Wordpress

[Pills]

i started a new wordpress.org blog too to make my blog more professional.

can someone help recommend a free template that is easy to edit for newbie?

i need to:

-change header image
-change colour of blog
-adsense ready
-add in adds
-create pages

any such templates out there?

thanks for your help in advance!

 

[GBTradesmen]

I've used a theme called Atahualpa 3.4.1 for a blog, it's a bit complicated but has loads of customizable options.

 

[Zeal]

Pills,

Changing the header image is easy: Open IE, right click the image - find the name of it... browse through your FTP folder... site/blog folder/wp-content/themes/theme name/images... edit the image, then upload it. (back up the original one though)

Changing the colour is simple too: Choose "editor" (on your admin dashboard). Scroll down, you'll see something like "style.css". Edit this file, just experiment!

Adsense ready: Various plugins allow you to place adverts as a widget, inline, header, footer, bottom / top of posts.

Adverts: Again, plugins.

Create page: ALL themes can do this. This can be found in your admin dashboard. Click Pages > add new > add the content + title then hit 'publish'.


Failing that, I wouldn't go for a "free" template. Pay for a premium one.
Premium templates offer much more support, less people have them... they aren't expensive either! You can get a pretty decent one for £25.... that's nothing.

 

[jblz]

Failing that, I wouldn't go for a "free" template. Pay for a premium one.
Premium templates offer much more support, less people have them... they aren't expensive either! You can get a pretty decent one for £25.... that's nothing.

Normally I would disagree as there are more than enough fantastic free WP themes out there but check out 'Thesis'. The most (easily) and fully customizable theme I've come across (+ its v. popular = lots of support)

 

[stugster]

Is the blog hosted on your own site, or on wordpress.org?

 

[fisicx]

Recently discovered the F2 template. A very cofigureable theme that allows you to do most of what you want: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/f2

For adsense all you need is one of the many adsense plugins: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=adsense

 

[UKSBD]

For business looking themes I don't think you can go far wrong with the
ones from ThemeShift http://themeshift.com/

 

[jblz]

Is the blog hosted on your own site, or on wordpress.org?

You cannot host blogs on wordpress.org, only .com.

OP, you state you need to make your blog more professional, is this an actual blog or a business 'website'?