WordPress Blog Theme: Simplicity 1.0 + Widgets

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Simplicity 1.0 + Widgets is a 3-column, widget-ready WordPress theme. It’s built to work with WordPress versions 2.2 and above.

Demo site is here.

Note: Use of this theme requires WordPress Sidebar Widgets. Sidebar Widgets are now built into WP versions 2.2 and above. If you are not using WP 2.2 or above, you will need to use the Sidebar Widgets plugin found here.

Purchase Options

Simplicity 1.0 Basic (Single Use License $49.00)
This option is for you if you want to use Simplicity 1.0 on your own WordPress site. Purchase of this option entitles you to use Simplicity 1.0 on NO MORE THAN 1 site. You MAY NOT resell, transfer or otherwise redistribute Simplicity 1.0 in any form, including derivative works. You MAY NOT modify or remove the credits in the site footer.

Simplicity 1.0 Premium (Multiple Use License $79.00)
This option is for you if you want to use Simplicity 1.0 on multiple WordPress sites owned by you. Purchase of this option entitles you to use Simplicity 1.0 on any number of sites that you own. You MAY NOT resell, transfer or otherwise redistribute Simplicity 1.0 in any form, including derivative works. You MAY modify or remove the credits in the site footer.

Simplicity 1.0 Developer ($179.00)
This option is for you if you want to use Simplicity 1.0 on your own sites, as well sites that you sell to the general public. Purchase of this option entitles you to use Simplicity 1.0 on any number of sites that you own. It also entitles you to resell sites built using Simplicity 1.0 as a starting template. You MAY NOT resell, transfer or otherwise redistribute Simplicity 1.0 in its original form. You MAY resell, transfer or otherwise redistribute derivative works based upon Simplicity 1.0. You MAY modify or remove the credits in the site footer.

23 Comment(s)

On Jun 11, 2007, Ryan said:

Michael,
You hit one out of the park on this theme! Very nice work and thank you for releasing it to “design” impaired folks like me.

-Ryan
On Jun 13, 2007, David Krug said:

Really love this theme. Very newsy.
On Jun 13, 2007, Michael Pollock said:

thanks david and ryan. it’s my fave too (so far). newsy is a good description. i totally love the nytimes site, so maybe there’s some influence there.
On Jun 14, 2007, guido_cc said:

Hi. (sorry for my english)
How make the post “Feature Article” in the expample? Some plugins?
On Jun 16, 2007, DagBot said:

To create a Featured Article all you have to do is create a post, create a category called “Featured,” and then place your post in that category. The theme is set up to select and display the most recent Featured article.

You can display the full post on the main page, or you can display only an excerpt by using the “More” function on the “Write Post” page.
On Jun 18, 2007, Cory said:

First of all, wonderful themes, Michael. I am currently using Simplicity 1.0. However, I am finding it difficult to integrate some of the plugins I want to integrate, particularly those that require me to insert a string of php or html. For instance, I have some social bookmarking plugins that require I place some code into the single.php file. However, the file doesn’t seem to indicate a natural place to insert this code. It seems as if it is dynamically created. Any pointers would be very helpful. Thanks.
On Jun 20, 2007, Nicholas Tate said:

I have recently started using your Simplicity theme. I am still quite new to wordpress so am just getting to grips with plugins, etc. Could you please explain how to go about getting a banner link underneath the feature article? Thanks.
On Jul 9, 2007, Richard said:

Thanks for this excellent theme. It works perfectly in Firefox and Safari but I’m noticing a problem in IE6. The middle column (left of the two sidebars on the right) drops to below the posts, instead of appearing beside the outer right column. Looks as if something might be a few pixels out or something. Has anyone else encountered this? Michael, do you know how I could fix this please?

Thanks again for the superb theme.

Richard
On Jul 13, 2007, Marleyman said:

Hi,
Great looking template. I downloaded it and played around with it but can’t figure out how you put a banner ad on the top right?

Can you share that with us?

Thanks and keep on truckin with your great work!
On Jul 14, 2007, Matt Jones said:

Hi I decided to use this great theme,
could you please tell me what the name of the file is for the Header Banner? I want to replace it with my own.

Thanks,

Matt
On Jul 17, 2007, 186 said:

Great job on the Simplicity 1.0 template.
I was using Sandboxe I customized but your Simplicity was exactly where I was headed and with the “Feature” feature (ha ha) you forced me to abandon by sandbox tweaking.

Thanks a bunch!
On Jul 25, 2007, Dave B said:

Michael, I found this theme from alink on Brian Gardner’s site that describes this theme as something for a newspaper theme. Should work out perfect for my new site. Thanks.
On Jul 26, 2007, Daniel Su said:

Hi, may i know how to add a navigation link/menu just below the header? I think the theme just short of this, this rest is fantastic! :)

Daniel
On Jul 30, 2007, kalvin said:

Hi,
very nice job. I think I may adopt it and bring it into French, since my blog is in French. However, I have one small question regarding the “featured” category : is it possible to rename it to a French word, and if yes, what are the files to change. Thanks if you have some moment for my question
On Jul 31, 2007, kalvin said:

Please discard my last comment, I found my way alone, thanks. Will keep you informed when the theme is frenchized, if you are interested.
Best
On Aug 14, 2007, Richard said:

Hi Michael

Thanks again for this great theme. I’m thinking of deploying on a site of mine but, for plugin reasons, am running it on WordPress 2.0.10. I see you say the theme is designed to work on WordPress 2.1 and above. Do you know if there’s any reason why it won’t work on 2.0.10?

Many thanks
Richard
On Aug 20, 2007, Masters Secret said:

Wow! I love this theme. Hey Michael, you’re the man! Thanks bud and keep up the awesome work. Anything new give me a call.
On Aug 22, 2007, Rene said:

One of the best themes i’ve found on the web, however, a very popular plugin doesn’t seem compatible with it, Share It, it has some CSS problems (Share It icon isn’t displayed properly)…
On Sep 16, 2007, Howard said:

Hi Michael,
Very Nice layout. One of the best that I have seen so far. I am fairly new to wordpress, is their a help file, where I can find how to activate some of the features?
On Oct 15, 2007, Aditya said:

Hello Michael,

Perhaps i’m a little bit late on saying many thanks to you for creating this amazingly wonderful theme (and can be customized easily too) although i’ve been using your theme since 1 / 2 month(s) ago if i remembered it correctly :)
On Nov 13, 2007, Todd Richter said:

I just recently purchased the simplicity theme, which I really like. I saw in an earlier thread on how to change the “blue” header into an image(gif), which I did. But my question is can I make the header a flash file nad how? thanks!
On Feb 5, 2008, eve said:

I just bought this theme (not up yet- doing some tweaking) and I wanted to share how amazing Michael is, he helped me quickly and without complaining when I asked how to change the featured post option to just the latest post.

Thanks Michael again for not only making a great theme that is perfect for my new sites, and for your help when I needed it!
On Apr 16, 2008, clanjamfry said:

Hi! Great theme. Can you please confirm it works smoothly with Wordpress 2.5? I am just getting started and upgrading to the latest WP. Thanks!