Comme vous l’avez probablement appris en lisant ce site depuis environ un mois, Headway 3.0 était en préparation. Nous vous avons affiché une vidéo pratique sur le fonctionnement de leur système de grille par glisser-déposer. En direct, il y a deux jours, ils ont finalement mis en ligne leur nouveau design avec la nouvelle version disponible pour tout le monde. Pour ceux d’entre vous qui l’ont acheté avant, vous avez été malins. Vous bénéficiez maintenant d’un droit d’aînesse qui vous permet de recevoir des mises à jour à vie. Cela n’inclut évidemment pas les futurs thèmes enfants. Oui, Headway a maintenant des thèmes enfants. Certains thèmes bien connus des principaux développeurs/développeuses de thèmes tels que Press75, Allure Themes et d’autres ne seront pas disponibles pour la base Headway.
Ce qui est nouveau dans Headway 3.0
Réponse courte : Beaucoup. Il y a tellement de choses ajoutées à la version 3.0 que c’en est incroyable. J’ai joué avec, et c’est vraiment le thème WordPress le plus convivial pour les débutants. Notre favori est le système de grille (Voir la vidéo)
Voici quelques unes des nouvelles choses ajoutées :
- Headway 3 a été complètement réécrit à partir de zéro. Il met en fonctionnalité une base de code entièrement nouvelle et rapide.
- Vous pouvez maintenant faire plus que jamais sans jamais avoir à écrire une seule ligne de code : même des choses comme les ombres portées et les coins arrondis dans vos conceptions.
- Headway dispose désormais de thèmes enfants, dont certains sont des ports de thèmes bien connus de développeurs/développeuses de thèmes majeurs tels que Press75, Allure et Organic. Beaucoup d’autres viennent directement de Headway et nous en aurons de nouveaux constamment. N’importe quel développeur/développeuse de thèmes peut créer des thèmes enfants pour Headway, et même les vendre sur la place de marché Headway !
- Vous pouvez concevoir votre site simplement en dessinant des rectangles en direct sur la page. Nous les appelons des blocs. Il suffit de cliquer et de faire glisser, d’indiquer à Mises en tête quel type de bloc vous souhaitez (en-tête, navigation, contenu, etc.) et le tour est joué : vous créez une mise en page personnalisée sans avoir à coder.
- Vous pouvez facilement définir des polices, des couleurs, des arrière-plan et d’autres éléments de conception dans l’éditeur visuel d’Headway. Vos modifications s’affichent directement à l’écran, sans qu’il soit nécessaire de les deviner. Il vous suffit d’enregistrer vos modifications pour les intégrer à votre site.
- Nous avons ajouté rel=author pour les liens auteur/autrice, une nouvelle fonctionnalité SEO basée sur l’annonce de Google qu’ils allaient prendre en compte cette information xfn dans leurs classements de manière plus importante.
- Pour les développeurs, l’éditeur CSS direct est désormais doté d’un code couleur pour la syntaxe et d’une API de blocs permettant aux développeurs de créer leurs propres types de blocs personnalisés… et même de les vendre sur la place de marché Headway !
Malheureusement, ceux d’entre vous qui n’ont pas profité de la tarification grand-guignolesque sont déçus. Mais il y a quelques coupons qui flottent autour de vous et que vous pouvez utiliser pour obtenir la meilleure offre.
Si vous utilisez le coupon : HW33 – vous pouvez obtenir 33% de réduction sur toutes les offres à l’exception de l’offre BASE. (Nous ne savons pas quand ce coupon expirera).
Mais s’il expire, vous pouvez utiliser le coupon Headway qui n’expire jamais pour obtenir 25 % de réduction.
Oui, les prix sont un peu élevés, mais si vous regardez la vidéo ci-dessus, vous savez que cela en vaut la peine. Je sais que sur leur site, ils suggèrent que le forfait Standard est le meilleur rapport qualité-prix. Mais je ne suis pas d’accord. Ce prix comprend uniquement 3 thèmes Headway Child et 1 an de support et de mises à jour. Si vous voulez investir dans ce produit, je vous recommande d’aller jusqu’au bout et d’obtenir le Lifetime Pass.
Je suis toujours un fan d’obtenir des mises à jour à vie et de nouveaux thèmes pour enfants dès qu’ils sortent. C’est pourquoi j’ai le Pass à vie Headway. Investissez une fois et profitez des avantages à vie plutôt que de payer pour un nouveau thème enfant qui sort.
Que pensez-vous de Headway 3.0 ?
Leticia J
Hi!
first to say: very useful review you have there, thanks!
I m considering buying the headway 3.0, but as i m totally new on that i want to make sure first i’m doing the right thing for my needs so i would really really appreciate your support.
I want to build a small shop, actually it’s more a site with content but also with shopping options. I know already how i would like it to look, so i tried the demo but i cant figure out how to do this:
-Can I draw simple lines in headway? in the header, to separate parts of structure…not belonging to any box
-Can I « draw » clickable buttons? or however instert them as images…and what type of block should i select for that?
