New WordPress Theme WP-Ellie: Sneak Peek
This is the real Ellie.
Coming soon to a WordPress Theme Store near you … it’s a brand new WordPress theme we’re calling WP-Ellie, named after my lovable, but slightly overweight beagle (her name is Ellie). We’re still putting the finishing touches on her, but WP-Ellie should be out before Valentine’s Day. Perfect timing to buy your sweetheart a new WordPress theme.
Like many of our previous WordPress themes, WP-Ellie will have multiple home page layouts (see screenshots below). That includes a basic blog layout as well as several different magazine style layouts, one of which you can see on the WP-Ellie demo site. It also includes social networking site integration, including the latest tweet from your Twitter profile.
On the demo site, you’ll notice a dark gray wood plank background. This is one of several body background images that will be available, or you’ll be able to select a simple solid background color (see screencast). And of course, that will all be very simple to change via the theme settings page. We’re all about keeping things as simple as possible here at Solostream.
As I said, we’re still in the “finishing touches” stage. If you have any questions or even feature requests, feel free to drop them in the comments box below, and we’ll see what we can do about getting them in there before launch. No promises though 
Home Page Layouts
About the Author (Author Profile)
Hi I’m Michael, a business coach and a creative entrepreneur. I inspire and empower people to make a difference in the world while they create an amazing life for themselves and those they love.
Thanks guys for creating the ellie theme I have it on a couple of my blogs and am really happy with it.
Just wanted to say thanks !!
Hi Michael, I am having problems with the thumbnails on the homepage and the slider. Is this because of wordpress version?
No. Please post your issue on the support forum, and someone can help you out.
Michael – I purchased your premium WP Ellie template and love it! One problem, my RSS icons (at top and in comment box) both do not link to my feedburner even though I choose this option under the admin contol in wordpress. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Pat
Hi Pat. For theme support, please visit the Solostream Support forum as we do not address support issues via site comments or email. Thanks.
hey can’t get your featured images to appear
any help mate. its at the link there
Hi Greg. Please post your issue in the Solostream Support Forum. We do not address support issues via comments or email. Thanks for your understanding.
I’m trying to decide between this and WP Launch, which I also love, but due to my logo really needing to be on a white background and my background image being a dark red gradient, I think I’ll be waiting for Ellie so it is in the white body
Just a quickie Ellie question though – with the headings for the Sidebars bits such as subscribe, tags, etc, is it possible to have an icon and text such as the ones in WP Launch? Would this be a thing that I could just pop in the CSS code and change? Are the little colour boxes with the current headings optional or changeable with a picker?
Hi Sketch. Sure, you could modify the CSS to add an image to the widget titles. The boxes currently are not changeable via the theme settings page, although it sounds like a good idea to implement before launch, so I think I’ll implement that. Thanks for the suggestion.
I really like this theme. When will it be launched as I need to change my theme ASAP but if you are launching soon (i.e. in Feb), I’ll wait.
Another question, will this be available in any other language as I also need a version in Spanish for my other blog.
Thanks
It should be launched within the next week. As of right now, it will only be available in english. will work on doing the necessary work to make it easier to translate in the near future.
awesome theme
gonna buy this one as well, think this is 10 in a row for me 
Another lovely theme and a gorgeous namesake
I very much like that the social network icons are inline with the search box and are clear but unobtrusive.
Thanks Sketch. I’ll tell Ellie you send your compliments
it is the same theme … well modified. i hadn’t planned on offering the rounded corners in the release version, but you know, it may not be a bad idea to include it as an option. thanks for the input.
Nice Template the featured slider background make it look sexy
Thanks Ahmed. Sexy is what we’re all about
Hi Michael,
Great theme. I like the way it renders different elements of your site.
Beautiful dog (Ellie) too. In fact I think I like the dog more than the theme.
Alex
Thanks for the kind words Alex. Ellie (the dog) IS pretty cool. Albeit a bit stubborn.
Hi Michael,
Really so sweety
I like thumbs and navigasion menu. Greatz.
Thanks Amy!
Another great theme Michael – sure your last name is not D’Angelo?
I really like the full width posts.
Thanks so much Debra. Yes, I changed my last name to hide my true identity
Guessing this is the same theme as to the one on michaeldpollock.com?
I like the three columns in the demo and the full width posts.
Thanks Martin. Yes. Same one as the one on my site (i really like this theme
). Modified a bit though.