Just thought you’d like to know, you’ve only got about 10 hours left to purchase the Thesis Theme for only $67. The pre-launch hoo-rah is over, and now it’s time to get serious about theme software.
I really can’t believe how awesome the possibilities are.
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The theme is amazing Chris!
But so are your free ones
nice themes. chris, have you ever thought about creating blog extension platforms as add-ons for individual sites?
log homer — Integrating a blog as an extension of a site (like yours, for instance) is a snap with WordPress. Essentially, all you would have to do is install WordPress in a directory on your server (perhaps at
/blog), and then link to your new blog from your existing site.If you really want to receive maximum SEO benefit from your new blog, then outfit it with a great theme, and try to produce laser-focused articles pretty regularly.
The rest, as they say, is history!
Sweet Theme!
@Chris.
Thanks for responding! Are there typically a lot of barriers to enter the realm of a hybrid site like that (a standard site mixed with wordpress blogging interface)?
Do you recommend doing something like that over creating a separate social community network where everyone can blog?
log homer — As long as you’re not dependent on tying together an existing user database with the WordPress database, then there really is almost no barrier to entry. From an SEO standpoint, it makes sense to go ahead and get a blog started up as soon as possible.
I would wait on the “social community network” until the free-and-easy BuddyPress is released. Personally, I don’t see any reason to dump a huge expense into development on this side of things, especially when there is so much ground to be gained in the search engines with a well-constructed blog.
Your clean themes have opened my mind into making free themes for wordpress. I’m building one right now for everyone to use (will release soon). One thing I don’t fully “get” is what is the use of permalink in comments beyond just saying to someone “hey, look what this dude said” and pasting it on the messenger.
Javier
Chris, are you in on the development of buddypress? It looks like a great idea.
Dave — No, but I’m definitely keen on the idea and subscribed to the development mailing list. I first became interested in the project during Q1 of this year, when I hacked together ForgeLouisville.com using WordPress and a slew of plugins. With a bit of help, I was able to allow users to set up profiles (and individual profile pages). Of course, this led to the desire for even more “social networking” capabilities, and that development course inevitably coalesces with that of BuddyPress.
Anyway, yeah—I’m keeping an eye on the project
Javier — Sometimes, comments prove valuable enough that you might actually want to link to them. I’ve found them especially handy on pages where I share development tips or small snippets of code, because situations inevitably arise where you’ll want to link back to those comments. On those types of pages, seeing “what this dude said” often proves meaningful for users.
You’re not a web developer and you have no credentials to stand by. Please stop giving out false information and telling people to “live by it”. You are not a web developer you are what many in that field would consider a “web tweaker”. You take whats already there and fix it. There’s nothing wrong with that but it is not development, it is repetition, and something any body can get done out of India for about $8.
I suppose my NFL Facebook app just created itself from scratch then, huh?
I shouldn’t have bothered. I’ve had a few to drink
That’s rude John. You call him a liar? Chris, he is calling you a liar. Just give me the sign Chris, I have a big backyard and some tools in the garage, I live close to the woods too so we have some options to do this.
Come on papi, be fun, be fun!
Chris,
I love what you’ve done with the Thesis theme, but would love it that much more if it was two column. Do you have any plans to release anything like that in the future?
Javier — Laff, arguments like that are way too “fun” for me to deal with at this stage of the game, but I appreciate you having my back either way!
David — Yes, absolutely. Once I’ve got the core Thesis platform up to the level of scalability that I’m after, I’m going to diversify into two-column layouts and even new themes. The two-column Thesis will likely be the first one out of the gate, though, and it should debut before the end of May.
Chris - Thanks for the reply; I bit the bullet and ordered the current version of Thesis today. I’ll play with that for a few weeks and switch to the two-column version as soon as you release it.
I posted in the forum already, but in case you can’t comment out the rotating image, could you make that an option in the future, for those like myself who don’t want/need the rotating image?
Thanks!
David — That’s slated to be an option in the next release of the theme. When that version drops, you’ll be able to choose rotating images, video, or nothing at all. Hopefully, that will cover everybody!
Hi, I bought the Thesis theme yesterday but when i login i still can’t download it. What do you think is the problem?
Edwin — When you paid for the theme, you used an e-Check, which typically takes 3–4 business days to clear. Once the e-Check has cleared my PayPal account, the DIYthemes software will send you an email alerting you to the fact that you can now download the theme.
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