Barthelme
Barthelme is a fluid, two-column theme with many features for WordPress. It’s about presenting the content in a slightly different way, using whitespace as a major design element.
Barthelme v3.0.1 is fully compatible with WordPress 2.0.2 through 2.2.
The Barthelme theme features:
- a theme options menu, which allows
- control over fonts and text size
- control over the the banner design
- control over the layout and alignment
- standards compliance with
- option for enabling comments on pages
- option for enabling author byline on pages
- a robust stylesheet and separate print stylesheet
- highly semantic markup
- Widgets plugin ready
Please note if a newer version of the Barthelme theme becomes available, a notice will appear in the Presentation › Barthelme Options submenu. This check is done automatically when the Barthelme Options submenu is loaded.
Download
The Barthelme theme, © 2006–2007 Scott Allan Wallick, is licensed under the GNU GPL. Please feel free to alter this theme in any way that pleases you. All I ask is that you allow my original design credit to remain.
If you would like to donate, just visit click on the “Make a donation” in the sidebar and you can donate using Paypal. Your support is appreciated. Plus it’s a nice way of saying “Thanks.”
Installing the theme files
The theme is installed just like any other WordPress theme. You can read more detailed installation instructions on the WordPress Codex.
If you are upgrading from an older version, first reset the theme options in the Barthelme Options submenu. Then delete all the Barthelme theme files and folders before uploading the new version.
To install the theme:
- Download Barthelme archive (link is above)
- Extract the
/barthelme/folder from the archive - Upload this folder to the
/wp-contents/themes/directory - Activate the theme in the Dashboard › Presentation menu
- After activating, you can change the theme options in Presentation › Barthelme Options
- Enjoy. And then consider donating.
Important information
Please read the accompanying documentation (readme.html) for additional information on Barthelme and some of its advanced features.
Screenshot
Click on the image below for a preview.
Development & Subversion
If something isn’t working correctly with this theme, please visit Barthelme on Google Code to file issues, report problems, help create documentation, etc., because the more everyone shares, the better things can be.
You can also access the Barthelme Subversion repo, which hosts pre-release fixes and allows changes to be tracked. If you would like to directly assist in the development of Barthelme and are familiar with Subversion, just let me know.
