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The Abundance Theme Version 7.0 – Now With WordPress 3.0 Menus Plus Optional Flash Headers

The Abundance Theme — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:33:33 +0000

Newly released this week is the latest version of the Abundance theme for WordPress. This is fully compatible with the WordPress 3.0 custom menus feature, meaning that either or both of the theme’s horizontal menus can be replaced with a custom menu with links which point to a single post, tag archives, external websites or anything else, including a combination of all of them. You can even use affiliate links here. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you how useful that can be. These menus are hugely versatile compared to the rows of page or category links of the past, and you can use a widget to put them in the sidebars or other widgetized areas too.

In addition, the theme now has flash compatibility in the header area too. You can choose to show a flash file in the main header area or the 468 x 60 header banner area (or both, if you’ve you’ve the kind of visitors that go in for the whole ‘overkill’ thing!) to those with flash enabled browsers, while those without will see your standard static image. If you visit this site with a flash enabled browser, you should see bats flying around the header. If your browser doesn’t have this capability, you’ll just see a static image.

Demo 15 – Lorem Ipsum Gonna Terrifyum

The Abundance Theme — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:07:14 +0000

This site was created to show Abundance in conjunction with WordPress 3.0, as well as showing the flash header feature to those with flash-enabled browsers – you’ll see flying bats in the header if your browser supports the feature.

http://demo15.abundancetheme.com/

Demo 14 – Lorem Ipsum We Grafittium

The Abundance Theme — Sun, 30 May 2010 18:44:53 +0000

Here, the sidebars have been configured to show on either side of the content rather than a pair on the left or the right, and I’ve been playing around with theme images again. The top of the ‘wall’ is part of the header, and an image repeated both across and down the central sheet forms the rest of it. Grass grows along the bottom of the wall in the footer image.

http://demo14.abundancetheme.com/

Demo 13 – Lorem Ipsum Picka Bunchovvum

The Abundance Theme — Sun, 30 May 2010 18:22:54 +0000

This one demonstrates how a y-repeat tiled central sheet image can be used to give the sidebar a different color to the content area. The image of a flower similar to those in the header and footer replaces the default sidebar list bullet image.

http://demo13.abundancetheme.com/

Demo 12 – Lorem Ipsum Make A Note-o-vem

The Abundance Theme — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:23:51 +0000

Again the result of messing around with the theme’s image and tiling options with reckless abandon, the idea behind this one would probably work much better if implemented in cleaner colors. Although it does demonstrate that you can have a lot of fun with the theme due to it’s flexibility, it’s worth noting that in the majority of situations, quirky designs can lead eyeballs away from your content as well as your advertising. If you’re tempted to go wild because the theme will let you, weigh up your situation carefully and remember that the theme will let you be conventional too, yet still stand out from the crowd.

http://demo12.abundancetheme.com/

Demo 11 – Lorem Ipsum Letsgo Potsum

The Abundance Theme — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:53:33 +0000

This one’s very loud around the edges, but it does give some idea of what can be achieved with a bit of image manipulation. Someone with actual graphical skill could probably pull off a similar idea without being quite so dazzling. However, the abilty to use an image in the central sheet is new to the theme and so I couldn’t resist the chance to play with it. The cues – a ‘norepeat’ background image – sit between the top of the browser window and the top of the central sheet, the header and footer form both ends of the ‘pool table’ and the space in the middle is filled with a y-repeat 1px high background image. Since I was getting rather carried away by this time, sidebar list bullets are represented by cue chalk graphics.

http://demo11.abundancetheme.com/

Demo 10 – Lorem Ipsum Jusfer Showinem

The Abundance Theme — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:31:11 +0000

The gap between the top of the central sheet and the top of the browser has been closed and the central sheet border and padding removed. There’s also been some adjustment to the border width of the menus.

http://demo10.abundancetheme.com/

The Abundance Theme For WordPress – New In Version Six

The Abundance Theme — Sun, 30 May 2010 10:36:57 +0000

As if it wasn’t already feature-packed enough, the latest version of The Abundance Theme offers a facility for uploading theme images straight from the WordPress admin instead of via FTP. In addition, you can now use an image in the central sheet area, tiled across, down, both or not at all.

It’s no longer necessary to edit theme files in order to configure excerpts if the default configuration isn’t appropriate for your needs. Now you can define excerpt length as well as image or video thumbnail dimensions from the theme’s options page.

A ninth widgetized area has been added – this spans the full width of the central sheet and sits below the header and above the content.

It’s now possible to show a single left and right sidebar on either side of the content. Of course, you can still opt instead to show your sidebars on either the right or left if you prefer.

The Abundance Theme For WordPress – Showing Off On Video

The Abundance Theme — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:58:00 +0000

With a growing base of satisfied users, it’s not unusual to randomly encounter the Abundance theme strutting it’s stuff and posing in a variety of configurations on those WordPress websites lucky enough to have found it.

Now that it’s discovered video there’ll be no stopping it – watch as it demonstrates it’s widgetized areas, video thumbnails, page templates and more. It even goes as far as to expose something that most WordPress themes will keep under wraps until they’ve got to know the casual surfer better – the theme options page.

Totally shameless. No doubt there’ll be a sequel.

Demo 9 – Lorem Ipsum Gonna Catchum

The Abundance Theme — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:51:53 +0000

In the theme’s options page, I closed the gap between the top of the central sheet and the top of the browser on this one, removed the central sheet border and padding and set the sheet color and background color to be the same. I uploaded the header as usual, then removed the cat and his thought bubble from it and uploaded it again to tile across the page behind the header (having already established that the image would tile seamlessly). Paw prints replace the standard sidebar bullet image.

http://demo9.abundancetheme.com/