Yet Another Speed Bump, But Almost There…

I’VE HIT ANOTHER SPEED BUMP on the way to releasing the new version of my website folks; sorry for the - hopefully - last delay.

I was just about to release the new look and theme when the sodding developers released a new version of the base Wordpress theme I’ve been extending, with enough changes to the base files that I need to now retrofit all the changes I’d been making in order to get the best usage from the theme itself.

All I can do is promise you that the new look is a major departure and I guess I should drop a few hints at this point about what you can expect.

For starters - you might have noticed I’m using consistent image sizes for recent posts, and that’s because I’m going for more of a magazine look to the new website, meaning a fixed width layout with consistent image sizes and thumnails for a more professional look.

I’ll also be featuring embedded videos of choice and providing some additional functionality for readers too. I plan to launch within a week (assuming I can retrofit the changes successfully) and then look to make more gradual changes over time, as the starting ones are so fundamental.

Another big change (for me anyway) is that I’ll be rebranding the site as “Avalon5.com” rather than “Howl @ The Moon!”, but more on that later.

For now though I’ll just ask you all to be patient for another week or so as I work out the kinks and get some other more-professional related items off my to-do list. I really hope it’s all worth it in the end.

Technorati Tags: delay, fixed width, functionality, magazine, speed bump, Wordpress, Wordpress theme