John Ibanez

After weeks of contemplating, I’ve came up with a decision that might be a little off or a bit relevant (you decide) to my previous choices of what to make of WPFuse.com and finally put an end to what may seem as a Dejavu.

I chose to do both. Make a kick ass wordpress theme framework and produce cool child themes to satisfy my hunger for designing. I’m pretty excited on releasing the Framework for download. For now it’s 90% Finished. I just need to work on some formatting on the blank theme.

Hopefully, I’ll be able to release the Framework by Mid-July.

I’ve been here before. Around 6 months ago, I was thinking of what to make of this blog. And it took me a lot of time to decide. And here I go again.

I’m thinking about WPFuse.com. Obviously, stated on my last post, that I’m going to put Custom WordPress themes there. But I’m thinking again because I’m dwelling on the possibility of developing a strong WordPress Framework that can be easily customized without breaking anything ( Plus a Valid Markup ).

I guess I’ll be giving myself around a week or two to decide.

Update: Gurble 2.0 is now available for download.

Simple, SE Optimized and Polished Typography. Gurble is the name.If you’re looking for a semi-minimalist theme with elegance on the side, then you’ve come to the right place.

Gurble is built with some helpful tools like Adobe Photoshop, Notepad+ and Color Code Generator. One thing thats good about Gurble is that it is checked as XHTML 1.0 Transitional. That means that Search engines can read your blog precisely.(refer to the image below)

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When the 2.7 Version of wordpress was released, we we’re astonished and electrified by how the Dashboard/ Admin Panel Layout and functionality has changed. Shabby and worth a holler, as I say.

But after a couple of months, playing with it is no longer a trek. In fact, when I opened my blogger.com account, I actually enjoyed posting with the Blogger Dashboard/ Admin Panel. That would fairly describe how bored I am with the new WordPress Admin Panel.

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I have read an article about visitors who click and dont click on ads at Yahoo! Shine. And the article states that It’s a proven fact that visitors who click on ads are most of the time the visitors who come from search engines.

I’ve also read that Google AdSense uses “Smart Pricing”. That means that the click-through rate (CTR) is low and your earnings per click is divided by from 2 to 10, depending on your stats. For Instance, a click would normally give you $0.50, with smart pricing your earning on that specific click could give you a very low $0.05 at the lowest. Harsh, Right? Dont worry, You’ve come to the right place. I’ve found a perfect solution for this problem at Smashing Magazine . What is it? Show the Ads ONLY to Search Engine referred visitors ONLY. This way, you can increase your CTR. (more…)

If you’re looking for a free minimalist, light and simple theme. Congratulations! You’ve come to the right spot. I introduce you to Modern

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This theme might be outdated, old and rusty. But It sure has a lot of positive feedbacks to-date, even if it was released more than 3 years ago. With some tweaks and  CSS Modification, I say its the best theme to work with if your looking for a minimalist theme.

At first look, you’d be impressed by its stunning look and vibrancy. The typography is good and it looks very clean. Not only that, this theme initially uses 2 Images. One for the Blog Description and one for the Quotes. Saving you a lot of bandwidth if you are being bombarded by heavy traffic.

So what are you Waiting for? Grab a copy now!

Authors site: http://www.ulfpettersson.se/

Theme site: http://www.ulfpettersson.se/design/modern/

Are you a wordpress user? Do you end up kissing your CSS mods Goodbye whenever your theme author releases new updates for your theme? If you say yes to both, you might find this article very useful.

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