chrisblakley/Nebula
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Last Updated: 2023-09-08 17:51:44
Nebula is a WordPress theme framework that focuses on enhancing development. The core features of Nebula make it a powerful tool for designing, developing, and analyzing WordPress websites consistently, yet its deliberately uncomplicated code syntax also serves as a learning resource for programmers themselves.
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Languages: PHP, CSS, JavaScript, SCSS
Nebula is a WordPress theme framework that focuses on enhancing development
The core features of Nebula make it a powerful tool for designing, developing, and analyzing WordPress websites consistently, but its deliberately uncomplicated code syntax also serves as a learning resource for programmers themselves.
Getting Started
These instructions will get Nebula setup to its recommended baseline.
Requirements & Recommendations
Nebula follows WordPress recommended requirements, and does not require any additional server software. Browsers with >1% market share are officially supported.
To take full advantage of Nebula's features, the following are recommended:
- WordPress Latest
- PHP 7.4+
- MySQL 5.6+
- SSL
Prerequisites
Download and install WordPress.
Installation & Setup
- Download the .zip file of the Nebula theme. Upload to the WordPress
/wp-content/themes/directory. - Activate the Nebula theme and run the automated initialization.
- This will automatically install and activate the Nebula Child theme.
- It is recommended to rename the child theme (in
/assets/scss/style.scssand the directory name itself). - Create a
/assets/img/meta/directory in the child theme (or copy it from the Nebula parent). - Install and activate recommended plugins including the optional Nebula Companion plugin.
- Customize Nebula Options (including enabling Sass if desired)
Documentation
Comprehensive documentation is available at https://nebula.gearside.com/ along with a testing checklist and launch guide.
Performance
Performance data is updated automatically every hour. Your performance may vary depending on your hosting, plugins, and many other variables. This graphic is to simply illustrate Nebula's performance capabilities.
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OPEN ISSUES
See all- Implement helpers for the new Page Transitions API [🟥 awaiting full support] by @chrisblakley
- Consider using an array for Customizer options like we do with Nebula options by @chrisblakley
- Update Nebula scrollTo function to include native scrollIntoView (🟩 fully supported now) by @chrisblakley
- [SW] Prevent maintenance mode from being cached by the service worker by @chrisblakley
- Update Customizer syntax for WP 4.9 by @chrisblakley
- Look into CSS Containment (🟩 fully supported now) by @chrisblakley
- Nonce is being cached and causing problems after expiration by @chrisblakley
- Form localstorage does not store select menus, checkboxes, or other input types by @chrisblakley
- Look into using Constraint Validation for Nebula form validation (🟩 fully supported now) by @chrisblakley
- Prefix the default Nebula sections with "nebula-" by @chrisblakley
- Research Cookie Store API when it is fully supported and/or begin using IndexedDB instead of cookies by @chrisblakley
- Research Web Packaging for faster loading (Portals) [🟥 awaiting any support] by @chrisblakley
- Null Coalescing Assignment Operator in PHP 7.4 by @chrisblakley
- Come up with a way to support wide width and full width Gutenberg block alignments by @chrisblakley
- Watch for upcoming native CSS features by @chrisblakley
- Track when addresses are clicked (including unlinked) by @chrisblakley
- Baseline UL style causes text under bullets when reflowing by @chrisblakley
- Use stale-while-revalidate in Cache Control when available (🟧 awaiting Safari support) by @chrisblakley
- Consider additional "current menu" detection class by @chrisblakley
- SW caches are not being dumped (Workbox) by @chrisblakley
- Use the REST API for Infinite Load feature? by @chrisblakley
- Come up with an easy way to use srcset with images by adding a new function by @chrisblakley
- Consider a responsive background image mixin by @chrisblakley
- Update link-colors Sass mixin to use readable-color when hover color is not supplied by @chrisblakley
- When the customizer is used, hide unused brand colors in the Design metabox by @chrisblakley
- YouTube and Vimeo Gutenberg blocks don't apply additional CSS Classes by @terencehoverter
- Research and implement Periodic Background Sync by @chrisblakley
- Look into the rendersubtree attribute by @chrisblakley
- 🔮 PHP 8.0 Upgrade Features/Notes by @chrisblakley
- Watch for the integration of the WP Consent API into WordPress core. by @chrisblakley
- As Github Discussions launch, consider adding that into the Dashboard metabox by @chrisblakley
- Watch for better Trusted Types support in browsers (🟥 awaiting full support) by @chrisblakley
- Add Starter Content by @chrisblakley
- Use the Sass module system (if/when it becomes available) by @chrisblakley
