Theme Releases
Two Column Themes
GreenTech
GreenTech is a two column theme with pleasant colors. It makes use of a mix of brown and green colors. The background is creme in color. There are plenty of advertisement options available in this theme.
Author comments on the blog are styled differently than the other comments. Overall a good looking theme.
Widget Ready: Yes
Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock. The header section appears broken in Opera.
Validations: Invalid XHTML 1.0 Transitional with 29 errors | Invalid CSS with 1 error
Demo | Release Page | Download
Three Column Themes
My Starcraft 2
My Starcraft 2 is a theme based on Starcraft 2. The theme uses dark and vibrant colors with a mix of black and gray. The links are orange color making it more visible on the darker background.
Overall looks are quite good with ample advertising options. The theme is available in English and German versions
Widget Ready: Yes
Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers.
Validations: Invalid XHTML 1.0 Transitional with 11 errors | Invalid CSS with 3 errors
Four Column Themes
Techicon
Techicon is a wide 4 column theme with beautiful use of colors. It is simple and classy at the same time. The theme comes with a sub header with 3 columns which can be used to display information such as Latest posts, popular posts etc.
The main content area is quite wide and can easily accommodate large images, the sidebar is huge and is made up of three smaller sidebars. Overall a great theme with ample advertising options.
Widget Ready: Yes
Compatibility: There were no issues that I saw with this theme on Firefox 2+, IE6, IE7, Flock and Opera browsers.
Validations: Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional | Invalid CSS with 3 errors
Demo | Release Page | Download
Plugin Releases
Set Email “From” Address
The default emails that get sent out by WordPress is usually wordpress@yourdomain.com. This plugin allows you to change the from address to any email you want to so that all outgoing emails go out with your personalized email address.
Compatible Versions: WordPress 2.0 and above
Category: Administration
SmartLinks Widget
This plugin allows you to automatically display content from Amazon, Netflix, Last.fm, IMDB etc. The items have SmartLink rather than links which opens up a small inline window with the best information from around the web without the user have to leave your site. (Disclosure: SmartLinks is an advertiser on this blog)
[EDIT] from the comments:
Smartlinks offers personalized Widgets for Netflix Queue, Amazon Wishlist, and Last.fm playlists. Each contains a SmartLink that allows you to monetize the content in a number of ways.
Compatible Versions: Up To WordPress 2.3.2Category: Widgets
Berri Technorati Reactions on Dashboard
WordPress 2.3 and above displays incoming links from Google Blog Search, this plugin displays you the Technorati Reactions of your blog in the Admin Dashboard.
Compatible Versions: WordPress 2.3 and above
Category: Administration
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