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.

www.pingable.org

26 Responses to “A Blank Wordpress Theme for You to Draw on”

  1. Andrew Link on July 1st, 2008 12:13 pm

    Useful information. Thanks for posting. Andrew

  2. martin miller-yianni on July 2nd, 2008 3:34 am

    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:)

  3. Jean from Koala Bears on July 4th, 2008 1:39 am

    I like the idea, and after looking at the code, its pretty good :)

  4. Larry from Commercial Lighting on July 7th, 2008 10:43 am

    very cool. I am soo adding this. I love the simplicity.

  5. Wordpress Website on July 8th, 2008 8:46 am

    this sounds cool I’d like to try it. I’ve been meaning to make my own wordpress theme.

  6. Sash from Wholesale Jewelry on July 11th, 2008 2:10 pm

    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…

  7. jason from custom blinds on July 13th, 2008 12:51 am

    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.

  8. Louise from Easy Brunch Recipes on July 14th, 2008 10:28 am

    Nice starting point for theme-building.

  9. Steven Snell on July 14th, 2008 5:57 pm

    I’m a fan of blank themes like this. Definitely can save some time.

  10. Scott on July 16th, 2008 9:35 am

    Blank themes are the best EVER

  11. Lars on July 17th, 2008 9:27 am

    this i will certainly check out, what i love about wordpress is you can ‘tinker’ with so much stuff..

  12. Brad Hart on July 17th, 2008 9:42 pm

    A Simple Theme for Simple Blogs. I tend not to be so simple though…

  13. olly from computer components on July 18th, 2008 3:39 pm

    it’s a cool idea - often wordpres themes are expensive to buy or have a lot of sponsored links.

    this is a great alternative

  14. Abhinav Sood from Clutter Free Workspace on July 21st, 2008 10:29 am

    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.

  15. Joey Martini on July 23rd, 2008 10:31 am

    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!

  16. Chelle from Pittsburgh Junk Removal on July 24th, 2008 7:08 am

    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!

  17. Julian from Southern California Web Design on July 29th, 2008 9:44 am

    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.

  18. MJ on July 30th, 2008 12:18 am

    I’m not sure I understand the appeal of this wordpress theme…

  19. lisa from Woodbury Commons on July 31st, 2008 6:53 am

    I have been looking for something like this for another project!

  20. dave from irish gift shop on August 4th, 2008 10:45 am

    Thanks for this. I was looking for something nearly like this, but it’ll do!

  21. 10CB from entrepreneur blog on August 7th, 2008 2:09 pm

    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 ;)

  22. latif from Addicting Games on August 17th, 2008 11:14 pm

    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.

  23. Choppers Mag on August 20th, 2008 12:39 pm

    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 ;)

  24. Jonathan from CivilDraftingSupport on August 20th, 2008 5:35 pm

    Way cool! These icons really stand out.

  25. Coin Tricks on August 25th, 2008 12:13 pm

    I agree with Jonathan!

  26. Nick from Compensation for whiplash on September 29th, 2008 2:39 pm

    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.

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