Free WordPress Themes
October 23rd, 2007 by ses5909Looks like you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed so you don't miss a single conversation! Thanks for visiting!
When I started this site, I wanted it to be a community of bloggers who came together to help and inspire each other to grow their blogs. After 3 months, I think TBE is on the right path to achieving that goal.
I am a big believer in community and growing through others. One man can’t do alone what a group of men can do. Our community is extremely varied and is definitely a global one. We have people from all walks of life and various blogging backgrounds here. Some, I would consider professional bloggers, and others are just getting there feet wet. All are welcome here and even the most seasoned blogger, will gain a great deal from joining the community.
One way I had hoped to help our community grow is to offer unique WordPress themes and unique plugins to our members for free. I will add more themes as time goes on but for now, here are the themes available to the TBE members. Please note that in order to maintain the uniqueness of each theme, downloads of the themes are limited to members with 25 posts or more in the blog forum. Click on a thumbnail to view more details about the theme and to see it in action, or head on over to our WordPress Themes page to see them all there.
Let me know which ones you like! If there are certain colors or styles you would like to see added, let me know and I’ll see what I can do.
People may wonder why I don’t just give the themes away to everyone without requiring the membership and the 25 posts, and my reason goes back to building and growing the community. I know if I released a theme to the general public, traffic would spike, inbound links would spike, all and all it would be a great marketing move…and it’s something I am considering. But, the first bunch of themes I would like to see available to those members who really contribute here and give so much of themselves to so many, without asking anything in return. This is one way to say thank you. I wish I knew how to code themes for other platforms, but for now, it’s limited to WordPress.
If you aren’t a member yet, you can register now. It’s quick and painless, and best of all, it’s FREE! I would love to know your thoughts on releasing the themes to everyone or just keeping them for registered members. Is there a happy medium?
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October 23rd, 2007 at 6:51 am
I think you’ve made the right decision about keeping them for members who have 25+ posts. It’s an added extra, a bonus so to speak, for those members who participate in the forum which subsequently adds to the site as a whole. Anyone who expects something for nothing is only thinking of themselves and not the time and effort you’ve put into making the themes. Even if you add a link back to your site on the bottom of the theme, who’s to say it will be left there?
There are plenty of 100% freebie themes out there, I think your method is perfectly justified and it will restrict the number of uses. Afterall, we don’t all want sites looking the same as thousands of others
My favourite would be the first theme, however a light/white version of that would be cool (I’m not a fan of dark sites).
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:25 am
I’m really quite fond of both the cream and the black (not to be confused with the cream and the clear). Nice job, Sara!
October 23rd, 2007 at 11:42 am
@SarahG - thanks for the feedback and I’ll see what I can do to make a white version of the theme! I know you like that kind of feel.
@Sam - Thanks a lot Sam. I wish there was something for Typepad users! Maybe I’ll have to write a typepad widget….any requests?
October 23rd, 2007 at 12:30 pm
Sara, with the way TypePad Plus is set up, I don’t think I could actually use a theme, anyway, unless it were just a banner and instructions, lol. But widgets… You mean like I was hinting about the other day? I’d LOVE to see your Ask Me thingie deconstructed to TypePad-friendly code…
October 27th, 2007 at 4:21 am
Cool themes , i really like them.
Thanks for sharing it to us too.