Top 5 Themes

[AngelSEO]

Hey everyone,

What would say you are the top 5 themes to start with when using wordpress? I'm also looking at it from the POV on how editable they are as well (our in other words simple themes).

Thanks,

[Ryan]

That depends on what type of site you are trying to create.

[dgwyer]

Hey everyone,

What would say you are the top 5 themes to start with when using wordpress? I'm also looking at it from the POV on how editable they are as well (our in other words simple themes).

Thanks,

Hmmm, how long have you got!? :)

There are literally thousands of themes available for WordPress. However to be fair the number of REALLY good ones amount to a fraction of this number. As Ryan said it really depends on the type of theme/site you are aiming for.

As a starting point have a poke around the the WordPress.org themes and type in relevant search terms to return themes you may be interested in. Then if you want a commercial theme with support look for one with a similar look and feel. Hope that helps.

David

[Ryan]

Pimping my own stuff ... this is about is as simple a theme you can find to work on:
http://pixopoint.com/products/simple-cms-theme-update/

[dgwyer]

If I may jump on the pimp bandwagon for a moment.. :)

I have just released a simple, clean CMS type theme too called 'Twist of Ten' (based on Twenty Ten - hence the name) which includes support for all WordPress 3.0 feature goodies.

Checkout the live demo: http://www.presscoders.com/themes/twist-of-ten/ (refresh homepage for a random featured page)
Or more information at the theme home page: http://www.presscoders.com/themes/twist-of-ten-theme/

[AngelSEO]

Hi Ryan,

Thanks for the link, really like the look at feel (plus the green is my fav colour).

[AngelSEO]

Hi Dgwyer,

Thanks for the info, I'll take a look into it further and have a play with it.

[AngelSEO]

And... to answer the general question, I'm looking for a good theme where I can add help guides, resources, educational content etc - maybe a 3 column layout and just plenty of flexiblity on what can be changed etc.

[Ryan]

Thanks for the link, really like the look at feel (plus the green is my fav colour).

Ironically, I intentionally made it ugly so that people would realise it was not intended to be used in it's current form.

Or did you perhaps look at my own site's theme rather than the theme mentioned on that page? Just wondering because AFAIK the theme does not have any green it, whereas my own site's theme does.

[AngelSEO]

Or did you perhaps look at my own site's theme rather than the theme mentioned on that page? Just wondering because AFAIK the theme does not have any green it, whereas my own site's theme does.

Oops :-), yeah just saw your website (with is really nice so great job on that) - also I've now seen the theme, my comments would be looks good from a starting block, i.e. there is no clutter!