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<h2 id="readme-title">veryplaintxt</h2>
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<div class="readme-version">Version 4.6.1</div>
<div class="readme-subtitle">The original “plain text” theme.</div>
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<h3>Table of contents</h3>
<ol class="readme-menu">
<li><a href="#about" title="About veryplaintxt">About veryplaintxt</a></li>
<li><a href="#installing" title="Installing the theme">Installing the theme files</a></li>
<li><a href="#enabling" title="Enabling comments on pages">Enabling comments on pages</a></li>
<li><a href="#using" title="Using page templates">Using page templates</a></li>
<li><a href="#customizing" title="Customizing the sidebar">Customizing the sidebar</a></li>
<li><a href="#special" title="Special classes and styled elements">Special classes and styled elements</a></li>
<li><a href="#standards" title="Standards compliance">Standards compliance</a></li>
<li><a href="#license" title="License information">License information</a></li>
<li><a href="#development" title="Development and help">Development and help</a></li>
<li><a href="#credits" title="Credits and thanks">Credits and thanks</a></li>
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<li id="about">
<h3>About veryplaintxt</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.plaintxt.org/themes/veryplaintxt/" title="veryplaintxt for WordPress">veryplaintxt</a> is an exceptionally clean, content-centered theme for <a href="http://wordpress.org/" title="WordPress">WordPress</a>. While it is simple in appearence, it is robust in its functionality, offering many features alongside a thoughtful design.</p>
<p>Veryplaintxt version 4.6.x is compatible with Wordpress 2.6.x.</p>
<p class="rubric">The veryplaintxt theme features:</p>
<ul id="features">
<li>a theme options menu, which allows
<ul>
<li>control over fonts and text size</li>
<li>control over the layout and alignment</li>
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</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_standards" title="Web standards on Wikipedia">standards compliance</a> with
<ul>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets" title="CSS on Wikipedia">CSS</a> 2.1</li>
<li><a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hatom" title="hAtom microformat">hAtom 0.1</a></li>
<li><a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard" title="hCard microformat">hCard</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XHTML" title="XHTML">XHTML</a> 1.0 Transitional</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>option for enabling comments on pages</li>
<li>a robust stylesheet and separate print stylesheet</li>
<li>highly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_web" title="Semantic web on Wikipedia">semantic markup</a></li>
<li>latest Widgets compatibility</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li id="installing">
<h3>Installing the theme files</h3>
<p>The theme is installed just like any other WordPress theme. You can read more detailed installation instructions on the WordPress Codex in <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes#Adding_New_Themes" title="Adding new themes - WordPress Codex">Adding New Themes</a>.</p>
<p>If you are upgrading from an older version, first reset the theme options in the <i>Theme Options</i> submenu. Then delete <em>all</em> the veryplaintxt theme files and folders before uploading the new version.</p>
<p class="rubric">To install the theme:</p>
<ol>
<li>Download <a href="http://www.plaintxt.org/themes/veryplaintxt/" title="veryplaintxt for WordPress">veryplaintxt</a></li>
<li>Extract the <code>/veryplaintxt/</code> folder from the archive</li>
<li>Upload this folder to the <code>/wp-contents/themes/</code> directory</li>
<li>Activate the theme in the <i>Dashboard › Design</i> menu</li>
<li>After activating, the <i>Design › Theme Options</i> submenu will appear</li>
<li>Enjoy. And then consider donating.</li>
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<h4>Support and donations</h4>
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<p>If you would like to support this theme or just say "Thanks," please consider donating. Voluntary support from users is what makes providing WordPress themes possible, so consider throwing a few bucks my way. Even the smallest donations are earnestly appreciated.</p>
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<li id="enabling">
<h3>Enabling comments on pages</h3>
<p><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages" title="Pages - WordPress Codex">Pages</a> are usually considered static in blogging and different from posts, which are what make a blog a blog. Comments are not displayed on pages by default and the author's name is also omitted; however, you can enable both of these features with this theme.</p>
<p class="rubric">To enable comments on a page:</p>
<ol>
<li>In the <i>Write › Page</i> menu, expand the <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Custom_Fields" title="Custom Fields - WordPress Codex">Custom Fields</a> box</li>
<li>In the Custom Fields box, add a new key with the exact text: <code>comments</code></li>
<li>Add any text for a value (some text must be included for the key to save)</li>
<li>Click <i>Add Custom Field</i> to save the key/value</li>
