wpSnap Site Reboot

When I started helping wpSnap on some of their technical issues last year, I realized that there was a lot of room to improve with the way conditional tags were written and addressed to produce the site that has among other things, featured listings, blogs and other WP themes all meshed into one pile of data in the backend. So when I was asked to redesign1 the site last month, I went a step ahead and offered to redo the backend as well.

The most prolific of issues on wpSnap (and other multi-author sites) seem to have stemmed from a new feature that was rolled into WordPress version 2.6, which was the creation of a new database table …

Anatomy of a Magazine Style Premium WordPress Theme - Part 2: DOMTab, Tabber, more

In continuing our efforts of slicing and dicing a Magazine style WordPress theme, we come to a very interesting juncture with Java interfaces. This probable is the most ubiquitous feature of most all magazine themes. If you think about it, it makes sense that magazine style themes use this non-obtrusive code to help manage content.

DOMtab interfaceThese sidebar tabbed interface gives you the most bang for you buck in terms of digital real-estate. Granted that it will not necessarily minimize bandwidth usage by loading the page any faster, but nonetheless provides an alternative to having the entire content load on each and every page (even where …

Magazine Style WordPress Themes are “In”

This review was originally written for wpSnap as a guest author, but due to some pending technical issues, I decided to publish it here instead. If you are one those smart readers who subscribe to both my feed as well as wpSnap blog, you may see this review in both feeds.
Lately, there is a growing trend in the WordPress theme design community to produce high-end, premium, magazine (or webzine) style work. This was to happen sooner or later, it was only a matter of time before users discovered the full potential of WordPress to power sites outside of their blogs and when that happened, the quest for better themes followed. The obvious progression for designers was towards themes …

Discovery 3C: Clean Web 2.0 Widget and Adsense Ready WordPress Theme

Discovery 3C: Download Link | Test run

Left sidebar, Widget ready, Adsense Ready, Fixed width, Gray, White, Black, 3 columns, Wildlife/ Animals/ Nature/ Science/ Discovery/ Planet/ Personal Blog

A new 3-column “widget” and “adsense” ready WordPress theme by headsetoptions.org and MandarinMusing based on design by Free CSS Templates. As the name suggests, this theme is ideal for science/ animals/ wildlife/ nature sites, both for professional and personal blogs. You can remove the header image for a neat Web 2.0 look. This new theme was created with support from SAS 70 + Baseball Cards…

Deserted 3C: 3-Column WordPress Widget Ready Theme

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Right sidebars, Widget ready, Fixed width, Black, 3 columns, Personal/Business Blog Template

This is a 3-column version of the “Widget” ready WordPress theme Deserted with a clean nature feel by MandarinMusing and Headsetoptions. The theme is based on original work by Free CSS Templates. This design is Google adsense ready best suited for nature or environmental portals, persoanl blogs and business sites. The theme was created with support from Broadband Provider + Charlotte Web Design. Please go to our …

Greenway LCR: New 3 Column Left-Center-Right Format WordPress Theme

Greenway LCR

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Left sidebar, Right sidebar, Widget ready, Fixed width, Green, 3 columns, Personal/Business Blog Template

This is a highly reconfigured 3 column “Widget” ready LCR (left-center-right format) WordPress theme with a professional look by MandarinMusing and myself. The theme is a derivation of Greenway by David Herreman. This design is Google adsense ready best suited for news portals, blogs and business sites. The theme was created with support from Web Hosting + Children’s Clothing. Please go to our WordPress downloads and support page for theme support, queries or customized …

Audiophile 3C: New 3 Column WordPress Theme

Audiophile 3C

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Right sidebar, Widget ready, Fixed width, Green, 3 columns, Personal/Music/Audio Blog Template

Some of you might recognize this theme right away! It’s the theme I ported for use on my site prior to the June reboot. This 3 column “Widget” ready WordPress theme with a professional look by MandarinMusing and myself is based on a design by Gorotron. This lightweight funky design is suitable for music and entertainment sites. This new theme was created with support from Fully Managed Hosting + Window Film. Please go to our …

Envison 3C: 3 Column Adsense WordPress Theme

Envision 3C

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3 Column, Blue, White, Fixed width, Widget ready, Right sidebars, Adsense Ready, Professional Blog Template

Envision 3C is a new 3 column “widget” ready Web 2.0 WordPress theme with a professional look by designed in collaboration with MandarinMusing based on template by Styleshout. This clean, professional theme is Google Adsense ready and was supported by Digital Cameras and Atlanta Law Firm.

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Gems: New Portal Design WordPress Theme

Gems

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2 Column, Blue, White, Fixed width, Widget ready, Right sidebars, Portal Design, Professional Blog Template

Gems is a new 2 column “widget” ready Web 2.0 WordPress theme with a professional look by designed in collaboration with MandarinMusing based on template by Arcsin. The theme is clean, professional and makes a great template for your both personal and corporate blogs. The theme is Google Adsense ready and was created with help from Dedicated Hosting and Pay-per-click Management. Please go to our WordPress downloads and support page for theme support, queries …

Super Bold: Clean, Funky WordPress Theme with a China Town Look

SuperBold

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2 Column, White, Fixed width, Widget ready, Right sidebars, Funky, Personal Blog Template

SuperBold is a 2 column “widget” ready Web 2.0 WordPress theme with a funky arty China Town look by headsetoptions.org and MandarinMusing based on template by Gorotron. The theme is clean, youthful, and makes a great personal blog template supported by Atlanta Real Estate and Luxury Real Estate. Please go to our WordPress downloads and support page for theme support, queries or customized web design projects.You may view, download and testrun more of our themes here.

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