I m sure i will have many more questions in the future but those are the most urging for now and despite of finding loads of information about headway on the internet i cant find anything concrete about that.
thanks a lot in advance!!
aapuri
i purchased version 2 of Headway and loved it. It was very easy to switch from another theme over to Headway and the framework (along with the add-ons) made it very easy to build a great looking site.
However, recently things took a turn for the worse.
– even though Headway 3 has been released, it is still not possible to upgrade from version 2 to version 3. so existing customers can’t really use the new version.
– the above is probably a good thing, since the Headway support forums are filled with comments from people facing many problems with the new version.
– The Headway member area includes a number of addons which are developed by third-parties. most of these have not been updated for the new version of headway
– i (and several other clients) purchased an addon for buddypress compatibility (listed on the headway members area). only after purchasing do you realise that the addon does not work with the latest version of buddypress! The team at headway and also the addon developer have been saying that it will be updated in 1-2 days. However, its been over a month already and there is no sign of the update.
– I’d have to second the comment by Barrie about headway customer service not being the best. When I’ve asked questions about why things are delayed or going wrong, Grant Griffiths has been anything but friendly or apologetic.
Headway a great product and I guess they didn’t plan the new version timeline very well. Hope things get sorted out soon.
claygriffiths
@aapuri
Even though the upgrade path is not complete from 2.0 to 3.0, we still fully support 2.0 for this reason.
With every major product release, there are speed bumps. We can all admit it. The first iPhone was launched without 3G. The iPhone 4 had antennagate. Like I’ve mentioned before, we’re working extremely hard to improve the experience and iron out every little bug.
Also, as far as the 3rd-party addons not being updated, we can’t do much about that beside crack a whip :-). However, I can assure you that all of the developers are working hard to get their addons working with 3.0. I know Chris Howard already has Excerpts+ converted and is in the process of making Gallery+ work with 3.0. We will be putting the updated BuddyPress addon on the site very soon.
As far as customer service goes, you can refer to the thread under Barrie’s comment.
BarrieSpence
@aapuri You’ll find that third-party software always has to play catch-up – depending on the developer that can take months. That’s true even for the big boys like IBM. Yes, it’s frustrating when you want to play with a new toy, but it’s a fact of life.
You see exactly the same issues (and complaints) with new OS X and Windows releases and naive early adopters – they upgrade on day one and then wonder (generally loudly) why something old doesn’t work.
And I’m sure that WP3.3 will have exactly the same issues.
You have to be pragmatic about new major releases. Weigh up the new functionality vs. unavailable (add-on) functionality. The new release will be adequate for some – and many will have to wait.
I’ve not looked in the forums, but Grant doesn’t really need to be apologetic about it (maybe more considered and tactful though). Responses from the Headway team should demonstrate understanding and sympathy, but harassing them won’t make any of this happen any faster.
I can only recommend patience. The newest latest and greatest release isn’t always necessary.
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KatMoody
With a phenomenal (And I do mean phenomenal for this poor working girl) discount I would consider going for it. Unfortunately I learned about the developer’s package after the fact, as I was introduced to working with Headway via a client and fell in love. My concern, while working with the client site, we had to go back to the older version of Headway rather than use the 3.0 release because it simply didn’t allow us to work as easily within the browser, didn’t offer the same user-friendly presentation, and was harder to learn out of box. As I was coming into using Headway as a newbie, having the Codex unfinished and the forums bursting with complaints about the same issues I was having made me question the validity of staying with Headway. I was able to switch to using it for my site, but still won’t upgrade to 3.0 as I don’t feel as comfortable with that yet (which is too bad, because playing with the virtual editor was absolutely amazing!). The lifetime package would completely, still, be calling my name if it was whole heck of a lot cheaper (it is so much more expensive than the competition that I have a couple clients who specifically said to stay away from it!).
claygriffiths
@KatMoody
Hey Kat,
I will admit, our release was a little rushed, so our codex is still lacking. This is something we’ve been rapidly improving on.
Also, we’re on an aggressive release cycle to improve the overall experience and to squash all of the bugs that arise.
Finally, we promise we take every suggestion into consideration and every complaint seriously. We’re constantly striving to make Headway the best it can be. This may sound cheesy, but our expectations are set very high and every time we meet them, we raise the bar again :-).
KatMoody
@claygriffiths I like that you guys are taking responsibility for your mistakes. Seriously – if the price was closer to what other themes charged for lifetime access I would jump on it, as I’m sure you will have all the kinks worked out – I love working in the 2.0 environment and am drooling on the 3.0. I’m willing to wait for brilliance (and I’m sure you are tired of hearing how much folks hate the new pricing structure). *grin*
GrantGriffiths
@KatMoody@claygriffiths Actually, we have had very few negative comments about the pricing. We did a lot of research and consideration before arriving at what we have now. Based on our research, our pricing is pretty close in line with those companies who are not just interested in building large numbers but growing a sustainable business.
We are not interested in building numbers so we can sell Headway in a year or two and walk away. We are interested in growing a sustainable business which will be around for years to come. One where we can provide innovation and support our community deserves. We want to invest in Headway and our community as our community is investing in us.
Ours is a long term focus and not a short term grow and get out plan.
