Introducing the Blueprint Wordpress Theme
September 5th, 2007 | Published in Art and Design, Blueprint
Download Now! (v0.5)
Blueprint-WP is a new Wordpress theme based upon the Blueprint CSS framework. It is built on a grid-based design, cross-browser compatible, easy to change through CSS and has a clean look. And it’s free.
Features
- Built on the new Blueprint CSS framework, thus:
- Easy to change column widths
- Easy to add columns that are cross-browser compatible
- Cross-browser typography and grids
- Small size (~8k)
- Wordpress Specific
- Easy to install and modify
- Compatible with Wordpress widget function
- Wordpress 2.2 compatible
- Design
- Easily modify layout through custom css
- Compatible with all major browsers
- Clean and simple look
- Quick page loading
Installation
- Download the latest version.
- Put the archive in your wp-content/themes directory and extract it.
- Go into your Wordpress Admin section, click the “Presentation” tab, and choose the “Blueprint-WP” theme.
- That’s it!
A subversion checkout is coming soon.
Customization
To customize the layout, copy the blueprint/css/custom.sample.css to custom.css and put your CSS overrides there. Then open up blueprint/header.php and uncomment the custom CSS line.
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Recommended Plugins
Blueprint Theme should work with all WP plugins, but here are a few that I especially recommend:
- Add Meta Tags — Makes you website and posts more search-engine friendly.
- Secure and Accessible PHP Contact Form — A quick and easy contact form.
- Search Excerpt — Gives only an excerpt during search, like Google. Blueprint is setup to automatically work with this plugin.
License
This has been released under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. That means you can share it and modify it as long as you keep the link to this site at the bottom of the theme. If you do not want a link at the bottom, please contact me for opportunities.