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Themes that are Totally WordPress Compatible
Other themes that WordPress feels are totally compatible with that blogging platform.
In past articles, Linda mentioned that she uses the Hybrid Theme for WordPress. In this article, she points to other themes that WordPress feels are totally compatible with that blogging platform.
Complex Simplicity: Simple Themes to Play With
If you're looking for a simple theme that you can alter down the road, these themes lend themselves to that practice. You can alter the original themes listed here easily, create child themes to alter the original (highly recommended) or use the theme forever as is – but only if the owner is willing to update the theme along with WP updates.
Regulus: This simple blog design has been a hit for a long time, simply because the design is simple. If you know how to tweak code within a blog theme, you can change up the masthead and alter a few other things as well. This is a free theme that is a leader to Ben Gillbanks' other premium themes. If you don't mind spending a minimal amount of money on a quality premium theme, Gillbanks' work is one way to go. He has a lot of experience with code, computers and with WP.
A bit of explanation about Ben's blog entry below – he is using the Regulus theme on his WP-server binarymoon blog. His current site, which is updated constantly, is located at Binary Moon. Note how he changed the name of the blog between the WP-based site and his individual site to make it both the same – and different.
When you run across a person like Ben Gillbanks in your searches for blog themes, you might bookmark their sites...you can learn much about successful blogging from people who have been in the industry/field for two decades.
Tarski: This simple theme has been around for a while, too. It is updated to current WP standards and offers three alternate styles by default: classic, polar and skyline (with a change to mastheads). Adding your own custom styles is essentially a simple process, although advanced CSS coders have used it to make impressively complex modifications (be aware that some of the examples listed no longer exist).
As with Theme Hybrid, Tarski suggests that you alter only the CSS (or, as I would suggest – create a child theme for modifications to the original), so that when a new version of Tarski appears, your theme won't be befuddled. The Tarski site is easy to maneuver, and offers legacy versions for folks who refuse to update their WP formats. Additionally, this site lists compatible plug-ins and other options, guidelines and instructions.
You also can use this theme for Textpattern, Drupal, Jogger.pl, Blogger, TatterTools and Blogates. Created by by Ben Eastaugh and Chris Sternal-Johnson.
Linda Goin
Linda Goin carries an A.A. in graphic design, a B.F.A. in visual communications with a minor in business and marketing and an M.A. in American History with a minor in the Reformation. While the latter degree doesn't seem to fit with the first two educational experiences, Linda used her 25-year design expertise on archaeological digs and in the study of material culture. Now she uses her education and experiences in social media experiments.
Accolades for her work include fifteen first-place Colorado Press Association awards, numerous fine art and graphic design awards, and interviews about content development with The Wall St. Journal, Chicago Tribune, Psychology Today, and L.A. Times.