<li>Comments should now be enabled on that page</li>
</ol>
<p>Enabling comments simply attaches the <code>comments.php</code> file to the page. You can turn off comments on a page by deleting the <code>comments</code> key/value. This does not delete any exisiting comments, but simply disables them from loading with the page.</p>
</li>
<li id="using">
<h3>Using page templates</h3>
<p>There are three <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Pages#Page_Templates" title="Page templates - WordPress Codex">page templates</a> included with the veryplaintxt theme: Archives Page (archives.php), Links Page (links.php), and Sitemap Page (sitemap.php). You can add a title, text, and enable comments and/or an author bylines (see above) with page templates.</p>
<p class="rubric">To use the page templates:</p>
<ol>
<li>In the <i>Write › Page</i> menu, expand the Page Templates box</li>
<li>From the drop-down, select the page template to use</li>
<li>Add a title and text (optional) for the page</li>
<li>Click <i>Create New Page / Save</i> to publish the page</li>
</ol>
<p>The Archive Page displays archives by month and by category (with a link to each category RSS feed). The Links Page displays all the links by link category. The Sitemap Page produces an exhaustive list of all pages and all posts, and lists all category, monthly, and tag archives.</p>
</li>
<li id="customizing">
<h3>Customizing the sidebar</h3>
<p>For complete control over the sidebar without editing the theme files, use the <i>Design › Widgets</i> menu options. Here you have complete control over the sidebar content.</p>
<p>The veryplaintxt theme will correctly display all of the default widgets. There are, however, hundreds of other widgets available that do all sorts of things; therefore, some widgets will require additional CSS declarations to be added to the <code>style.css</code> file.</p>
<p>Unforunately I can't write <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets" title="CSS on Wikipedia">CSS</a> for other widgets/plugins. I can't help you <em>learn</em> CSS, but I can help you <em>use</em> CSS.</p>
<p class="rubric">For help learning CSS, visit:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.cssbasics.com/" title="CSS Basics.com">CSS Basics.com</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.htmldog.com/guides/cssbeginner/" title="HTML Dog's CSS Beginner Tutorial">HTML Dog's CSS Beginner Tutorial</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.html.net/tutorials/css/" title="HTML.net's CSS Tutorial">HTML.net's CSS Tutorial</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.w3schools.com/css/default.asp" title="W3's CSS School">W3's CSS School</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.stylegala.com/features/css-reference/" title="Stylegala's CSS Reference">Stylegala's CSS Reference</a></li>
</ul>
<p>The veryplaintxt theme automatically replaces a few of the default widgets that come with the Widgets plugin, e.g., Meta, Links, Search, with ones that match the default veryplaintxt sidebar style.</p>
<p>Similarly the theme also automatically loads some of its own widgets, e.g., RSS Links, Home Link. This allows the default veryplaintxt sidebar to be completely replicated using the Widgets.</p>
</li>
<li id="special">
<h3>Special classes and styled elements</h3>
<p>The veryplaintxt theme stylesheet (the <code>/veryplaintxt/style.css</code> file) includes specific styles for some special classes and many HTML elements. Some explanation may be helpful for some of the styled HTML elements.</p>
<p>Note that these classes and elements won't work correctly when entered into the <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Your_Profile_SubPanel" title="Your profile - WordPress Codex">visual rich editor</a>. I highly recommend disabling the visual rich editor feature in your user profile.</p>
<h4>Headings</h4>
<p>Headings for the content area have been styled to display correctly: with more space above than below as content must logically follow headings. Headings help create an outline of the content on your page. They guide the reader and also help machines understand the structure of content.</p>
<p>While there are no hard-and-fast rules regarding this, I believe the headings should follow a logical progression, e.g., <i>h1 › h2 › h3 › h4 › h3 › h3 › h4 … </i>. There should not be two <code>h1</code>-level headings on a single page. Therefore, since post and page titles are <code>h2</code>-level, the only headings that should be used in the content area are <code>h3</code>–<code>h6</code>.</p>
<h4>Special classes</h4>
<p>There are certain conventions amongst many WordPress themes for special classes. Notably common are the image classes. Again, these won't work correctly if entered directly into the visual rich editor.</p>
<p>You should have a basic understanding of HTML before using these classes. I won't be able to help you <em>learn</em> HTML. I can, however, help you <em>use</em> HTML.</p>
<dl id="alignment">
<dt class="def-head">Alignment classes</dt>
<dd class="def-rubric">Used to align elements, notably images</dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>alignleft</b> - Floats element to the left, e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code><img class="<b>alignleft</b>" … /></code>
<code><p class="<b>alignleft</b>" … /></code>
</dt>
<dd class="example-code"><pre> XXXXXXX
⌈¯⌉ XXX
