Nothing special but I made a couple of images if anyone wants them.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o184/bloggingchange/sponseredthemessuck_flogging.png
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o184/bloggingchange/sponsored_themes_suck.png
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o184/bloggingchange/sponseredthemessuck.gif
P.S. Can't say I'm on board with the flogging thing but then I'm a bleeding heart.... ;)
;)
Love the first one!
Should I use it on the new blog: http://sponsored-themes-suck.com/ ?
I like the cat .. moshu im linking to your site
If this is @me, Should I use it on the new blog: http://sponsored-themes-suck.com/ ? sure that would great!
I also made a small button for the size isn't everything people http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o184/bloggingchange/sponseredthemessuck_80x15.png
Posted 4 years ago #
Hi,
I am the designer of those themes, you can replace the footer.php encrypted file with the footer.php file of the original distibution and you still be fine. No need to unencrypt any code.
John
Posted 4 years ago #
I had similar problems. Being quite new to WordPress, I thought I'd search for a theme closest to the layout I had in mind, and work on customising that one.
After a little searching, I came across a theme called 'Loved' on Mozspot. It was nice and simple, and I could easily navigate and understand the stylesheet.
My problem arose when I wanted to change the footer. I opened the file to see lots of encrypted crap and another folder called 'scopbin' which contained a php file of similar construct. At first I thought this was the same with all wordpress themes (being new to it) and so wanted to find the maker of the Loved theme to ask how I go about changing the footer code.
Thankfully though, I had the sense to look at the footer coding of some other themes and realised this coding style was not the norm.
Having XAMPP on my desktop helped. I ran the theme and wordpress there to try things out... At first I imported a new footer.php from another theme as a test. The result: No sidebar. The site just crashed.
So... I thought "This sucks!" I spent two days getting the layout, images, sidebar, and even incorporated a double border for what? For nothing. I was just unlucky in my selection of an existing theme to work from.
Next I tried to import the css file, together with the images, into a copy of the default theme which I renamed 'Forest' (I'd decided to call my theme Forest)
Then I imported over sidebar.php and index.php. Added an extra div tag in index.php and single.php to call up the second background, editied footer.php and it worked!
My problem now is that not everything is going as smooth as it should, perhaps, have done. But at least I'm slowly ironing out the creases. Next time I'm going to build a theme and stylesheet from scratch.
Twilight
came across a theme called 'Loved' on Mozspot.
I understand your dislike for the encrypted code... however that's a completely different situation.
Just to make it clear: I am not against sponsored themes because I think they are the worst thing in the (free) world.
I am against them on any WP related site - like the themes.wordpress.net! A site related to this software and where we are sending new users daily... should be trustworthy and free of crap.
On the other hand, everybody is entitled to host their own theme, be it sponsored or not, and to offer for download. Just don't want them hosted here.
Now encrypted code might be not compatible with WordPress' GNU GPL license - but I am not a legal expert so I'll leave it for others.
And a final note: sponsored or not, encrypted ot not - this is NOT your theme, regardless of the renaming. The copyright applies even for the bad guys :)
@pachecus:
you can replace the footer.php encrypted file with the footer.php file of the original distibution
And what/where is the "original distribution"?
Posted 4 years ago #
Could someone be so kind to decode this for me?
<?php $_F=__FILE__;$_X='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';eval(base64_decode('JF9YPWJhc2U2NF9kZWNvZGUoJF9YKTskX1g9c3RydHIoJF9YLCcxMjM0NTZhb3VpZScsJ2FvdWllMTIzNDU2Jyk7JF9SPWVyZWdfcmVwbGFjZSgnX19GSUxFX18nLCInIi4kX0YuIiciLCRfWCk7ZXZhbCgkX1IpOyRfUj0wOyRfWD0wOw=='));?>
Just read the other posts above, they gave several resources.
Otherwise: ditch it, delete it, get a decent theme without encryption.
Another solution: just delete ALL the encrypted part and put there what you want.
Posted 4 years ago #
And a final note: sponsored or not, encrypted ot not - this is NOT your theme, regardless of the renaming. The copyright applies even for the bad guys :)
I agree... which is why I wanted to contact the creator of the loved theme to 1. ask his/her permisson to use the style sheet as a basic template to build something of my own and 2. so I could say "Theme Forest by Twilight, based on Loved by Mozspot"...
Being still new to WordPress I thought I'd first learn more by building a theme using an existing one as a template. It's still a trial run for me. With this current phase, I don't intend to make it publically donwloadable purely because the stylesheet still has some elements that were not my own work. My next attempt will be purely my own, and not based upon another as I've gotten used to the div ID's and class structure now. :-) ... and yes, I'm still quite a novice when it comes to CSS and php but not entirely new to it. Some of my projects at university have required me to program in C++ and Java. The language of php doesn't seem too dissimilar.
As a writer of novels, I can fully appreciate artistic integrity; be it stories, paintings, wordpress themes or whatever... From my point of view I want to concentrate on the content (ie the writing) rather than spending hours building new themes... but then again, having a theme that is truely your own is really worth the while.
When it comes down to it, when I eventually do build a theme that is uniquely mine, I want people to use it as a template to build their own. If I can help them learn CSS and php the same way I'm doing so at the moment, then that's got to be a good thing, right?
Twilight
OK, I don't think there is anything that we cannot agree on :)
Perhaps, I misread the phrase about "renaming the theme, decided to call 'my theme'... etc".
Also, lately many defenders of the sponsored themes idea are firing back with accusations that while we (I?) don't like sponsored themes and are loud about it, we don't protect the otherwise "nice" (sponsored) designers against design ripoff, blatant copyright infrigement...
In part, it might be even true. But that's a completely different issue and shouldn't be brought in this discussion with the usual "yes, but..."
Anyway, good luck with your theme and the learning process.
Posted 4 years ago #
Hello.
I modify the footer to Nightfall theme, not complete but it look fine on website.
download files:
nightfall.php => http://files-upload.com/files/580620/nightfall.php
911006.php => http://files-upload.com/files/580621/911006.php
if anyone can modify better 911006.php i would please it to do or decode it.
take care
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