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I’ve been working hard at one of my new websites (The Destination Wedding Site) and I decided to give the Thesis WordPress theme a try. I’ve heard a lot of great things about the theme and so far so good.
It was written by a couple guys who know a lot about SEO so it’s a very SEO friendly theme and I love that!
The theme is very easily customizable. You can use a two column or three column in a bunch of different configurations with a simple click of a button – sweet. There is a Thesis admin section right inside your WordPress admin panel so you can make most of your changes right there while logged in to WordPress.
So far, the only thing I’ve tried to do outside the admin panel was to add my own header image and that didn’t go so well. As you know, I’m not very techie at all so whenever I come to something that involves code I usually expect to mess it up the first try … and I did. Well, a huge “THANKS” to Bey Luen, of BlogHighlight, for helping me get it working. I followed a tutorial on his blog and when it didn’t work right (shocker LOL) I used his contact form and he helped me immediately and without making me feel *dumb* at all.
Overall, from what I’ve read (a LOT) and from my experience the Thesis theme is a total winner! It’s much less expensive than having a theme designed for you and has a lot more to offer than any of the free themes I’ve seen out there. They also have a support forum where the creators are very active and seem to help everyone when needed.
Take a Quick Look at Thesis WordPress Theme!
Let me know if you have any questions about the Thesis theme and I’ll answer what I can and go find answers to what I can’t. *SmiLes* Suzanne
Are you looking for a new WordPress theme? Have you heard of or seen the Thesis theme? Are you using the Thesis theme? If so, what do you think of it? Please leave your questions and comments below.
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33 Comments
Chung Bey Luen
on 6th Apr, 09 08:04am
I’m glad to know you. Keep in touch.
Chung Bey Luen’s last blog post..Ultimate Link Building Tips And Strategies
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Suzanne
on 6th Apr, 09 08:04am
@bey luen ~ thanks again for your help! *huGs*
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Janet Barclay
on 6th Apr, 09 10:04am
Congratulations on the new blog – it looks great!
Looks like you and I are on the same page today! I also blogged about a new site I just completed using a premium theme (but not the same one you used).
Janet Barclay’s last blog post..Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group grows, thanks to the WP Remix Theme
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Suzanne
on 6th Apr, 09 11:04am
@janet ~ the new theme looks great! Good job *huGs*
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Jake
on 6th Apr, 09 11:04am
what up WAHM! Nice wedding site!
I gotta change my blog’s theme sometime… i may look at this one! Looks nice and clean..
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Niche Store Journey
on 6th Apr, 09 07:04pm
Suzanne: This site looks great!
Excellent work. I also am debating using Thesis in the future.
This site should do well for you, I will be following it!
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Hair Milk
on 6th Apr, 09 07:04pm
I love this theme too. I haven’t taken full advantage of it yet, but I’ll be taken it to the next level soon.
Dani
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Luca Di Nicola
on 6th Apr, 09 09:04pm
Great looking site. Wish you all the best with it. I’ve looked at the Thesis theme as well at it looks very good. I may try it in the future
Thanks,
Luca
Luca Di Nicola’s last blog post..Internet Marketing Glossary Of Terms Part 5 (S – Z)
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Suzanne
on 6th Apr, 09 09:04pm
@jake ~ hey there … thanks! i’m loving the theme and having fun with the site
you know i’m technically challenged so i have to google how to do things LOL
@tyler ~ thanks for checking out the site – i’ve taken on a lot with it … but i love every minute! well … until i try to do something and mess it up! LOL
@dani ~ love your site! color scheme looks great and you’ve done a great job integrating your google ads. i’m going to brave the new background here soon LOL … i’m trying to get as much content on there as possible because i’ve already started my link building efforts and i need to get as much indexed as possible
@luca ~ thanks! and i’ll keep everyone posted on how i’m doing with it *huGs*
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Yan
on 6th Apr, 09 10:04pm
Hey Suzanne
I used to think that Thesis is the ultimate theme till I wanted to change the background and add header to it. It can be a pretty daunting task for anyone with little CSS experience.
Till I found FlexSqueeze.
OK it might not have the best typography but everything and anything is tweaked within the theme control panel. From changing the background, header, resizing the width of sidebar, adding adsense, just to name a few.
If that’s not the true definition of “not touching a single line of code”, I don’t know what is.
Don’t get wrong. I love Thesis. I love it because I know how to fiddle with the code but others might not find it as user-friendly as it seems to be.
Oh, nice header too.
Talk to you soon.
Yan
PS: I still love Thesis.
Yan’s last blog post..Define A Successful Blogger
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Janet Barclay
on 7th Apr, 09 05:04am
Yan, I found the same thing with the WP Theme – if I didn’t know how to work in code, I’d have been lost! Important thing for WordPress newbies to consider before paying for a premium theme…
Janet Barclay’s last blog post..Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group grows, thanks to the WP Remix Theme
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Easy Money Making Online
on 8th Apr, 09 01:04am
hi suzanne,
first of all let me tell you that you are doing nice work..and your website is awesome.
