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Sunset Farm

Posted by on Jan 1, 2015 in Free Themes | 24 comments

Sunset Farm

Latest Version: 2.00 Added on: 2015/06/15 The Sunset Farm theme marks my 30th WordPress theme! Time flies. I have been consistently designing WordPress themes for more than a year now. This time I have implemented some new ideas. The first idea is to release this theme with options page where you can insert your Twitter username, feed URL, Google Analytics code etc. You can also perform more customization like defining your own header image and font style. I will show you how they work below. The second idea is to make this theme available free with conditions. Read on and find out how you can get it free below. Theme CustomizationDo you want to customize this theme to include images that suit your blog's topic? I can help you with the graphical customization. For more details, please visit the theme customization service page. Main Features – Options page to insert Twitter, feed URL, Analytics etc. – Drop-down menu – Automatic Thumbnails – Different design for sticky post feature – Compatible with IE7, IE8, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera – W3C XHTML and CSS compliant – SEO ready – Gravatar enable Options Page Features Please go to the theme Options page article for full details. Automatic Thumbnails Please refer to this page for the details of how the automatic thumbnails work. Blog Title and Description The demo is showing a special font as below: By default, after you install the theme, the blog title and description are showing the Times New Roman font. You can change the font style by following this instruction: Part 1: Modifying Font Style – Download this PSD zip file (also include the font that I use that is available free from fonts4free.net.) – Extract and open the PSD file in the Photoshop/ImageReady program – Change the title and description using your desired font (you are free to modify the header image if you want) – Save the image using this name: bg_header.jpg – Upload the image to your server in the “/styles/custom/” folder Part 2: Activating the Style – Login to your WP admin – Go to the options page of the Sunset Farm theme under “Appearance -> Sunset Farm” – Find “Theme Style” under “Layout Setting” – In the pull-down menu, select “custom.css” – Save the setting and go to your site to see the changes. Ad Widget An ad widget can be found under the “Available Widgets” section. You can drag the widget to Sidebar 1 and/or 2. This widget allows you to add your advertisement while keeping the sidebar design. Please limit the width of your ad to 160px. How to get Sunset Farm and Sunset Farm (Cruise)? Unlike the rest of my free themes which are available for everyone to download free, I want to limit the number of blogs using these themes. If you like the Sunset Farm and it’s child theme (Cruise), you can get both of them by either one of the options below: Option 1 – FREE Just for PR 4+ blog. If your blog is below PR 4, please choose other options. Step 1Subscribe to my RSS feed Step 2 Tweet This message to your followers! (Optional) Step 3 Blog about Templatelite with more than 300 words and send me the post location. in the blog post, please link to http://www.templatelite.com/ using this keyword “WordPress templates” PSD file: Not Included Option 2 – FREE Sign up for a hosting account with HostGator using this link, or GreenGeeks using this link. After that, send me the domain you use to sign up for the account. PSD file: Included...

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Sunset Farm (Cruise)

Posted by on Jan 1, 2015 in Free Themes | 4 comments

Sunset Farm (Cruise)

