I really want to like it, but

  • Resolved gfendle

    (@gfendle)


    13 years, 8 months ago

    I didn’t get past the back-end on this one, sadly. It’s very hard work and some of the default settings are just wrong. The 1000px width, for example. Doesn’t make any sense to me.

    It’s clear the author has put an almost inordinate amount of work into this, but there needs to be some direction, I think. Often, when we work in isolation on personal projects, we lose sight of what is best for the users in favour of executing the myriad ideas we have bouncing around our heads.

    The back end is, well, really hard work, if I’m being polite. Appreciate that the WordPress admin menu bar cab be collapsed, but even then there still too much horizontal scrolling. Floating confirmation dialogues are little more than a distraction, and I defy anyone other than the author himself to know with great confidence their way around the back end. There’s simply too much to memorise.

    It’s is, however, a fantastic body of work. With some considerable time spent on IA, it could be absolutely stunning.

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  • Sorry I don’t understand, what is default page with from the theme?

    My English it’s not fluent enough

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    gfendle – Just as an FYI, next time make sure you specify in the TITLE or the first paragraph that your problem is in a THEME. A tag is sufficient for many things, but clarity is worth a lot too. Nothing in your first post says ‘When I use the Suffusion theme, the WordPress back end is unusable.’ which would have helped a lot ??

    I’ve never used that theme. But yes, I totally agree with your statement that the Suffusion theme makes the WordPress back end kind of crazy.

    Thread Starter gfendle

    (@gfendle)

    @ipstenu

    Just as an FYI, next time make sure you specify in the TITLE or the first paragraph that your problem is in a THEME.

    Indeed, thank you. Duly noted and a lesson learned on my part.

    Thread Starter gfendle

    (@gfendle)

    @jaumesala

    Sorry I don’t understand, what is default page with from the theme?

    It’s not you, it’s me, as we say here in the UK.

    It was my shocking writing that made it unclear, sorry. It should read: “The 1000px comment is borne from my comment that the default page width for the theme is set to 1000px.”

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    Nah, it’s both. To revise my ‘how many people use suffusion’ statement, hundreds ?? And for everynoe who’s still confused, we’re talking about this:

    https://www.ads-software.com/extend/themes/suffusion

    Okay.

    Having skimmed his site, he doesn’t actually seem to troll HERE very often. This is totally permitted. If you want the AUTHOR to see this, post it on his forums: https://www.aquoid.com/forum/

    Hopefully he’ll say something useful!

    Thread Starter gfendle

    (@gfendle)

    Well, I’ve pretty much got the answers I wanted and I seem to be a voice in the wilderness here, so I’m unlikely to be investing a great deal more time in this.

    Functionally I think it’s a great body of work, but with the current superb state of WordPress time invested in drawing a line under (and rationalising existing bugs) that functionality and investing more time in improving the UI for the theme admin would greatly increase exposure and take up. But it’s not my theme. I came only to offer feedback.

    With that done, I can move on. ??

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    Well, I’ve pretty much got the answers I wanted and I seem to be a voice in the wilderness here, so I’m unlikely to be investing a great deal more time in this.

    I’d still take the time to tell the THEME AUTHOR about this. You will remain a voice in the wilderness if you don’t stop at the grove I’ve directed you too ??

    Again. This is not a WORDPRESS bug, it’s a THEME bug. As such, no one HERE can really help you (unless we fork the theme, which anyone can do, as it’s GPL). You need to shout at the right folks if you want to be heard.

    Get what I’m saying? You’re in the wrong forest. You need to speak up here https://www.aquoid.com/forum/ if you want to be heard past ‘Oh yeah, you’re right, that does suck.’

    Thread Starter gfendle

    (@gfendle)

    @ipstenu

    This is not a WORDPRESS bug, it’s a THEME bug.

    Er, no. I never logged it as a bug, did I? It was feedback tagged to the theme, and it’s been noted by the appropriate person and I’ve taken on board their comments, which is why it’s now tagged as resolved.

    FYI guys, Sayontan Sinha in this thread is the theme author.

    Wrong place? Kinda, but the author got the feedback anyway, and stated they are taking feedbacks into consideration, so yes, I think the thread did work.

    Closing topic. Please direct any Suffusion requests to https://www.aquoid.com/forum or use the Themes forum and ensure that you tag your post with the theme’s name.

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