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Stand out from the crowd with this WordPress Theme

Paul Cracknell — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:49:45 +0000

I have been scouring around trying to find something that is a little bit different and I think I have found it. It is Crea which has a unique oriental theme but look beyond that and see how it works. No scolling down the page to moves left and right with content in boxes that is neat and tidy. I really like it and if you don’t get it I probably will. Take a look at the live version. Click on the image…

Simpolio Premium WordPress Theme

Paul Cracknell — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:57:20 +0000

I am always on the lookout for new and different photography templates for WordPress. The Simpolio fits that bill easily. Just take a look at the introduction and then the flexability for displaying images. This would be ideal for a photographer with a good selection of images to promote their work. Just take a look to see what I mean.

Art Gallery WordPress Theme

Paul Cracknell — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 08:34:52 +0000

For photographers or artists this WordPress theme is pretty specky. Each page looks like a scene from a gallery where your images or text are displayed on the wall above a chair or a table. I like the look of it. Check out the live demo at ThemeFuse.

WordPress Theme – Tarnished

Paul Cracknell — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:45:02 +0000

I was just having a look at themes for a project when I stumbled across this one. The front page has a slider, meh most premium themes do, but wait until the clip for Tron comes on. It opens up a whole new area of possibilty for WordPress websites. Go to the live preview, I like it…

WordPress Photography Theme – Picture This

Paul Cracknell — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:25:40 +0000

PictureThis is a powerful, premium WordPress theme great for photography and portfolio websites but can also be used for other projects.

Fullscreen Background Image Slideshow (Upload unlimited images for each page/post/portfolio item)
Custom Background Image(s) for every page/post/portfolio item
Choose Your Own Colors With Color Picker
- Navigation Links Colors/Drop Down Menu Colors
- Logo Color
- Text color, link color, headings color (h1, h2, h3)
- Much more..
Slideshow Options
- Slideshow On/Off
- Display images randomly or in order
- Slide effect (fade, slide right, slide left, slide top and more)
- Slide Interval Time
- Slide Transition Time
- Pause On Hover On/Off (pauses slideshow when user hovers image if set to on)
- Image Protect On/Off (disable right clicks and image dragging)
- Keyboard Nav On/Off (use keys to navigate through images)
- Set slideshow performance options
Lightbox Options
- Easily Change Lightbox Theme From Within Admin Panel
- Lightbox Gallery (go through images through lightbox by clicking arrows/thumbnaills)
- Allow/Dissallow Image Resize
- Show/Hide Lightbox Title
- Change Opacity
- Default Image Width
- Default Image Height
Advanced Portfolio Options
- Custom Post Type for Portfolio
- 2, 3, 4 and 5 Column Layouts
- Unlimited Portfolio Categories/Pages
- Choose to open lightbox or link to page/custom URL on a per-post basis.
- Enter lightbox title and description
- Lightbox Photo Gallery Option
- Use image slider/stacked photos for single portfolio page
- Video Support
Blog Options/Settings
- Choose Colors For Blog Titles
- Fullwidth Blog Template + Float Left Thumbnail Template
- Show excerpt/full post
- Show/hide “Read More” button
- Enter custom text for “Read More” button
Font Settings
- Choose font family for text
- Change font sizes for text, header items and more
30+ Shortcodes (Buttons, Columns, etc)
3 Custom Widgets (Recent Posts, Popular Posts, Flickr)
Unlimited Sidebars
Compatible on all major browsers
Threaded Comments
Google Analytics
PSDs Included for easy editing

Photorific a photography WordPress Theme

Paul Cracknell — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 11:38:33 +0000

If you are a photographer and need a website that will stand out from this rest I think this may be the one. It is a WordPress theme but it does some really great things with the gallery and the background image. Take a look as I just can’t do it justice.

It may be me, because I work with WordPress themes but the things that some of these developers are coming up with are awesome.

If you are new to WordPress it is really easy to maintain your own site when it has been set up. If you need help there is a whole community that can help.

Click on the image to get to the demo page of this theme.

Widezine WordPress Theme

Paul Cracknell — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:06:54 +0000

If you are looking for a different look to the usual magazine style WordPress this one may be it for you. Take a look and see what you think. There is plenty of room in the sidebar and for articles.

Click on the image to go to the live demo.

AirWP Premium WordPress Theme

Paul Cracknell — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 09:53:56 +0000

I am a big fan of Themeforest and their WordPress thems. They are cheap for the what you get. Each theme is highly customisable and jam packed full of features. This theme AirWp took my fancy as a pretty cool theme for a personal blog. Check it out and see what you think. Don’t forget to take a look at the live demo.

Click on the image to check out the live demo.

Notice: Undefined index: page in …

Paul Cracknell — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:00:29 +0000

If you are developing a WordPress theme and have the debug feature activated and you have the following error in the Admin Area of your WordPress…

Notice: Undefined index: page in C:\Users\\Mysql folder\root\wordpress\wp-content\themes\breathe\functions.php on line 298

The offending line of code is most likely this…

1	if ( $_GET['page'] == basename(__FILE__) ) {

replace with this…

1	if ( isset($_GET['page']) && $_GET['page'] == basename(__FILE__) ) {

Welcome to WordPress Theme – Breathe

Paul Cracknell — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:46:12 +0000

Read this Post first to help set up your Breathe Theme.

Version 2.1 is my latest release and there have been big changes. The best part is that there is a Breathe Options page located under the Appearance tab in the admin section of your site. This gives you ease of use for changing the look of the theme. It also supports Google Advertising and much more…

CLICK HERE for the Breathe Test Site

This is the working site of my free WordPress theme Breathe. I have put a lot of time into the design and adding some features that I think make the site more functional and are the kinds of thing I wanted when I first started using WordPress. To make your theme work like this one, you will need to download and activate two plugins at least. “Get the image” and “Multi Level Navigation“.

The Blog title and the Tag line is situated at the top of the page. Change these in your General Settings.

The top bar is a page directory. All the pages will be listed here. There is however no support for child pages. Don’t worry as there is heaps of navigation below. V2.1 I have added drop down menu for the pages.

The main picture is 950px x 200px. It is called header.jpg and can be changed by making a new picture at these dimentions and uploading it to wp-content>themes>breathe>images. V2.1 You can add your picture anywhere in your directory and then just add the url in the Breath Options panel.

The bottom navigation uses the Multi Level Navigation plugin which needs to be downloaded to make it work like this theme does. I have also changed the default CSS for this plugin. See the post that outlines what you need to do to intergrate this into your theme.

The main content on the front page and in the search page use the Plugin Get the image. If you choose not to download and use this its o.k. but it in the script if you want to use it. This plugin takes the first picture for the relevant post. ~~If there is no picture for the post it will insert a default image. Read the “changing the default thumbnail” post for more information.~~ (removed in version1.7)

The Main page uses an excerpt call for the text. The wordpress defaut is 55 words. If you want more get the plugin Advanced Excerpt. Set the plugin to 70 words and it ust gives a little more text on the front page. The hitch is that if there is an image inserted into a post within the first 70 words it will be included on the front page and it upsets the design asthetics. So just dont put a picture in the first paragraph.

The side bar is 300px wide. It is big so it can handle long titles and even Google adsense ads.

The post pages have an Author section is taken from the User menu. Just add your information there and it will magically appear in each article you post.

Comments can be seen below. I have put in a couple of dummy ones. They also support Gravatars

This is what the 404 Error page looks like.

Do a search to view what the search page look like.

I think that is it. Hope it works for you.

Enjoy.