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Suggest features to be added in SWIFT v3.4

Suggest features to be added in SWIFT v4.0

I thought v3.0 would be the last major update for SWIFT, but for the love and popularity it gained this week I decided to release one more update with lot of new features.

Here are the features that are most likely to be added in v4.0. Please report bugs and suggestions as a comment.

  • Drop down navigation for categories and pages.
  • Option to disable rounded corners in the navigation area.
  • Magazine and newspaper layout option for home page.
  • Option to diable RSS link in top navigation area.
  • Wide header option.
  • Tooltip integration.
  • Option to choose whats displayed in the tabs section.
  • Custom styling for contact form 7
  • Automatic Image resizing script, to make it easy for those who have large images in their earlier themes.
  • Floating rss and twitter icons.
  • 3 custom templates namely
    1. Wide template.
    2. Single slim sidebar.
    3. Left Sidebar-Content-RightSidebar. ( This will also be included in homepage layout options)
  • Option to choose between 2 slider.
  • Background colour for footer.
  • Floating twitter and RSS icons.
  • Option to enable WMD for comments, a simple lightweight HTML editor for blog comments.
  • Font resize option for visitors.
  • Jump to top link.
  • Widgestised ADS.
  • A small author info section at the bottom of the post with an option to disable it.
  • Option to choose font style, size and various other font properties of various elements on the page like
    1. Main content area.
    2. Blog name and Tag
    3. Navigation area.
    4. SideBar and sidebar titles.
    5. Post title.
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98 thoughts on “Suggest features to be included SWIFT v4.0”