Latest Version: 2.00 Added on: 2015/05/15 One of my clients bought a speed boat and requested me to customize the Sunset Farm theme and include a cruise ship and a boat to the theme. Here it is. The cruise version of the Sunset Farm theme. Subscribe via RSS or email and be the first to get notified when a new theme is released. To activate the Cruise style of the Worn Wall theme, follow 2 simple steps below: Step 1 Go to the theme Options page in WP admin => Appearance => Sunset Farm Step 2 Under “Theme Style”, select “cruise.css” and save the page. Theme CustomizationDo you want to customize this theme to include images that suit your blog's topic? I can help you with the graphical customization. For more details, please visit the theme customization service page. Main Features – Options page to insert Twitter, feed URL, Analytics etc. – Drop-down menu – Automatic Thumbnails – Different design for sticky post feature – Compatible with IE7, IE8, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera – W3C XHTML and CSS compliant – SEO ready – Gravatar enable Options Page Features Please go to the theme Options page article for full details. Automatic Thumbnails Please refer to this page for the details of how the automatic thumbnails work. Blog Title and Description The demo is showing a special font as below: By default, after you install the theme, the blog title and description are showing the Times New Roman font. You can change the font style by following this instruction: Part 1: Modifying Font Style – Find the header image without title in the /styles/cruise/bg_header.jpg folder with the name of bg_header.jpg – Add the title and description using your desired font – Save the image using this name: bg_header.jpg – Upload the image to your server in the “/styles/custom/” folder Part 2: Activating the Style – Login to your WP admin – Go to the options page of the Sunset Farm theme under “Appearance -> Sunset Farm” – Find “Theme Style” under “Layout Setting” – In the pull-down menu, select “custom.css” – Save the setting and go to your site to see the changes. Ad Widget An ad widget can be found under the “Available Widgets” section. You can drag the widget to Sidebar 1 and/or 2. This widget allows you to add your advertisement while keeping the sidebar design. Please limit the width of your ad to 160px. How to get this theme? Unlike the rest of my free themes which are available for everyone to download free, I want to limit the number of blogs using this theme. If you like the Sunset Farm and it’s child theme (Cruise), you can get both of them by either one of the options below: Option 1 – FREE Just for PR 4+ blog. If your blog is below PR 4, please choose other options. Step 1Subscribe to my RSS feed Step 2 Tweet This message to your followers! (Optional) Step 3 Blog about Templatelite with more than 300 words and send me the post location. in the blog post, please link to http://www.templatelite.com/ using this keyword “WordPress templates” PSD file: Not Included Option 2 – FREE Sign up for a hosting account with HostGator using this link, or GreenGeeks using this link. After that, send me the domain you use to sign up for the account. PSD file: Included Option 3 Purchase this theme at $20 without PSD file. Click on the button to open a payment window. Instant access after payment. Option 4 Purchase this theme at $35 with PSD file...

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Bulletin Board

Posted by on Jan 1, 2015 in Free Themes, Popular Free Themes | 3 comments

Bulletin Board

Latest Version: 3.00 Added on: 2015/06/05 Get your words out to the world using this Bulletin Board theme! I could not be happier to co-release this theme with Catswhocode this time 🙂 Click on the “Free Download” link above to get the theme now! By using this theme for FREE, you agree to accept the external links. Gain access to the fully layered Photoshop file for quick and easy tweakage. PSD files included for both the main and the sub themes. Ad-Free PackageRemoving the credit links will make the theme to not function properly. Unencrypted main and sub theme files can be purchased at $20. Theme CustomizationDo you want to customize this theme to include images that suit your blog's topic? I can help you with the graphical customization. For more details, please visit the theme customization service page. Main Features – Different design for sticky post feature – Compatible with IE7, IE8, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera – W3C XHTML and CSS compliant – SEO ready – Gravatar enable Blog Title and Description The demo is showing a special font as below: By default, after you install the theme, the blog title and description are showing the Arial font. You can change the font style by following this instruction: – Download this PSD zip file (also include the font that I use that is available free from dafont.com.) – Extract and open the PSD file in the Photoshop program – Change the title and description using your desired font – Save the image using this name: bg_header_new.jpg – Upload the image to your server in the /images folder View all my themes Change log 2009-11-05 v1.00 – Release 2011-11-30 v3.00 – New – Added drop-down menu, ad-widget, Options page, advanced automatic thumbnails, custom style, custom menu (works on WP 3+ onwards) and enabled localization...

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Bulletin Board (Safari)

Posted by on Jan 1, 2015 in Free Themes, Popular Free Themes | 4 comments

Bulletin Board (Safari)

