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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 …

Glass is an new free web 2.0 advanced WordPress theme which includes a full-featured built-in “CSS editor” that allows user to tweak the design and graphics without touching any code. This theme has SEO friendly headings, optimized content flow order (such that no matter which side the sidebar is the main content is on top of a page source), Google Adsense styling, and more. This theme with its built-in features offer the flexibility to customize like a pro-webmaster even by average users. The theme requires no set up and can be used as is.

Just like our other free premium advanced Web 2.0 WordPress themes like Black and White, The Box, The Studio, Colourise, Fresh, Silk, PointSpace, Traffic, W Exp, eMagazine, Deep Blue, Watch This, Concept Nova, Mint Idea, Ubiquitous Sounds, Internet Studio and numerous 3 column WordPress Themes, this theme too has all the innovative features that we offer at no cost. The theme works with all versions of WordPress up to date including the latest version 2.6.2

The theme offers among other things the following features:

Touch free CSS editor helps customize the sites looks without touching any code.
Change header and background image from admin panel.
Able to change all major and some minor styling from the WordPress admin panel.
Google Adsense styled - allows the easy addition of your Google Adsense code in pre-styled files without worrying about breaking the theme- another feature to help new users.
Add 125px image advertisements to sidebar.
Tabbed JavaScript sidebar widget.
Zero set up, just add and activate and you are good to go.
Widget ready sidebar (1) and bottom bar (3).
Search Engine Optimized, no need to worry about duplicate posts or rearranging title tags.
CSS/XHTML validated.
Customizable sidebar background colors and comment form.

Starting an online blog or an online business or an online website is not at all easy. From the domain name registration, to the choice of Content Management Software (CMS), web hosting, website marketing, website promotion, link building, search engine optimization, making money online, search-engine friendly scripts, etc., one requires not just basic knowledge, but in-depth awareness of the latest resources available online.

If you Google web resources, you will see hundreds of sites pop up. Now what does it indicate? Does it indicate that the sites that are on top are the best in that niche? Maybe yes, maybe not.

With more and more webmasters becoming increasingly well-versed with SEO, being on top does not necessarily indicate relevant searches or the …

Ubiquitous Sounds is an free web 2.0 WordPress theme built to give the user flexibility to customize. This theme includes a full-featured WordPress theme with built-in “CSS editor” that allows user to tweak the design and graphics without touching any code. This full-function theme has SEO friendly headings, optimized content flow order (such that no matter which side the sidebar is the main content is on top of a page source), Google Adsense styling, and more. The theme requires no set up and can be used as is; optionally a featured post can be set by adding posts under a category called “Featured”.

Just like our other free premium advanced Web 2.0 WordPress themes like Black and White, The Box, The Studio, Colourise, Fresh, Silk, PointSpace, Traffic, W Exp, eMagazine, Deep Blue, Watch This, Concept Nova, Mint Idea and numerous 3 column WordPress Themes, this theme too has all the innovative features that we offer at no cost. The theme works with all versions of WordPress up to date including the latest version 2.6.2

The theme offers among other things the following features:

Touch free CSS edit to customize your sites looks and feel.
Change header image from admin panel.
Able to change all major and some minor styling from the WordPress admin panel.
Google Adsense styled - allows the easy addition of your Google Adsense code in pre-styled files without worrying about breaking the theme.
Create featured posts by simply adding a category called Featured (with a capital “F”).
Widget ready sidebar.
Ability to move sidebar from left to right.
Search Engine Optimized - use without worry of duplicate posts or rearranging title tags.
CSS/XHTML validated.
Customizable comment form.

British Prime Minister’s #10 blog is apparently not honoring the copyright agreement of the theme developer, in spite of the Creative Commons licensing. Theme copyright infringements are a serious issue that many non-themers overlook, mostly because it conveniently services their purpose. The old theme viewer was plagued with this issue that eventually led to creation of a new admin monitored repository. With the growing popularity of WordPress, this issue left unaddressed will only lead to more such goof ups or worse, blatant rip-offs, which will eventually lead to a decline in free quality themes.

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Concept Nova is a new advanced WordPress theme with full-function features. This theme has a built-in touchless “CSS editor”, which allows among other styling, the option to replace the header image. The theme has SEO friendly headings and posts, Google Adsense styling, practically no set up and many more features.

Just like our other free premium advanced Web 2.0 WordPress themes like Black and White, The Box, The Studio, Colourise, Fresh, Silk, PointSpace, Traffic, W Exp, eMagazine, Deep Blue, Watch This and numerous 3 column WordPress Themes, this theme too has all the innovative features that we offer for free. The theme works with all versions of WordPress up to 2.5.x.

The theme offers some of the features below and more:

CSS edit without touching a line of code.
Change header image from admin panel.
Able to change all major and some minor styles from the WordPress admin panel.
JavaScript dropdown categories menu.
Adsense styled - easily add your Google Adsense code in pre-styled files without risking breaking the theme.
Create featured posts by simply adding a category called Featured (with a capital F.)
Widget ready sidebar.
Search Engine Optimized - use without worry of duplicate posts or rearranging title tags.
CSS/XHTML validated.
JavaScript activated search form.

Video embeds like the ones from YouTube can be valuable to tell a story. Though the built-in options for such videos allow the user to resize the video, it is not dynamic and is more than often a manual (irreversible) process. Say you would like to keep the video at it’s full size in the single post page but display a thumbnail in your sidebar, you can. A simple CSS and Javascript fix for IE would do the trick, here’s how:

Design inspiration can come from multiple sources. One of the furniture sets in La Furniture, a contemporary furniture store reminded me of a piece of art in the form of furniture from the Andy Warhol museum in Pittsburgh. With bold primary colors, the whole set could brighten up a dull or plain interior. In terms of a business model, I am not sure how unique pieces like that sell, but I am sure it strikes out to be interesting enough for those who like something unique at affordable prices, and although it may not be the mainstream target audience choice, there are always picky people with good taste. It’s cool and contemporary, and would serve as …