A few months ago I wrote a post and made some suggestions on listing themes for public distribution on WeblogToolsCollection. While some do follow these guidelines (thanks!), most theme listings are annoyingly apathetic. Instead of a rant, I figure that I will write another post on getting your plugins and themes listed here on Weblog Tools Collection and on providing your best face to your audience.

If you would like to submit a theme or a plugin for listing in our daily release posts, then do read the Submit News page for basic guidelines. The best method is to post your news in our News Forum. The news forum is heavily visited and that is the first place we check when looking for new plugins and theme releases. Infact, we list almost all the themes and plugins that are publihed in the News Forums.

I say almost because some of the posts are just too weak hearted and incomplete. Your effort in advertising and marketing your theme/plugin also exhibits your enthusiasm and pride in your work and your eagerness to get attention; both of which are important ingredients in attracting users and visitors. An effective post is one which includes the two most essential ingredients, a link and a good description. A good description gives the visitor a clear idea of what they might expect from your theme. It also helps influence their decision on whether to download or keep looking.

I have noticed that plugin authors are very effective in crafting their descriptions. This might be because code is easier to describe than aesthetics. But plugin pages in general have really good information. However, when it comes to theme listings, many of them are disappointing. I usually make up descriptions by visiting the theme page and the preview page. Some theme pages do have detailed descriptions, but others just have a preview and download link.

The preview is definitely nice, but it doesn’t tell us everything about your theme or the interactive features that it might have. Mention a timeline, suggested improvements, wishlists, bugfixes, possible problems a user might encounter etc. Please tell us if your theme is a fixed or fluid width, mention the number of columns, mention if it support widgets as well as the customizable header image. Does it have an options page? Is it adsense ready?

Again, please do mention if your theme is sponsored.

To summarize my pseudo rant:

• Please read this post
• Write a good description and provide a link to your theme / plugin when posting
• Mention if your theme is sponsored or not
• Provide as much information as needed in the description
• If you are excited about your theme or plugin, your visitors will be excited as well

Swiss Cool is a two column, fixed width, widget ready theme with the colors of the Swiss flag and with an expanded footer.

Decayed is a dark trash style two-column, fixed width, widget ready WordPress theme.

jquindlen has released four themes, viz. Blue Sun, Panoramic Mountain, Vintage Blog and VintageBlog Revised. (All Contain Sponsored Links)

Almost Boxes is a simple, elegant theme with 4 colour options – Blue, Green, Grey and Red. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Rockstar Punk Pink is a two column, fixed width, widget ready theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Deliciously Blue is a two column, blue and white, widget ready theme.

sumenep is a two column, widget ready theme with custom header support.

RealEstate is a simple fixed width, two column theme.

Hypnosis is a two column, blue, fixed width, widget ready theme.

Mimetastic is a blue, minimalist, single-column, fluid width theme. It features a menu at the top of the page instead of a sidebar.

Shinra is a fixed width, white and blue, 2 columns, widget ready theme.

Clementine is a two column, fixed width, widget ready theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Open House is a Black, white and gray theme with a hint of orange. Features a silhouette of a house, curved lines and a cool background of archetectual layouts. Good for real estate-based blogs and sites. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Teknophobia is a two column, maroon and black, adsense ready theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Milo has three new WordPress themes and yet another three more.

Generic 2.0 is a two column widget-ready theme based on various Web 2.0 inspirations.

Daily Blog Tips is a clean, 2 columns theme. It is optimized for search engines and it is available in 4 colors.

Tabellenabernichtwidgetlos is a one column, black & white, minimal theme with widget support.

@NET is a Web 2.0 style, widget-ready, free WordPress theme designed for internet related blogs.

Funky Melon is a light and playful two column theme which is quite unique and perfect for Summer. Features reds and greens and, of course, plenty of watermelon goodness. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Scherzo is a two column, simple theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

3cGlossy is a three column, professional theme, with AdSense support built in. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Elite Circle is a sleek 2 column, adsense and widget ready WordPress theme with a right sidebar and a professional look. (Contains Sponsored Links)

BlueBix is a three column adsense ready theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

FTR is a professional and plain two column theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Micfo Sunset is a two column, fixed width theme with beautiful plants reflecting into the river in the header. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Simply Tree Light is a simple, imageless, widget-ready, 3-sidebar, 4-column design. Based on the light green and brown colors of a tree.

Round and Round is a modern, 2-column, widget-ready, fixed width theme.

Made of Cheese is a two column, fixed width, widget ready theme based on a design by Free CSS Templates.

NewBlue is a two column, blue, fixed width theme.

Business Casual is a 2 columns, Red, Fixed width, Widget ready theme

Rockstar Series: Blue is a fixed width, two column, blue theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Tranceful is a two column, bright orange theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

3-Column Pressrow is a three column version of Pressrow. (Contains Sponsored Links)

RockinBlue 2 is a two column, modern, clean and sleek theme, which is widget-ready and designed for reading and customization. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Simpla Remix is a two column, fixed width theme based on Simpla

BlueFlower is a two column, blue fluid width theme.

Sitting Around is a two column, fixed width, widget ready theme.

Twilight is a two column, fixed width, widget ready theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Green Prosper is a two column fixed width theme (Contains Sponsored Links)

Autumn Concept is a beautiful two column, fixed width, widget ready theme.

AjaxBerlee is a minimal, simple, crisp, clear and light 3 column design.

Isolated is a clean, black and green theme that uses Mootools Accordian to display the posts and GD to display the titles, with a collapsible sidebar

Clean Trends 2.0 is a simple, clean & minimalistic WordPress template, with a lot of whitespace. It’s fully widgetized and anyone with a bit of CSS / Photoshop knowledge should be able to customize the very colours.

Speed is a two column, fixed width, widget ready, configurable theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

New Garden is a single column, fixed width, green theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)

Manor House features a country estate in a somewhat “paintily” style reminiscent of a picture postcard of old. (Contains Sponsored Links)

ERA34 is 2-column, red and black theme. (Contains Sponsored Links)