the Basic Bitch

Version History

vO.0.1 Original Concept Idea - Dec 2016

First concept as it was described - a list of Basic Bitch memes all compiled into a hard cover coffee table book

List of meme ideas listed out and entered into a spreadsheet

vO.0.2 Website Domain - Dec 2017

thebasicbitch.com Domain Purchased

basicbitchthebook.com Domain Purchased

v0.0.3 Website Initial Design - Dec 2021

converted from a redirect domain to a working WordPress installation

Initial concept pages and page structure built

VO.0.4 Further Website Design - Sept 2025

Woocommerce installed

Favcicon and Logo created

v0.0.5 Various Improvements - March 2026

Logo rebuilt - vector and color implementation

First meme images made - Originally only 6, manual edits and foreground background separation

vO.0.6 Further Website Design - June 2026

Version History page built and populated

About page built

First webp conversion and optimization of images

Add tablet dimensions, produce first meme using tablet dimensions

Create placeholder demo meme for 3 dimenstions: desktop, mobile, tablet

Meme Attributes built out (Left, Right, Center; Top, Middle, Bottom; Text Font; Text Color)

Update Edit Meme Form to change attributes based on Dynamic Data

v0.0.7 Further Website Design - July 2026

Meme Categories Page started - Create Category Icons

Move Version History page to Post and have the page reflect the post

Home page create Split Section with 4 panels using GSAP and CodePen

Add section after Split Section on Home page

Split Section GSAP scroll direction changes on Mobile screens

Remake Mobile Hero animation - make border smaller to prevent menu conflicts

Remove subtle lines from Favicons & Update to smaller files; Add white

Update Favicon on site - From one with lines, and lighter pink, to truly one color and middle pink

Page Menus - Home Menu, Memes Menu, Shop Menu, Main Menu

Hover effects for Menu Items

Create Shadow Logos for hover effects on menu logo

Category Page Improvements - Category Icons

Memes Page - Add edge masks to top and bottom of 100vh to mask iOS screens shrinking menu bars

MEME COUNT - 2 Included | 1 Complete Green | 9 Total

v0.0.8 Further Website Design - August 2026

Version History Page Overhaul - connect to 1 post; Single Post Repeater for text; Dark Page Style

About Page Overhaul - Delete Template; connect to 1 post; Single Post Repeater for text; Dark Page Style

Admin Dashboard Overhaul - Repeater to replace MetaBox shortcode element; Design indicator lights

Meme CPT Update - add indicator checkboxes for completion; Sub Text & Alt Text fields for Desktop + Mobile + Tablet formats

Admin Dashboard Overhaul - Edit post by Post ID variable; Edit Post Button Functionality


Admin Dashboard Overhaul - Resize Repeater fix formatting issues so it works on all screens; move Memes Repeater into Dashboard Tab

Memes Footer Changes - show hide Memes footer based on screen size. Footer was full of blank space on desktop, rework it so that it is a full section for options and footer on desktop, and hide 2 snap sections for mobile, and vice versa for mobile

Memes - Major Change - Repeater only include checkbox_include_meme is true, MetaBox Custom Fields turn off Custom Table (all meme data was erased, but now queries could work in the repeater)

Meme Category Taxonomy - Make flat meme categories in MetaBox and apply the to the Meme CPT Field Group

Meme Category Icons - Photoshop and Edit Meme Category Icons, add to Meme Category Page

All Memes - Repeater creation, Meme Hover effects

Core Framework Failure - Replacement and retention of Brand Colors and Fonts; turn off plugin

Add Brand Colors and alternative tints to Oxygen Global Colors

Display Font Caprasimo inclusion through code block instead of plugin

Redo All Site Global Colors - Manually change every instance of a global color under Oxygen instead of Core Framework

Uppercase Menu Links and change font to Alt Font explicitly in the field IDs instead of the classes

Meme Categories - Create categories in the Meme Custom Post Type Fields, choose multiple, Checkboxes

Add Meme Categories to table - Beauty, Fashion, Travel, etc... add all categories to the table

Apply Meme Categories to already complete memes, only 3 at this point

Create MemeCategoryArchive Template - for each Category make a template page to show only those memes

MEME COUNT - 3 Included | 3 Complete Green | 9 Total

v0.0.9 Further Website Design - Sept 2026

MemeCategoryArchive Template - Single Meme Category Repeater works with PHP code blocks only

Home Page - Loading Progress Bar - Add Loading code and animation and hold on scrolling

MEME COUNT - 4 Included | 4 Complete Green | 9 Total

v0.1.0 Further Website Design - Oct 2026

Home Page - Fix Redraw Glitch when returning to webpage after using other apps but not reloading - Screen showed in a quarter sized box in the top left corner instead of the whole screen

Home Page - split scroll glitch, where right column showed up before scrolling to it covering the previous sections right side after the hero animation,

Meta Box - Meme Fields - Add Sub Text Fields and Alt Text Fields: Font, Color, LR Desktop, TB Desktop, Size Desktop, LR Tablet, TB Tablet, Size Tablet, LR Mobile, TB Mobile, Size Mobile

Memes Page - Add Dynamic Data fields for Alt and Sub Texts - Under Meme Attributes in small font format - hidden from frontend

Submit A Meme - Page buildout, form on BitForms Pro, styling and words.

Cookies Page Created and linked in footer

Terms and Conditions Page Created and linked in footer

Created Instagram Account - basicbitchbook and thebasicbitch_com - Everything else was taken

About Page - A word about Ai rewritten and finalized

Edit Meme Page - MAJOR OVERHAUL - display info from Meme Post number using PHP and dynamic meme number in URL

Edit Meme Page - Bit Form - Create and build out MetaBox Meme CPT in Bit Form from scratch

Edit Meme Page - Edit Meme form - integrate it back to MetaBox fields

Edit Meme Page - Have the meme info populate into the form so that it's all prefilled.

Edit Meme Page - Add ability to save the data on form submission

MEME COUNT - 4 Included | 4 Complete Green | 9 Total

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