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  • New free WordPress theme Nublu released

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    Blogohblog.com (love that domain name!) have just released a new free WordPress theme Nublu. As the name might suggest – this new theme is blue! From the blogogblog guys: This is a sleek blue colored theme that comes with a configurable slider, drop-down menus and Cufon-enabled headlines. The theme also sports a twitter bird that…

  • WooThemes map the WordPress theme ecosystem

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    We missed this last week but thought it was really worth a shout today. WooThemes created a wonderful illustration of their take on the WordPress theme ecosystem. The illustration is called “WooVille” and features a run down of who’s who in the WordPress theme world. It’s clear a lot of time and effort went into…

  • WordPress.com starts offering Commercial WordPress Themes

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    Well this is certainly big big news for the WordPress theme community! Automattic announced earlier today that it is to start offering commercial WordPress themes to wordpress.com users. The story has been picked up amongst all the big tech blogs. Matt has also posted the back story to the new commercial Marketplace over on themeshaper.…

  • Quality Control WordPress Theme

    Quality Control WordPress Theme

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    Siobhan over at WPMU posted the other day about some of her favour plugins and themes of 2010 and included the fantastic Quality Control WordPress theme on her best of post series. Sadly, according to Siobhan the developer is in the process of passing the theme over to a commercial theme company. The developer, Spencer…

  • The anatomy of a WordPress theme

    The anatomy of a WordPress theme

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    Congratulations to Yoast for putting together a fantastic post detailing the anatomy of a WordPress theme. In one nice infographic Yoast basically lays out the building blocks of every parent WordPress theme. It explains the role of each file simply and clearly and while it seems like something that should have been around a long…

  • The case for a better WordPress theme uploader

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    Today saw a fantastic post from Siobhan over at WPMU about why you should never rely on google search results when it comes to downloading WordPress themes. Seriously guys, this post is a first class education for anyone who downloads and plays around with WordPress themes – free or premium – and the things you…

  • Quick tip – WordPress plugin for theme developers – Theme Check

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    Honestly, if you make themes – you need this. Go get Theme Check.

  • Happy New Year and a missing final Theme Tip!

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    A very Happy New Year to you all! I’m just back from vacation and just noticed that the final post in the 24 Theme Tips series failed to post correctly on December 24th! Blame some early pre-Christmas celebrations 🙂 Anyway I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas vacation. We’re looking forward to lots of…

  • The future of Premium Themes – another perspective

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    WPCandy has a very interesting post today about the future of premium themes. The post has some very valid points and certainly taps into many of the changes going on in this space at the moment. Go check it out. I posted my thoughts on future of premium themes in the post comments and also…

  • WooThemes release Listings – jaw drops

    WooThemes release Listings – jaw drops

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    WooThemes have just launched an absolutely incredible WordPress theme called Listings. Quite simply, this is the single most impressive WordPress theme I’ve ever seen. The WooThemes guys have clearly invested a huge amount of time and effort to create a very special theme. Actually, calling it a theme is a bit of an understatement. In…