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Squared

Squared is a very simple theme, two columns, widget ready, and valid XHTML 1.0

Simple

A two column colorful theme

Rateka

Two column theme comes widget ready. Custom sidebar ad widgets. Also has 3 color schemes incorporated. Allows you to add subscription by email from admin panel. Easy to manage ads from php file.

Scruffy

Scruffy is a WordPress theme with a standard two column layout and all the basic WP features. What makes this theme special is it's unique "grunge" design.

Web 2.0 Blue

Great web 2.0 looking, Great use of colors, Simple, Plain, Minimalist theme, Hemingway Style, Can be customized easily through detailed CSS. Support all plugins that Hemingway supports, Huge space for Widget lovers as it is 3 Column theme, Can customize images for blockquotes and so on…

iF

iF is a clean, simple theme with a left sidebar.

FunkyZine

2 Columns, Wood Design, Rounded Corners, Dark, Banner Ad Ready, Tested on WordPress 2.5, Fixed Width, PSD logo Attached.

23 Jul 2008 8:45pm GMT

WordPress for iPhone Available Now. :)! Reviews coming in: WordPress app hits the iPhone fashionably late.

22 Jul 2008 7:30pm GMT

Our aim here at Weblog Tools Collection is to provide a platform for authors of themes and plugins and at the same time provide WordPress users a single place to keep up-to-date with the WordPress world.

We try to keep abreast with both plugin and theme releases. The first place that we look for releases is the WLTC News Forum and in this post I'll try to cover some of the points that you should keep in mind to facilitate your listing.

1. Post in the appropriate category

The forum has been divided into several categories for different content. The two primary categories that you should be looking at are the New Wordpress Plugins category and the New Wordpress Themes category for plugins and themes respectively. We also have a Premium WordPress Themes category for those themes which require payment to use.

2. Writing your post

This is the most important part of the process. Remember that the key to attracting a user to visit your plugin or theme page is a good detailed description. I, for one, would like to gather as much information about the plugin or theme from the post. Browsing to your site and then making a search for the right post / page is a big big no no!

Plugin Authors should ensure the following is present in the post.

1. Plugin Name: short forms are OK, however the full form of the name is ideal
2. Plugin URL: This should be the direct url to the plugin page and not your site. Ideally keep a separate page for each plugin. It provides for a single interface to interact with users, as well helps in SEO.
3. Description: Let me iterate; provide a detailed description. Mention what exactly your plugin does. Elaborate on some of the features that the plugin has. Ask for suggestions. State what plans you have for the future of the plugin. Optionally, add information on installing and using the plugin. This information should also be present on the plugin page on your site.
4. License

Theme Authors should ensure the following is present in the post.

1. Theme Name: same rule to follow as that of plugin authors above
2. Theme URL: Once again, link to the url of the theme page. Putting several themes on a single page only serves as a distraction to a person looking for that specific theme.
3. Description: A detailed description for the theme should come here. Mention if your theme is widget ready, or if supports gravatars. Does it have an options page? Is it a one, two or three column theme? What colors is it available in? Is the header customizable?
4. Demo URL: Every theme should have a demo for a user to see what their site will look like. It is a pain to download and install a theme to check if it looks good, only to find that this is not the case.
5. Screenshot: This is optional but again highly recommended. A screenshot is the first view that a potential user sees.
6. License

The points I have made above are not just pertaining to our News forum. In fact this should something that you should follow strictly whenever you are looking to get listed at any site announcing releases.

3. Other methods to inform us about your release

The News forum is the preferred method to bring your creation to our attention. Not only does it bring your theme / plugin to our attention but it also ensures that you reach out to our regular readers even before our daily release posts.

You could also use the contact form to inform us about the release. However, this is a much slower method to get listed. Remember to provide as many details as you would if you were to make a post in the News forum. Also, change the Subject line to Plugin Release: your theme/plugin name.

Happy posting

22 Jul 2008 6:42pm GMT

It's official, the WordPress application for the iPhone has officially been released. Now you'll be able to publish to WordPress powered blogs right from your Jesus phone. Here is what you can expect from this free app:

• Support for WP.com blogs and self-installed blogs version 2.5.1 and higher
• Embedded Safari for true previews of posts
• Full tag and category support
• Photo support for both camera pictures as well as library photos
• Support for multiple blogs
• Ability to password protect a post, save as a draft, or mark the post for later review
• Auto-recovery. This will recover posts which have been interrupted by phone calls

The app is at version 1.0, is a tiny 0.3MB download, and is compatible with the iPhone as well as the iPod touch. However, this application requires the iPhone 2.0 software update.

Be sure to let us know what your experience is like, browsing and publishing to WordPress from your iPhone.

22 Jul 2008 5:24am GMT

I'm writing this on the WordPress app for the iPhone, which is now available. Now if only the iPhone had cut-and-paste.

22 Jul 2008 5:08am GMT

Events Manager

A plugin to manage events such as music gigs, art expositions, or job meetings. Events Manager inserts an Events page in the Manage menu of WordPress Administration, to let you insert, modify and delete events. You can describe events specifying their date and location, and also add a few notes. You can then add events list, calendars and description to your blog using a sidebar widget; if you're web designer you can simply employ the template tags provided by Events Manager.

General Stats

Counts the number of users, categories, posts, comments, pages, links, tags, link-categories, words in posts, words in comments and words in pages.

TimeZoneCalculator

Calculates different times and dates in timezones with respect to daylight saving on basis of utc.

Inline Google Docs

Many people maintain dynamic content on Google Documents or hold volatile data on Google Spreadsheets. These change when collaborators save an update or users submit a form. Occasionally, one may wish to embed the contents of one's Google Documents or Spreadsheets in a post/page to reflect the latest updates on one's blog. This plugin seeks to provide this functionality without using an iframe.

Cross References Plugin

With this plugin you can easily set a reference to another post or page in posts und pages and you get all back references automatically listed for every post and page.

Aleph

Aleph implements profiles, paginated and customizable user lists, and some characteristics of social networks, like friends and sets. It supports localization and pretty permalinks. Suggestions, bug reports and fixes (specially security & bug fixes) are welcomed. PHP 5 is required.

21 Jul 2008 7:29pm GMT

WPMU.org has changed hands and the blog is now written by James and Andrew from Incsub. WPMU.org is intended to be a WeblogToolsCollection for WordPress MU with the latest and greatest news, MU plugins, themes, SEO tips, 'How to' guides etc. If you are a WordPress MU user, add their feed to your feed reader and if you have something to share with their readers, take a gander at their contribute page. Incsub has been an ardent supporter and reader of WeblogToolsCollection and they are good people.

21 Jul 2008 2:33pm GMT

There were a total of 51 entries into the Plugin Competition this year. A list of all the entries with their respective voting and download pages will soon be published. The entries are being sent to the judges as we speak. In the meantime, here is the list of prizes for the participants and the winners of the plugin competition.
Thank you prizes:

• $10 to every participant as a thank you for their hard work and dedication

$250 prize:

• For the best WPMU compatible plugin from Incsub

Consolation Prize:

• 12 month blogclub subscription from Blogalized
• Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin

Third Prize:

• $200
• Country codes of the world poster
• Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin

Second Prize:

• $700
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas for the PC and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
• Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin

Grand Prize:

• $2000
• Production of a professionally recorded song for the winner.
• Dedicated server for one year from iWeb (Intel Core 2 Duo, HD 160GB Sata2, 1GB of RAM and 1500GB of bandwidth per month)
• Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin

Good luck to all the participants!

20 Jul 2008 9:22pm GMT

Open Book Book Data

Insert OpenBook tags and a book's ISBN into a post, and OpenBook will replace it with a book cover, title, author and publisher. It links to more book details at its data source, Open Library (http://openlibrary.org).

Fluency Admin

A plugin that beautifies and enhances the default WordPress Admin interface.

SuperLinks

SuperLinks is a WordPress 2.5+ plugin that replaces the standard Links sidebar widget. SuperLinks gives the site owner greater control over how links in the sidebar are displayed. For example, one can choose to display all links categories or only a single links category. Additionally, a site owner may have any number of SuperLinks widgets in the sidebar.

JavaScript Pull Quotes

The JavaScript Pull-Quotes plugin is an add-on for WordPress that allows you to easily insert pull-quotes into your posts and pages.

MultiSiteManager

MultiSiteManager (MSM) is a WordPress plugin which will perform two of the most important tasks of an administrator: backups and upgrades. MSM can manage any number of WordPress installations from one "master" WP installation. (To manage a WordPress website with MSM, you need FTP access to the site.)

Internal Link Building

Allows people to define a keyword as always linking to a given URL. This allows you to link within your site like Wikipedia, and rank accordingly.

19 Jul 2008 6:38pm GMT

For WordPress MU only. My latest plugin is the sitewide tags pages plugin.

