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WordPress Theme: Upstart Blogger Minim

04.23.07

This theme was created by Robert Ellis of Upstart Blogger. Please keep the footer link giving credit to Upstart Blogger.

Also, please see this post for more information on making changes, comments, and the most current version:

WordPress Theme: Upstart Blogger Minim.

Upstart Blogger Minim is based on an old design I used on Futurosity. This WordPress theme is compatible with WordPress 2.1 and is designed to be:
  1. Minimalist: Very clean and easy to read.
  2. Fast: Lightweight, for speed.
  3. Ad-friendly: The columns are sized specifically to accept standard ad formats. See the README file for examples.
  4. Easy to install: You can install without plugins, though three simple plugins are recommended and included.

Instructions

  1. Open the UpstartBloggerMinim folder, then upload the ubminim folder to your WordPress theme folder.
  2. Open the Plugins folder inside the UpstartBloggerMinim folder. Open each plugin folder and read the readme files for installation instructions.
  3. If you don't already have the WordPress Widgets plugin, go get it and follow the instructions to install it.
  4. To select the theme, go to the Presentations tab of your WordPress admin and select Upstart Blogger Minim.
  5. If you have the WordPress Widgets plugin installed and activated, a new tab, Sidebar Widgets, will appear. Click on the tab to arrange your widgets. To find more widgets, check out Plugins/WordPress Widgets.
  6. Replace the /images/header.jpg image with your own. I recommend using an image with the name of your blog, in which case you can delete these lines from sidebar.php:
    <h1><a href="<?php echo get_option('home'); ?>/"><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></a></h1> <?php bloginfo('description'); ?>
  7. If you want to use a separate Archives page, create an Archives page in WordPress admin and select Archives as the page template.

Plugins

Three plugins are recommended and are included. Here are the links, if you want to check that you have the latest versions:

History


  • 0.1 First released 04.12.07.
  • 0.2 Updated 04.23.07. Removed a few overlooked remnants of my old site. Fixed 404 page.
  • 0.3Updated 04.24.07. UB Minim is now widgetized! Also, reformatted the code to make it easier to read and edit.

Hosting

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Licenses

This WordPress theme is released under the Creative Commons Attribution v2.5. This means that you are free to:

  1. to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work
  2. to make derivative works
  3. to make commercial use of the work

Under the following conditions:

  1. You must attribute the work in the manner specified by the author or licensor. (In this case, leaving a link to my site in the theme's sidebar or footer).
  2. For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work.
  3. Any of these conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder. If you are interested in waiving these conditions please email me at robert [at] upstartblogger.com and I'll let you know about the one-time fee offered to remove these stipulations.