Free Premium WordPress Theme Released: WiseTheme

Published by Andrew on December 10, 2008

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I have been using a number of free themes for a long time, and wanted to give back to the open source WordPress community, and am releasing this blog as a free, Premium theme: WiseTheme.

The actual theme is a HEAVILY modified version of Arthemia, a great free magazine theme. I took essentially the core framework of the theme, and created everything else from scratch.

Preview: View Demo
Download: Free Premium WiseTheme

Theme Features

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The best way to learn all of the features is to download the theme and install it on your blog. It is designed to be a one-step installation.

  • Adsense tags pre-configured into posts at the beginning and end of stories
  • Custom Navbar, with mouse-over effect for a Professional appearance
  • RSS subscribe icon prominently displayed next to the blog logo
  • Multiple ad units available (12 Total) for maximum monetization
  • Image previews on search and archive listings
  • SEO-Optimized to the max, with H1, H2, and H3 headers
  • Custom CSS stylesheets for IE optimization
  • Floating column widths, to accommodate big and small monitors
  • Note guides in the code to help you learn, and optimize the blog for your uses

Installation Guide

  1. Download the theme, and install it in your WordPress directory: wp-content/themes/
  2. Change the Adsense code in the Adsense_singlepost_top_square.php & Adsense_singlepost_bottom_square.php files. There are two pieces of Adsense that need to be changed, a 300×250 and a 728×90.
  3. Sign up for an account at BuySellAds.com and replace the code in the sidebar_right_125x125.php, sidebar_left_125x125.php, and sidebar_top_300x250.php.
  4. Replace the logo.gif (found in /images) file with your own graphic for your blog
  5. Install the following plugins: All In One SEO, Disqus Comments System, Related Posts Plugin, FavIcon Head.
  6. When writing a post, to ensure that the thumbnail generator works correctly, go to the custom fields area in the post-editor section. Create a new custom field name, called ‘Image’. For the value, you will use an image you have already uploaded to your blog (as in during a post). Copy down only the part of the URL that begins with wp-content/, ie ‘wp-content/uploads/2008/12/parking-boot.jpg’ Hit add custom field to complete. You should make sure the image is at least 125×125 and should be a jpg or gif.

Notes & Questions

I am happy to provide support for the theme, please send any emails to Andrew UFL at Gm@il d0t com.

This area will be updated as users pose questions, and for general troubleshooting. Enjoy!