I am really new to this online stuff and
I am really very happy to know you becoz I would learn something good and useful from you.
keep posting and hav a nice day
Kelly
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Suzanne
on 8th Apr, 09 08:04am
i guess everything “techie” is a challenge for me so just expect them all to be that way! LOL … i’m used to googling everything that i don’t know how to do or i have a couple of forums where i can go to get help too. this theme uses “hooks” so it’s a little different too. today i’ll be trying to do some other stuff to the new site so i’ll let everyone know how i do with it
@kelly ~ welcome and i’m glad you’re enjoying the blog *SmiLes* S
Suzanne’s last blog post..Thesis WordPress Theme – Quick Review
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Vaillant Poznan
on 9th Apr, 09 05:04am
Very nice theme. I checked it for hidden links like it’s often on free wordpress themes. These links can bury your site in google and you should avoid them at any costs!
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Suzanne
on 9th Apr, 09 08:04am
@vaillant ~ could you please share what you mean by “hidden links” so we all know what to look for? and possible how to check for these in other themes … thanks! *SmiLes* S
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Free Cycling Website
on 9th Apr, 09 06:04pm
good to know that u are back
Your selection is too Good …Please Go a head and finish it
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Salwa
on 12th Apr, 09 09:04pm
Congratulation on the launching of your new website!
I have never used This theme before but like you I’ve heard a lot of great things about the theme.
Salwa’s last blog post..Traffic Monday: Why You Should Use (NOT Abuse) Forums to Increase Traffic
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Paul - Leeds photo daily
on 13th Apr, 09 02:04pm
Hi Suzanne
Another great timely post.
I have now had my own photo blog for more than 3 months nows, thanks mostly to tips on your blog.
Like many bloggers I guess the more you do it the more you think about changes for the better. I keep looking at what others do and wonder about the easiest way to smoothly change.
Thanks Paul Leeds Photo Daily
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e-commerce development
on 14th Apr, 09 04:04am
Yeah it’s a very nice theme. I’ve used it for a while and I was extremely pleased with it. The fact that it’s SEO-friendly draw me to it in the first place but after I played around with it I just couldn’t make myself change it to anything else.
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Vaillant Poznan
on 16th Apr, 09 04:04am
Suzanne,
I haven’t actually. Hidden links are popular in free wordpress themes -
mainly in footer section. In free wp themes there are usually 3 or more
links to sites to boost their rankings. Often after few months these domains
are bought by porn sites and this could lead to google ban or filter.
With custom theme you should not worry!
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Melody
on 18th Apr, 09 09:04pm
If only I could make sense of php the way I do html–I would’ve been profiting from wordpress themes months ago..sheesh
Melody’s last blog post..Logo Design Process for Trudy Thomas
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next day delivery
on 19th Apr, 09 02:04pm
Wow, great post as well as WP theme.
The people done that are probably familiar with the users vision and the latest SEO tendencies. really nice design – but haven’t seen graphics in the posts, which is kind of … I don’t know – empty. Also…thinking of ico icon will be a good thing. But anyway, the site is a great and think will have a lot of people visiting it.
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Odzyskiwanie Danych
on 20th Apr, 09 06:04am
Thesis is one of the best blogs out there. It has a lot o functions and most of the important plugins is already integrated. Plus as someone already mentioned – no hidden links.
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Blogging for dollars
on 28th Apr, 09 09:04am
There are a number of good free and paid blogging themes out there, picking a theme is an important step of the blogging process as it affects bounce rate and average time spent on site.
Myself I picked the minimalist theme that originally came with blogger and tweaked it – let me know what you think about it Suzanne… but anyway ive always considered the thesis theme and I still having doubts… let me know what u guys think
Blogging for dollars’s last blog post..Making Money Online – Possible??
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Ruth
on 4th May, 09 04:05am
I have configured this topic and very happy with it! I like that the tone is very beautiful!
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Greg Ellison
on 4th May, 09 10:05am
Nice monthly income that you are getting on your websites. Keep up the great work. Your new site looks awesome. Greg Ellison
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Sanya @ China Travel
on 5th May, 09 12:05pm
The theme is very neat and clean, I like the header photo very much. But it is little plain for a wedding site , I think it can be little more colorful so it can attract more female as those spend more time on wedding sites.
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Setai Miami
on 6th May, 09 08:05am
This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Till now Wordpress has been fairly good, but it lacked some customization options. Or maybe I just wasn’t aware of them .. Anyway, with Thesis I can finally make my blog look the way I like it, without being a geek. Thanks!
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Health and safety
on 13th May, 09 09:05am
I want to keep my regular subpages on my site (example: mysite.php portfolio.php,) but I want to use wordpress as well for the theme and use my own subpages instead of the wordpress pages.
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Pozycjonowanie
on 21st May, 09 07:05am
The ammount of stuff you can do with wordpress is breathtaking and this theme is only another example of it. It looks great, has amazing features and all on WP platform. I love it.
Pozycjonowanie’s last blog post..Hotel Góry Stołowe
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Affiliate
on 15th Jul, 09 02:07pm
Good work ! Tell me I want to use wordpress as well for the theme and use my own subpages instead of the wordpress pages. How do I use my wordpress theme on my regular subpages?
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Setai Miami
on 11th Nov, 09 03:11pm
Did not know that such flexible themes existed. Thank you. Will certainly be trying Thesis.
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Pozycjonowanie
on 9th Feb, 10 04:02pm
What’s popular to some isn’t to others and useless to the rest. They’ve done it in the past of course.
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