Testing Cion WordPress Theme from Elegant Themes at àlaBuzz

It’s time for àlaBuzz to graduate to a new theme. The following WordPress themes are ones I’ve recently used or tested. Right now Cion from Elegant Themes is installed on the site for a test run. ElegantThemes – You get unlimited access to all premium ElegantThemes WordPress themes, plus support, for the extremely reasonable annual fee of $19.99. I recently became a member and am now...

Free ZenVerse WordPress Themes Packed with Fabulous Features

After days of unproductive fiddling with feature content sliders and tabbed sidebar plugins, I serendipitously discovered ZenVerse WordPress themes.  Each ZenVerse theme comes with a built-in animated feature content gallery, a tabbed sidebar, two footer widgets for your popular posts and latest tweets, and much more! Most ZenVerse premium WordPress themes are free. Attractive WordPress Themes that Set...

Make Efficient Work of Dazzling Post and Slider Images with SmoothSlider Feature Content Slider

SmoothSlider, the new WordPress feature content plugin, makes for a smooth work flow as you gather your post and slider images into a dazzling presentation. Save your blood, sweat, andtears for something more urgent. Automatic Image Insertion For consistency and ease, determine the best size for your SmoothSlider images, and get into the habit of using that size for the first image in your post content....

Designing àlaBuzz – Selecting WordPress Plugins

Plugin Paradise WordPress blogging “paradise” begins with installing new plugins. Every foray into the WordPress Plugin Directory is a discovery expedition. Intending to merely hunt down a certain kind of plugin, you find a plethora of inspiring plugin tricks you never imagined existed! If you’re like me, you want to try them all. Plugin Cautions There’s the rub. Overloading your...

Designing àlaBuzz – Selecting the PrimePress WP Theme

I chose WordPress as the publishing platform for àlaBuzz largely for the abundant availability of quality free themes. You only need to check the WordPress.org Free Themes Directory, or Google “free WP themes,” to discoverhundreds of theme possibilities for your blog. Believe me. I looked at hundreds of themes, and poked around with a good many, before making my final choice. Having no...