Make Money Online - Blue Theme

Posted by fwpt on May 2nd, 2008

Gorgeous blue WP theme with 2 Columns, AdSense & Widget Ready easy to use and install ! Famous theme about making money online is a stable template ! Supported by all WordPress versions, including the latest one. Thanks for the opportunity.

DOWNLOAD | THEME URL

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Posted by Snap! on December 27th, 2007

These free patterns from Tennessee based designer Travis Beckham are a treat!
squid fingers pattern
There are over 150 of these classic designs on his site Squid Fingers. Check em out.

Tagged: Design, Design Inspiration, Fractal, Free Downloads, Graphic Design, Graphic Design Resources, Graphic Designers, Graphics, Inspiration, Nature, Resources, Squid Finger, Travis Beckham, Web Design, Web Tools, free, wpSnap News, wpsnap

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Posted by Snap! on December 6th, 2007

new theme switcher plugin Here’s a neat little plugin by Vladimir that allows WordPress designers and admin’s alike to test drive a new theme while the users/visitors of your site still enjoy and experience your “current theme”.

Of course your cache needs to be disabled while you are testing, but sure beats the old method of using Theme Switcher plugin with /?wptheme=newtheme to switch back and forth.

Give this plugin a test drive!

Tagged: Design, Design Tools, New Release, Resources, Test Drive, Tricks, WordPress CMS, WordPress Plugins, WordPress developers, wpSnap News, wpsnap

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Posted by Snap! on August 20th, 2007

sandbox icon There are many new designs that came out of the Sandbox design competition and each design comes with instructions on how to install them. Not following my gut, I decided to instead follow the included instructions and I find out that it never worked for me. So I decided to write my own instructions for those who are planning on using the Sandbox based designs without having to deal with the hassles I faced. BTW, if you have not noticed it already, we started featuring Sandbox competition designs and hope to have more for you soon.

What the instructions say?

It is critical to read this to understand the base structure and why it probably never worked for me.

If you plan on using a Sandbox design, youâ€™ll need the Sandbox theme in the following folder with a file structure like:

/wp-content/themes/sandbox/style.css

This makes sense, Sandbox is a complete theme and when activated works as is.

The instruction also recommends the design file structure is set as below:

/wp-content/themes/some-design-name/style.css

(where some-design-name is the name of the design)

This is the part that does not work for me, mostly all designs are just that: a CSS file and some images, they do not have any template files like index.php and in almost every case result in a “Template is Missing” error when you go to Admin >> Presentation >> Theme.
Irrespective of the WP version you use, or even using the /wp-includes/themes.php patch for Sandbox results in this error, in short, using the instructions included with the design just does not work (again itâ€™s a personal experience, I might be screwing up some place).

So what did I do?

Instead of including the design folder under the main ‘themes’ folder, I placed it within the Sandbox theme folder like below:

/wp-content/themes/sandbox/some-design-name/style.css

I then opened the Sandbox themes stylesheet (/wp-content/themes/sandbox/style.css) and deleted all the styles below the comment /* Just some example content */

I then replaced the style import URL from

@import url(’sandbox-layouts/2c-l.css’);

@import url(’ some-design-name/style.css’);

That does it, simple aye.

Tagged: Best WordPress Themes, Blogging Tips, Copyrights and Licenses, Design Tools, Keyboard Shortcuts, PimpDaBlog, RSS Feeds, Resources, Sandbox Theme, Selection, Thumbnail viewer plugin, Tips, Web Tools, WordPress, wpsnap

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Posted by Snap! on August 10th, 2007

We might as well list all the important plugins that make sites with high traffic stay afloat, but we decided to focus on just three very essential plugins that will be invaluable for your high traffic site.

I say “high trafficâ€? only because WordPress powered sites “as is” can work really well for most sites, but when your traffic increases, the equation changes with increased load on the server and need for better management.

The plugins are listed in no particular order:

Akismet No Spam

Akismet/ Bad Behavior/ Spam Karma 2: As your traffic increases, so does your spam, the affinity of spammers to your site is not due to the popularity of your site alone, but imagine this scenario, if every 3rd comment is a spam, the more comments you have, the spam you will too. The simplest solution to stop comment spams in conjunction with the aforementioned spam blockers (that can be downloaded from wp-plugins.net or Codex) is to use a plugin like reCAPTCHA.

Database Backup

WordPress Database Backup: The newer version of WP has built-in backup via XML downloads, however that is not as good as the original plugin based sql download. The newer version of WP does not include it as a default plugin, but here’s a link to the original plugin managed by a new and reliable developer. Use this tool to back your database as often as you like, you’ll never realize how valuable it is, but let’s hope you’ll never need to go through the excruciating pain of restoring your DB ever!

