I created BK2K Web Design in the late 90s, and it’s undergone many a transformation over the years. This time the look won’t change (at least not at this point) but circumstances have. I no longer code for a living as I am pretty much housebound at this point due to illness - but BK2K Web Design will remain open, and I will continue to release free WordPress themes and offer help to newbie webmasters.

Over the next week or so, content will be changed around, sections removed and sections added. As always I will be around - here or at RoseCityGardens.com - and will continue to add content of interest to readers. I intend to reopen the web development jobs section, with daily posts on the opportunities that I find on the Internet, and possibly add an aStore and custom Google search engine.

Thank you for coming to BK2K Web Design - I hope it will be the first of many visits!

I still have fluff pages to create but for all practical purposes, we are open for business! Tonight I’ll add the rest of the content, and tomorrow I’ll sign into live help at 7:00 a.m.

Rose City Gardens is almost done too - same deal, I have to add the fluff. I wish I were rich and could hire content writers, and just stay buried in the code all day (what BLISS that would be) but since most users actually read what’s on a site rather than what’s under it, I must force myself to put on my author’s cap and get busy.

Please feel free to comment on the new designs, both here and at Rose City Gardens.

I am getting closer to the final stretch - right now all that’s left to do is fluff pages and forms.

WordPress 2.5 is awesome so far - but there’s a very annoying bug - it won’t let me upload media through the media library. The nice thing is that Next-Gen gallery does work on 2.5 and the new version is very nice! I can insert images from the gallery into posts.

Still not sure when bbPress will upgrade to work with 2.5, or when 2.5 will be officially released. I’ve installed SimplePress forum (see http://www.bk2k.com/sf-forum/) in the meantime, but haven’t yet decided if I’m going to use it. I need some sort of support ticket application, and while a forum would work, if I find a really nice standalone app that uses clean markup and is easy to skin, I’ll go for it.

Or, bbPress will be awesome and there will be no question as to which road I’ll take!

It will probably be another week to 10 days before I launch - but there’s definitely a visible light at the end of the tunnel!

I’ve finished the templating (although there are always bugs lurking about) and was going to start reinstalling plugins BUT….

I downloaded and installed Wordpress 2.5 RC1 on my dev server, and it’s AWESOME! So far it works like a charm, with a much prettier and well-organized backend. The only downside is the ability to drag and drop widgets into your sidebar(s) is gone, replaced with selection boxes on the interface. I’m sure they had their reasons, and I’m sure I’ll get used to it. But I digress!

At this point I’m not going to add any more plugins until I upgrade this site to 2.5 - most of the old posts in the category “WordPress Plugins” are going bye-bye, as are the way-expired posts in the Jobs category, and various other cleanup. From what I hear, 2.5 is ready for production; they’re just holding out for a little more feedback.

I’m aware that the links at the top lead to pages without content - this will be remedied soon!

In the meantime, If you desperately need a designer, please fill out the quote request form at http://bk2k.com/quote-request-form.html.

Hey! What happened?

I upgraded to the latest version of WordPress, that’s what - which whacked the skin and many of the plugins I had installed.

It’s time for me to get out my virtual toothbrush and clean in all the corners, which means that a lot of old garbage is out - and a new, fresh template is in!

Stay tuned for a new BK2K!