This is the initial release of a plugin that creates a set of pages like the WordPress.com Hot Topics pages. It's a lot more simplistic, but by feeding posts into one blog it also creates a sitewide feed of all posts plus feeds of any tags and categories too.

Sitewide Tags Options

WordPress MU is a multi blog version of WordPress that runs on WordPress.com. If you use the regular version of WordPress this plugin is not for you and you can ignore this post.

PS. In other MU news. Raanan has a new post on the Publisher Blog about Nationen! blog, a new Danish blog site based on WordPress MU that looks rather nice!
The site was developed by Incsub who are also the guys behind wpmu.org where you'll probably find all sorts of useful nuggets of MU goodness on a regular basis!

Related Posts

• WordPress MU Sitewide Tags
• More Wordpress Feeds
• WordPress MU 1.5 RC1

19 Jul 2008 11:00am GMT

Who Are Your Favorite Women Bloggers?

19 Jul 2008 5:13am GMT

Only two themes on the platter today.

WordPress Dating Theme

Simple, two column, widget ready theme for dating sites

SuperFresh

SuperFresh is a 3 Column fresh theme base with natural green. It contain 2 widget-ready sidebar, custom templates, with a featured post section in the main page. It's compatible with up to WordPress 2.6 and has been tested with in Firefox, Internet Explorer 6 & 7, Opera, and Safari.

Would you like to have your theme featured on WLTC? Then, head over to the News Forum and post a link to your theme. Remember to add a good description and preferably a link to the a demo of the theme.

18 Jul 2008 7:02pm GMT

I'm almost ready for my trip to WordCamp UK. I'm going first thing tomorrow morning by train. "It's easier by train", and as it happens, the car is broken and in the menders!

I forgot to mention that I am also on the Code Surgery panel on Sunday too. If you have any coding problems there is still time to submit your questions to the surgeons.

There are still a couple more hours to buy tickets. Please come along, I look forward to seeing you there.

18 Jul 2008 5:02pm GMT

This is pretty exciting news and I am very enthusiastic about it. The new WordPress Theme Directory has just been announced. It is available through http://wordpress.org/extend/themes just like the plugin directory and has all the features and infrastructure support of the WordPress Extend umbrella. The look of the plugin area has also been maintained to provide a familiar feel.

That being said, there are only a few themes on the new directory. You can upload your themes by just logging into the Theme Directory using your WordPress.org username and password and following the instructions and meeting the requirements on the upload page. The theme upload process is mostly automated except for a manual review. When you upload your theme, you should expect to receive an email (soon after uploading your theme, email reception times may vary) saying that your theme is waiting to be reviewed. If you do not receive this email, your upload did not work.

A lot of usable and popularly expected features have been added to the system including some that I believe the theme authors will love and will really help highlight them and their designs. Thanks to Joseph for his hard work on the Theme Directory.

18 Jul 2008 12:23pm GMT

It's been a long time since themes.wordpress.net stopped accepting new themes. Since then most theme authors have been distributing their themes from their own sites, without a good centralized place for people to browse, search, comment on, and rate themes. With the success of the plugins directory, we've wanted to have those same benefits in a theme directory. Today is the day we start making that happen, with the introduction of wordpress.org/extend/themes/.

Bringing the new theme directory under the WordPress "extend" umbrella allowed us to take advantage of all the infrastructure that has already been built up to support WordPress.org. If you've browsed through the plugin directory, you'll feel right at home in the new theme directory.

We've gone through great lengths to make this as painless as possible for theme authors. You don't need to know anything about Subversion (our back end magic takes care of all that for you), just login with your WordPress.org username and password and go to the upload page. From there you upload your regular theme zip file and we take care of the rest.

Once you upload your new theme we do a few automated checks for some of the requirements for each theme. If we find one that you missed we'll provide you an error and description of what needs to be fixed. When a theme upload has been accepted we'll send you an email and put it in the queue to be reviewed, to make sure we didn't miss anything. After the theme has been approved you'll get another email letting you know that the theme is now live.

That catches you up to where we're at today. When you finish that theme you've been slaving over, upload it to the new directory and let us know what you think. Since so much has changed since the old theme directory we're starting fresh from zero. If you've got specific questions or suggestions contact us and we'll do our best to get them answered.

18 Jul 2008 6:11am GMT

There's an article about me in the San Francisco Chronicle, written by Chris Cadelago. It's a good mainstream summary of what's been going on the past few years. Chris talked to almost everyone I know, including getting Toni's opinion of my car. You can, of course, get a paper copy in SF today.

17 Jul 2008 3:57pm GMT