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Thesis WordPress Theme

by John Ankarström on May 21, 2009

in Themes

As you see, WordPresser has got the theme Thesis. I’ve been testing it here, to find out it’s functions and use. It works great! I’ve never seen a more customable theme than the Thesis. It’s probably the best theme I have tested, though I’ve got my favourites (on my Swedish blog I’ve got a great theme called Fervens).

So, what’s the catch? It’s the price. Thesis is not a free theme. Here’s the pricing:

Personal Option $87:

  • Use Thesis on one site and also on a localized development server
  • Footer link must remain intact, at least in terms of keywords (in this case, the text is “Thesis Theme”)
  • You may not re-sell the theme or any modification thereof

Developer’s Option $164:

  • Use Thesis on any number of sites that you own
  • Access to the Client Site Option, which allows you to deploy Thesis on clients’ sites for $40/site
  • You may remove the attribution link in the footer
  • You may not re-sell the theme or any modification thereof

The best you can get is the Developer version, but it’s also the most expensive. You can, for example, use it on how many blogs you like, and even remove the credit link. In the cheapier Personal version, you can only use it on one blog, and you must leave the credit in the footer.

Though it’s a bit expensive, I really recommend this theme! It’s a highly customable theme, that you easily can make your own. I will later post several posts and guides to customize Thesis. And yes, it’s worth the money.

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News in WordPress 2.8 beta

by John Ankarström on May 21, 2009

in Releases

HTML syntax highlighting
Syntax Highlighting. Image via Wikipedia

The WordPress 2.8 beta is available, it was released 16/5, and there’s lots of new features in the 2.8 beta version. Two great features, are syntax highlighting in theme and plugin editor and a new Theme Installer! I’ve often wondered why Automattic didn’t included this in 2.7, but I’m glad to hear it’s coming in 2.8. Another small, but useful, function is that in 2.8, you can save a draft of post by pressing CTRL/+C. Very handy! Now there’s also a description field for tags, like for the categories. I’m not sure if anyone will use this, because it’s so much work to do if you want to describe every tag on your blog…

There’s many small features, like “improved admin buttons” and invisible classes. I look forward to when the finished version will release, but meanwhile I’ll perhaps test the beta. ;-)

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