Untitled Themes

Encountering the ‘Invalid Theme’ button Not too long...

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:21:53 -0700

Encountering the ‘Invalid Theme’ button

Not too long ago, Tumblr introduced a system that checks a theme’s HTML, if the system deems the HTML invalid, they make it seem near impossible to work with the theme.

But the criteria for invalid HTML is not clear, what deems HTML to be ‘invalid’? It’s safe to assume that this is a hit and miss feature, especially when it comes to custom built themes (themes not listed in Tumblr’s theme garden).

So what does it mean? Well it essentially means nothing. When you install a custom theme, in this case Kinley or Polarmark, you may encounter it the first time you paste the HTML into the editor pane. The button’s function doesn’t change however, clicking it will still update the theme’s preview. You can continue on and click save, reload the page and you’ll unlikely see the button again.

It’s safe to ignore this button, it does not actually affect the ability to update and save the theme. We can promise you that my themes’ HTML is valid and working and we’re dedicated to keeping the custom themes we release up-to-date.

Kinley theme updated to 3.2

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 23:11:30 -0700

The Kinley Theme has received a small update which includes an update to the menu arrows and a fix for the like button on posts.

We'll be honest about Know Anon

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 05:27:13 -0700

We have no clue what’s wrong with Know Anon, we’ve been working hard to attempt to resolve the issues but we can’t replicate them. The usage has plummeted and judging by the number of messages we’re getting, something is very wrong.

Recently Dreamhost (the company whom hosts the files required) experienced downtime, however they claimed to have fixed the issues surrounding it. Initially we too couldn’t access the website but after talking to them, we’ve had no trouble. Therefore we’re struggling to replicate the issues. All files are fine, we’ve checked them multiple times, we’ve tested Know Anon on our personal blogs - all with success.

What we ask is, if you use Know Anon, could you reply below with whether it’s working or not for you. Basically: “it works” or “it doesn’t work”.

Now we know you’re annoyed, you paid upwards of $1, rest assured that we’re annoyed too because we pay one hundred that for a service that gives us nothing but complaints from our users. We want this fixed too.

Can we get some feedback, please and thank you?

untitledthemes: Be sure to keep your ask box free of any haters...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 19:28:54 -0700

untitledthemes:

Be sure to keep your ask box free of any haters into the New Year. Know Anon is designed to expose people sending hate messages and with 2013 around the corner, there isn’t a better time to safeguard your ego, however much of it you have.

Install Know Anon.

Updated for the new ask-box design.

Know Anon has been updated to work with the new ask box design....

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:48:40 -0800

Know Anon has been updated to work with the new ask box design. No need to reinstall or anything, it’s ready to go. If you encounter any issues with it, just message me, anonymously or not.

Thank you to expiry for alerting me, I guess I don’t ask many questions to notice for myself.

Kinley v3 The promised update for Kinley is finally here and...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:00:35 -0800

Kinley v3

The promised update for Kinley is finally here and it’s huge! Kinley version 3 was built from the ground up, literally built from scratch. As the previous versions of the theme received more updates it became more bloated and slow, building it from the ground up allowed the reduction of unnecessary clutter and features.

So what’s new?

Built from the ground up to optimise for speed and stability.
Advanced custom lightbox integration. Inspired by Tumblr’s latest update, posts can be viewed in full from the index page without losing your place while scrolling.
Tidied up permalink page.
Automatic Updates + Improved Installing - CSS and JS files are hosted on Untitled Themes’ server which means they’ll be kept up to date without you having to install the theme again. Plus when an update is available which requires re-installing, you will see a banner at the top of the customize page with a simple tool to update.
Install file has been updated, it actually looks amazing if I say so myself, it’s a highlight.
Slight appearance tweaks to improve consistency.

What’s been removed? (Note: a number of features considered redundant or causing issues have been removed.)

Social icons from the top menu have been removed (will return in a future update, removed because they weren’t compatible with Firefox).
Pinterest’s Pin-It button has been removed because it didn’t function very well.
Facebook Comments has been removed because no one found much use for it.
Traverse Scrolling has been removed because it was prematurely released and was of little use.
‘Install Theme’ button has been removed along with the Theme slide down, however a simple ‘Theme’ link remains in the menu.
Appearance Tags are slowly being rolled out, at present they’re not functional but they will start to reappear over the next few weeks with new documentation.
Custom pages are now automatically added to the ‘More’ menu.

If you already own Kinley, just open the install file you downloaded when you bought it and skip through the steps (without actually completing them) until you get to the last step and click the ‘Update*’ button (this has been improved in the latest version).

You can install the latest version here.

It’s almost Valentines Day and I know you guys...

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 07:23:21 -0800

It’s almost Valentines Day and I know you guys aren’t doing anything, afterall, you’re on Tumblr and it’s the weekend. Insults aside, show your followers that you love them by putting Falling Hearts on your blog.

Falling Hearts is essentially falling hearts through the magic of javascript, yes your theme will be totally covered in little hearts dropping from an apparent nowhere. Watch as they gently sway left to right in a romantic fashion on a virtual breeze softly blowing across your blog.

Install Falling Hearts.

Will you be posting the "falling hearts" code again? It's so pretty.

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:35:50 -0800

I will be, with a slight update!

Untitled Themes and Level82 themes are officially discontinued

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:51:54 -0800

We’ll also no longer be making new themes, we’re now working on a project that will be announced soon.

Premium themes and Know Anon will remain supported.

Recent theme issues

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:53:00 -0800

A number of themes have been affected recently by an update to jQuery. The issue was completely my fault, when I design websites and themes, I use the latest jQuery script which is automatically updated when a new version is available. However in the most recent release, a handful of functions were depreciated including one that is used in the infinite scroll script. Without it, the infinite scroll is unable to work and in some cases even cause the theme to not show at all.

