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Get Your TwentyTen Ajaxified!

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Smells Like Facebook may have been suspended, but it doesn’t mean we can’t use it (or part of it) anymore. In Open Hack session at Wordcamp Indonesia 2011, I came up with an idea to utilize the Javascript used in Smells Like Facebook to ajaxify the WordPress default theme, TwentyTen.

And this is it, as you can see in this site, the TwentyTen has been enhanced by AJAX features, just like we did in Smells Like Facebook (try to click a link!). Right now, it comes as a child theme, so you’ll need WordPress version 3.0 above to use it. But soon in the future it will be available as plugin too, if you have another child theme installed already.

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How to Make Your Own Plugins/Themes Updating Service

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INTRO

Several times ago, my Smells Like Facebook theme was suspended from being updated in WordPress Theme Directory. It’s still being available to download, but I can’t submit a new version, therefore the theme users can’t get a notification and auto update from their dashboard.

So I try how to override WordPress auto update check routine and make it check the latest version of Smells Like Facebook to my own server. Here’s how:

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Firefox: Persona vs Theme

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Recently, Mozilla launches a new feature for their Firefox browser, called as Firefox Persona. It’s an addon that allow you to change the skin of your Firefox with your favorite brands. They’ve made a new site for the Persona Gallery where you can download the Personas made by many designers. One thing in my mind when I know this: “What about the Firefox theme?”.

As you know Firefox has already had the Theme Gallery, which is integrated to the Addon Gallery. What about them after the Persona is launched? In their FAQ page, they said that Persona is a special type of theme that changes the look of your browser without changing the navigation buttons, toolbars, and menus, while Themes change the appearance of Firefox.

Still curious, then I made a test: install Persona and a theme at the same time. And here is my conclusion: Persona is made to re-skin your Firefox, it is only capable to give a new background for toolbar and statusbar, while it can’t make any modification to the style of the buttons, tabs and any color like Themes do. Imagine that installing Persona is like making a tattoo to your body, while installing theme is like getting a plastic surgery on it. And happily, you can combine both!

Here is the screenshot of my Firefox tattoo-ed with WordPress Vintage Persona and altered with Vista-aero theme. Nice, eh?

Firefox Persona

Firefox Persona

Oh, I just realize that the Personas is much like Google Chrome themes. Hmm..

New Smells Like Facebook

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The new Smells Like Facebook with new Facebook layout is on the way. As you can see in this blog, the header has been changed to the new layout of Facebook page. But it’s not ready yet to be released for public. There are some parts that need further considerations, like the new Facebook icons beside the search box. I’m planning to put a small RSS icon in there and some another icons to subtitute the Facebook one, but I still can’t make appropiate image since I’m suck at drawing. :lol:

So, just stay tune to see the updates of the new Smells Like Facebook version. Any ideas are welcomed ;)

PS: Sorry I can’t answer all of your questions and complaints right now. These deadlines are killing me :cry: