While looking for a new theme for my personal blog, I happened to stumble on The Unstandard Wordpress Theme by Derek. Unlike several hundred themes which we might come across in a month, this particular theme caught my attention and hence deserves a review!
The Unstandard WordPress theme is distinguished from the typical WP themes. In Derek’s words:
Farewell to the blase reverse chronological text heavy front pages, and hello to visuals & imagery to lure visitors deeper into your website / blog.
The theme consists of grids, each having images for forward facing pages, and a incorporates a neat textual presentation for the inner pages. The theme was originally developed for the author’s personal use but was modified and released later on.
Download and installation:
If you are running an older version (< WP 2.3) of WordPress, you need to upgrade your wordpress installation. This theme is known to be compatible with WordPress 2.3+ (including WP 2.5 RC2).
To install, download and unzip the unstandard directory and upload it to wp-content/themes.
The Unstandard – Version 0.1
Search bar graphic – Zipped Photoshop (PSD) file
Instructions to setup the theme:
The theme makes use of WordPress custom fields to display the lead and secondary images which are displayed on the home page, index, and search results. To get the most out of this theme, follow these steps:
- Create a 593px x 225px lead graphic image. While composing an article, create a new ‘key’ under Custom Fields titled
lead_image. For the corresponding value, paste the direct URL to the hosted image. - Create a 293px x 150px secondary graphic image. Create a second ‘key’ titled
secondary_imageand paste the direct URL to the hosted image in the ‘value’ field. - Posts that do not have a
lead_imageorsecondary_imageincluded will serve a plain grey box. As time consuming as it may be, it might be worthwhile to go through your archives to include images for your popular posts.
Overall, this happens to be a great theme with some cool graphical eye-candy! Download and try it once.
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