme… please check my site http://www.digi-webs.com.. i just removed a banner image in header now the problem is its showing a text “banner”.. please do tell me how i can remove this text “banner”
Regards
Junaid
Apr 18, 2008 at 21:34:21
hi eches again
i just solved the problem…
just removed this line -><img src=”/images/banner.gif” alt=”banner” />
into header.php
and problem solved…
Apr 18, 2008 at 21:42:02
everything looks OK from my end and I don’t notice such a thing. Care to explain more?
Apr 22, 2008 at 20:18:46
Hi Eches,
On the homepage, where the (…read more…) cuts the post, is there a way to make that …. read more… a hyperlink (clickable)? I have seen it done on some other themes.
Thanks a bunch, I know you get bombarded with questions.
Cheers
Greg
Apr 23, 2008 at 01:50:27
Please refer to 3rd comment at http://blog.eches.net/themes I think that’s the best way to achieve what you want. After you are done don’t forget to insert
<!--more-->inside a post :) I hope it helpsMay 2, 2008 at 07:07:53
hi eches, thanks for the theme, is excelent. Can you pase me the psd for the block part? i need it in spanish!
thanks!
May 2, 2008 at 16:32:23
Hi Eches,
I could also use the block psd that Winberto requested if it’s available please.
Many thanks,
Michael
May 2, 2008 at 20:39:14
Winberto & Michael @ check your mail.
May 4, 2008 at 09:02:56
Hello Eches
Many thanks for this theme. I will use it but i need the pdf of the block because i need to translate it.
Thanks
May 4, 2008 at 09:18:03
check your mail
May 4, 2008 at 10:14:13
Thanks Eches for the mail ;)
Merci (i’am french and a new wp user)
May 4, 2008 at 11:58:06
No prob bro :)
May 6, 2008 at 02:47:48
Hi! thank you very much for the theme. A month ago I use it but today I have a conflict. From the beginning the normal text is not showing with italic but suddenly change everything and style change to italic.
can not u would know how to solve?
( sorry for my english =( )
May 8, 2008 at 22:47:38
very simple, clean and ‘kicking’ WP theme. I used LANGIT for my site … thank you .. you’re great! ;)
May 9, 2008 at 00:28:19
Hello Oversight. Thanks for using this theme :)
May 10, 2008 at 05:38:47
Hi there,
Great theme, thanks for making it public.
I am trying to get everything working so that I can use it on my site.
How can I replace all the encrypted stuff within the footer.php so that it is normal editable text and links?
I want to keep your links but reformat and add some others.
I tried to replace but you loose the footer image.
Many thanks
May 10, 2008 at 06:57:34
Hello Sims,
All files are not encrypted. I’m afraid you download from somewhere else. Please redownload it again from here.If you run into a problem, let me know. cheers
May 10, 2008 at 12:46:05
Thank you very much, downloaded direct from you and the footer.php is normal editable html.
It would appear that where I downloaded it from had messed with it to include a link to themselves.
Thanks for your help.
May 10, 2008 at 13:33:18
Nice theme, clean and simple. Thanks mate :)
Just one thing.. In Firefox it looks sharp! In IE7 the page links along the top right (Home Wordpress Themes Links Sitemap Contact About Me ) are out of line or something? The hotspot area or whatever it is called is all wrong?
I tried the theme on my domain and got the same problem in IE7?
Is that me? IE7? is there a solution?
Any advice appreciated.. cheers
May 10, 2008 at 13:49:12
Glad to hear that. Do you mind sharing the place where you originally download this theme?
May 10, 2008 at 13:58:27
PG @ I don’t have IE7 installed right now. Will need some time before I can fix it.
Update:I just checked on IE7. Everything looks OK. Please provide screenshot or URL so that I can further look into this matter
May 10, 2008 at 17:24:49
Well go figure it looks kinda right on my IE7 now as well.. aside from the little block underline missing..
Looks like I just needed to flush the cache out. After changing some plugin css stuff..
Apologies…
I know IE is cranky and I don’t use it either(Firefox) only for checking pages. ;-)
May 10, 2008 at 17:36:23
Good to know that. Regarding the underline, yup I’m still looking for a solution. IE bugs always give me headache sigh*
May 13, 2008 at 14:10:03
Salam…
Saudara eches, saya baru sahaja selesai upload dan melakukan konfigurasi ke atas web saya dan menggunakan theme langit.
Setakat ini, rasanya segala berjalan baik kecuali setting untuk text yang dipost.
