Attractive Wordpress designers wanted for fun and friendship maybe more

What on earth could we mean? Is this the start of a new and exciting dating service for Wordpress designers? No. But it could be the start of something big for everyone involved. Long story short. Upstart Blogger has a rich history of releasing high quality ,free, premium and minimalist Wordpress themes but the current owners can’t design their way out of a paper bag. And that’s something we want to address. Our traffic plus your design... Read More

How to: Display the Posts of a Single Category on a Wordpress Page (With Pagination)

As with many themes out there (including this one) the main navigation will include all the Wordpress pages you’ve created by default: About me, Contact, Downloads, etc. To most people, Wordpress pages act as a blank canvas for their content, namely text and images, but what if you wanted your Wordpress pages to do more than just display content? What if you wanted a page to display all the posts of a single category on your blog? The ‘Design’... Read More

Upstart Blogger Wordpress theme Tardis

Hot on the heels of my recent dark Wordpress themes I am very happy to present Tardis, a minimalist blue design that pays homage to eponymous Time Lord and his uniquely identifiable mode of transport. Aimed squarely at lover of British Sci-Fi or anyone who feels the need for a blue, light on dark Wordpress theme with minimalist Typography and a widget controlled sidebar. Included in the zip file are a number of banners intended for use with the Upstart... Read More

Upstart Blogger Wordpress theme One

One is a single column minimalist Wordpress theme with large, clean typography and a muted green pallet. I was trying to convey I sense of calm to offset the large type. One is intended for use on any blog that needs to get it’s point across in the most direct way possible. Ready to make money straight out of the box, One includes a range of banners to use with the Upstart Blogger affiliate program and a widget driven sidebar. One requires... Read More

Upstart Blogger Wordpress themes Dark Orange and Dark Pink

The 2 Wordpress themes I am releasing today are the first dark themes, having light text on a dark background, ever released here at Upstart Blogger. I’ve wanted to stray to the dark side for a little while now, experimenting with darker palettes using Genesis Red on my personal blog Brass Revolver and a light on dark design at Enormous Reloaded. Dark designs are often labelled, wrongly, as difficult to read. The cold hard truth is that dark... Read More

Upstart Blogger Wordpress theme Prime

A little while ago I issued a teaser post entitled Something wicked this way comes. In it, I hinted at a large project looming on the horizon, something that would change everything and would blow the blogosphere wide open. That project is still coming. In fact, it’s developing right in front of your eyes right now. And this new theme, Prime, along with its cousins Dark and One, plays a very important part in that project. All will be made very... Read More

Grab a permanent free and growing traffic source for your new blog

Later this week I am releasing 3 free Wordpress themes that will allow anyone to easily create a successful blog in just a few clicks. Using clean typography, minimalist design aesthetics, and an established proven advertising strategy, these 3 themes could be the most important Wordpress themes I have ever designed. However, rather than just releasing them in the normal way, I’ve decided to make things a little more interesting. Regular readers... Read More

Building the ultimate money making Wordpress theme

This blog can look back very proudly on the creation of a number of Wordpress themes that gained popular support in the cooler corners of the blogosphere. However, there is still one theme, or style of theme, that is missing from my portfolio. The money making Wordpress theme. The ultimate money making Wordpress theme is, by its very definition, a click seeking missile whose job it is to attract traffic and turn that traffic into actions that result... Read More

Upstart Blogger Wordpress themes Genesis and Genesis Red

Genesis is a free Wordpress theme that mixes swiss typography with a traditional blog layout in order to create a hyper readable environment. Large typography, set in Myriad Pro that degrades through Helvetica to Arial for those with typographically challenged systems, sets the scene and pushes your content forward. Muted metallic shades complete the look creating a vibe that is both restful and contemporary. If you want people to read your blog... Read More

First look at the next Upstart Blogger Wordpress theme

Heavily influenced and inspired by 37 Signals I am pleased to announce that the next Upstart Blogger Wordpress theme is firmly in the web 2.0 blogging groove. A theme that will allow its owner to focus on content rather than design with a 100% typographical composition. Features include an options panel, highlighted advertisement space, Twitter integration and threaded comments for anyone with Wordpress 2.7 or above. No images will be required. Just... Read More