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vivblogs on "Please help me pick a theme."

vivblogs — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:27:55 +0000

I find the showcase to be overwhelming, they all start to look the same after a while. I'm messing around with Aescetica right now.

justpi on "Please help me pick a theme."

justpi — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:37:28 +0000

Style: you can visit the theme showcase site and see demos of all the themes.
http://theme.wordpress.com/

In the same site you can click "Find a Theme", click "Features" then click Custom Header to see which themes support a header image.

Excerpts: some themes display post excerpts by default; in the rest you truncate the posts yourself, using the more tag.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/splitting-content/more-tag/

Ratings: you add them in Settings > Ratings, no matter what the theme.

vivblogs on "Please help me pick a theme."

vivblogs — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:38:35 +0000

I am struggling to find a theme that works for me. There are tons of options and I always end up getting the wrong one. I am open to premium themes. Here's what I want.

Purpose: Blog
Style: Minimal
Features I must have: An image at the top of the main/blog page (like twenty-ten), a blog page that only shows excerpts of the blog so you have to click to get to read the entire blog, a rating system.

This sounds simple but I'm tired of getting it wrong. I'm not good enough at this yet. Thanks.

thenakedlistener on "Theme Suggestion: Melville Template"

thenakedlistener — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:37:39 +0000

Yes, this is INDEED an very, very nice theme and I support WordPress.com adding it to the theme catalogue.

jimrose62012 on "Theme Suggestion: Melville Template"

jimrose62012 — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:58:26 +0000

Hello...wondering if I could suggest a theme for WordPress to make a part of their arsenal (and allow me to use it for my WordPress blog).

Melville
http://demo.madebyraygun.com/melville/

This is a very minimal, yet elegant theme for those that want make content the focus rather than flash.

Thanks for your time.

timethief on "Looking for Chunk but with more flexibility"

timethief — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:06:09 +0000

Have you tried using the search filters in the Themes Showcase?
http://theme.wordpress.com/

atechnokitten on "Looking for Chunk but with more flexibility"

atechnokitten — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:02:18 +0000

Hi there,

This is the first time posting in the forum after spending hours searching through wordpress theme templates and external sites too, to find a theme to adapt to our blog. We really hope someone can help us :)

We're looking for a theme VERY similar to chunk (we love the style, but it's lacking flexibility for content). The variations we want are:

A three column theme for:
1. Recent Posts
2. A menu area (of pictures that people can click on rather than a drop down menu)
3. Widgets - so our Facebook 'like' and twitter feed are much more accesible.

Does anybody know of any themes out there that are like this, or know where we could get something like this?

Thanks so much for reading and any help you can offer :)

The Techno Kittens x

robrubin on "Is it enough to just have good writing?"

robrubin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:12:56 +0000

I toggle between posts with heavy use of images and some that are more text with just a featured image. I write a humor blog so it really depends on the topic I'm trying to cover. Sometimes I make up satirical comics and that's the only thing on my post and other times I write longer 1,000+ word essays. Ultimately, if readers find your stuff enjoyable they will follow no matter how many images you have.

littledubs on "Is it enough to just have good writing?"

littledubs — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 03:37:20 +0000

I used to think I needed to add images to my posts, now my site is mostly just text, and I've developed a decent sized group of readers. It's not huge by any means, but its enough to make this fun for me... and hopefully them. I just decided awhile back that my skill is in the writing part of this, to make people laugh or smile or think about something and adding images just for the sake of having images on my posts was unnecessary. Occasionally I'll use images as part of the post because, for example, they help the punchline of the post. So, write away... you'll know when its important enough to add a photo.

plasticdaffodils on "Is it enough to just have good writing?"

plasticdaffodils — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:16:57 +0000

A lot of the blogs I regularly read are just writing (with maybe a picture here or there every couple of weeks). If you write good and engaging stories, people will come.

toaustraliathelongway on "Is it enough to just have good writing?"

toaustraliathelongway — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 04:13:47 +0000

I think it depends what you're writing about. My blog is based on our travels, and to describe each place/situation would mean that each post would be very long as they sometimes cover 2-3 days of what we've been doing. But if you're writing about something else I think you could definitely get away with having a few or no pictures.

invisiblemikey on "Is it enough to just have good writing?"

invisiblemikey — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:54:55 +0000

Agreed. It comes down to what kind of blog you want to build, what part of yourself you want to share and express. There's no doubt that good writing is enough to build and keep readership. The key word is "enough". The writing has to be good enough, and you have to be willing to wait long enough. Sometimes people want to read work that's in depth. More readers don't. Think of the differences between reading novels and stories or newspapers and magazines. Magazine readers want to look at pictures as much as read. Newspaper readers want a mix, and current topics. There's also a smaller audience that wants to read more thoughtful, challenging material.

Which audiences do you want to write for?

onlyfragments on "Is it enough to just have good writing?"

onlyfragments — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:19:12 +0000

It depends, I think, on the kind of readers you want. You'll get a different audience if you have mostly text, just like others will be drawn to a more photo-heavy blog. Personally I tend to steer clear of photo-based blogs because they lag my computer. It might just take you longer to build a reader base if you have to "prove" you have a good blog just through writing, but I think it's worth it. A lot of people posting to the showcase forum have text-heavy blogs and seem to do well.

conmy on "Is it enough to just have good writing?"

conmy — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 08:55:13 +0000

I have kept this new blog intentionally minimal - no photos, no anything.
I wonder if just having good writing is enough to keep readers attention without all the bells and whistles??

pyramd on "Minimal, Grid-based Portfolio Theme"

pyramd — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:10:34 +0000

Forgot to link you to the theme...

Demo: http://bk-w.com/w-port
Download: http://bk-w.com/w-port/download

pyramd on "Minimal, Grid-based Portfolio Theme"

pyramd — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:09:22 +0000

W—PORT is a suite of high-quality WordPress themes tailored specifically for artists, designers, photographers, painters, sculptures, architects and other creative individuals.

The 3 included themes are designed to present your work in a clear, organized way using a special grid system. W—PORT is easy to customize and works well for businesses, students and professionals.

Features
• Utilizes built-in Search.
• Simply create a Post, upload images, set the featured image and move on.
• Navigation menu powered by Categories and Pages keeps your work organized.
• ‘Featured’ Posts are determined by Tags based on the date the work was done.
• Easy to customize the appearance and insert your logo.

xqlusivevan on "New Blog About Graphic/Web Design + Health/Fitness Articles"

xqlusivevan — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:31:16 +0000

Made this blog around 5 months ago and at this moment I have more than 100 visitors per day. The style is minimal and simple, EnJOY

http://Www.evarsamis.com