Comments on: Respect Requires Altruism

By: Nathan Rice

Nathan Rice — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:26:16 +0000

@Ravshan: Sorry, for the time being, we're English only.

By: Ravshan

Ravshan — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:21:51 +0000

Hello! I from Tojiciston. It’s very interesting, but difficult to read your blog in English. Can you make it in Tojiciston Language?

By: Elena

Elena — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:03:28 +0000

Some of us still doing and releasing free themes. Isn’t that so!

By: adii

adii — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:31:05 +0000

The Free Community!?…

I’ve got this “routine” every weekend to check out the blogs of some WP personalities, which I don’t necessarily subscribe to – either because they don’t post often or because I feel I subscribe to too many RSS feeds……

By: Ben Bleikamp

Ben Bleikamp — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:15:00 +0000

I am not sure that you need to release a free theme in order to be a “star” in the WordPress community. I agree you need to give back, but even for designers that doesn’t mean giving away a free design (or doesn’t have to).

I have never made a free theme – at least not any that got any traction or that I put any real effort into. It’s a great way for new designers to get “noticed” but an even better way is to create a kick ass custom theme for yourself or for someone with a popular blog for free.

I have written a few posts on my blog regarding how to make WordPress do magical things and I try to help people in the forums when I happen to stop by, but for whatever reason I have never been able to commit to making a full theme.

Also – being “famous” in the WordPress community is relative. I feel like I am well known, but in reality I am only well known within my network of friends, acquaintances, and business partners. Most WordPress users have never heard my name.

But anyway, good post :)

By: Markk

Markk — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:46:49 +0000

Nice of you to show where you stand on free WP themes. Your work is much appreciated. Hope your altruistic spirit will catch on. Cheers.

By: Giovanni

Giovanni — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:46:47 +0000

I agree with all you said. It makes me sad to see this from these kind of people. Sometimes I think they do free stuffs just to get visits and page rank, and later when they get, the open source spirit die.

By: One Eyed View

One Eyed View — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 02:01:32 +0000

Will do Nathan, will do. I’m sure the first theme will be very basic;)

By: Nathan Rice

Nathan Rice — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:52:05 +0000

@One Eyed View Let me know when you have something. I'd love to see it!

By: One Eyed View

One Eyed View — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:23:34 +0000

In the spirit of this post, I have decided that it’s time for me to take the plunge into WordPress theme creation. I have taken so much from the great members of this community, it’s time for me to give back.

Karma…indeed.