Canvas 2.0


Magazine page template

We have had a lot of people request some extra functionality in Canvas, and we promised to deliver on some of the requests. After a bit of a delay, we can now finally show you a couple cool new features that will add an extra layer to this popular theme.

Magazine Page Template & Business Page Template

The two major updates in this version are the custom page templates. You can now add a magazine (view demo) or business (view demo) page template to your Canvas theme.

Both page templates have a featured jQuery slider, that can show posts or pages. The slider on the magazine template shows posts which have been marked with a tag, and the business template shows pages that you have setup in the options.

We hope you enjoy this update, and let us know how we can improve this theme even more in the future!

Important! After you have uploaded the new version, you need to make a new page and add the “Business” or “Magazine” page template first before the options for the specific template becomes available in your options panel. Read full instructions in our documentation.
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47 comments

  1. wp themes
    April 6, 2010

    Oh yea, very nice.

  2. Gino Pulgar
    April 6, 2010

    yon naman!

  3. Johan Swarts
    April 6, 2010

    ah, excellent!

  4. Matthias
    April 6, 2010

    Wow, /REALLY/ great update! You guys rock!

  5. Scott Webb
    April 6, 2010

    Nice. I’ve recently just loaded up canvas on my website that I want to use for helping people with design, newsletters and building online presence.

    Those updates are pretty awesome. I use thesis and I’ve learned how to do this type of stuff with the theme, but this makes it so easy. Beyond easy. So many people would benefit from this and the amazing woo-widgets that come with it too.

  6. Magnus
    April 6, 2010

    Not sure I understand what you mean. You need to check the documentation on how to add the page templates. If you still can’t figure it out, please post in the forum and we’ll help you out.

    • Magnus
      April 6, 2010

      I can’t edit via the editor either. Will look into it!

    • Magnus
      April 6, 2010

      Found a bug in includes/theme-widgets.php that messed with the theme-editor in WP. Updated the theme with a fix now, so just download and replace 🙂 Thanks for spotting it!

      • Pedro
        April 6, 2010

        cannot see the themes to change (business, magazine…). Had installed v1 before.??

        • Magnus
          April 6, 2010

          Not sure what you mean… If you are having trouble it’s best to post in our forum so we can better help you.

  7. Michael Krapf
    April 6, 2010

    Worth the wait! Can’t wait to explore V2.

  8. Mscott
    April 6, 2010

    I bought Canvas 1.0 last week and was just thinking it would be nice to have a mag style template. I feel like I won the lottery with this upgrade. WOO!

    A links page template would be nice too.

    Thanks guys.

    • Magnus
      April 6, 2010

      Great! E-mail us some info on what a links template would look like, and we might include it in a future update.

  9. downsouth
    April 6, 2010

    Wonderful ! Just what the theme needs to round it out 🙂

    I’ve recently heavily modified a canvas site (with a custom slider!), should I be able to export the current settings and import them into version 2 alright ?

    • Magnus
      April 6, 2010

      Export/import of settings should work yes 🙂

  10. Ryan Riatno
    April 7, 2010

    Awesome, I’m concerned to buy the single package for the lifetime updates 🙂

  11. Mike Baker
    April 7, 2010

    I was pleased with Canvas 1, but now you’ve updated it with the magazine-style front page option and the slider, it’s nothing short of brilliant.

    If anyone wants to see how I’ve used it, it’s at http://www.templeofipad.com/.

    I’m particularly pleased with the clean design, the flexibility of the layout/typography and the speed.

    Great work guys!

    Mike.

    P.S. I see lots of SEO options in the latest framework. I have All in one SEO currently installed, so I will look at what the Woo framework can do as a replacement.

    • Mike Baker
      April 7, 2010

      Having looked at your SEO options and seen the output, I now don’t need any SEO plugins.

      You should make something of this – some other themes use their SEO as a big selling point.

      • Magnus
        April 7, 2010

        We will market it a bit more, as soon as WooFramework 2.7.0 is deployed to other themes 🙂

    • Magnus
      April 7, 2010

      Great site you got there 🙂

  12. pedro67
    April 7, 2010

    the changelog says 2.0.3
    Version to download is 2.0.2
    refresh?

    • Magnus
      April 7, 2010

      latest version is 2.0.4

  13. Ronny
    April 7, 2010

    This is a nice Theme 🙂

  14. Doug Barned
    April 7, 2010

    Brilliant! Keep up the great work 🙂

  15. Zatz
    April 8, 2010

    Will this be on the test MU site any time soon? Thanks!

    • Magnus
      April 8, 2010

      deployed it now 🙂

  16. Melanie
    April 8, 2010

    This update may very well have sealed the deal for me. I’ve been contemplating buying a Woo Theme and I think this new Canvas theme is going to be the one for me for a site redesign. The other is Magnus…I just like Norwegians. 🙂

    Thanks!

    • Magnus
      April 8, 2010

      Heia Norge! 🙂

      • Melanie
        April 8, 2010

        Ha. Thanks. Keep up the good work!

  17. Trousseau Packing
    April 9, 2010

    Hey Magnus,

    The playground still has old canvas 2.0.5, can you update that for us please 🙂

    We would love to play around and then buy this awesome theme for our trousseau packing site! we were using mortar, but now need to get more handy with customisations http://studioprerna.com

    Cheers
    Prerna

    • Magnus
      April 9, 2010

      2.0.5 is the newest version!

      • Trousseau Packing
        April 9, 2010

        But I am unable to see the magazine and business templates. Either #iamstupid or #blind 🙁

        • Magnus
          April 9, 2010

          You need to add the page first and select Business or Magazine page template in Attributes. Options will then become visible.

          • Trousseau Packing
            April 9, 2010

            Thanks for clearing my doubts and ensuring I look down upon myself. Cheers man.

  18. WP Premium
    April 10, 2010

    Hey.. really a nice theme.

  19. anekn
    April 12, 2010

    hey ,how can i from 1.02 upgrade to 2.0.4??

    • Adii Rockstar
      April 12, 2010

      Simply download the new version from your user dashboard.

  20. Joris
    April 14, 2010

    This is sooo awesome! Bigg kiss to you Woo! :=))

  21. Victoria
    April 14, 2010

    Canvas for EE in the works?

    • Adii Rockstar
      April 14, 2010

      Not quite yet, but hopefully in the near future.

      • Victoria
        May 22, 2010

        I hope so! I think this is an essential theme every platform should have!! Don’t let the EEusers go without 🙂

  22. Adii Rockstar
    May 16, 2010

    We always consider all new feature requests, whilst being careful not to bloat the theme. At this stage there are no to-do’s waiting to be added to Canvas.

  23. Josh
    May 24, 2010

    Hey there! This theme looks terrific. Can someone help me decide between Canvas, Thesis, Thematic, Carrington and other similar looking themes or what they call frameworks, eh?

    Please help – Need to buy today 🙂

    Thanks in advance,
    Josh

    • Magnus
      May 24, 2010

      Sure, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us via the contact page.

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