We’re thrilled at the reception Bootplate v1.x has received and that has inspired a lot of ideas for an upcoming version 2.0. Here are just a few things we’re thinking about in this next big release. Faster oEmbed Media Embedded content with external requests can really slow a site down. This is especially true when… more The Future of Bootplate
WordPress 4.6 includes several important performance improvements, a handful of nifty new features, and a slew of bug fixes. But, Bootplate theme framework users may be wondering, “Is Bootplate compatible with this latest version of WordPress?” Well, folks, it certainly is. Developed on Nightly Builds From the beginning, we’ve been building and maintaining Bootplate on… more WordPress 4.6 Compatibility
We absolutely adore WordPress, but without taking the right precautions, you can end up with a sluggish site. We believe good website performance equals good web design. It’s a big part of what our Bootplate theme framework project is all about. Why Performance Matters First time visitors will only hang around for a few seconds… more Good Performance is Good Design
Bootplate is all about being a wicked-fast WordPress theme. After a lot of review of the work by the Filament Group on their loadCSS.js project, we decided to include a few custom functions in version 1.5 that copies WordPress’ CSS and JS enqueue process, but allows for heavier CSS to be loaded asynchronously (i.e. without… more Asynchronous Loading CSS in v1.5
WordPress v4.5.1 was just released and includes some great new and updated features. We’ve tested it on the latest version of the Bootplate Theme Framework and everything is looking great. Here’s a little background on this latest release of the WordPress core. For now, you can feel confident your Bootplate-powered website is fully compatible with… more WordPress v4.5.1 Compatibility
We’re working on adding a Bootplate Content Delivery Network (CDN) option which would load all sorts of common or heavy-weight resources from a public CDN hosted with MaxCDN. We’re a little unsure on the costs associated, but the idea and the technology seem sound. Basically, we’d default all resources to load from their local versions. … more Offer Free Bootplate CDN?