Single A Theme

Version 1.3: Support for Spotify

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:22:00 -0400

The latest version of Single A is out. Your blog will be updated automatically unless you have customized it.

The theme now supports the latest Spotify embed that Tumblr rolled out last week. Enjoy and thanks for using Single A!

Version 1.2.1 is out

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:26:34 -0400

Version 1.2.1 fixes an issue related to audio and video posts when used as the sticky post or within featured posts. Your blog will be automatically updated unless you have customized your theme.

Thanks for using Single A!

Version 1.2 has been submitted to Tumblr

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:20:00 -0400

Version 1.2 has been submitted to Tumblr:

We just submitted a bunch of enhancements and bug fixes to Tumblr for our next version of Single A. ~~We will update this post when it has been approved.~~ It was approved!

All of the changes were based on your feedback. Thanks for using Single A!

Our very own Gary Cope helps run this Virginia Tech blog that...

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:58:00 -0500

Our very own Gary Cope helps run this Virginia Tech blog that doubles as the Office of University Development’s office website.

We think it’s a great example of our Single A theme in action. We especially like their use of Single A’s sticky post and featured tag.

How are you using Single A?

Issue with Version 1.1.3 - FIXED

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:52:00 -0500

We pushed a new version of Single A live last night, but there is an issue that we are working on fixing. Video posts are not rendering correctly within the featured posts section.

We will let you know when the new version is out with a fix. We are sorry for the error.

UPDATE: This issue has been resolved in version 1.1.4.

Single A Examples: Mr. B’s 6th Grade Class! We’re...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:52:00 -0400

Single A Examples: Mr. B’s 6th Grade Class!

We’re liking Mr. B’s use of our Single A theme to keep students and parents of his 6th grade class up-to-date with homework assignments, classroom news, and other noteworthy notes and pictures. He’s taken advantage of our sticky post feature, which allows him to “stick” the latest homework assignment at the top the of page, so it’s the first thing visitors see when they come to the blog. We only wish our 6th grade teachers had been so savvy. Stay cool, Mr. B!

How are you using Single A? We want to know!

What social media sites would you like us to add in the next version of Single A?

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:36:56 -0400

What social media sites would you like us to add in the next version of Single A?

Single A Tumblr Theme

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:28:00 -0400

Version 1.3.1—GET IT HERE!

The Single A tumblr theme introduces two new features not available on any other Tumblr themethe sticky post and featured tag.

Sticky Post
With Single A you have the ability to “stick” one post at the top of your blog regardless of the date and time of the post.

Let’s say you always want to display at the top of your blog:

An “About Me” post
Your most recent original long-form blog post
An introductory video
A quote that you live by, or
An advertisement

The sticky post feature allows you to do any of these things. With the sticky tag you can highlight whatever you want in your blog’s top spot.

Here’s how you set it up: In the appearance options, define the sticky tag and use that tag on the post that you would like to always display at the top of your blog. The most recent blog post with the sticky tag will always appear at the top.

Featured Tag
The featured tag enables you to display the five most recent posts of a specific tag in the right sidebar. Similar in layout to the Likes display, the featured tag display allows bloggers to display their five most recent original articles, musicians or music lovers to display their five most recent audio tracks, or photographers to display their five most recent photographs. In short, it’s designed to give you an opportunity to highlight your featured posts long after they have fallen off the first page of your blog.

To enable the featured tag, all you have to do within the appearance options is:

Insert a tag in the featured tag text box
Use that tag on at least one post
Define the label for the featured heading

The sticky post and featured tag are just two of the many features that Single A offers. You can add social media links; control the color of several styles; upload a custom logo or image; display likes, recent tweets, and group blog features; and incorporate the Disqus commenting platform and Google Analytics.

Title Color
This sets the color of your blog title, the background color of post icons, and the color of link post titles, text post titles, chat post titles, and song titles of audio posts.

Link Color
This sets the color for your links within your posts and blog description. It’s also the color of social media icons and the hover color for navigation links, header links, and post footers.

Accent Background Color
This sets the background color of the footer as well as the background color for tag and search result headlines.

Accent Color
This sets the color of the text in the blog’s footer as well as the text color for the tag and search result headlines.

exfm Body, exfm Display, exfm Font, exfm Playlist
These set the color options for the exfm music player (if you have it enabled).

Logo Image
You can use the browse button here to upload a custom image or logo that will link to the home page of your blog. The ideal size is 295 pixels in width; images with a width greater than 295 pixels will be scaled to fit the space. An image with a width less than 295 pixels will automatically center align to preserve its quality.

Show Blog Title
Checking this box will display your blog title in the sidebar.

Show Home Link
Checking this box will display a link to the blog’s home page in the navigation menu.

Show Group Features
Checking this box will post a list of contributing authors in the sidebar and will display the author’s Tumblr username in each post.

Show Likes
Checking this box will display your last five “liked” posts in the sidebar.

Show Blogs I Follow
Checking this box will display icons of the blogs you follow in the sidebar.

Show Social Network Icons
Checking this box will display the social network icons you’ve provided URLs for (e.g., Email, About.me, Dribbble, ex.fm, Facebook, Flickr, Foursquare, GitHub, Google+, Instagram, Lastfm, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Rdio, SoundCloud, Spotify, Twitter, Vimeo, YouTube, and/or Website).

