30
Jun

A Blank Wordpress Theme for You to Draw on

Posted by: Simon

Whiteboard is a free Wordpress framework by Brian Purkiss of Plainbeta.com. It is designed to take the leg work out of creating a Wordpress theme. It’s free with no strings attached so you can use it for commercial and non-commercial ventures. Brian has even been nice enough to say that you don’t even have to give him a link back for his efforts. Well worth a visit for anyone interested in Wordpress themes.

Plaintxt offers sandbox, a minimalist framework for Wordpress also and check out ezmoney for free blog layouts. Blogigs is a site that also offers WordPress Template Reviews.

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  • Useful information. Thanks for posting. Andrew
  • Short, sweet and to the point, how it should be. A no frills drawing board something which is unsual in this age of fanciness.

    Brave:)
  • I like the idea, and after looking at the code, its pretty good :)
  • very cool. I am soo adding this. I love the simplicity.
  • this sounds cool I'd like to try it. I've been meaning to make my own wordpress theme.
  • Wow! Great tip! Thanks so much for sharing! I bet especially helpful for people who are new to wordpress or aren't very comfortable with computers...
  • This is so cool. I am not the best with PHP and this will be saving me so much time. Thanks for the link. i have already downloaded it.
  • Nice starting point for theme-building.
  • I'm a fan of blank themes like this. Definitely can save some time.
  • Blank themes are the best EVER
  • this i will certainly check out, what i love about wordpress is you can 'tinker' with so much stuff..
  • A Simple Theme for Simple Blogs. I tend not to be so simple though...
  • it's a cool idea - often wordpres themes are expensive to buy or have a lot of sponsored links.

    this is a great alternative
  • This is how I like a post to be - short but clear, productive and informative. And this one is such a resource. I can actually start designing WordPress themes with this and get myself into a business.
  • I think this is great, it will give us the non-graphic designers a chance at creating our own themes. Thanx for this great post!
  • I am always looking for new wordpress themes...This one might be what I've needed to actually try my own hand at designing my own, especially since there are several generators that will give you the style sheets. Thanks for introducing me to a new one!
  • What I tend to like about these themes is that usually the blank ones are written with much cleaner code. Plus, eve if another template had that 3 column floating right layout you wanted, it will probably take you more time to scrape it and personalize, than if you started the layout on your own.
  • MJ
    I'm not sure I understand the appeal of this wordpress theme...
  • I have been looking for something like this for another project!
  • Thanks for this. I was looking for something nearly like this, but it'll do!
  • OK..

    Let me get this straight.. basically.. the blank wordpress theme is a pre-coded set of standard files that you just have to 'beautify'.. right?
    If so, anyone with standard XHTML/CSS knowledge could make a WP theme!

    And.. I plan to do so ;)
  • I just started a new blog and still underway. Good time to test it and if will go for it then definitely will add the credits.
  • Apparently, this is one great thing I have come across.

    Will be sure to use it and give a shot for my next wordpress theme design ;)
  • Way cool! These icons really stand out.
  • I agree with Jonathan!
  • Thanks for the link. Just checked out the site and have downloaded the theme. Never tried creating my own design before so will play around with the theme and see what i can come up with.
  • I'm a big fan of the "less is more" concept. Just look at Google's front page. Clean. I'm going to load this theme up and see if I can use it for a new project. Thanks.
  • Awesome.. never knew something like this existed!
    Atleast, I dont have to go through the 'core' wordpress theme programming ;)
  • Nice wordpress theme maker. Almost never heard of someone not asking for link back after giving something like this out for free.
  • Wow, I can't believe that it is only 76KBytes in size. This can save much time, If you are inclined to modify code and also understant the theme or template. Hats off to Brian.
  • This is awesome! Thanks you posting about it! I've already got a lot of ideas in mind for this!
  • Hey, that's pretty neat! I can't believe they are not even asking for a link back, this is really awesome. I'm going to have to thank him personally. :)
  • Thanks that is a nice find. It is easy to use and alot of fun. I have to try and come up with some good ideas to use this for now.
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