⌊_⌋ XXX
XXXXXXX</pre></dd>
<dd class="example"><code><img <b>class="alignleft"</b> src="http://www.example.com/example.jpg" alt="Example" /></code></dd>
<dd class="rubric"><b>alignright</b> - Floats element to the right, e.g.,</dd>
<dt class="classes">
<code><img class="<b>alignright</b>" … /></code>
<code><div class="<b>alignright</b>" … /></code>
</dt>
<dd class="example-code"><pre> XXXXXXX
XXX ⌈¯⌉
XXX ⌊_⌋
XXXXXXX</pre></dd>
<dd class="example"><code><img <b>class="alignright"</b> src="http://www.example.com/example.jpg" alt="Example" /></code></dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>aligncenter</b> - Centers element as a block, e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code><img class="<b>aligncenter</b>" … /></code>
<code><span class="<b>aligncenter</b>" … /></code>
</dt>
<dd><pre> XXXXXXX
⌈¯⌉
⌊_⌋
XXXXXXX</pre></dd>
<dd class="example"><code><img <b>class="aligncenter"</b> src="http://www.example.com/example.jpg" alt="Example" /></code></dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>content-column</b> - Sets element in column (Should be used with one of the elements above), e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code><p class="<b>content-column alignleft</b>" … /></code>
<code><div class="<b>content-column alignright</b>" … /></code>
</dt>
<dd class="example"><code><div <b>class="content-column alignright"</b>> … </div></code></dd>
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<dt class="def-head">Icon element classes</dt>
<dd class="def-rubric">Used to add a <a href="http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/" title="Silk icons by Fam Fam Fam">Silk icon</a> to any HTML element</dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>download</b> - Adds a download icon, e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code>class="<b>download</b>"</code>
</dt>
<dd><a class="download" href="http://example.com/example-file">Download this file</a></dd>
<dd class="example"><code><a <b>class="download"</b> href="http://example.com/example-file">Download this file</a></code></dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>html</b> - Adds an html (web) icon, e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code>class="<b>html</b>"</code>
</dt>
<dd><p class="html">This webpage is great!</p></dd>
<dd class="example"><code><p <b>class="html"</b>>This webpage is great!</p></code></dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>pdf</b> - Adds a pdf icon, e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code>class="<b>pdf</b>"</code>
</dt>
<dd>The <span class="pdf">Adobe pdf</span> is a …</dd>
<dd class="example"><code>The <span <b>class="pdf"</b>>Adobe pdf</span> is a &hellip;</code></dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>zip</b> - Adds a zip (compressed archive) icon, e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code>class="<b>zip</b>"</code>
</dt>
<dd><a class="zip" href="http://example.com/example-zip">Get the zip</a></dd>
<dd class="example"><code><a <b>class="zip"</b> href="http://example.com/example-zip">Get the zip</a></code></dd>
</dl>
<dl id="misc">
<dt class="def-head">Micellaneous classes</dt>
<dd class="def-rubric">Other presentational classes that can be applied to elements</dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>important</b> - Adds an info icon and other styles, e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code>class="<b>important</b>"</code>
</dt>
<dd><p class="important">Lorem ipsum importanto habeo inciderint mei at …</p></dd>
<dd class="example"><code><p <b>class="important"</b>>Lorem ipsum importanto habeo inciderint mei at &hellip;</p></code></dd>
<dt class="rubric"><b>caps</b> - Used to style text in small-caps, e.g.,</dt>
<dt class="classes">
<code>class="<b>caps</b>"</code>
</dt>
<dd>I work at <span class="caps">Ini-Tech</span> …</dd>
<dd class="example"><code>I work at <span <b>class="caps"</b>>Ini-Tech</span> &hellip;</code></dd>
</dl>
</li>
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<h3>Standards compliance</h3>
<p>The veryplaintxt theme is compliant with both XHTML and CSS standards. What does this mean? An explanation of web standards from <cite title="Web Standards Project"><a href="http://webstandards.org" title="Web Standards Project">The Web Standards Project</a></cite>:</p>
<blockquote cite="http://webstandards.org/learn/faq/" title="What are web standards and why should I use them?">
<p>Complying with web standards can give your web pages greater visibility in web searches. The structural information present in compliant documents makes it easy for search engines to access and evaluate the information in those documents, and they get indexed more accurately.</p>
<p>Accessibility is an important idea behind many web standards. Not only does this mean allowing the web to be used by people with disabilities, but also allowing web pages to be understood by people using browsers other than the usual ones — including voice browsers that read web pages aloud to people with sight impairments, Braille browsers, hand-held browsers, teletext displays, and other unusual output devices.</p>
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<p>You can read more about developing with web standards at <a href="http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/developing_with_web_standards/webstandards/" title="Developing with web standards">456 Berea Street</a>.</p>