Twentyears OfSolitude
Interesting!! But what I am confused about is, whether it’s paid or for free? :S
BarrieSpence
I took the suggestion and bought the developer bundle at v2. Regardless of the product, I’m now regretting it. I’m not sure if I’m dealing with a 14 year old, but to tell me as customer « read it again » when I queried the confusingly worded upgrade notice is just abysmal.
I wonder just how many customers Grant Griffiths has offended when they query his messages – and let’s not ignore the fact that the original message was obviously confusing enough that we recently received a message clarifying the upgrade terms.
The Headway team have a lot to learn about customer service. Would a simple apology have been too much? Nope, further communication gets me called a « troll ».
Boys, go google « how to convert an unhappy customer to a delighted customer ».
And this isn’t me being a troll, this is a pissed off customer making sure that others know about how Headway treat their customers – you reap what you sow.
headwaythemes
@BarrieSpence
Hey Barrie,
We are sorry that that has been your experience so far. The whole change from 2.0 to 3.0 was an incredibly difficult experience. However, we tried our best with communicating the changes and staying fair to existing customers. We could’ve relaunched Headway 3.0 as a completely new product, but we didn’t. We stood by our advertising and even gave existing customers multiple warnings and a coupon to upgrade to the developer license before we switched prices.
Unfortunately, I can’t justify any negative remarks that may have been sent to you, but we will do our best to better your experience with Headway. Keep in mind, we’re constantly pushing out updates for Headway and tweaking the website to keep everything clear as possible.
easyP
@BarrieSpence
Hi Barry – I feel your annoyance.
Truth to tell we can all be a little short when under pressure, I know that I can, and over the last few weeks the Headway team have really been working hard.
Sounds as though Clay is making an apology so why not make a fresh start with Headway now that version 3 is out?
Can be hard I know, but I hope I see you in the Headway forum.
easyP
@BarrieSpence
Hi Barrie – I feel your annoyance.
Truth to tell we can all be a little short when under pressure, I know that I can, and over the last few weeks the Headway team have really been working hard.
Sounds as though Clay is making an apology so why not make a fresh start with Headway now that version 3 is out?
Can be hard I know, but I hope I see you in the Headway forum.
GrantGriffiths
@BarrieSpence
Barrie-
Let me take this opportunity to publicly apologize for my comments to you. I let the stress and lack of sleep of a major product launch get the best of me.
Your points are well taken and I hope you will continue to be part of the Headway community.
BarrieSpence
@GrantGriffiths Thanks Grant, I am looking forward to using it and I’ll try to be as supportive about the good stuff
coreymj78
@BarrieSpence@GrantGriffiths Awww you boys kiss and made up now? LOL
easyP
Hi Everyone
I bought Headway before the price model changed and I’ve been playing around with it.
Beta versions were clearly beta and had a few bugs.
Latest versions are out of beta and are performing well.
I work on a local install using XAMPP and Headway dosn’t seem to like XAMPP – not sure why.
No problems on XAMPP with Genesis themes.
Also Headway don’t support IE.
In the UK IE is pretty popular.
The child themes are just about ready to be issued so things are looking pretty good for Headway.
claygriffiths
Hey @easyP ,
XAMPP should be working with the latest Headway update (3.0.2). I will double check that and make sure it’s working.
Also, Headway does support IE on the front-end, but the visual editor does not work with IE. The visual editor fully supports Chrome/Safari (any WebKit browser) and Firefox though :-).
easyP
@claygriffiths
Just downloaded Ver 3.0.2 and agree with you Clay.
Using Firefox Headway works fine with XAMPP.
I work on XAMPP, but as AJ pointed out, the best way is to work on your site on a subdomain and then transfer.
I need to start doing that.
If any of you guys get time to put up a video about working on a site and then transferring – I for one would be most grateful.
Thanks for coming over Clay.
headwaythemes
@easyP
Wonderful!
As far as the videos go, we will definitely be adding some explaining that process :-).
easyP
@headwaythemes
Great stuff Clay.
My new site won’t be built using Headway but it will have a page, and lots of posts, dedicated to headway.
ssjaime
I won a copy of Headway (from you) back in the 1.66 days and haven’t deviated from it since! I think it’s a phenomenal starting point for a completely customized looking WordPress based website.
claygriffiths
@ssjaime Glad you’re enjoying it!
PaulPetch
I’d like to see more examples of the themes made. Oddly there are no examples on the site. Until then i’ll wait.
claygriffiths
@PaulPetch
We have a few posts on the blog showing some of the child themes that are coming. Here are two of the links:
http://headwaythemes.com/legal-child-themes-for-headway/
http://headwaythemes.com/introducing-another-new-headway-child-theme-yoga/
Also, you can see the screenshots if you squint your eyes and look closely on the themes page :-). The link for that is also below.
http://headwaythemes.com/themes
PaulPetch
@claygriffiths@PaulPetch Thanks. Some working demos would still be nice though
claygriffiths
@PaulPetch As soon as the themes are available we will have working demos ;-).
arabsciences
Hi
Is it easy to create theme for RTL wordpress sites ?