- Add a GA event and custom dimension for the Idle Detection API by @chrisblakley
- Research if the Cache API is worth expanding outside of the service worker by @chrisblakley
- Watch for Broadcast Channel support in Safari (🟩 fully supported now) by @chrisblakley
- Support the prefers-reduced-data media query [🟥 awaiting any support] by @chrisblakley
- Start using the async Cookie Store API when it is available (🟥 awaiting full support) by @chrisblakley
- Site Health PHP Default Timezone by @jveals24
- Consider a Nebula option that removes old dates from posts by @chrisblakley
- Add return type declarations to function definitions and then slowly start enabling strict type mode in PHP files by @chrisblakley
- Support CSS Logical Properties [🟩 fully supported now] by @chrisblakley
- Use overflow: clip as a potential alternative to overflow: hidden by @chrisblakley
- Sidebar subnav expanders are triggering CLS by @chrisblakley
- 🔮 PHP 7.4 Upgrade Features/Notes by @chrisblakley
- Update navigation section to use raw flexbox instead of Bootstrap columns by @chrisblakley
- Keep an eye on the upcoming color-contrast() css property (❌ awaiting support tracking) by @chrisblakley
- Consider more visible required field indicators on form labels by @chrisblakley
- Look into using the Trust Token API to designate bot traffic by @chrisblakley
- Look into creating a theme.json file for Block presets by @chrisblakley
- Keep an eye on the Sanitizer API for sanitizing data in JS (🟥 awaiting full support) by @chrisblakley
- Start using requestIdleCallback when it is supported by Safari (🟧 awaiting safari support) by @chrisblakley
- Research Speculation Rules for predictive preloading by @chrisblakley
- Look into using the Properties and Values API to get element properties without causing layout shifts [🟧 awaiting firefox support] by @chrisblakley
- Watch for support for :has() CSS parent selector (🟧 awaiting firefox support) by @chrisblakley
- Spellcheck/Grammar-check during audit mode (or maybe for all content editors?) (🟥 awaiting any support) by @chrisblakley
- Research the Custom Highlight API for when it becomes available (❌ awaiting support tracking) by @chrisblakley
- Additional Nebula Blocks Needed by @chrisblakley
- Look into where CSS Layers would be helpful [🟩 fully supported now] by @chrisblakley
- Look into the beforematch JS event for contextual analytics by @chrisblakley
- Consider adding opinionated default styles for HTML dialog elements by @chrisblakley
- Is it worth looking into the Topics API for features? by @chrisblakley
- Update History API to the Navigation API (🟥 awaiting support) by @chrisblakley
- Add line numbers to JS catch statements if/when it becomes standardized (❌ no proposal at this time) by @chrisblakley
- Use the CSS color-contrast property when it becomes available (❌ awaiting support tracking) by @chrisblakley
- Use the new Range Syntax for CSS media queries (🟩 fully supported now) by @chrisblakley
- Add more debug CSS selectors for highlighting potential problems by @chrisblakley
- Ensure all event parameters have consistent names across the entire codebase by @chrisblakley
- Add video indexing checks to Nebula's warning system by @chrisblakley
- Watch for the CSS Anchor API (❌ awaiting support tracking) by @chrisblakley
- Start using scale, rotate, and translate CSS properties directly (without transform) [🟩 fully supported now] by @chrisblakley
- GA4 Enhanced Measurement is conflicting with Nebula's Youtube API by @chrisblakley
- More GA4 event parameters to consider adding by @chrisblakley
- Make sure Nebula can help process Sass for individual custom block styles by @chrisblakley
- 🔮 PHP 8.1 Upgrade Features/Notes by @chrisblakley
- 🔮 PHP 8.2 Upgrade Features/Notes by @chrisblakley
- 🔮 PHP 9.0 Upgrade Features/Notes by @chrisblakley
- 🔮 PHP 8.3 Upgrade Features/Notes by @chrisblakley
- Remove Google Optimize integration as Google is sunsetting the platform without a replacement by @chrisblakley
- Consider a Nebula option to automatically delete stored contact form after a period of time by @chrisblakley
- PHP is deprecating rand() functions in PHP 8.3 by @chrisblakley
- Watch for text-wrap balance and consider making it a default for certain components [🟥 awaiting full support] by @chrisblakley
- Consider creating a default custom post type for Blog by @chrisblakley
- Watch for CSS nesting to be supported [🟩 fully supported now] by @chrisblakley
- Watch for custom selectors in CSS (❌ awaiting support tracking) by @chrisblakley
- Watch for CSS Scroll Timeline support [🟥 awaiting full support] by @chrisblakley
RELEASES
See all- Cygnus X by @chrisblakley
- Cat's Eye by @chrisblakley
- Last IE11 Supported Version by @chrisblakley
- Eight-Burst by @chrisblakley
- Orion by @chrisblakley
- Ant by @chrisblakley
- Lagoon by @chrisblakley
- Last Procedural Nebula Version by @chrisblakley
- Red Rectangle by @chrisblakley
- Trifid by @chrisblakley
- Helix by @chrisblakley
- Eagle by @chrisblakley
- Carina by @chrisblakley