  1. April 30, 2010 at 2:28 PM
    José A. Ureta says:
    I would appreciate if the Swift Theme included a "Print" button, like the one many sites have, allowing people to print the text of a particular post without all the surroundings.
    Reply
  2. December 1, 2009 at 12:07 PM
    Boatmik says:
    I believe that wordpress itself does not support it yet ... But tags and categories for PAGES would be fantastic.  The categories is a very powerful tool for organising information as one post can appear in several places in the menu system. Allied with the drop down category menus it allows access to many different groups of information. If categories could be implemented for PAGES it would allow a very consistent approach. But thanks for a great template.  Hope you enjoy the coffee! MIK
    Reply
  3. November 15, 2009 at 11:36 PM
    khizer says:
    on my slider only last post picture and text is showing.   guide me how can i will fix it?
    Reply
  4. November 14, 2009 at 10:45 PM
    khizer says:
    wordpress SWIFT template on my slider only last post picture and text is showing. and page any 1 guide me how can i will fix it?
    Reply
  5. November 7, 2009 at 3:23 AM
    Stephanie says:
    I would like to be able to change the font size of the text accompanying the images in the slider. I feel I should be able to change it in the CSS but I do not know where the slider text style is managed (I am a beginner at this)
    Reply
  6. November 6, 2009 at 8:03 AM
    Matt Z says:
    Hey, I noticed in the Beta Version of 4.0 That your modifying the footer to be one block.  I really like the idea of how it is now.  Would there be a theme option to make it look like the current? IF that makes sense.
    Reply
  7. November 4, 2009 at 9:25 PM
    Alexis Behrens says:
    how to insert Horizontal Banner (468x60) on the top?
    Reply
  8. October 28, 2009 at 9:18 PM
    planetdamage says:
    Adding a separate column of posts (like Popular Posts) right beside the regular blogposts, but you could actually customize which posts you want to see there? (According to searchword or cat ID?) I know, it's probably five minutes of dabbling in PHP, but that would be a major help atm :) Swift is pure ROCK, by the way :)
    Reply
  9. October 18, 2009 at 9:17 PM
    navjotjsingh says:
    Any idea of release date of 4.0?
    Reply
  10. October 18, 2009 at 12:13 PM
    vlad says:
    Validation is a must. Validator.
    Reply
  11. October 18, 2009 at 4:38 AM
    Freetechjournal.com says:
    The default Search box on category-navigation bar could be changed into adsense for search. There should be a swift option so that users could paste their adsense search code through swift option page and instead of default search box, adsense search box would be shown. Also you should provide guidelines for what should be the size of adsense for search box to make it fit well on the navigation bar.
    Reply
  12. October 17, 2009 at 10:39 PM
    vladklimsa says:
    Page without sidebar. Posibility make body 600 and sidebar 300 or body 700 sidebar 200. Perhaps bbpress theme integration. And this is the end of my suggestion for Swift 4.0.
    Reply
  13. October 17, 2009 at 2:13 AM
    vlad says:
    Small or big question. I like your theme and at the some time I wonder, It is posible to join the css scripts into one? I know that by plugin I can do this. I can offer to translate your page into spanish.
    Reply
    • October 17, 2009 at 2:27 PM
      Satish says:
      Refer to this post pelase. http://swiftthemes.com/forum/topic/how-to-use-cssstylings-in-swifts-style-folderdirectory#post-219 With lot features coming up in v4.0, there is going to be lot of custom css code. So I decided to combine all the css code in to one single file. This file contain the code thats specific to your customizations.
      Reply
    • October 17, 2009 at 2:51 PM
      vlad says:
      Thanks, I'll wait for release of 4.0 Great Swift theme.
      Reply
  14. October 16, 2009 at 7:20 AM
    Robomaster says:
    The instructions for YARPP are really obscure: it's already set to have this: <div class="relatedposts"><h4>Related posts:</h4><ol> Before related posts and this: </ol></div> After related posts, but sexybookmarks still isn't resting on top of the YARRP box: it's right above it, floating. I only have 9 bookmarks for sexybookmarks, and the code is right for YARRP, so what am I doing wrong?
    Reply
  15. October 15, 2009 at 9:07 PM
    Matt Z says:
    Have you thought about adding like a thumbs up or a thumbs down to the comments section? or to the posts ?  Basically a rating system. There is plugins that have those features i guess, but it seems like plugins take up so much memory.
    Reply
  16. October 15, 2009 at 4:42 AM
    Robomaster says:
    One suggestion: With Sexybookmarks, make it so it automatically rests on top of the "related posts" section like it does on this site. For some reason it doesn't do that on my site...
    Reply
  17. October 15, 2009 at 4:32 AM
    Robomaster says:
    Awesome, looks like you're already working on the HTML editor for the comments section! ;-) Might want to widen it a little bit, there's too much room on the right side.
    Reply
    • October 15, 2009 at 9:42 PM
      Satish says:
      I found this plugin, which works without any modification to the template. It has lot of useful options http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tinymcecomments/ I may not provide this feature by default as this plugin does a great job.
      Reply
  18. October 14, 2009 at 10:07 PM
    Freetechjournal.com says:
    Hi Satish, What about beautifully designed subscribe via email subscription form at the end of every post?? You should include swift option to disable such a feature (if added in the next release) for those who don't want such a box below every post
    Reply
  19. October 14, 2009 at 8:51 PM
    Matt Z says:
    I don't know if I can explain this right.  But, in the  -Swift theme options> General options> header height> _____ < we can change the header height, but we can't add images to the header (outside of the name of the website ) so what I am saying is: Should we also have a customize header option?  This way, I can add different things like ( Images, posts, other things) into the header?  
    Reply
  20. October 14, 2009 at 3:43 PM
    Stefan says:
    I*m looking for a new theme and Swift looks extremely promising - are you planning a localized version? I've looked at the scripts and they look extremely clear and understandable so I think I can translate them quite easely but the thing is that you have to do it again very soon with the rapid developmentcycle.
    Reply
    • October 14, 2009 at 6:52 PM
      Satish says:

      Hello Stefan,

      I'm thinking of translating it after releasing v4.0 , I will take your help then.

      Thank you :)

      Reply
      • October 15, 2009 at 3:19 PM
        zideo says:
        Hello! I was looking for a great theme for my future blog and this one looks great! If you want I can help to translate it in French langage, don't hesitate to contact me!
        Reply
        • October 15, 2009 at 9:46 PM
          Satish says:
          Thanks dude, I will definitely contact you once I release v4.0
          Reply
          • October 16, 2009 at 2:45 PM
            zideo says:
            You're welcome! One more suggestion: When I post an article with featured category (on the slider) and an another category, this one appear in the slider but not in the "timeline". How to make it possible?
            Reply
            • October 17, 2009 at 2:19 PM
              Satish says:

              Posts displayed in slider are omited from the regular WordPress look to avoid duplicate for SEO reasons.

