Stripped Theme Released

Stripped is finally here!!! After weeks of on and off development, it’s finally time to release the latest theme in my free WordPress theme gallery.

Stripped is … well … stripped! Stripped of the graphical fluff, stripped of traditional sidebars, stripped of header images, and what’s left is an elegant skeleton that screams “minimalism”! If you’ve been looking for a good minimalist theme with a unique layout, look no further!

This theme is completely free, however if you would like a color other that the basic black, I have developed a few add-on colors that can be downloaded for a small fee (see the below sections for details). UPDATE: I’ve decided to include the alternate color schemes with the default download of Stripped at no cost!

Preview

This Theme Features:

• A single column, with 3 sidebars in the footer.
• All 3 sidebars are widgetized.
• WordPress 2.3 compatibility, and backward compatibility for previous versions.
• Tag Cloud Support
• Theme Options that let you integrate your feedburner account information seamlessly!
• 6 Alternate Color Schemes for maximum customization. Just choose your color scheme from within the Theme Options!

Theme Updates

Occasionally, there will be a bug or two in my themes. I want to be sure that if I release a bug fix, you’re going to know that I’ve done so, so that you are able to upgrade as soon as possible. So, if you will either SUBSCRIBE TO MY MAIN FEED or input your email address in the form below, I can be sure that you’ll know when I release updates. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL AFTER YOU SUBMIT THE FORM AND VERIFY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!

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Download Stripped For Free

This theme, including all the alternate colors, is completely FREE!

Preview
Click here to preview Stripped
Blue | Pink | Green | Red | Orange | Purple

Download
Click here to download Stripped (850)

Installation

After you have downloaded the theme zip, unpack it and upload the entire Stripped folder to your /wp-content/themes/ directory on your server.

Log into your wordpress dashboard and click on the “Presentation” tab. Look for the Stripped theme in the list of available themes and click the image. This will activate the theme on your site.

Theme Options

I’ve included the option to customize the theme a little by using built in theme options. All you have to do is click on the “Presentation” tab in your WordPress dashboard, and activate Stripped. After it has been activated, you should see a new tab under “Presentation” called “Current Theme Options”. Click this tab. You should see two options below that you need to fill in if you wish to use them.

Feedburner Address:
This is the address you’ve set up in Feedburner to track your feed subscribers. It will look something like this: http://feeds.feedburner.com/nathanricenet where “nathanricenet” is replaced by your unique feed address. Please copy everything into this box, including the “http://”. Once you have done this, click “Save Changes”.

Once this is done, there are several places where the defaul WordPress feed address will be replaced by your feedburner address. In the auto discovery code in the header, and in the menu item labeled “feed” on the right side of the header.

Color Scheme:
This is where you choose one of the 6 alternate color schemes (or the default black) for your theme. Simply drop down the menu and choose the color you wish to use, then click “Save Changes” to activate the color scheme. Alternate color stylesheets are located in the /stripped/colors/ folder if you wish to modify them.

Support

If you have support requests or bug reports, please use the comments of this post to let me know. Also, other users may be able to help you out as well. Harness the power of the community and surely someone will have a suggestion for you. I will certainly be active in the comments if you have any questions or comments.

Credits

I ask that you do keep the author credits in the footer if it’s at all possible. If you need to remove them for some reason, please contact me. Please do not EVER remove the author credits in order to give credit to yourself. That’s just wrong.