Two Column Themes

GreenTech

GreenTech is a two column theme with pleasant colors. It makes use of a mix of brown and green colors. The background is creme in color. There are plenty of advertisement options available in this theme.

Author comments on the blog are styled differently than the other comments. Overall a good looking theme.

Widget Ready: Yes

Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock. The header section appears broken in Opera.

Validations: Invalid XHTML 1.0 Transitional with 29 errors | Invalid CSS with 1 error

Demo | Release Page | Download

Three Column Themes

My Starcraft 2

My Starcraft 2 is a theme based on Starcraft 2. The theme uses dark and vibrant colors with a mix of black and gray. The links are orange color making it more visible on the darker background.

Overall looks are quite good with ample advertising options. The theme is available in English and German versions

Widget Ready: Yes

Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers.

Validations: Invalid XHTML 1.0 Transitional with 11 errors | Invalid CSS with 3 errors

Demo / Release Page /Download

Four Column Themes

Techicon

Techicon is a wide 4 column theme with beautiful use of colors. It is simple and classy at the same time. The theme comes with a sub header with 3 columns which can be used to display information such as Latest posts, popular posts etc.

The main content area is quite wide and can easily accommodate large images, the sidebar is huge and is made up of three smaller sidebars. Overall a great theme with ample advertising options.

Widget Ready: Yes

Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers.

Validations: Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional | Invalid CSS with 3 errors

Demo | Release Page | Download

Plugin Releases

Set Email “From” Address

The default emails that get sent out by WordPress is usually wordpress@yourdomain.com. This plugin allows you to change the from address to any email you want to so that all outgoing emails go out with your personalized email address.

Compatible Versions: WordPress 2.0 and above

Category: Administration

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SmartLinks Widget

This plugin allows you to automatically display content from Amazon, Netflix, Last.fm, IMDB etc. The items have SmartLink rather than links which opens up a small inline window with the best information from around the web without the user have to leave your site. (Disclosure: SmartLinks is an advertiser on this blog)

Compatible Versions: Up To WordPress 2.3.2

Category: Widgets

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Berri Technorati Reactions on Dashboard

WordPress 2.3 and above displays incoming links from Google Blog Search, this plugin displays you the Technorati Reactions of your blog in the Admin Dashboard.

Compatible Versions: WordPress 2.3 and above

Category: Administration

Release Page | Download

One Column Themes

DePo Skinny

A very simple one column theme with easy integration for your Flickr pictures at the top of the page. It is a real bare bone theme and is only 500 pixels wide. Though DePo Skinny does not have a sidebar it makes it up in the footer with a bottom sidebar to display additional information.

Being a one column theme main advertisement options are within the post itself.

Widget Ready: No Sidebar Options

Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers.

Validations: Invalid XHTML 1.0 Transitional with 30 errors | Valid CSS

Demo | Download

Two Column Themes

Twister 2.0

Twister 2.0 is made up of dark colors with a mix of gray and black with on a grayish background. The links are white in color and easy to spot with the darkish background. However the text color is harder to read in bright lights. This is an update over the earlier version which includes CSS code cleanup a fix for sidebar in IE6 and a new addition of 3 new columns in the footer.

Overall a good looking theme which is a bit more than simple. Main flaw is that there is very limited advertisement options.

Widget Ready: Yes

Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers.

Validations: Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional | Invalid CSS with 90 warnings

Demo | Download

Codelog

Codelog is a minimalistic two column theme with sparse use of colors. The theme consists of a sidebar and navigation to the left side. The right side consists of the content area.

Codelog theme is quite simple and makes use of 3-4 colors. Advertising options are limited to the content area.

Widget Ready: No

Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers.

Validations: Valid XHTML 1.1 | Valid CSS

Demo | Download

Three Column Themes

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace is a fast loading theme made with light colors that are variants of green. There are two levels of menus one on the top of the page and one included in the header which are quite diversified to gain maximum user attention on the top of the page.

The link colors are a bit dull and a darker shade would look more better. Other than that a good theme which can be optimized to include better advertisement options.

Widget Ready: Yes

Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers.

Validations: Invalid XHTML 1.0 Transitional with 45 errors | Valid CSS

Demo | Download

ColorblindS

Colorblinds is a dark 3 column theme with minimal use of colors, the background is made up of gray and black with small squares and rectangles forming part of the background image. The text is again gray with the links a mix of variations of green. Comes built with a drop down menu which I don’t see would be useful for regular blogs. Overall quite a simple theme and good for blogs which do not want much fanfare.

The major backdrop is advertising options are quite limited for both contextual as well as banner ads.

Widget Ready: Yes

Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers. In IE6 I could see some color loss in the content area.

Validations: Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional | Valid CSS

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1. Vibrant WordPress Themes

PFO Stripes [ Demo ]

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Antropov is a 3-column, light-colored theme built on the Cutline theme.

Brilliance is a 2-column theme with a very simple, clean layout and design.

Deadwood-lite is a 2-column, minimal theme primed for writers who want to focus their online efforts on readability, pull quotes, and clarity.

Dilectio is a 3-column theme with artistic stylings.

Hardcover is a 2-column theme with crisp design and typography.

Landis is a 2-column theme with two customizable options for the site title and tagline.

SparkWP is a 2-column, minimalistic, light-on-dark theme.

Webdesign is a 2-column theme with light-blue colors. (Download page is Dutch.)

Why walk alone? is a bright beachscape theme available in 2- and 3-column varieties.