Custom admin icons are needed in when creating new custom post types, plugin settings and theme options pages. At the very least you will need three icons:

• two 16px icons for the admin menu, one non-colored and one colored icon for the hover state
• one 32px icon for the actual screen

What’s included in the template pack?

Inside the download you’ll find a layered PSD with all of the icons sizes you’ll need. You’ll also find code examples for quickly implementing the sprites with custom post types and plugin/theme options pages, along with a few sample sprites for the various sizes.

Refer to Matthias’ release post for more detailed recommendations for the workflow of implementing the template and code examples.

You can download the free WP Admin Icon template and code from Kremalicious.com or grab it on github. The code is licensed under the GPL and the template PSD is public domain, free to use in any personal or commercial projects. This template pack most certainly took some time to prepare, so drop by Matthias’ site to say thanks or buy him a coffee.

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Caputo is currently offering his Modest Theme on the site as the first deal. You can view the features and the live demo and elect how much you’d like to pay:

So what’s going on here with the themes? How does ThemeThrift work?

Caputo has set up the site as an experiment and we’re interested to see how it goes.

What happens to the theme afterwards is up to the developer; Some will sell them on theme marketplaces, others will retire them forever, and some might put their theme in a car and push it off a cliff, creating a fiery inferno of twisted metal and code.

Intrigued? Sign up at ThemeThrift to be make sure you get notified when new deals are available.

So what are your thoughts? Is this a WordPress theme graveyard or an exciting new experiment?

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Adapt boasts a clean, minimal layout. Best of all, it’s 100% GPL and free to use for both personal and commercial projects.

The theme also features:

• Fully Responsive layout
• Homepage Slider – unlimited heights (just upload the image size you want)
• Portfolio Slider
• Filterable portfolio template
• Full-width & landing page templates
• Blog page template
• Threaded comments
• Widgetized sidebar and footer

Adapt is also an excellent theme choice for freelancers who need a quick way to showcase a portfolio. Adapt’s filterable portfolio page template allows you to easily sort and display portfolio items by category.

Check out a live demo of Adapt and resize your browser window to simulate how it will respond to devices. You can also scan the QR-Code on the theme’s info page to checkout it out on your mobile device.

Download Adapt for free from the WP Explorer website. If you like the Adapt theme, make sure to check out WP Explorer’s other free themes and their premium themes for more high quality designs.

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Neni Features:

• Responsive design (HTML5 & CSS3)
• Custom colors and custom background
• Two-columns and full-width-template
• Archive template
• Right-sidebar
• Threaded-comments
• Custom-menu (3 levels)
• Browser: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, IE 8 & 9

Check out a live demo of the theme on its homepage at pixxels.at.

Since Neni is listed with the WordPress Theme Directory, you know that it meets WordPress coding standards set by the WordPress Theme Review team and is safe to use on your site. Download Neni for free and get started customizing your blog.

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And this particular giveaway from WPKube is rather impressive in scale – with an enormous bundle of prizes from some of the biggest WordPress theme and plugin developers out there, including (but certainly not limited to):

• StudioPress
• WooThemes
• Themify
• DesignerThemes

The whole thing is run through Rafflecopter’s rather funky giveaway system, which gives you multiple opportunities to enter (depending upon the actions you take).

For a full list of the products being given away and to take part, head over to WPKube now!

Creative Commons photo courtesy of andrew steinmetz

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Remember the old days of Twitter? The options and appearance of PulsePress are meant to mimic the old twitter user interface and enable micro-discussion. Check out a screenshot:

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Download PulsePress for free from the WordPress Theme Directory.

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Prosume utilizes the Less Framework and will adjust to different screen sizes. It runs on HTML5 and CSS3. The theme is very easy to set up with its built-in options panel, including the ability to change the logo, decide the number of portfolio items to show, or add Google Analytics tracking code.

Adding portfolio items is just like writing a blog post:

You’ve also got four page templates to work with to for assigning layouts: blog, portfolio, and a full width portfolio template.

View the live demo to see the theme in action.

Create an eye-catching resume in under an hour for an instant online presence

In this job market, you need to be able to capture your potential employer’s attention in order to stand out from other applicants. A clean, responsive online resume that showcases your talent will give you that advantage. If you want your resume to look fantastic on desktops as well as mobile devices, the Prosume theme has you covered. Visit Site5 to download it for free today.

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Orion

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Retouch

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Oxygen

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Responsive

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Hatch

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Origin

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Ascetica

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Sundance

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Mixfolio

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BootstrapWP

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Skeleton

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Pagelines

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Basic

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iTheme2

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Flexible

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Blaskan

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Need a responsive slider to match your new responsive WordPress theme? Check out our recent post:

10 Responsive Slider Plugins for WordPress

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The Widely theme features:

• Custom widgets: Advertising, Twitter stream, Tabbed, Flickr, Recent posts and more with 3 footer widget areas
• Shortcode generator: Easily generate columns, buttons, quotes, headlines, etc.
• Multiple page templates
• Photoshop files and documentation included
• Built-in contact form

Check out the live demo to see Widely in action and download it today. Many thanks to Themes Kingdom for offering this theme for free.

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Theme author Jen Gordon designed this WordPress theme with iPhone app customer conversions in mind. Through A/B testing and analysis, Jen was able to optimize this theme to turn window shoppers into your app’s paid users.

At first glance, the immediate features of this theme include an app icon area, social media buttons, a headline, screenshots and videos, and a nice big button linking to your app in the App Store. What makes this theme so effective is that all of these features happen above the fold, giving your visitor all of the key information needed to encourage them to click through to purchase.

There are also plenty of additional features in this theme to effectively list, demonstrate and promote your applications. You can collect email addresses for ease in staying in touch with your user base, introduce members of your team, insert a testimonials section, and even cross promote your other apps.

The admin area is also very intuitive and easy to use. With no complicated settings or formatting areas to decipher, this theme makes administrative tasks like building and maintenance extremely approachable for users of any WordPress skill level. The theme also comes bundled with six different color schemes to choose from.

All of this adds up to one great theme. If you are looking for a simple and effective way to promote your new iPhone Apps, this may be the perfect way to introduce your apps and get users interested, clicking through and purchasing the result of all your hard work. Try it today, and if you have any suggestions for improvements or features for future releases, drop Jen a line on her website.

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