KyleEslick
11-09-2008, 09:39 PM
A while ago I decided to release a custom theme I had been using on one of my websites for free to the WordPress community.
Here is Slick Blue (http://wphacks.com/themes/):
http://wphacks.com/themes/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/slickblue-theme.gif
With Slick Blue, you will get the following:
125×125 Banner Slots - Just replace the pictures and links with the appropriate code in the 125×125 banners file.
SEO Friendly - I have gone through the code to make it as optimized for search engines as possible, using the appropriate headers, etc.
Advertising Friendly - In addition to the banner slots mentioned above, you can easily plugin in PPC code (Google AdSense, BidVertiser or Yahoo Publishers Network) in the appropriate php file (named AdSenseLinks, AdSense Banner, AdSense Blocks).
Widget-Ready - Theme is widget-ready.
Comments/Trackbacks - I have separated the comments and trackbacks to help your readers follow comment conversations.
Gravatars - Features built-in Gravatar support (no plugin required).
Social Networking - Built-in social networking buttons below each post.
Improved Footer - I’ve moved most of the archives to the footer. This is also a great place to put a MyBlogLog widget if you prefer to have one on your blog.
If you are a WordPress plugin junkie, you will also enjoy this theme. It is already setup to be compatible with the following plugins:
Related Posts (http://wasabi.pbwiki.com/Related%20Entries) - You may need to make some database changes, but the call code is built into this theme. See this post (http://wphacks.com/show-related-blog-posts-with-the-related-posts-wordpress-plugin/) for more details.
Popularity Contest (http://alexking.org/blog/2005/05/23/popularity-contest/) - Calculates and displays your most popular posts.
Math Comment Spam Protection (http://sw-guide.de/wordpress/plugins/math-comment-spam-protection/) - Helps avoid spam by requiring the commentator to solve a simple math equation.
Brian’s Latest Comments (http://meidell.dk/archives/2006/12/06/brians-latest-comments-158/) - Displays recent comments on your blog.
Show Top Commentators (http://www.pfadvice.com/wordpress-plugins/show-top-commentators/) - Displays your top commentators.
WP-Polls (http://www.lesterchan.net/wordpress/readme/wp-polls.html) - Displays an interactive poll on your website.
PageNavi (http://lesterchan.net/wordpress/readme/wp-pagenavi.html) - Plugin to improve page navigation.
Digg This (http://www.aviransplace.com/digg-this-wordpress-plugin/) - Displays a Digg This button when a post has been dugg.
Sitemap (http://www.arnebrachhold.de/2005/06/05/google-sitemaps-generator-v2-final) - Sitemap link built into footer for search engines.
The theme is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license and requires you to keep the attribution links in the theme footer. Please do not remove them, if you modify the theme. Otherwise, you are free to make any other changes you would like.
Check out the original post for more information or to download the Slick Blue (http://wphacks.com/themes/) free WordPress theme.
Here is Slick Blue (http://wphacks.com/themes/):
http://wphacks.com/themes/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/slickblue-theme.gif
With Slick Blue, you will get the following:
125×125 Banner Slots - Just replace the pictures and links with the appropriate code in the 125×125 banners file.
SEO Friendly - I have gone through the code to make it as optimized for search engines as possible, using the appropriate headers, etc.
Advertising Friendly - In addition to the banner slots mentioned above, you can easily plugin in PPC code (Google AdSense, BidVertiser or Yahoo Publishers Network) in the appropriate php file (named AdSenseLinks, AdSense Banner, AdSense Blocks).
Widget-Ready - Theme is widget-ready.
Comments/Trackbacks - I have separated the comments and trackbacks to help your readers follow comment conversations.
Gravatars - Features built-in Gravatar support (no plugin required).
Social Networking - Built-in social networking buttons below each post.
Improved Footer - I’ve moved most of the archives to the footer. This is also a great place to put a MyBlogLog widget if you prefer to have one on your blog.
If you are a WordPress plugin junkie, you will also enjoy this theme. It is already setup to be compatible with the following plugins:
Related Posts (http://wasabi.pbwiki.com/Related%20Entries) - You may need to make some database changes, but the call code is built into this theme. See this post (http://wphacks.com/show-related-blog-posts-with-the-related-posts-wordpress-plugin/) for more details.
Popularity Contest (http://alexking.org/blog/2005/05/23/popularity-contest/) - Calculates and displays your most popular posts.
Math Comment Spam Protection (http://sw-guide.de/wordpress/plugins/math-comment-spam-protection/) - Helps avoid spam by requiring the commentator to solve a simple math equation.
Brian’s Latest Comments (http://meidell.dk/archives/2006/12/06/brians-latest-comments-158/) - Displays recent comments on your blog.
Show Top Commentators (http://www.pfadvice.com/wordpress-plugins/show-top-commentators/) - Displays your top commentators.
WP-Polls (http://www.lesterchan.net/wordpress/readme/wp-polls.html) - Displays an interactive poll on your website.
PageNavi (http://lesterchan.net/wordpress/readme/wp-pagenavi.html) - Plugin to improve page navigation.
Digg This (http://www.aviransplace.com/digg-this-wordpress-plugin/) - Displays a Digg This button when a post has been dugg.
Sitemap (http://www.arnebrachhold.de/2005/06/05/google-sitemaps-generator-v2-final) - Sitemap link built into footer for search engines.
The theme is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license and requires you to keep the attribution links in the theme footer. Please do not remove them, if you modify the theme. Otherwise, you are free to make any other changes you would like.
Check out the original post for more information or to download the Slick Blue (http://wphacks.com/themes/) free WordPress theme.