WP Cache

WP Cache: This plugin does what the name suggests, caches WP files, and it does it in two phases. The first phase checks if the requested URL is already cached, if so it serves from the static file and finishes, the second phase stores the generated page in a static file for further request. Collectively it can reduce the load on your database server significantly and improve site load speed.

So there you go, 3 essential plugins for your WordPress site that all sites should consider installing.

Tagged: Akismet, Bad Behavior, Big City, Blogging Tips, CMS, Copyrights and Licenses, Keyboard Shortcuts, PimpDaBlog, Plugins, RSS Feeds, Resources, Spam Karma, Thumbnail viewer plugin, Tips, Top Plugins, WP Cache, WordPress, WordPress Database Backup, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Tutorials, reCAPTCHA, wpsnap

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Posted by Snap! on August 6th, 2007

sandbox icon Early results are out, a round of applause for all the participants.

Although some of the results are surprising, rest assured, you will see many Sandbox based themes rolling into wpSnap shortly.

Tagged: Best of WordPress, DJFX, Design Competition, Dot Dot Dot, Keyboard Shortcuts, New Release, PimpDaBlog, Plugins, RSS Feeds, Resources, Sandbox Theme, Selection, Web Design, WordPress, WordPress Skins, WordPress Templates, WordPress Themes, wpSnap News, wpsnap

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Posted by Snap! on August 5th, 2007

sandbox logo It’s too early to call, but one thing is for sure, the 40 or so designers and enthusiasts who put in their time and effort deserve a big round of applause. With that said, without being too critical and hopefully the judges are not reading this, we picked a few we feel will have a significant impact on the results tomorrow and listed them here. At this point we feel the need to make sure you all know, we have no affiliation with this competition, so we are basing this list purely on the designers work and not who they are.

To demo all the themes, visit Sandbox Live Preview and use the dropdown box on the right top to jump between designs. We also have individual demo links below. You can even download the designs all at once or individually.

Listed alphabetically:

Blackbox: Hit and miss, if the site heading stayed in place in FF, this theme has a good chance of making a dent, the fact that we are mentioning it irrespective of the issue means we really dig this theme!

Blueberry: Dark, very well designed, Dean’s experience shows in every bit of detail presented.

Blueberry Dreams: If there is one theme that will end up getting a lot of usage for the simple reason that it is very straightforward and easy to use, it’s Blueberry Dreams, reminds me of the WP default template.

Chocolate Vanilla: A very simple and usable design, reminds me of the WP classic template.

CITYscape: A very generic styling, will appeal to many users and will get good usage.

Crystal Liberty: A very usable design, will definitely get a lot of attention and usage, must see.

Diurnal: Usable- you can change the “color changing as per time of day” header if you need to and you’ll get a great 3 column Sandbox theme.

Essay: Very usable, simple and ample room for all your content and sidebar elements.

Hourglass: Good usage of graphics, color and attention to details. Must see.

Promised Land and Walk in the Shadows: Adam should get the Most talented- Graphics usage award- unfortunately there is no such offered. It appears like a lot of work went into his work, two thumbs up for his two themes.

Milkia: Simple, minimal, will get good usage.

MIX: Left and right sidebar is a popular choice, will get usage for that very reason.

Moo-Point: This theme takes minimalism to the next level by making a Sandbox theme like the Sandbox theme itself! Very bold move, or should I say Moo.

Oranges: Orange, white and black work well with users, if there is a generic header alternative this theme will get good usage.

Oriole: Neat and simple.

Picnic: Experimental and creative, this theme sets itself apart from the rest, must see.

Sakeena: Arty- soothing colors, good site hierarchy.

SandPress: Web 2ish, generic so many users can and will use.

Shades of Gray: Good for users looking for a fluid, content centric, minimal theme.

Takimata: Out-of-the-box design, bold, it is search bot friendly, but is it user friendly too?

Tiffany Blue: Very usable theme, but watch out for long page names as it will run into the image in the sidebar as in the live preview.

Veracity: Dark minimal, very usable, no images, content centric, top notch.

Wrock It: Dark but soothing, very content centric and with a little tweak will fit most sites.

