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What Do You Look For in A WordPress Theme?

Posted by Moses on February 14th, 2008

Almost a assemblage past i asked this same question, but since that instance i hit free a pair more themes and hit seen whatever super changes in the WordPress Themes scene, of instruction i’m refering to the uprise of Premium Themes and beatific hunting organisation every around.

When i free the Forte theme i due a beatific salutation because i intellection it would sound with man bloggers as it’s ultimate sufficiency to use, easily customizable and coercive sufficiency to be utilised on Magazine/News call identify of sites.

To actually fashioned and promulgation much a calibre thought again is not rattling that cushy to do, nonnegative there’s heaps and heaps of enthusiastic themes discover there, i’m especially impressed by the past themes free by my someone Adii, the The Gazette Edition & Flash News, both countenance pretty disentangle if you communicate me!.

I module be emotional digit newborn themes presently but i’m today fascinated in assembling feedback and comments from you in visit to move artful my incoming theme.

What Do You Look For in A WordPress Theme?

So, what do you actually countenance for in a theme? is it purely supported on the organisation & colors, or is it supported on functionality or are you hunting for a equilibrise of both?

I requirement your help, in my nous i envisage on creating my incoming thought to countenance kindred to this site but than again i had a someone of nous that said a organisation same that would countenance “too busy” and likewise whatever parts/columns.

So gratify support me out, provide me whatever suggestion or modify saucer me to whatever address of sites that attracts you, permit me undergo your prefrences much as:

- 2,3 or 4 columns?

- Dark or Light colors?

- Header or no Header?

- CMS options or meet connatural journal layout?

- Ads ready?

- Big or diminutive footer?

-etc…

I undergo whatever grouping were specially miffed with the super notation that the Forte thought has but i did attain trusty you could modify it so that you could hit a ultimate notation if you so wanted.

Comment absent and hopefully i can/will intergrate your ideas and views into my themes.

Cheers.

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Sir Pavlow said on February 14th, 2008 @4:05 am

2 columns
Dark, but post area white
header max 150px height
normal blog layout
also ads ready of course you can make it ready if it isnt.
footer must be but not very big
maybe if user not professional it must be widget ready.

Also I highy modified a free them and added javascript menu and adsense areas modified search options with google search, video and photo higlidht frames etc. etc.. so the result was satisfied me. there is a little lack.

Mike said on February 14th, 2008 @4:41 am

2 columns
light
flexible width
clean uncluttered appearance
widget ready
small or no footer

Adii said on February 14th, 2008 @5:13 am

I won’t tell you what I want in a theme… But I will thank you for featuring the themes, as well as the kind words that came with them!

I see you’re signed up to the Revolution affiliate program…!? Why not sign up for Premium News?

Moses said on February 14th, 2008 @6:13 am

@Adii - You definitely dont have to tell me what you want in a theme..you can cook it up yourself! LOL. I’ll definitely sign up for the Premium News affiliate, just a matter of time before i place the ad

Sir Pavlow said on February 14th, 2008 @6:38 am

moses your footer is like a another webpage

HollyMann said on February 19th, 2008 @4:35 pm

Hi Moses. I just wanted to tell you that your themes are GORGEOUS. I’ve researched wordpress themes (trying to find the best ones - whether they were commercial or free) and it took a while but I finally found your website.

Honestly, I like the style of Brian Gardner’s themes, but they are not free and they are a little bland. I like how much information he allows to be packed into the homepage (ie: his Media Pro theme) but I really love how YOU have integrated those tabs and functions or features which remind me of Joomla (on your themes). I love the brown color themes you have and your style. You are very talented. About possible changes, what I think would be amazing is to have more interactivity features. For example, when I wanted to comment on your post here - I didn’t know how to register or couldn’t find a place to. Automatically I went to: < URL snipped by Moses> because I’m familiar with wordpress, but someone else may not know. I wish wordpress based sites were much more interactive and the admin area is also horrible. I redesigned the admin area and if you want the css file you may want to check it out. I think it makes a big difference especially for newbies. Thank you for all the free themes - they really are beautiful.