              If you still want to do it

              find this code in index.php

              <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); if($swift_slider_disable !="true"){if (in_array($post->ID, $do_not_duplicate)) continue;update_post_caches($posts);} ?>

              and replace it with

              <?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

              Reply
  21. October 14, 2009 at 10:17 AM
    navjotjsingh says:
    Image Caption shows Suggest Features to be added in Swift 3.4? Pls fix it.
    Reply
  22. October 14, 2009 at 5:00 AM
    Robomaster says:
    I feel bad correcting you... ;-( I believe this is the right version for the description: SWIFT, as the name says, is the fastest loading, SEO optimized, Adsense ready, server friendly wordpress theme. It features include a tabbed interface, a featured post slider, and the ability to disable all javascript features with a single click. Bundled with lot of options to build your own unique, professional and browser-safe WordPress Theme, SWIFT is the perfect choice for those wanting a powerful and customizable theme. BTW, the so-called "Adsense" tab in the theme options works with Chikita, Widgetbucks and several other advertising options - I tested them. You might want to change it to the "Adsense & Advertising" page or something. Keep it up! And thanks for all your work vikasg!
    Reply
  23. October 13, 2009 at 5:21 PM
    vikasg says:
    Satish, if you can add the option where if you choose to give a nested reply like we do then @satish or @vikasg gets typed in the box automatically. Even block quote option etc. is there! If the WYSIWYG editor will have these options then great!
    Reply
  24. October 13, 2009 at 2:00 PM
    vikasg says:
    You may include some html tags that will publish below the comment box as hints for users on allowed tags [some themes have that option].
    Reply
  25. October 13, 2009 at 1:58 PM
    vikasg says:
    In the theme directory page http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/swift your description has many errors and this must be putting off many of your potential clients! You can also tag it as magazine theme!
    SWIFT, as the name says is the fastest loading, SEO optimized, Adsense ready, server friendly wordpress theme. It features tabbed interface, featured post slider, ability to disable all javascript features with a single click. Budled with lot of options to build your own unique, professional and browser-safe WordPress Theme.
    I am giving you the correct and a better version. You can a add a few more adjectives here from your swift release page on the swift website. SWIFT, as the name suggests, is the fastest loading, SEO optimized, AdSense ready, server-friendly WordPress theme. It features tabbed interface and the ability to disable all JavaScript features with a single click. Swift is bundled with a lot of options to make your own unique, professional and browser-safe WordPress theme.
    Reply
  26. October 13, 2009 at 1:40 PM
    vikasg says:
    You can also see Thesis theme options etc. for features and ideas in themes you develop in future. WPwebdesigner alone had 13 themes in the last Smashing Mag 100 compilation! Hope you will be there soon with your theme making skills.
    Reply
  27. October 13, 2009 at 1:34 PM
    vikasg says:
    More suggestions [typos etc.]. I am using the latest version available from the WP page. 1. You can make the GUI in the customization area in the theme page slightly small. 2. Correct the errors in this line:Did I just save you the cost of a premium theme, How about buying me a coffee? 3. In general settings [grammatical error,typos]: "Enter a comma seperated list of page ID's to be included navigation area above logo" should be 'Enter a comma separated list of page ID's to be included in the navigation area above the logo.' In the same settings page "Enter a comma seperated list of categorie ID's to be include in navigation area below logo, Example:1,5,7 . top eight categories will be shown by default." Correct spellings and grammatical errors. "Comma separated list" is correctly written as 'comma-separated list' 4. In enable disable features that require JS:"Disable tabed interface Check this box if you would like to DISABLE tabed interface in sidebar." Correct the spelling errors. "I'm feeling heavy, disable javaScript Check this box if you would like to DISABLE all the features that require javascript like Slider, Tabed interface." JavaScript is the correct style of writing. Tabed will be tabbed [this is your favourite typo] 5.In home page options: "Check this box if you would like to ENABLE popular on homepage" should be 'popular posts' 6.In AdSense ads: "Disable ad's below the navigation bar" should be ads! And adsense or Adsense is wrong. Correct form is AdSense. "Disable ad's below title on single post page" Again ads. 7.In banner ad management: "Disable banner ad's" should be ads. 8. Reset button can be made 'reset to default' or 'change to default settings'. 9. In the right "From Swift support forum" should be from the Swift support Forum. 10. Put a small 'I love WP' logo somewhere in the GUI, if feasible.