Saya ingin bertanya bagaimana cara untuk saya membolehkan post setiap entry dipaparkan kelihatan kemas. Ini kerana walaupun saya telah menggunakan justify tetapi paragrapgh bagi text2 tersebut saling berdekatan antara satu sama lain.
Sekian, terima kasih.
May 13, 2008 at 16:34:08
salam kembali,
ermm..teks dalam post mmg dah set supaya justify. Cuba kasi screenshot @ url post..saya tgk ok je..
May 13, 2008 at 16:42:11
klik link http://www.firdauz.net
kan sepatutnya paragraph line spacing dier satu langkau ke bawahkan
contoh
TEXT
TEXT
sepatutnya paragrph dier mcm ni kan
TEXT
TEXT
apasal erk
May 13, 2008 at 20:52:58
Thanks for the awesome theme, just started using it for Tech-Bytes my Tutorial / Guide site for Linux, Windows & Mac OS-X :D
May 13, 2008 at 23:23:17
owh ingatkan apa tadi..yg jadi camtuh pasal semua html dah kena strip. Kalau tak nak jadi camtuh, boleh try solution dalam komen no.7 kt atas..pastikan antara ‘<’ dengan ‘?php’ takde space
May 14, 2008 at 00:04:52
Locke @ Thanks for using my theme. Hopefully to release another one within 2 weeks’ time.
May 14, 2008 at 05:11:25
Hi echoes I tried to use this code:
with
It’s inside the index.php. From there you can use “read more” option to cater your need. I hope the solution serves you well :)
to show the complete post but it just breaks my posts and shows “” instead of any post info can you help me out, by the way really like this theme it rules.
May 14, 2008 at 08:04:17
Terima kasih saudara. Saya sudah tukar coding tersebut spt mana yg telah saudara cadangkan.
Sekali lagi terima kasih.
looking foward to hear frm u soon.. ejejeje
May 14, 2008 at 10:10:48
Bart @ Make sure to there’s no space between ‘<’ and ‘?php’. If the problem persists, give me the URL so that I can look into the matter.
Firdauz @ post dah OK dah tuh. bagus2 :)
May 14, 2008 at 14:51:51
Thanks I got it figured out.
May 14, 2008 at 19:48:38
Dear Eches
I am a new user in WP, I am using your theme
But I cannot change the content in about me section, and how to change for other section choice.
Regards
Nayan
May 14, 2008 at 22:31:52
Hello nayan,
you can change the content in ‘about me’ through tsidebar.php
To change the image you need to look for
inside style.css. You can change the image file with other images as given in the instruction file.
I hope it helps.
May 15, 2008 at 12:21:31
Hi Eches
Thank you for your response, I have updated and its work.
Another question about this theme.
1. How to move date box to the right of post title.
2. How to add a word like read more or continue at the end off each post in main page and linkable to whole article.
Many thanks in advance
Regards
Nayan
May 15, 2008 at 17:05:01
1. How to move date box to the right of post title.
I haven’t tried it yet. Try to change ‘.the_date’ inside style.css so that it is floated right instead of left. You probably need to play around with other things as well.
2. How to add a word like read more or continue at the end off each post in main page and linkable to whole article.
Refer comment #7 above and make sure there’s no empty space between ‘< ' and '?>‘
May 18, 2008 at 08:03:13
I really like this theme and I stated out using it; customizing it to my own liking and so far the only draw back is that I can’t use html in the sidebar. that’s one thing I really don’t like. I hate to not use this theme but as it is I need html capabilities. If you ever make this theme so that basic html works in the side bar let me know. like I said I really like this theme.
May 18, 2008 at 10:08:56
this is a great theme, i wish i could figure out how to use it.
please tell me, where can i find the “wp-content” directory? ive been searching through my blog and cannot find it for the life of me. do i need to buy the css editor to upload this theme?
thanks!
May 18, 2008 at 10:20:39
Krspies - I think you can always use html in the sidebar. Care to explain?
rich h @ there are few things you need to do. First you can only access to wp-content directory via http://FTP. You need to use CuteFTP or Filezilla. There are several more clients that you can use to access FTP
You may ask your hosting provider for login details. Let me know if find any trouble in getting this theme up.
May 18, 2008 at 13:47:55
ok so i got cuteftp and have connected to my wordpress blog. however, i still dont see the “wp-content” folder. i think i can access it when i type it into the heading, but there isnt a “themes” folder. i tried to create folder but its still no deal.
i can see the theme im using’s file, but nothin other than that.
also, when i attempt to access any of the folders listed, it says 404 not found.
