PushButton Labs

Today, we have release version 1.5 of the OnePress Theme Framework for WordPress. This release comes on the heals of the newest version of WordPress (version 2.8) being unveiled. The newest version of WordPress has made a number of changes in the code to change authentication and widget APIs for theme and plug-in developers. Due to these updates, we will not be supporting phpBB integration with OnePress as of this release. The download for OnePress 1.5 still contains functionality for those of you still operating under WordPress 2.7 and wish to remain using that. This release of OnePress is compatible with both versions 2.7 and 2.8 of WordPress.

As far as our plans for continued community development, we plan on leveraging the powerful bbPress system for our future projects at PushButton Labs and have so far liked what we’ve seen! If you were using the phpBB integration for your community, we suggest looking into bbPress if you wish to continue using forums on your site.

If you have the phpBB module active in OnePress, please do the following before upgrading to WordPress 2.8. It is important that you change the authentication method in phpBB to the original “db” method. Since OnePress has kept WordPress and phpBB databases were kept in sync while acting as the active auth method, you should not have to worry about losing any login functionality with phpBB. However, as when doing any changes, we ask that you please update your database first. To change your phpBB login method, simply navigate to your phpBB Administration Panel -> Authentication and for the authentication method, choose “db.”

If you have found yourself in a position where you have upgraded before changing the phpBB authentication method to “db,” read here to learn how to fix this issue.

Concerning new functionality in WordPress 2.8, the only change visible to you, the user, is the method in which widgets are handled. Previously, WordPress required you to work on sidebar widgets on a per sidebar basis. Now, all of the sidebars are displayed at the same time. Due to this, the sidebar copy and pasting functionality of OnePress has changed a little bit. The interface now prides a highlight on the selected sidebar. So now, you click the sidebar you wish to copy, click copy, select the sidebar on which you wish to paste, and click paste! It’s that simple!

You can download OnePress Community for Wordpress from http://onepresscommunity.com