Show Sharing Features
Checking this box will display buttons to share your posts on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Google+, and Tumblr. The Tumblr button will only be displayed at the bottom of permalink posts. The Pinterest button will only be displayed on photo posts (not photoset posts though) and audio posts with album art.

Featured Tag
Enter the name of the tag you would like to use to enable this feature. For example, if you enter “fave” here, anytime you tag a post “fave” it will show up in your featured posts.

Featured Heading
Enter the heading you’d like to use for your featured posts. You might, for example, use the heading “Featured Posts” or “Fave Posts” or “Posts I Dig.” Whatever you enter here will appear at the top of the posts you are featuring in the sidebar.

Group Heading
Enter the heading you’d like to display over your contributing authors in the sidebar. You could, for example, use “Contributing Authors” or “Folks Who Make This Blog Happen” or “Our Peeps.” Whatever you enter here will appear at the top of the author name/icons in the sidebar.

Likes Heading
If you have checked Show Likes, you can enter the heading of the “likes list” in the sidebar (e.g., “Posts I like”).

Following Heading If you have enabled Show Blogs I Follow (above), enter the heading you would like to appear above the display of blogs icons (e.g., “Who I Follow).

Disqus Shortname
If you use Disqus, this is the “shortname” you designated for your blog when setting up your account.

GA Tracking ID
This is your Google Analytics site ID (e.g., UA-XXXXXX-X).

Twitter Username
In order to display your five most recent tweets, enter your Twitter username here. For example, businessbullpen (not @businessbullpen and not Twitter.com/businessbullpen). Please note the Twitter account must be publicly available. Protected accounts are not authenticated.

Social Media URLs
Single A Theme will display the logos and link to the following social media sites: exfm, Facebook, Flickr, Lastfm, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Rdio, SoundCloud, Twitter, Vimeo, and YouTube.

More about the Sticky Post
If you use the sticky post feature, there are a few subtle differences in the appearance of the post.

The theme will not display the sticky post twice on your blog. It will only appear at the top of your blog.
The sticky post icon is a thumb tack. This post icon is also used for pages.
The sticky post footer background is a darker gray than all other post footers.

Thank you for visiting the Single A Tumblr Theme site. Please note that we do not offer support for customizing our themes, but feel free to ask us questions, give us feedback and feature requests by emailing us at support AT businessbullpen.com.

Making Good Trailer: by Squid and Beard Making Good is a...

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Making Good Trailer: by Squid and Beard

Making Good is a series, of three minute documentary profiles, that pulls from the wide variety of people who make up the communities around us. As a whole, these pieces come together to represent the diverse range of passionate doers and creators that influence our daily lives. Individually, these pieces are reflections of those influencers as they share about the processes and impact of their work. Each piece is a brief look into the ideas and emotions that guide people who are doing the work they love, or “Making Good.”

Music by Mike Poncy

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:16:00 -0400

“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

- Albert Einstein

Humpback Rock, off the Blue Ridge Parkway photo taken by local...

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:23:00 -0500

Humpback Rock, off the Blue Ridge Parkway

photo taken by local photographer and Tumblr user, Chris D. Scott

Who is Casey Shea? Casey Shea spent a handful of years fronting...

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:37:00 -0500

Who is Casey Shea?

Casey Shea spent a handful of years fronting rock bands in Tallahassee and Nashville before setting out for New York City in January of 2004 to focus on a solo career. A gifted performer with undeniable charm, Casey delivers his songs in a unique way that earns him an audience’s devotion. Think Bill Murray meets John Lennon.

Casey Shea was also my next-door neighbor when we were growing up in the 80s and 90s.

Discover more about Casey at caseyshea.com.

Thinking Your Way Through Traffic in a Brain-Controlled Car

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Thinking Your Way Through Traffic in a Brain-Controlled Car:

Awesome concept, though probably one of those “better in theory than in practice” deals.

Oh, Autocorrect

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Jeanette: I don't know how to make you forgive me.

Jeanette: I apologized a thousand times. What more do you want?

Bill: Actions speak louder than wombats.

Bill: HAHAHAHA words. That was funny. But I'm still really mad at you.

(www.damnyouautocorrect.com)

Hey Single A, I want to use the sticky post feature on a post, but I'm wondering if it's going to make the post appear twice--at the the top of the page and in its original spot in the sequence of my posts. Any advice?

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 15:10:00 -0500

No worries. When you use the sticky tag, your post will only appear at the top of your page. However, any newer posts you tag with the sticky tag will take automatically take the top spot while restoring your next-most-recent sticky post to its original location. Hope this helps!

Single A Examples: AmandaKayHughes AmandaKayHughes is using the...

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 13:30:00 -0500

Single A Examples: AmandaKayHughes

AmandaKayHughes is using the Single A theme as a personal blog to share a wide range of content. The sticky post tag is being used as the author’s “about me” section which remains at the top of the blog. This is a good example of how to control which post the audience views first.

Single A Examples: Business Bullpen Business Bullpen is using...

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Single A Examples: Business Bullpen

Business Bullpen is using the Single A theme as a group blog. You can click the image to view how group features are displayed.

Business Bullpen is using the sticky post to display their most recent original blog post, which comes in handy since they reblog content frequently. With any other theme, the reblogs would push their original posts below the fold on to a previous page. The sticky post allows Business Bullpen to stick their original content on the first page for a longer period of time.