    Reply
    • October 13, 2009 at 5:16 PM
      Satish says:
      Thanks for the long list of suggestions, I will correct theme in the next release. BTW, on which blog are you using SWIFT??
      Reply
      • October 13, 2009 at 5:20 PM
        vikasg says:
        I am presently testing themes on a domain name. I am not comfortable with self hosting. Presently I have install Awstats incorrectly so homepage is not showing! The domain name is http://upscblog.com but there is nothing except a few test posts!
        Reply
  28. October 13, 2009 at 1:26 PM
    bulalo says:
    Hi! :) http://swiftthemes.com/forum/topic/request-option-to-use-full-text-on-first-post-and
    Reply
  29. October 13, 2009 at 1:09 PM
    vikasg says:
    If possible, give an option to customize the line above the comment box: 'share your thoughts, leave a comment!'
    Reply
  30. October 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM
    Shujaat says:
    I was just wondering if you could add Multiple Category selection of featured posts in slider?
    Reply
  31. October 13, 2009 at 7:44 AM
    Robomaster says:
    Could you change the sidebar names to be sensible? Right now they're named WideSideBar, WideSideBar2, SB1, SB2, and Footer 1, 2, 3, and 4. It's really confusing to tell which is which.
    Reply
  32. October 13, 2009 at 5:46 AM
    Matt Z says:
    Oh, and the ability to add another tab on the right sidebar to the (Recent posts, Comments, Tags) .. If I could add another area in there per say ( Story of the day ) or ( Recent Forum comments ) things like that... I ofcourse will try to figure this out on my own for now....
    Reply
  33. October 13, 2009 at 5:44 AM
    Matt Z says:
    Hey, I just started using this theme! its wonderful so far in every way! I was using a theme, that I modified a lot to look like this. Yours way less modifying, soo many things I am able to do right in the admin area. Really enjoy it. Things I would add: 1. Author Page 2. Make the top bar a tad bigger 3. Something on the right side, in-between the two bars. Its just a blank area asking for an ad, or another way to see something else on the site. 4.. The Featured section, should show posts that aren't supposed to be on the home page. If that makes sense.
    Reply
    • October 13, 2009 at 7:20 AM
      Satish says:
      You have an option to choose the featured posts category, SWIFT wont show posts that are already shown in slider for SEO reasons. I couldnt get your 2nd and 3rd suggestions.
      Reply
      • October 13, 2009 at 8:29 AM
        Matt Z says:
        2nd: The top navigation bar feels a little squisshed is all. *the pages one* . Those are the most important parts to a site. So if that had a bit more width to it, I think users would pay more attention to it... But other people might disagree with me! So, it might not be worth incorporating 3rd. You give us the ability to add a Feedburner feed. But I honestly tried to understand feedburner and failed. They should make a book (feedburner for dummies!) Maybe another option to go where the feed burner is? .. I can't explain... I am sorry. Can't wait for the release though.
        Reply
        • October 13, 2009 at 8:34 AM
          vikasg says:
          Matt Z, search the net. There are tutorials. See this one for example: http://enlightenedwebmastery.com/use-feedburner-with-wordpress
          Reply
          • October 18, 2009 at 5:04 AM
            Matt Z says:
            Would you be incorporating an Author page in up coming release? I love the addition of: A small author info section at the bottom of the post! . . I have had a hard time finding themes with extensive author pages.  Or author pages that allow comments for specific authors.
            Reply
  34. October 11, 2009 at 11:54 PM
    vikasg says:
    You can include a 'go to top' link in the footer and that font size manipulation thing [A, A+, A++].
    Reply
  35. October 11, 2009 at 10:14 PM
    vikasg says:
