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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.
Other Options
These options include entire sites devoted to a variety of WP themes, not just simple one-theme ideas. Browse around to look at those options. Don't hesitate to send a few bucks, dinero, Euro or whatever to purchase a theme, as you are guaranteeing some support with that money.
Ericulous: This site offers a wide variety of themes, and I'm happy to discover it. One theme, the OneNews, offers a way to aggregate rather than to blog, which is a great way to handle those domain names that are difficult to keep up with in your repoitoire (shown below).
Multiple themes including Artificial Intelligence (1.5), Fashionista (1.2), Food Recipe (1.0), GenkiTheme (1.4.1), GenkiTheme (Fixed Width) (1.4), Google Chrome (1.1), GreyBlog (1.6), Internet Center (1.5), Internet Music (1.5), Internet Sharing (1.5), Orange Web 2.0 (1.5), Red Business (1.5), Scrapbook (1.0), Small Studio (1.5), SoftwareHolic (1.5), Woogle (1.0). Visit the site to learn more about their updates, support and their amazing variety of options.
Javier Garcia: This designer has several free blog designs listed on the WP Codex page. The designs include Abythens (shown below), Lacenenta and 1 Blog Theme. What impresses me about this site is that the downloads are updated and free, but -- much like Theme Hybrid -- you pay a small amount to enjoy some support with these themes. Nothing wrong with this methodology!
Also, while the themes are free, you can pay a small amount to remove the attribution button line and to ask for private technical support. Abythens is a theme that allows galleries and countless layout/colour combinations.
Ultima: Talk about a simple theme! While I hesitate to state that you can charge this theme up with CSS and a child theme option, I included it to point you to the Blog Oh! Blog site. Their free options for WP themes include Ultima as well as a Mobile Theme and Impress. Their premium options include Freedom, a theme that is popular with WP bloggers who want a magazine-type layout.
Wordpress Theme Generator: Use this online generator to create your own custom WP theme. You can do this without any knowledge about HTML, JS, PHP, or CSS. While this seems like a cool tool, I have no knowledge about its compatibility or the ability for you to upgrade your theme, if necessary, to fit WP capabilities. But, it might be fun to try out...
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.