May 18, 2008 at 13:55:33
You need to connect to
ftp. Try to browse through “www” or “public_html” and head to the directory where your wordpress resides. If your blog is at the root it should be somewhere in “www/wp-content/themes/”You need to upload the theme files inside the directory.After that go to admin panel (using your browser) and activate the theme that you just uploaded.
May 19, 2008 at 15:31:27
Hi, how can i translate “next page” link. I can’t found… all i can see is
May 19, 2008 at 18:11:26
It’s inside index.php
May 19, 2008 at 20:28:08
eches :D
How I can change your Search Type and Enter, sometime it not working? Don’t know why.!! Please help I looking something search then CLICK the keyword come out showing highlight with Red color.
Thanks in advance.
May 19, 2008 at 23:26:13
Hi laling,
It works OK. The “not found” text highlighted in red only come up if the keyword you entered didn’t exist in your blog. Try “sfdssdfds” in my blog, it only returns “not found” text. If you type something more common keyword like “eches” it will list down all posts that contain the keyword “eches”
If that’s not the problem, let me know.
Speaking of your “other” blog, your sidebar looked a little bit cluttered. Let me know if you have trouble in resizing the sidebar width.
Saiz left & right sidebar boleh adjust dalam style.css
May 20, 2008 at 00:12:36
Hi Eches
Thanks for your lightning fast reply.
OK the search actually look fine after I refresh is going back to normal or I simply paste this to browser.
http://eches.net/?s=music as keyword
2.Ya I agree the sidebar look cluttered and I try to expand the width later in style css.I just worried about the image above “subscribe me” or “about me” not synchronize size with the sidebar..
3.I dont know why my post showing in “Bold” font for all the entry..I dont change anything to CSS and this bizarre come out.
Thanks you Eches.
May 20, 2008 at 01:14:26
You don’t need to change the .sidebar width (it needs to be fixed), rather you just need to change the .lsidebar & .risdebar width. If you add up 10px for .lsidebar then you need to minus 10px for .rsidebar vice versa.
Tell me precisely about no.3 (where it happens etc). If it only happened in a single post, I think you modified something in your single.php and you accidentally deleted a “div” by mistake.
Make sure all “div”s have their own pairs.
May 21, 2008 at 02:40:20
Hi Eches. I was wondering if you would be interested in modifying or creating a new theme for me like Langit. And what would you charge for it. I have a blog right now but i want to create one more but I need a similar layout like this one. Please let me know. Thanks Bart
May 21, 2008 at 10:34:10
Currently I’m not available for such task due to time constraints. Sorry about that
May 23, 2008 at 08:42:56
Thanks bro, cool theme, can you speak indonesian ? :D
May 23, 2008 at 13:40:48
Malaysia yes. But I don’t have any problem to converse with my Indonesian friends back in my university. After all Indonesia & Malaysia are pretty much the same.
Salam serumpun!
May 26, 2008 at 11:23:11
Excellent theme!
I have 2 problems with it though, can you help?
First, pictures don’t appear in my posts on the main page, only when you go to the full post. My other themes show the pictures on the main page.
Second, in IE7 my page is out of alignment with the header, but not in Firefox.
http://www.ozfreestuff.com is the address if you could possibly have a quick look see if you know what the problem could be?
Thanks for the great theme!
May 26, 2008 at 15:27:38
Hello David,
Please refer comment #7 for your first question. Make sure there’s no space between “< " and "?>”
Q2. I cannot pinpoint what the problem is, but if can you send me your theme files to me, I will be able to give it a closer look and fix it.
May 26, 2008 at 15:56:18
Excellent, #1 fixed :)
#2 sure, you want the theme folder? Can you email me your email address as it isn’t on the site…you’ll have my email address from my comments I think?
Thanks again for being so helpful!
May 26, 2008 at 16:13:33
echesbest (at) yahoo (dot) com
May 26, 2008 at 17:20:40
Thanks, all fixed now! You’re a champion!
One more small thing…is there any way to edit the contents of the recent posts box at the top…I’d like to make that a “welcome” box instead. I cant find the code for it anywhere.
Thanks again!
May 26, 2008 at 17:24:32
I’ve already sent you the PSDs and point out where to locate “recent posts”. It definitely requires some works but it shouldn’t be hard. I hope this helps :)
May 27, 2008 at 01:41:33
Hello Eches,
I got a little trouble here.How do i change at the header the text said “Wordpress THeme” and another wordpress blog.I try to go to setting and change the blog title but it didn’t works.Hope you can solve my problem.
Thanks
May 27, 2008 at 13:33:58
You need to use Adobe Photoshop to modify that part. It’s not text, it’s an image file.
Jun 3, 2008