Well, in my book, it’s all about simplicity… users need to be able top configure as many aspects of the theme as possible - without the need for a single code edit or extra plugin.
And of course they need to be safe – so any theme that allows users to insert PHP via the options menu is out, pronto!
And that’s what I’ve been looking for when scoping out another batch of themes for the next pack.
Sure, we’ll be customizing these further ourselves – making sure widgets are in place, adding in custom headers, threaded comments and all that jazz, but I thought you might be interested in a selection of the themes we’ve chosen so far:
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This is possibly the best photoblog themes that I’ve ever tried out – because it’s so darn simple. It just selects an image from your latest posts and displays it beautifully!
Another highly complex, powerful and yet ‘just works’ theme – nice that it comes with its own custom header function too which saves us adding it in like we usualy have to :)
If you're thinking about starting a paid, or just private, membership site then this is truly the plugin you've been looking for. Easy to use, massively configurable and ready to go out of the box!
To get a wiki up and running you used to need to install Mediawiki and toil away for days configuring it... not any more! This plugin gives you *all* the functionality you want from a wiki, in WordPress!!!
Would you like to add Facebook comments, registration, 'Like' buttons and autoposting to your WP site? Well, The Ultimate Facebook plugin has got that all covered!
Fully integrated with the SEOMoz API, complete with automatic links, sitemaps and SEO optimization of your WordPress setup - this is the only plugin you need to help you rank your site number 1 on Google - nothing else compares.
Out of all the WordPress ecommerce plugins available, MarketPress has got to be the winner - easy to configure, powerful functionality, multiple gateways and more. A simply brilliant plugin!
Simply insert google maps into posts, sidebars and pages - show directions, streetview, provide image overlays and do it all from a simple button and comprehensive widget.
It's now incredibly easy to start your own Q&A site using nothing more than WordPress - The Q&A plugin simply and brilliantly transforms any site, or page, into a perfect support or Q&A environment.
I like most new WP-themes, but some are amazingly ugly… The one with the cat is sweet, but would one really wanna’ have it for good? I think that the best theme is something elegant but subtle. After all, the text should do the talking, not the design. :)
I like most new WP-themes, but some are amazingly ugly… The one with the cat is sweet, but would one really wanna’ have it for good? I think that the best theme is something elegant but subtle. After all, the text should do the talking, not the design. :)
Many thanks to you to share these awesome templates. Very useful share. Once again, thanks a lot