About Steven AitchisonI am on the lookout for a new WordPress theme and have been looking around the net for a simple, exciting, easy to read and reader friendly theme.
I particulalry like www.zenhabits.net theme and am looking for something similar to this. Then I got to thinking why not you, the reader, of this blog suggest a new theme for me.
So, I am looking for a simple, exciting design which is widget ready, WP 2.7 compatible with an easily customisable header as I will be making a new logo to brand for the blog. It should have an RSS feed in the header, be a two column design and have a wide width.
Yes I could have one designed but I would rather throw it out there and find out if anyone can suggest a theme and be part of the redesign of the site.
So are you up for it can you suggest a theme for this blog and win yourself $50 in the process? Just post one link per comment and affiliate ids will be allowed as long as it fits the spec. You can post a link to a free theme or a premium theme. Any comments with speculative or with link building in mind will be deleted.
Looking forward to seeing the wordpress themes which come up.
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I never thought of that
Well, I am looking at your site and the one you said you liked, and I think maybe you’d like Chiq’s Rewire theme? It’s Free
http://www.wpthemedesigner.com/2008/11/28/rewire-theme/
You might also like this one if you don’t mind tweaking the css a little:
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/wp-themes-blogger
Good luck, it’s hard work to find that perfect theme! Thanks for the opportunity to win sharing these with you!
Hi Chelle
Thanks for the themes, quite like the rewire one, but still not quite there.
Hi Steven
How about Platformate ?
http://michaelhutagalung.com/2008/06/platformate-personal-magazine-wordpress-theme/
Had a look at platformate and found the arthemia template which is quite good, thanks for your entry.
Hi Steve, I’d suggest Bluesky (http://elegantthemes.com/gallery/bluesky/) or Bluemist (http://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/bluemist/).
I have already looked at the bluesky and bluemist ones and thought about them. I really like the elegant themes gallery and what they have to offer. Thanks for submitting
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/inspiration
Thanks Khatia, had a quick look and it is not what I am looking for.
I don’t have a particular theme in mind, but you could check out newwpthemes.net for quite a few nice looking free and premium themes.
Hi Susan
Thanks for your suggestions, I’ll take a quick look.
Yeah Steven..
I love Arthemia too. . it’s free ..
Platformate looks more pro, but aint free
Glad u liked it .
Steve, how about this, then?
http://www.bloggingtips.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=BloggingTips.com%20Evolution%20Theme
Thesis from DIYthemes.com Great for readability out of the box. Unmatchable control over features and look and feel. Easy to get someone to tweak and easy to change looks without changing theme.
You like Zen Habits, Which is simplistic. WordPress Theme Designer offer many simple themes for free. I would have suggested them but that would equal 6 comments. So, here is link to the page:
http://www.wpthemedesigner.com/category/free-themes/
Rewire and Alpha themes there are pretty good. They are customizable too.
Rewire has RSS icon in the header.
Thanks for the themes, very nice site and i have bookmark your site.
Bluesky,bluemist and Arthemia are good ones…
i like your blog very much..
thank you…
Steven, you may want to look at the Carrington by Alex King at http://carringtontheme.com/
It is actually a very advanced theme framework with unlimited customization options. The theme out of the box is nice too.
ill think about this.That’s quite good, thanks for your posting.
I don’t have a particular theme in mind, but I came across a great theme that is targeted for Valentines day//with the background all in heart shaped buttons. I can’t remember the site but I will put a link as soon as I find it.
Better to tell us the topic or category of your wordpress blog. Anyhow i like this one http://wordpressthemesbase.com/view/?theme=Books%20and%20Imagination.
I usually prefer solidthemes.com when it comes to WP themes. I hope you’d find a good one for yourself. And do let us know who wins those 50$
I am still looking at wordpress themes and have not forgotten about this. I will make a post in a few weeks and let you know.
I use the Lifestyle theme from Revolution 2 – I spent ages looking at different themes and felt this one was the best for my needs.
Here is my favorite. I use it for all of my blogs..
http://www.adflexseo.com/
Frank’s great blog post..How You Would Go About Writing and Publishing an Ebook
I’m just here. Did the competition end already?
I’m so glad I found this site…Keep up the good work I read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part, people lack substance but, I just wanted to make a quick comment to say GREAT blog. Thanks,
A definite great read..
-Bill-Bartmann