Introducing FoodPress
From the Blog en.blog - Introducing FoodPress November 3rd, 2010 “Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.” Those wise words are from celebrity chef Julia Child , who was never shy about following her passions in life. Serving up the hottest dishes on WordPress.com Child was passionate about many things, but especially food — and she shares that in common with WordPress.com bloggers, who publish thousands of mouth-watering recipes and food stories every day . For that reason, we couldn’t resist building a special new site dedicated to showing off the amazing breadth of food-related posts on WordPress.com. Today we’re thrilled to announce FoodPress , the go-to destination for the hottest dishes from WordPress.com bloggers. To help us run the site, we’ve partnered with publishing company Federated Media . Each day, FoodPress features snippets of posts, which is designed to get new people to discover and then click through to a blog. How to Get Featured? If you’re wondering how posts are selected for the site, it’s easy: They’re all hand-picked by FoodPress editor Jane Maynard . She finds most of the posts by scouring food-related tag pages like food , recipes , baking , cocktails , and more — so if you’re a food blogger, be sure to use tags on your posts. We hope you enjoy FoodPress as much as we do. But be forewarned: Viewing the site is known to cause hunger pangs! known stranger
New Theme: zBench
From the Blog en.blog - New Theme: zBench November 3rd, 2010 Today’s new, feature-packed Theme has a really polished design that can give your blog a more technical look—without appearing too cold. I think you’ll really like it. Let’s take a look at zBench . The zBench Theme in action zBench has a lot of great features that make personalizing your blog a snap. Features like custom background images and colors, a custom header image, bonus widget areas in your site footer, and custom menus with beautiful drop-down effects. My favorite feature is probably the alternate layouts available in Appearance → Theme Options . With one-click you can have your site sporting multiple sidebars in several different configurations! The multiple layouts available with zBench Designed by the enigmatically named zwwooooo , zBench is available now for WordPress.com users and, for self-hosted WordPress.org sites, from the WordPress.org Themes Directory . Quick Specs ( all measurements in pixels ): One sidebar: main column width is 633 , sidebar width is 263 . Two sidebars: main column width is 633 , feature sidebar width is 263 , primary sidebar width is 105 . One sidebar on either side: main column width is 472 , sidebar width is 186 . Footer widget areas are 187 wide Custom image header dimensions are 960 by 200 (width, height). known stranger
New Theme: Elegant Grunge
From the Blog en.blog - New Theme: Elegant Grunge November 3rd, 2010 Give your site a unique look with our newest theme, Elegant Grunge. With a touch of faded grunge the design gives your site a textured, hand-made look while remaining crisply artistic and structured. Example of Elegant Grunge in action. Elegant Grunge features a widget-ready footer and an optional full-width page template that removes the sidebar. Make it your own by choosing from four layout options and adding a custom header and menu. Example of theme layout options. Designed by Michael Tyson Elegant Grunge is now available for WordPress.com and, for self-hosted WordPress.org sites, from the WordPress.org Themes Directory . Quick Specs ( all measurements in pixels ): One sidebar: main column width is 490 , sidebar width is 220 . Two sidebars: main column width is 490 , primary sidebar width is 220 , secondary sidebar width is 220 . No sidebar: main column width is 760 . Custom header image dimensions are 956 by 160 (width, height). known stranger
New Theme: Spectrum
From the Blog en.blog - New Theme: Spectrum November 3rd, 2010 I’m happy to introduce Spectrum, a fine new addition to our ever-growing collection of themes. Spectrum comes as a colorful and fresh theme sporting a clean layout with one main column and a sidebar on the right. It supports custom menus, background, and header image, so you could configure the look to your liking. Example of Spectrum's look and feel. The subtle transparency on the main body is built into the theme so you can put your own background color and image under Appearance → Background and still enjoy the smooth look given by the transparency. Here is an example of how you could change and customize the theme’s default look. Showcasing customization with drop-down menus, background, and header. When it comes to showing your images Spectrum hides its sidebar and uses a full-width layout for maximum space so you don’t have to worry about your images looking too small. There is also an option for showing a special colored tag cloud on the theme footer if you feel like it. Personalize your fonts with Typekit, already supported on the theme stylesheet. Designed by Ignacio Ricci Spectrum is now available for WordPress.com and, for self-hosted WordPress.org sites, from the WordPress.org Themes Directory . You could see Spectrum in action if you visit spectrumdemo.wordpress.com . Quick Specs ( all measurements in pixels ): Main column width is 540 , sidebar width is 270 . Full width: 878 . Custom header image dimensions are 938 by 150 (width, height). known stranger
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