Archive for August, 2011
We have created a brand new theme meant to carry on the spirit of an old timer with kindness, and we are launching it today. The theme has an air of old-style appeal, semi-academic graciousness with elegant typography, while also offering an overall fresh look with room for customization and the power of the latest WordPress features under the hood. It’s called Quintus.
The Quintus Theme
Above all, whether you are creating a blog with plenty of pictures or a more text-centric blog, Quintus should suit you with elegance. It goes without saying, but it also comes with much of the newer functionality you are accustomed to, including custom backgrounds, custom menus, header images, and the option to publish short aside posts, among others.
If you like the focus to be on the content, you can even turn the blog design into a one column layout by removing all widgets from the sidebar in Appearance → Widgets. To learn more about Quintus go to its page on the Theme Showcase and check the demo blog.
We have created a brand new theme meant to carry on the spirit of an old timer with kindness, and we are launching it today. The theme has an air of old-style appeal, semi-academic graciousness with elegant typography, while also offering an overall fresh look with room for customization and the power of the latest WordPress features under the hood. It’s called Quintus.
The Quintus Theme
Above all, whether you are creating a blog with plenty of pictures or a more text-centric blog, Quintus should suit you with elegance. It goes without saying, but it also comes with much of the newer functionality you are accustomed to, including custom backgrounds, custom menus, header images, and the option to publish short aside posts, among others.
If you like the focus to be on the content, you can even turn the blog design into a one column layout by removing all widgets from the sidebar in Appearance → Widgets. To learn more about Quintus go to its page on the Theme Showcase and check the demo blog.
Since we launched Publicize for Facebook, which automatically shares a link to new posts to your Facebook account, one of the top requested features has been the ability to Publicize to Facebook Pages. We’ve been listening and working hard, and are happy to announce support for this today.
If you already have Publicize active (which you should if you like traffic), you’ll now see a link to set options for Facebook, inside the Facebook block on the Sharing Settings page.
If you click on it, you’ll see a simple dialog box that lists all your available pages to pick from.
If you are new to Publicize, you’ll see a sequence of screens confirming permission to post to your Facebook account, before you see the screens above.
Also note, currently you can only Publicize to one target: either a page or your wall. This should be more than sufficient to get your great posts out to a wide audience of your choosing.
We hope you enjoy this added flexibility in how your blog posts get shared to Facebook.
Since we launched Publicize for Facebook, which automatically shares a link to new posts to your Facebook account, one of the top requested features has been the ability to Publicize to Facebook Pages. We’ve been listening and working hard, and are happy to announce support for this today.
If you already have Publicize active (which you should if you like traffic), you’ll now see a link to set options for Facebook, inside the Facebook block on the Sharing Settings page.
If you click on it, you’ll see a simple dialog box that lists all your available pages to pick from.
If you are new to Publicize, you’ll see a sequence of screens confirming permission to post to your Facebook account, before you see the screens above.
Also note, currently you can only Publicize to one target: either a page or your wall. This should be more than sufficient to get your great posts out to a wide audience of your choosing.
We hope you enjoy this added flexibility in how your blog posts get shared to Facebook.
I’m pleased to announce our newest theme — Next Saturday. That is, the theme called “Next Saturday” launches today (not next weekend). With its rich, bright colors, three-dimensional blocks, and subtle shadows, Ian Mintz’s Next Saturday brings a touch of childlike innocence to your blog.
The Next Saturday Theme
Next Saturday was designed especially with Post Formats in mind. The theme supports seven post formats — quote, aside, image, gallery, chat, audio, and video. Many of these post formats receive special styling so that they “pop” out from the rest of your content. To read all about Next Saturday’s features, stop by the Theme Showcase.
I’m pleased to announce our newest theme — Next Saturday. That is, the theme called “Next Saturday” launches today (not next weekend). With its rich, bright colors, three-dimensional blocks, and subtle shadows, Ian Mintz’s Next Saturday brings a touch of childlike innocence to your blog.
The Next Saturday Theme
Next Saturday was designed especially with Post Formats in mind. The theme supports seven post formats — quote, aside, image, gallery, chat, audio, and video. Many of these post formats receive special styling so that they “pop” out from the rest of your content. To read all about Next Saturday’s features, stop by the Theme Showcase.
If you’ve wanted to promote a book, this unique design is a perfect match. It’s called Chapters and it’s the latest in a series of terrific themes from WooThemes.
The Chapters Theme
Chapters, designed by über-designer, Tim Van Damme, was originally used to to promote the book “Rockstar Business.” The unique design of this great theme makes reading a blog post feel like you are reading a chapter in a book. The top chapter number gives an overview of the chapters and also a visual bookmark of the post you are currently viewing.
You are also able to customize your Chapters with a lot of features like the other premium themes available on WordPress.com.
Chapters is available for the lifetime of your blog for $45. Read more about the Chapters features or preview it live on your blog from Appearance → Themes.
If you’ve wanted to promote a book, this unique design is a perfect match. It’s called Chapters and it’s the latest in a series of terrific themes from WooThemes.
The Chapters Theme
Chapters, designed by über-designer, Tim Van Damme, was originally used to to promote the book “Rockstar Business.” The unique design of this great theme makes reading a blog post feel like you are reading a chapter in a book. The top chapter number gives an overview of the chapters and also a visual bookmark of the post you are currently viewing.
You are also able to customize your Chapters with a lot of features like the other premium themes available on WordPress.com.
Chapters is available for the lifetime of your blog for $45. Read more about the Chapters features or preview it live on your blog from Appearance → Themes.