One Problem, Several Suggestions

Been working with the theme for much of the past week, love it – covers almost all my needs.

Only significant problem I’ve come across is the ‘visibility’ function in the widgets don’t work. My posts have several categories so I aim to have a sidebar for posts in each category showcasing most recent stories in said category (eg. so a post categorised in ‘TV’ would only list posts also in the ‘TV’ category).

You have the option for that – ‘Recent Posts’ and then changing the visibility. Trouble is it doesn’t seem to work. I tried ‘Show’ ‘TV’ but the result is still the most recent posts across all 7-8 categories. I tried ‘Hide’ and selected all the other categories – same result.

In terms of suggestions for future editions:

1. ‘Dark’ color scheme. Not every site uses white backgrounds, some of us like our black and/or grey ones. An option to swap the color scheme between them would be great.

2. More ‘Blocks’. Five’s just not enough, especially as many are quite similar. Any chance of a ‘Block 6’ made entirely of ‘Module 5’ and a ‘Block 7’ made entirely of ‘Module 9’? Is there a way to build our own custom blocks?

3. Increased color options. I work on a site with seven or eight different categories. I love that I can adjust the colours of the tags and some headers to assign a specific color to different categories but can this go further? Can this apply to elements such as the color highlight in main menu, the widget sidebar headings, and the big slide titles, etc.

4. Minimised author option. Right now in posts, the only way to see the author is to include the great big honking ‘Author’ box down the bottom. Any chance of an option to change it so instead the author’s name only appears in a line of text at the top of the post – between the category listings and the publication time (like it is on the category pages)?

5. A third header style. Right now there’s a thin line underneath writing with no background (style 1), or a thin line with a raised colored background behind only the writing (default). Any chance of a raised colored background across the entire line?

6. Gallery pictures – along with attachment page or direct image, any chance of a css-only lightbox style popup option so when someone wants to see a bigger picture in comes up in a closeable box?

7. Category Pages – For those of us with a LOT of articles – in some cases over 10,000 in one category, ways to sort the order of a content are a must. Current category pages list only from the most recent to the oldest. Any chance of a way to list a categories stories in alphabetical order and jump to a specific letter?

7. More AdSense boxes – specifically a secondary sidebar one. A lot of sites use a 300×250 AND a 160×600 or 300×600 further down in their sidebars.

8. Love the various styles in the ‘Social Icons’ widget, much more than the fairly ordinary design of the ‘Sharing’ options in the posts themselves. Any chance of the latter to be more like the former?