    Hope we will see this theme in the next list of awesome WP themes released by the Smashing Magazine! Amen! :D
    Reply
    • October 11, 2009 at 10:34 PM
      Satish says:
      @Vikas, If that comes true, I will buy you a coffee :) BTW, I replied to your question on GeeksPlanet, did you check it http://geeksplanet.net/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3238
      Reply
      • October 11, 2009 at 11:44 PM
        vikasg says:
        Satish that will come true [I don't touch tea, coffee or soft drinks so we will settle for something else]. Many themes in SM's last release are less beautiful and feature-filled than this one! I sincerely believe Swift has a big chance. With people like Rene Schimdt helping you and this theme, it will only improve more with time. He gave a nice title to his post: When the genius is out for lunch! LOL!
        Reply
  36. October 11, 2009 at 4:33 PM
    Shujaat says:
    wow Thank you so much Satish :) I am desperately waiting to see the update in action :) goodluck
    Reply
  37. October 11, 2009 at 4:25 PM
    Rene Schmidt says:
    There is a XSS hole in your theme. Check http://www.reneschmidt.de/when-the-genius-is-out-for-lunch/ for more information. Thank you.
    Reply
  38. October 11, 2009 at 2:25 PM
    willy says:
    i think more colour theme stylesheet sorry i don't know how to configure colour code
    Reply
    • October 11, 2009 at 4:05 PM
      Rosyidi says:
      you can configure theme colour on : Appearance > Swift Theme Option > Colour and other style option. It's very easy to use. Thanks for this themes.
      Reply
    • October 13, 2009 at 8:31 AM
      Matt Z says:
      This is what I have been doing. I personally like the (black.css) style theme. However, I don't like all of the colors to it. So what I have done is, turned that theme on. and then opened up the black.css file. I then edited the colors in there, because I only wanted to change a few. he is very clear with his names in the css. So its pretty easy to identify what needs changing.
      Reply
  39. October 11, 2009 at 10:04 AM
    Rahul says:
    This is theme is like PRO. customize comment box will make this theme better. 1)You can reduce the size of heading of post. 2)When you hover on title of post. It should not be clickable link. You can hover cursor post in this page also. It is clickable. 3)You also provide an option in nav bar (below logo of blog) to add sub-directories. where you are showing categories. So, that people who want to add sub-directories can add xyz.com/blog or xyz.com/insurance. 4) In latest swift theme their is no option to reduce logo size. I saw in swift 2.0.4, where you can reduce logo between nav bar. 5) also, provide separate customize tab in which you are showing comments. because it should like a part of side bar. Right now it is showing default color blue as theme. If we use customize color will be better. 6)We don't want to show what exact tags we are using. Our competitor will also use same tags then. 7) you can provide in built similar post option which can show upto 10 post in same category. after you can also enable or disable it.
    Reply
  40. October 11, 2009 at 4:00 AM
    Robomaster says:
    What, this is going to be the last update? I expected Swift to last longer than that... ;-( The updates seem great, I can't think of anything extra at the moment.
    Reply
    • October 11, 2009 at 8:35 AM
      Satish says:
      "I can’t think of anything extra at the moment." Thats the reason for this being last major update, I think with this update SWIFT will have all the features you can think of. There will be minor updates with bug fixes after this. I will release more quality themes very soon.
      Reply
  41. October 10, 2009 at 9:47 PM
    alaJoAnn says:
    You are fantastic! (I was hoping to upload a 960px logo image in the header, and I think it will look "right" with the rounded corner option turned off.) The drop down navigation and magazine/newspaper layout options are super features. Wide headers look great, another great option. Here's another suggestion: allow widget selection by page. Wiget Logic, which I use at alaBuzz, is very useful. Section Widget (which I haven't tried) was winner of the WordPress Plugin Competition 2009 grand prize (supposedly creates tabbed widgets too). If Section Widget is as good as it sounds, maybe you could integrate it into Swift?
    Reply
  42. October 10, 2009 at 4:12 PM
    Rosyidi says:
    Sounds good. I'll waiting it. Thank you very much for your update.
    Reply

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