Horse1Asia | a blog about UX & WEB STANDARDS by Peter Mah » blogging http://www.horse1asia.com UX & WEB STANDARDS Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:38:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Getting Started with WordPress Themes http://www.horse1asia.com/2010/01/16/getting-started-with-wordpress-themes/ http://www.horse1asia.com/2010/01/16/getting-started-with-wordpress-themes/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:31:37 +0000 PM http://www.horse1asia.com/?p=56 When building a WordPress theme users can initially choose from two default ones that come with the installation:

  • WordPress Classic 1.5 by Dave Shea
  • WordPress Default 1.6 by Michael Heilemann (based on the famous Kubrick)

These basic themes are great for testing and checking to see if your installation is up and running, but there are so many wonderful themes out there to try.

At WordPress.org you can find over a thousand WordPress themes to start your blog on the right track.

Themeforest is another website with many inexpensive wordpress themes to purchase  and download. Their themes are divided into different categories depending on the type of focus you want for your blog. The types of themes range from magazine to entertainment.

A great theme can add a lot of character to your blog but the key thing is to focus on content. After all content will the reason anybody would choose to visit your blog in the first place.

Ask yourself why would you bother to visit certain websites more often than others and why do you leave others right away when visiting?

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