I told you earlier I was going to release it, and here it is! The Checkmate WordPress theme. It is a classic blog style template with a minimalist design packed with features and customizing options. This is one to definitely download and try out and includes a quick start guide to show you how to use some of the features.
Checkmate Demo - The demo is a bit messy looking because I tried to show off as much of the theme as I could.
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No new posts in 10 days! I can hardly believe it myself, but when you are having fun time flies. And by fun I mean busy(oh and those few days I took off). I feel it is important for me to unplug from the interwebs every now and then and recharge the batteries. A few updates:
Template for Sale
I have a WordPress Template for sell on DigitalPoint right now, if you are in the market for a unique design this could be a great way to get a website from me for CHEAP. Check it out now!
Template for Free
You are probably more interested in this one. I am releasing another free WordPress template! It’s name? …CHECKMATE! Yes the theme that was going to charge you for is now going to be free, sorta. By sorta I mean the blog portion of Checkmate is going to be free. It is jam packed with features and customizing options, this is one you will want to “check” out. Look for the release very soon.
Freelancing
I am concentrating more of my efforts into freelancing. This will mean some changes to the site, but probably not much. I also don’t foresee a change in the direction this blog is currently heading content wise.
If you want to hire me drop me an email, leave a comment, or use the form on the about page!
Side Projects!
Can’t tell you much about this, but I am working on a new side project that is sure to make you laugh…or cry…we’ll see about that later! Just thought I’d throw that teaser out there.
A few days ago I posted about a new premium theme, today I show you screen shots of that theme. It’s name is Checkmate and it is a departure from all the magazine and news type themes. The theme will be in two parts a business theme and a blog theme, more details on that later.
The shots below are of the blog theme, which has entered the testing and polishing phase. Checkmate will come in several color themes, has many of theme options, is easily customized, and comes with built in widgets and ad management! The design is simple and professional but is very modern.
I also will have another wordpress related surprise coming very soon.
I’m developing yet another premium Wordpress theme(Check out Chocolate if you haven’t seen it). The theme is still in it’s infancy so I don’t want to show too much, but I will tell you it has already entered the coding phase.
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Update: I have decided to remove Chocolate from the market for the time being. Chocolate was designed for developers, and developers don’t need themes(that totally went over my head while creating the theme). I will re-release Chocolate in the future with an updated interface and back-end but for now I will be concentrating on other types of themes like Checkmate and free themes.
I am proud to announce that Chocolate has finally arrived! This is very exciting for me as this is my first premium wordpress theme. Chocolate is a magazine or news style theme with an advanced layout. It has a simple professional design that can be used with any type of website and several theme options to help you customize it.
Features
I’ll list a few of the many features you get with Chocolate here, but please check the extensive features list on the demo site.
- Email Support
- Four Color Themes
- 8 widget ready areas!
- Feature story carousel
- Ad management
- And much more
Who is it for?
Chocolate is developed for people with some knowledge of wordpress and web development. While anyone can use Chocolate, I believe the real beauty is in customizing it. The simple design lends itself to many possibilities for the savvy web master.
The main focus of Chocolate is content, and Chocolate can hold a lot of content. The layout is designed to hold a few main categories with several sub-categories. This is a very efficient way to organize a site and the user will be able to single out what they are interested in quickly.
Ad Management
Ad management is also a key to Chocolate. There are several ad templates included in Chocolate and more information can be found on the demo site. Placement of the the ads are handled by widgets. A bit of basic coding will be needed to get the most out of Chocolates ad management system, but nothing someone couldn’t learn in a few hours.
And the Best Part
It is only $50 for a single license and $100 for a developer license! So go check it out. And if you want to learn a bit more visit the premium themes page or contact me.
Well I’ve been working on a premium theme for some time now, and it is to the stage where I can finally show a preview. The cool insider codename is Chocolate, but that won’t be the final name( the theme started out as an ugly all brown color theme ). The interface will be very clean, minimalistic and professional. The interface really shows off the content and it is designed to hold a lot of content.
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