Top Wordpress Resource for themes

by zhihan on Jul.04, 2008, under Uncategorized

This is one for wordpres =) Ever since I stepped into wordpress, I have been constantly been on the look out on good-looking and useable themes and plugins for this website. There are many resources out there (and those who want to make a quick buck) however, after 3 years of digging wordpress resources there are a few that really stand out.

10-professional-looking-wordpress-themes

Besides this helpful list of professional looking themes, Dailyblogtips has also many SEO and adsense-ready themes that will be useful for those waiting to make a quick buck off google.

best-magazine-style-wordpress-themes

If one is tired of the old fashioned blogging style, try the magazine style for a fresh change. However, not all blogging content might be suitable for this style. Perhaps it is more suited for new-related websites or blogs.

31-professional-wordpress-themes

For serious bloggers out there, a professional looking theme is defintely a must. This list of themes provided me with alot of potential themes that I can use. If you are not sure whether a theme is for you, check out 43-web-design-mistakes-you-should-avoid.

I will post an entry on plugins soon. Anyway here are some themes that I have used very recently.

IAMWW w2 DnD by Will Wilkins & Robert Ellis

A very readible theme widget ready and SEO.

Fixed width with an overall width of 920px.
Widget ready.
Horizontal top navigation.
A grid based layout with one right-hand sidebar that also contains two smaller sub-sidebars.
A JavaScript sliding drawer or shelf for browsing categories.
An about me or about site blurb at the top of the sidebar that is only displayed on the home page.
Includes an archives template page.
Compatible with WordPress 2.0+.
There is no options page with this theme.
No plugins are required.
Validates as (X)HTML and CSS.