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As some of you may or may not have noticed, the theme I have been using across my network or projects is from WooThemes. Now, while I might have told you a few years back that a premium WordPress theme was a waste of money and time (because you could always just do it yourself) I have had a change or heart. My investment in purchasing a premium theme has been really fantastic.
Want to develop a website that is more about the comments than it is about the stories? With WordPress and the P2 theme you can do that. This innovative theme for WordPress gives you inline comments on the homepage, a posting form right on the main index, inline editing of posts and more.
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Are you looking to a great bundle of web design and development treasures, for a fraction of the price? Then you need to go check out BundleHunt. Right now they are offering everything from web hosting plans, premium WordPress themes, classy icons and more for a heavily discounted price.
Want a great looking new theme for your WordPress powered website? Check out these themes I found during my last website redesign efforts. Over the past month I have spent my fair share of time looking for themes that do not suck – and I think I have found a number of great looking free themes to share with you. So bookmark this list, share it with friends and grab a few themes for your next website redesigns.
Now it might come as a shock to some, but I am a huge wrestling fan. Always have been, and probably always will be. With that out of the way, I am also a big fan of some of the older wrestler themes we all sorta grew up with that really told the story or told you everything you needed to know about a wrestler’s persona or gimmick right in the theme. Now, don’t get me wrong – there are many great themes out there, but not many these days really tell you what the wrestler coming out to the ring is all about, or really set the stage for what you can expect.
So, with that said – I thought I would share with you the top seven pro wrestling themes that do tell you everything you need to know about a guy.
Need a handy guide to WordPress? Try out some of these great links!
Let me know which ones are your favorites, and what type of WordPress lists, tutorials or more you would like to see in the future!
Looking for a wiki script for your next great web site project?
As somebody who’s built one from the ground up – I can tell you picking the right script for the job, is not an easy task to do. With a surprising amount of flexibility and power, BoltWire might be one of the easiest to use wikis out there.
It takes the cake when it comes to mixing the strengths of various script categories together. Is it a CMS? Is it a wiki? It is a little ‘bit of both.
Looking to setup a new wiki, but don’t know which script you should pick up to do the dirty work? Many might say that MediaWiki is the best and the most popular, since it is what is used to run Wikipedia. However, there are some great alternative wiki scripts you might have (or might not have) even seen before.
DokuWiki – Aimed at creating documentation of any kind, DokuWiki is a standards compliant wiki with more than a few nice features. It has anti-spam controls, all the basic editing features, supports over 30 languages and has built in page caching for quicker page rendering. It also features a number of plugins and themes to try too.
BoltWire – A small and easy to use alternative wiki script, Boltwire is still able to deliver with surprising flexibility. The neat thing here is that it has database-like storage and retrieval of form input values. But no database! You can also restore a deleted page at any time, and customize ever site action from within the browser.
WikyBlog – So it is a blog and a wiki? Well I wouldn’t say it is both as much as it tries to fuse the best of both worlds. WikyBlog brings in the user friendly publishing characteristics of blogs, delivered with the easy to use wiki syntax. Designed with speed in mind, it is a groupware application that is a nice alternative to the more traditional wiki scripts out there.
WikkaWiki – I promise this wiki script has nothing to do with voodoo or magic. The WikkaWiki is a script that was forked from WakkaWiki. With speed, extendibility and security in mind, this wiki script deserves your attention. They are also working on better ways to integrate WikkaWiki into other content management systems like WordPress, SMF, phpBB and more.
PmWiki – Taking a different approach to content management, Pm wiki looks and acts like a normal web site. The only difference is that each page inside of the site has an “edit” link to make modification of the page easier. You can limit the editing to just one person, a team of people or the entire world. This script would be for people who want a web page, with some wiki-like features.
Which wiki script is your favorite? Is MediaWiki still the hands down winner to you? Would love to hear more about your own experiences with any of these top alternatives to MediaWiki.
Since switching to Windows Vista, there haven’t been too many other visual styles I have fallen in love with – especially in comparison with the number of them that are out there for Windows XP. I have found one port though that is well worth your time if you want a simpler (yet, not ugly) Vista theme.
The eno Vista Port visual style for Windows Vista keeps things simple, but doesn’t look awful when doing so. The only thing I miss in comparison with Vista’s default theme is the search box is missing in the start menu.
As a word of warning, switching your Vista visual styles is a ‘bit more tedious of a task than it was in XP. If you are looking for a good guide to hold your hand durring the process, check out: How to Patch Windows Vista to Enable Custom Themes (Visual Styles)
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Mitch Keeler is nothing more than your average Joe trying to leave his mark on the world though both his professional work and his online projects, articles, podcasts and more.
Premium Black and Blue WordPress Theme
Great looking and free WordPress themes are really hard to find. Sometimes you have to search for days, weeks or years to find the one that is right for you. With that said, I am here to make your Monday morning just that much easier – here is EvoLve.
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