Tag: <span>Free</span>

In this Theme View update we feature themes that take advantage of Responsive Web Design techniques.  What is Responsive Web Design? I’m glad you asked!  The capabilities, formats and sizes of the browsing experience have become more and more diverse in the last few years at what seems to be an accelerated rate.  The most […]

In this Plugin Picks we look at new security plugins. While WordPress takes security very seriously (making constant improvements, monitoring/culling entries in the Repository and notifying WordPress hosts of updates in real time), there are always going to be situations and users that call for special measures. Below are three recently released plugins which expand […]

In this Theme View update we feature three free themes specifically for photographers, photo-bloggers or visual artists. These themes put all the emphasis on the images and allow you to showcase your imagery or art, unlike traditional blogs that are typically driven by written content. One the greatest strengths of WordPress is the ability to […]

In this Plugin Picks we look at plugins for widgets. Widgets “…add visitor visual and interactivity options and features, such as sidebar widgets for post categories, tag clouds, navigation, search, etc. They were originally designed to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress Theme to the user […]

In this Theme View update we feature three free WordPress from the official WordPress Repository. Parament, a dark theme with attention getting orange call outs, zeeBizzCard, a clean multi-use theme with several user customization options and Jeans, a fun denim inspired casual theme. One the greatest strengths of WordPress is the ability to apply a […]

In this issue we look at plugins for adding dictionary functionality to your site, turning your site into a super-charged, full-featured download provider and a plugin that can scan your site for potential threats and exploits. Dictionary Box: Dictionary Box provides an internal dictionary on the footer of your pages with double click functionality and […]

More and more themes are taking advantage of Theme Options in WordPress, particularly when site administrators are not designers or developers but still want some ability to make widespread changes to the site without breaking functionality or aesthetics. Today I’m looking at a fairly clean and straightforward theme that breaks from the pack by doing […]

Brand New Day caught my eye not because of any “gee wow” features or gimmicks but because of its light, whimsical and fun approach to theming WordPress.  Pages are open and airy helping visitors with readability and orientation.  Brand New Day is not without its (pleasant) surprises under the hood, however. Featuring Theme Options functionality […]

The comic strip format has suffered a lot of indignities over the years, not the least of which is the ever popular “print is dead” mantra that is so casually tossed about. Anyone that spends any time at all online, though, can see that the comic strip is one traditional format that has found wildly […]

The folks over at WP Crown have created a lovely theme called Rocket Wood.  It’s a very attractive and dynamic theme with a robust home/landing page that pulls together a lot of elements to immediately catch the fickle eye of visitors.  While some might find this approach a bit too busy, it might be just […]