stripShow Sandbox Diagram

By Brad | Published: September 9, 2009

To aid in modifying stripShow Sandbox, through the addition or removal of actions, I have created a reference diagram showing the important structures at play in stripShow Sandbox.

You can download a copy of this diagram in PDF format here.

stripShow Sandbox Diagram

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Seeking stripShow sites for Gallery

By Brad | Published: August 5, 2009

If you’re running stripShow, I’d like to hear about it! And if you’d like to have your site included in the stripShow Gallery (which isn’t much of a “gallery” at the moment, just two comics), please send me the following information:

  • Your name
  • Your comic’s name
  • Your comic’s URL
  • A brief description of what your comic is about
  • A sample strip; put your best foot forward!
  • A 128×128 icon representing your comic. This is optional, but if you don’t provide one, I’ll make one, and I suck.

Eventually, I will have some kind of form to upload this stuff, but in the meantime, you can shoot an email to bhawkins AT monkeylaw DOT org, and I’ll be happy to add you to the gallery.

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Gallery: Borderline Boy

By Brad | Published: August 3, 2009

icon_borderlineFrom Jackson Ferrell comes Borderline Boy, a comic about the post-collegiate transition that hits pretty close to home for those of us who’ve gone through it.

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Gallery: How to be Bulletproof

By Brad | Published: August 2, 2009

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Kirt Burdick’s How to be Bulletproof is a tough-as-nails, action-packed supernatural thriller in graphic novel format. Follow the adventures of Joe “Bulletproof” Blue, Sailor Mick, and cast of colorful lowlifes in a tale of revenge that transcends life and death!

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stripShow 2.0 released!

By Brad | Published: August 2, 2009

Version 2 BadgeI’m pleased to announce the release of version 2.0 of stripShow, the all-in-one webcomics package for WordPress!

Overview

stripShow 2.0 includes a WordPress plugin providing easy-to-use administration pages for the uploading or importing of comics, and an all-new theme framework for creating your own stripShow themes.

stripShow operates by associating comic files (usually graphic images) with blog posts. Comic posts are kept separate from regular blog posts, which can continue to be used as normal.

stripShow is not just a theme — it’s a complete, all-in-one webcomics solution. Included with stripShow is the powerful new theming package, stripShow Sandbox, which provides a basic theme for webcomics display. You can easily create child themes which can customize the look of your site. Elements of stripShow Sandbox can be removed or customized to your liking in your child themes without ever modifying the parent theme. Never worry about theme upgrades destroying your work again!

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stripShow 2.0 beta 2 released!

By Brad | Published: June 12, 2009

Here's the second beta:

http://stripshow.monkeylaw.org/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=stripshow-2.0b2.zip

Notable differences:

  • The colorful playful theme that used to be the stripShow Sandbox is now a child theme called ComicalStrip, and the stripShow Sandbox is kind of generic. I figured that would make it a little more universal.
  • An additional child theme, Golden, is also included
  • I've added lots of action hooks to the template, so you can add and remove functionality without altering the parent theme. Golden is an example of this — I've stuck previous and next arrows to the sides of the comic, like Diesel Sweeties has.

As always, I'm desperately seeking feedback on this version. If there are no bugs, I think this might just be 2.0.

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stripShow 2.0 beta 1 released!

By Brad | Published: April 18, 2009

After months and months of delays (mainly caused by inattentiveness, indecision, and the usual "Oooh! Shiny!" that affects ADHD sufferers like myself), I’m pleased to announce that I’m ready to release a beta of stripShow 2.0!

stripShow is the WordPress plugin that transforms your blog into a full-featured webcomics platform. All the original features of stripShow, such as built-in searchable transcripts and hierarchical storyline support, are of course still present.

New features in 2.0:

  • A handy WordPress admin interface for uploading comics — either singly, or in bulk.
  • Now you can name your comic files whatever you want — no need to have a date in the filename.
  • 7 new template tags
  • 3 sidebar widgets
  • New theme framework based on Sandbox — create a child theme and leave the framework alone, to make upgrading a snap
  • Obscuring of comic filenames now available, so you can show comics without letting people know where you keep them.
  • Graphic novel creators can configure their archives to start at the first page rather than the last

That’s just what I was able to remember off the top of my head. :)

stripShow 2.0b1 is available here. Because this is a beta, it will not appear in the WordPress Plugin Directory until it is formally released.

I look forward to hearing feedback. What doesn’t work? What’s not clear? What could be better? Feel free to contact me at the stripShow Support Forum

Have fun, and Happy Stripping!

 

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stripShow 1.7 released

By Brad | Published: January 15, 2009

I have released stripShow 1.7! What’s new in this version? Only a few things:

  • The random_comic_link template tag now works. Previously, it was documented, but did nothing.
  • The URLs in the storyline dropdown are now base64-encoded. One user reported that the unencoded URLs were causing an issue with his web host.
  • The structure of the package has changed. No longer do you unzip it into your WordPress root. Instead, it’s a folder called “stripshow” which goes in wp-content/plugins. The example theme is now located in a folder, inside the plugin folder, called “example-themes.” This is for compatibility with the WordPress Plugin Directory.
  • stripShow is now available in the WordPress Plugin Directory! This allows users to update the plugin automatically from within WordPress. It’s still available as a ZIP file from the download page.
And that’s it for changes. Version 2.0 is coming soon. I know it’s been delayed a while, but there’s a lot of new stuff to document. Watch this space or follow me on Twitter.
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Changes coming in stripShow 2

By Brad | Published: January 12, 2009

OK, so some among you may be starting to wonder if stripShow is a dead project. I assure you, it’s not, I’ve just not had a lot of time to devote to it for the past few months.

But I’m back, and ready to get this release out the door. One of the things I’ve been doing is ensuring that stripShow 2.0 works with WordPress 2.7… and it does. But I’m starting to realize that my original idea — to file stripShow’s menus semantically among WordPress’s own rather than lumping everything under a “stripShow” menu — might not be the best method, at least if I don’t want to go insane documenting how to use the software and taking into account all the various menus in the various versions of WordPress. So I’m exploring how best to lay out the admin menus without having to provide three sets of instructions.

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Call for stripShow sites!

By Brad | Published: September 8, 2008

With the upcoming release of stripShow 2.0, I would like to compile a gallery of sites that use stripShow.

If you use stripShow, I would love to hear about your site. Please send an email to bhawkins@monkeylaw.org with the following information:

  • Site name
  • URL
  • Your name
  • Your email (will be private)
  • A brief description of what your site/comic is about

I already know about some sS sites, but I’d like to see what’s out there. Looking forward to hearing from you!

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