<h4>hAtom microformat</h4>
<p>In addition to XHTML and CSS web standards, the veryplaintxt theme implements the <a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hatom" title="hAtom - Microformats">hAtom 0.1</a> microformat. <a href="http://microformats.org/" title="Microformats">Microformats</a> are markup that express semantic information in webpages.</p>
<p>Programs can extract information from webpages marked up in a microformat much like feed readers extract information from Atom or RSS syndicated feeds.</p>
<h4>hCard microformat</h4>
<p><a href="http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard" title="hCard - Microformats">hCard</a> is a microformat that expresses basic contact information much like a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard" title="vCard - Wikipedia">vCard</a>, except within your blog itself. Basically this is done by using <code><span></code>'s with certain class attributes.</p>
<p>The first name, last name, and website information for the <i>admin</i> user is automatically used to create an hCard that is placed in the footer and followed by basic copyright information.</p>
<p>The hCard microformat is used throughout the theme, actually, for author links, bylines, and comment authors. You don't need to do anything, as basically hAtom and hCard are ways of making your blog <a href="http://kitchen.technorati.com/search/" title="Technorati Microformats Search">more accessible</a>.</p>
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<h3>License information</h3>
<p>The veryplaintxt theme, © 2006–2008 <span class="vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://scottwallick.com/"><span class="given-name">Scott</span> <span class="additional-name">Allan</span> <span class="family-name">Wallick</span></a></span>, is licensed under the <cite title="GNU General Public License"><a href="license.txt" title="GNU General Public License" rel="license">GNU General Public License</a></cite>:</p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html" title="GNU General Public License">
<p>This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.</p>
<p>This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but <strong>without any warranty</strong>; without even the implied warranty of <strong>merchantability</strong> or <strong>fitness for a particular purpose</strong>. See the GNU General Public License for more details.</p>
<p>You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/" title="GNU General Public License" rel="license">http://www.gnu.org/licenses/</a>.</p>
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<p>Please feel free to alter the veryplaintxt theme in any way that pleases you. All I ask is that you allow my original design credit to remain.</p>
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<h3>Development and help</h3>
<p>If something isn't working correctly with this theme, please visit <a href="http://code.google.com/p/veryplaintxt/" title="Veryplaintxt - Google Code">veryplaintxt on Google Code</a>, the project home, to file issues, report problems, help create documentation, etc., because the more everyone shares, the better things can be.</p>
<p>You can also access the veryplaintxt <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subversion" title="Subversion - Wikipedia">Subversion</a> repo, which hosts pre-release fixes and allows changes to be tracked. Please ignore if unfamiliar with Subversion.</p>
<p>Please feel free to send me an <a href="http://www.plaintxt.org/contact/" title="Contact Scott">email</a> if you're having a problem; however, I will ask that you start an issue on the veryplaintxt project home (see above) before problem solving. Thanks.</p>
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<h3>Credits and thanks</h3>
<p id="friends">A special thanks goes to <span class="vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://andy.wordpress.com/" rel="colleague friend"><span class="given-name">Andy</span><span class="family-name"> Skelton</span></a></span>, who taught me heaps. Andy I collaborated to create the <a href="http://www.plaintxt.org/themes/sandbox/" title="Sandbox theme for WordPress">Sandbox</a>. Thanks to <span class="vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.mackrick.co.uk/" rel="colleague friend"><span class="given-name">Rick</span><span class="family-name"> Lee</span></a></span> for his thoughtful feedback. And to <span class="vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://archgfx.net/" rel="colleague friend"><span class="given-name">Adam</span><span class="family-name"> Freetly</span></a></span> for helping me see 20 things I had to fix.</p>
<h4>Icons</h4>
<p>The file icons are from the <a href="http://www.famfamfam.com/lab/icons/silk/" title="famfamfam.com: Silk Icons">Silk Icons</a> collection by <span class="vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://www.famfamfam.com/"><span class="given-name">Mark</span> <span class="family-name">James</span></a></span>. The feed icon (unused by default, but included) is from the <a href="http://www.feedicons.com/">Feed Icons</a> collection by <span class="vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="http://mattbrett.com/"><span class="given-name">Matt</span> <span class="family-name">Brett</span></a></span>.</p>
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