Latest Version: 3.00 Updated on: 2015/5/30 I never thought the safari topic can suit the Bulletin Board theme so well. The wooden elements of the original theme really blend nicely with the jungle and the wild animals. I have been working on a new project and I think this style is perfect for it. When the project is completed, I’ll share the work here on this post. Click on the “Free Download” link above to get the theme now! By using this theme for FREE, you agree to accept the external links. To activate the Safari style of the Bulletin Board theme, follow 2 simple steps below: Step 1 Go to the theme Options page in WP admin => Appearance => Bulletin Board Step 2 Under “Theme Style”, select “safari.css” and save the page. Gain access to the fully layered Photoshop file for quick and easy tweakage. PSD files included for both the main and the sub themes. Ad-Free PackageRemoving the credit links will make the theme to not function properly. Unencrypted main and sub theme files can be purchased at $20. Theme CustomizationDo you want to customize this theme to include images that suit your blog's topic? I can help you with the graphical customization. For more details, please visit the theme customization service page. The following is an example of a custom design of the Grunge Style theme. Main Features – User-friendly Options page – Custom menu – Automatic Thumbnails – Different design for sticky post feature – Compatible with IE7, IE8, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera – W3C XHTML and CSS compliant – SEO ready – Gravatar enable Translation Help Needed If you wish to translate this theme into your own language, you can do so with the use of the Poedit program. To find out how this works, please refer to this comprehensive guide. When you have completed the localization, kindly send me the translated files so I can share your work (with your credit) with other users. Automatic Thumbnails Please refer to this page for the details of how the automatic thumbnails work. Drop-down Menu The Bulletin Board theme has a multi-level drop-down menu that is using the latest function in WP 3.0. There are two ways to create the drop-down menu. 1) When you create hierarchical pages, the drop-down menu will show up automatically in the header navigation. 2) You can manually define the header links using the custom menu. To do it, first, click on the “Menus” link found under the “Appearance” tab in WP admin. Then follow the instruction on the page to add your custom menu. This feature only works with WP 3+. Plugin There is a featured content section below the header menu. This feature is built in using the Featured Content Gallery (FCG) plugin. Please download the latest version and follow the instruction found in “Readme.txt” to do the setup. If you do not want to show this feature, just don’t install the plugin. Blog Title and Description The demo is showing a special font as below: By default, after you install the theme, the blog title and description are showing the Time News Roman font. You can change the font style by following this instruction: Part 1: Modifying Font Style – Download this PSD zip file (also include the font that I use) – Extract and open the PSD file in the Photoshop/ImageReady/Gimp/PaintShop program – Change the title and description using your desired font (you are free to modify the header image if you want) – Save the image using this name: bg_header.jpg – Upload the image to...

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Mobile Website Designing rules you’ll find hard to ignore

Posted by on Dec 4, 2014 in Useful Resources | 0 comments

Mobile Website Designing rules you’ll find hard to ignore

With mobile-friendly website design and development being one of the hottest topics of discussion in the web world, it doesn’t come as a surprise that companies and clients are shifting their focus towards development of websites that target audience coming in from smartphones and other hand-held gadgets. As a website builder, it’s essential for you to pursue a well-rounded approach that can enable you to deliver a website that offers a brilliant user experience on a variety of smartphones, tablets, netbooks etc. Keep on reading this blog as I’ll be making you familiar with some of the must-know rules for designing an awesome mobile-friendly website. 1. Keep things simple ; Irrespective of whether you’re a designer, a developer or a website owner, the thumb rule for building a perfect mobile-friendly site is keeping things simple. Avoid including too much content in your site, rather focus on the usability aspects such as navigation, features etc. It is better to keep the file size small as it would reduce the load time by a considerable amount. Plan the proper placement of elements within your site. Doing this will make your visitors return to you on a repetitive basis. 2. Get to know the target audience for the site Doing business over the web is something that can help you scale new heights of success instantly. If you are supposed to design a website for the mobile users then ensure to get the vibe of the targeted audience. Make it a point to analyze the data and the kind of devices that are being used by your visitors. Doing this will enable you to plan a strategy for designing the website in a better way. 3. Single column layouts must be included within the website design Unlike the variety of layout options that are available for designers who need to design a website for the desktops, the professionals who have been assigned the task of designing a mobile-friendly website have a single option when it comes to layout designing- single column layouts. Sticking to the single column layouts eliminates all the frustration that’s otherwise caused to users who have to scroll through multiple columns for finding the desired information. 4. Utilize Responsive Web Design Testing your website functionality in a limited number of web browsers won’t work for you. You need to utilize cutting-edge web technologies such as CSS3, HTML5 and web fonts for creating a mobile-responsive website that can be easily accessed via a wide spectrum of mobile devices. You can find ample number of online videos and tutorials that are focused on guiding web designers with the steps that need to be followed for creating a mobile-friendly website. 5. Social Media Integration can serve as a plus point Mobile users are very open to the idea of sharing stuff via a variety of social networking websites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+ etc. This appears as a great news for web designers who need to design websites for the mobile visitors. Thus, it is better to have social sharing links on your web pages to enhance your social media presence. 6. Defining the context is vital As an aware online entrepreneur, it is mandatory for you to define the things that must be first popped up each time a user visits your website via his/her mobile device. Here, you need to be very careful about choosing the right set of features and content that need to be incorporated into your website. Some of the interactive features that aid in creating a direct communication between you and visitors include: a phone...

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