Tag archive: basic reader
Themes for WordPress and Drupal
The WordPress themes page has been updated, all themes can now be downloaded either directly from this site or from the official WordPress theme directory. I have tested all themes with WordPress 3.0, made minor adjustments and added a new theme based on the default twentyten theme but with some added styles and colors from…
How to move the Basic Reader sidebar
A few days ago I got an e-mail asking how to modify the Basic Reader template to move the sidebar to the left side. For a design as simple as Basic reader it is a pretty simple change to do. Here is a step-by-step guide: The starting point The two content areas in the template…
Mobile-friendly website templates
The simplified one-column version of the Basic Reader template that was optimized for mobile devices has got very positive feedback. I have got requests to make similar versions of my other templates, with the same kind of simple layout but with design elements that match the original templates. During this week, I plan to release…
Basic Reader template: Alternate and mobile editions added
The new Basic Reader template got good feedback, and generated a number of requests. One such request was to add support for dual content columns (like in Variant Duo) and another was to make a mobile-friendly single column version (like I did with Variant Pure). Said and done, two alternate versions have been released. Download…
New template: Basic Reader
I have been doing a lot of minimalistic designs lately, and to my surprise it appears as if the more basic template are among the most popular. While there are a lot of free templates to find on the web, there are not that many well-coded designs in the “simple but useful” category. I like…