~~I have been working hard to address this issue despite being overseas without a computer~~ back. I’ve essentially started replacing the jquery-latest.js with jquery-1.7.2.min.js in the head of each theme, however the update takes some time to be approved and themes with edited HTML will not be updated. If you’re having an issue, I ask that you simply replace:

http://code.jquery.com/jquery-latest.js

With:

http://www.untitledthemes.com/jquery.js

For Level82 themes, simply replace:

http://static.tumblr.com/rejwoxv/VL5mbnyfu/theme.js

With:

http://static.tumblr.com/jw8fmba/JuPmhkses/theme.js

This will be found under the head tag, press control/command F to quickly search for it.

This applies to most Untitled Themes’ themes and Level82 themes. All themes in the Tumblr Theme Garden will be issued an update which will fix this, however if you have customized the theme by editing the HTML then you will need to replace the code above of reinstall the theme. Kinley has been updated and users will need to replace the code above or download the update from the install file found in the .zip. Stacky 5 and Cinch will be updated as soon as ~~I have access to a computer~~ possible.

Be sure to keep your ask box free of any haters into the New...

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 17:51:49 -0800

Be sure to keep your ask box free of any haters into the New Year. Know Anon is designed to expose people sending hate messages and with 2013 around the corner, there isn’t a better time to safeguard your ego, however much of it you have.

Install Know Anon.

It’s that time of the year again, well almost. Celebrate...

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 16:56:21 -0800

It’s that time of the year again, well almost. Celebrate the holiday season with some virtual snow. Snowstorm.js has all the perks of snow and none of the disadvantages - it’s not cold and it doesn’t melt. Simply place this code in your description or anywhere within and on the customize page…

Large photosets will be fixed in Kinley soon, also...

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:31:00 -0700

Large photosets will be fixed in Kinley soon, also...:

Any other things you wish to see in an update to Kinley?

A small update has been made (and will be applied soon) to all...

Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:48:52 -0700

A small update has been made (and will be applied soon) to all Untitled Themes themes. The update addresses the Theme Assistant on the customize page, it is now supported in Firefox and is slightly more robust. The update also removes all theme credit (on most themes) and places an ‘Install Theme’ button next to the ‘Dashboard’ button, this will tidy blogs up and keep with the consistency provided by Tumblr.

The update has not been applied to premium themes (yet) and Impress. To view the update, you can view the Sam’s Theme preview page. If there are any problems, make sure you contact me.

Know Anon 2.0 is available!

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:37:00 -0700

Know Anon 2.0 is available!

Untitled Themes has its own Facebook page

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:42:28 -0700

Untitled Themes has its own Facebook page:

The new Know Anon will be released early on the Untitled Themes page, exclusive to those who have liked it.

I was reading your past posts and I was wondering what made you decide to bring Know Anon back? I just tried the 2.0 test and it's really fascinating thinking about it because it seems like a small thing like knowing anons' identities has the potential to change the social dynamics of tumblr a lot so I found it really interesting and it made me say wow

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 23:10:00 -0700

When I pulled the first version, the response was unbelievable, 10% was nasty and at least 70% attempted to make me believe they needed Know Anon to prevent drastic outcomes.

I was reluctant to bring Know Anon back because it doesn’t essentially prevent the anonymous hate, it allows the receiver to punish the asker. There is an easier and more effective way to avoid anonymous hate - turn the anonymous option off. But I know what it’s like to get anonymous hate and simply turning the option off doesn’t give you that little closure you need.

I decided to bring Know Anon back because the tool has the potential to install a sense of insecurity in people who are willing to hurt someone emotionally. I would like to think that people that use this have a reason, they’re not provoking or encouraging the hate and it’s occasional rather than endless. My preferred outcome of those using this tool would be to block and/or report the asker or at most reply maturely instead of returning the hate, however I have no control over that part.

Kinley 2.1.1

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 12:45:33 -0700

Kinley 2.1.1 is a small update, it however fixes stability, decreases the load time and adds some small features that you may find to be useful.

Traverse scrolling option added - the page URL in the browser’s address bar automatically updates as you scroll, visitors will never lose their place if they refresh the page.
Google font integration - all you need to know is the name of the font you wish to use. The fonts are found here, copy the font name and place it in the ‘Header font’ box, Museo slab is the default font.
Photosets can now be made large.
‘Photosets as sliders’ has been removed due to performance issues and increasing page load times.
30% faster.

Click the update button on the final slide of the install page if you installed Kinley in the past. Install Kinley or preview Kinley.

The Cinch theme is now available on ThemeCloud. Cinch is another...

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 17:53:00 -0700

The Cinch theme is now available on ThemeCloud.

Cinch is another interactive theme by Untitled Themes, however Cinch is less reliant on modern browsers. Cinch is a highly customizable theme with over 50 individual appearance options. The posts span a percentage of the entire browser making this theme all about your content.

Masonry + percentage based layout.
Optional pan navigation.
Choose the number of columns.
Infinite scroll.
Like and reblog posts from the index page.
View archive, ask questions, submit and search from the menu.
Fixed menu.
Integrated with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, Vimeo, Deviantart and Skype.
Disqus or Facebook comments.
High quality photos.
Photosets as slideshows.

The theme is currently available for free, so be quick.

Know Anon hits 750,000 users

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:56:10 -0700

Know Anon has hit 750,000 users and over 3.5 million daily page-views (people visiting an ask page of a Know Anon user, this potentially represents the number of questions asked to a person using Know Anon). A lot of you are exposing hate messages.