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New Theme

22 February 2008 | 20:20 by Wolfie
Filed under: Blogging

It had to happen at some point; I got bored with the previous theme (which was a hacked about version of Blueline, in case you’re interested). So I’ve been taking a look around at some others that are available and I’ve plumped for this one - Ad Clerum 1.0. I like the clean-ness of its lines and the headline pictures. (There is a version 2, but I prefer version 1).

I have made one or two small changes; what is now a red body background was a grey striped pattern, but that wasn’t kind on the eyes so it had to go. I’ve also changed the post footer so that it shows both tags and categories, as well as my usual disclaimer and links. You’ll see that you can now subscribe to the RSS feed from the bottom of each post.

I’ve also changed the default comments file so that I can continue to use Brian’s Threaded Comments, which I think is a much better way of managing comments. I have, though, hacked about with Brian’s file to change the way it displays certain information. It doesn’t add anything to the functionality but I think it presents the comments in a little bit more of an informal way.

I’m also making more extensive use of Daiko’s Text Widget, which means that I’m able to turn off my side boxes for some parts of the blog; if you go deeper into the site, you’ll notice that the ads, ranks and other stuff disappear and you’re just left with the blog stuff. I have all that stuff on the home page as it helps to keep the revenue up without taking over too much, but I’ve decided that it shouldn’t be on the other pages. Hope you like the change.

Let me know what you think of the theme, and whether it works OK for your operating system / browser / screen size, either by using the contact form or by leaving a comment.

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Comments

One Response to “New Theme”

brightfeather on 23 February 2008 | 17:56

I’m sorry to hear you lost my comments made yesterday. I know and like this this new theme. Some of the churches at wordpress.com have requested that it be added there because they particularly like the center panel image.

It’s a bright and clean theme. The reddish brown background is IMO an improvement but I would be inclined to select one that is a little more on the red side and a little less on the brown side. The charcoal coloured headings and the footer bar are effective attention getters.

I’ll have to check out both plugins you mentioned. Thanks for sharing.