Tagged: DJFX, Design Competition, Design Inspiration, Dot Dot Dot, Free Downloads, Inspiration, Keyboard Shortcuts, New WP Themes, PimpDaBlog, Plugins, Prosumer, RSS Feeds, Red, Resources, Sandbox Theme, Social Bookmarking, Web Design, WordPress, WordPress Skins, WordPress Templates, WordPress Themes, WordPress designers, wpsnap

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Posted by Snap! on August 3rd, 2007

We often find seasoned bloggers using clean templates with little or no color and hardly any imagery. Colors and graphics do make a theme visually appealing, however they do conflict with the content if not used carefully. All themes cannot be plain and generic though, so for those of you who love colors and are constantly looking for inspiration, here are a few resources (which some of you might be familiar with) to jazz up your themes!

COLOUR lovers is a resource that monitors and influences color trends by providing not only color galleries, but a palette of the trendiest colors in the blogosphere based on a variety of genres. It would serve as a good reference guide for web design, architectural specifications, interiors, product design, ad campaigns, magazines, etc. You can also suggest a website of your choice for an add. It’s cool and contemporary, and one of the hottest sites for color resources.

Color Combos offers a variety of irresistible features such as:

9 Rules Logo Colors Combo Tester: Extracts colors from websites, gives complimentary color options, gives text color options, and you can even try your own template with different header, sidebar, footer color and text options.

Color Library: For color combination ideas

Articles: On colors, color meaning and application.

Daily color scheme (Beta) provides you one inspirational and usable easy color scheme a day. If you do not want to use the colorpicker or the eyedropper tool, this site is for you. As of now, you cannot make a search to get instant color information of a site that is not listed in their archives. The enhanced search feature will definitely make it a steal.

Color Burn Widget

The ColorBurn widget features a new color palette every day with 4 colors, along with its hexadecimal values. Each daily palette has the option to change your background from black to white and back again. Previous palettes are saved for one week.

Color Schemer Studio is a professional color matching application for anyone from hobbyists to advanced professionals. Mix, match, darken, lighten, and add your own color combinations to the gallery.

Tagged: Artistic tools, Bittbox, Colors, Colour lovers, Design Inspiration, Dot Dot Dot, Graphics, Hearts, Keyboard Shortcuts, PimpDaBlog, Plugins, RSS Feeds, Resources, Tips, Tricks, Tutorials, Web Design, WordPress Themes, color burn, color combos, color schemer studio, daily color schemes, wpsnap

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Posted by Snap! on August 1st, 2007

Cute, tiny cool Web2.0 Icons… Vikiworks just released part II collection of 10 social bookmarking icons, including icons for Newsvine, Furl, Windows live, Blinklist, Blogger, Lifelogger etc. All icons are sized to 64*64 in PNG format. You can check the terms and conditions of use (if any) and download here!

Tagged: Bittbox, Cool Buttons, Creative, Free Downloads, Free Web 2.0 Icons, Freebies | Free Web 2.0 Icons, Icon Set, PimpDaBlog, RSS Feeds, Resources, Social Bookmarking, Utombox, Vikiworks, wpsnap

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Posted by headsetoptions on July 29th, 2007

Melmac

Melmac 2C is an advanced â€œwidgetâ€? and â€œadsenseâ€? ready Web 2.0 WordPress theme with a professional look by Headsetoptions and MandarinMusing partly based on a design by Goroton. This clean, professional theme has an option page to change the background image to black, green or red, or change the fonts, font color and much more.

Demo | Theme URI

Tagged: 2 Column, Black, Blue, Free Downloads, Hearts, Melmac, My2Gig-Butterfly, New Release, New WP Themes, Plugins, Prosumer, RSS Feeds, Red, Resources, Selection, Themes, White, WordPress Skins, WordPress Templates, WordPress Themes, submit your themes

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Sandbox Design Competition Final Entries

Posted by Snap! on July 29th, 2007

The Sandbox Competition comes to a close, the entries are in and some of the screenshots and designs are already being made available. Since there is no one place to view (until August 2nd) and demo them all, we will list them here (updated on the go) for the viewing pleasure of those following this competition closely. So without much ado, here are the available designs, demos and downloads listed in no particular order:

Note: You must have the Sandbox theme for these designs to work.

Takimata

Demo | Design URI

Promised Land

Demo Not Available | Design URI

Walk in the Shadows

Demo Not Available | Design URI

Hourglass

Demo Not Available | Design URI

Crystal liberty

Demo Not Available | Design URI

Prima

Demo Not Available | Design URI

Blueberry

Demo | Design URI

Black and Blue and Read All Over

Demo | Design URI

Moon Under Uranus

Demo | Design URI

Blueberry Dreams

Demo | Design URI

Sandpress

Demo Not Available | Design URI

Potassium