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FFF WordPress Theme v1.0 Released for download!
My WordPress theme is now public domain. After the volume of e-mails and comments to my previous post expressing my intent to offer up this theme for the public, I have taken the time to collect my source files and posted it for general consumption.
Download farfromfearless Lemon Lime v1.0 - Theme Download WordPress Core - hacks Download Lemon Lime Photoshop source fileLemon Lime v1.0 for WordPress is what I’m calling my current theme, don’t ask me why, I have no idea where the name came from, and I admit it’s a bit goofy, but it stuck.
Some of you have requested a tutorial on how I accomplished some of the features on this theme. The truth is, it’s not as hard as it seems, with a little tweaking here and there and some modifications to the WP Core files. I had a lot of help in terms of figuring out how WP works and so some of what you might see in the source might be a little messy. I never thought I’d ever release this at all so I’ve kept things in their “original” state. I’ll dive into modifications in later postings , in fact I’m in the process of creating a separate page for this theme and perhaps later themes as well.
Theme Caveats:
Before you install this theme there are a few caveats that you should be aware of.
The first and most important thing you should understand is that some of the more subtle styles such as the bookmarks and categories listings were possible only because I hacked up the WP Core Files. You’ll see that when you download the theme. For example, the Categories listing: by default WordPress Generates markup for the categories that excludes the counter from the category label, and any sort of block-level formatting for the link tag will force the counter text below the block-level item. I hacked the WP Core files to include the counter in the markup to allow it be rendered as you see it. The same applies for most of the typical functions you might use for rendering out other page elements. Bottom line: if you will have to over-write some files in the wp-includes directory (backup your originals first). Beware , as this tends to make your other themes not render properly in some cases.
The second thing is that I’m using PNG’s in order to make some of the visual aspects of the design work. PNG’s aren’t supported on some browsers - or at least not rendered properly. You may want to work with this a little if you prefer not to use PNG’s.
Lastly: as much as I would love to say that my markup is 100% XHTML compliant - it isn’t. There are a number of warnings that will crop up when you try to validate it (thus I left the validation link off). It renders as it should, from that perspective I am quite happy, but one day I will get around to making it 100% compliant.
If there are any missing files, please let me know.
Photoshop Source Files:
I’ve included the main Photoshop source file which contains groupings that show the different screens I created for this theme. I’ve made some minor modifications and I can’t remember if the guides are 100% accurate for slicing - if they aren’t you can always refer to the image folder for reference.
Considerations:
The only thing I ask is that my credit remain with the CSS files and a brief mention in the disclaimer box with a link back to my site (see the bottom of this page). If you make modifications to the theme I would really love to see it, as I’m sure I can learn a lot from those more experienced.
Thank you everyone for your interest, I’ll be working on a new theme soon and once I get tired of that I may release it if it this one proves to be popular enough.
116 people have left comments
Phoebus Osuns said:
Or it maybe better to include the plugins used, and the version of Wordpress it supports.
Chris said:
I’ll upload the plugins as soon as I can today - I’ve used a couple, just have to figure out the ones that are actually being implemented.
Oak said:
Kudos to you Chris. Thanks for sharing this theme. If i use it I will give you credits on my site.
/me runs off to try it out o/
Dustin said:
Ok, first…amazing theme! I love it, i just can’t get it to work. I’m running WP 2.1 if that helps. I won’t give up, but I’ll definitely have to wait for you to release the full specs on which you are running your theme 
Phoebus Osuns said:
It seems that it does not support Wordpress 2.1 as some core files of WP have been changed.
Chris said:
I created a new post with the required plugins and versions you will need to get the theme to work - sorry about that folks - I overlooked that aspect!
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canadianguy said:
hey Chris,
I just thought I’d drop you and note and say thanks for such a great theme. This is probably the best Wordpress theme I’ve seen and I hope to some more great stuff. 
AndrewE said:
Just wanted to say thank you for this amazing theme. I’ve played around with the colours and I’m using it on my blog: http://www.writerspace.net Best wishes from London. Andrew.
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David Airey :: Creative Design :: said:
This is a nice template.
The one thing I don’t like is how small the text is. Not too easy to read.
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Reynan said:
one of the best wordpress theme sir, one thing you might consider also is the readability issues.
carlos said:
Simplemente hermozo, estoy revisando el psd, es terriblemente espectaculas, exelente trabajo
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Hardi said:
Nice color scheme and layout but not seo friendly cause left navigation show first in the source code.
By the way, nice work bro…
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COMMANDOS said:
Very nice template , but it would be better to not change the core code of wordpress , if you could make another version which dont require any changes, it would be great !
Thank’s
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Syaiful said:
where I should place core-hack files in order the theme working properly. I still have problem when running the theme.
MerovingiaN said:
Hi !
that’s great theme but when i try to use i have that failure code :
Fatal error: Call to undefined function the_excerpt_reloaded(
i don’t know how to fix it.
Can someone help me ?
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poer said:
i found this beautiful theme yesterday, n still trying to use it in my wordpress 2.1 website (my recent comments, still not working properly).
i want to use your wp-includes-hack, but unfortunately i can’t found some file in my WP21 file structure.
anyway, thanks a lot ^^, can’t wait for your FAQ.
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Bruno said:
Just to let you know i’ve translated to portugues, changed a bit (ok, a lot) and i’m using the theme on my site. I’ve put your credits and link
Great work, by the way!
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category
(3)
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Phoebus Osuns said:
Thanks so much for your fascinating work!