By apaulandrew, Smashing Magazine Feed – July 29, 2010 at 03:41AM
Just a few ago ago, WordPress introduced there 13th major release, the much anticipated ‘Thelonious’ (WP 3.0). As with every other major release, to accommodate all of the new features there has been some (mostly minor) compatibility issues with a number of themes. As such, the WP community has been working hard to update all of there themes and plugins to make them WP3.0 ready and to make best use of all of the exciting and new features.
After some extensive research from todays author (Sven Salmonsson ) we have a list of his top ten favorite free WordPress 3.0 fully compatible themes.
1. The Morning After by WooThemes
Morning After is perhaps the original WordPress magazine-styled theme, with more than 100,000 downloads to date it is also by far the most popular. It has been recently purchased by the guys behind WooThemes and been updated with there powerful framework and is now fully WP 3.0 compatible.
The Morning After Home →
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2. Structure by Organic Themes
Structure is a WP 3.0 theme available in four variants, all based on an attractive and effective minimalist style. This theme will integrate seamlessly with any established blog.
Structure Home →
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3. Mansion by GraphPaperPress
Mansion is a distinct theme geared toward photobloggers. It features a flexible-width thumbnail grid for both images and photo journal entries. Mansion is perfect for those who want to primarily showcase their photographs and occasionally write blog posts. If you appreciate an image-oriented style and want something unique, Mansion is definitely worth your time.
Mansion Home →
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4. Twenty Ten by The WordPress Crew
It might seem a little silly to include the default WordPress 3.0 theme, but it is damn good, it would be a disservice not to include it.
Twenty Ten
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5. Magazeen by WeFunction & Smashing Magazine
The premium quality Magazeen theme oozes functionality and style. Its bold two column magazine layout and style has been designed with the main focus being on typography, grids and its overall magazine-feel.
Magazeen Home →
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6. Mystique by Digital Nature
This smooth WP 3.0 template is a perfect choice for CMS publishers and bloggers alike. There is a ton of customization options, with a solid design, built-in widgets and a intuitive theme settings interface.If there is one drawback, it is that it can at times be an overwhelming amount.
Mystique Home →
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7. AutoFocus+ by Fthrwght (Allan Cole)
AutoFocus+ is a clean and simple WordPress theme developed for photographers looking to showcase their work. It has designed on an 800px, 8 column grid which will truly allow your images to shine and boasts a sharper typographic approach with a 22px baseline grid, and a Garamond/Helvetica (Times/Arial for you PC users) font stack that’s much easier to read.
AutoFocus+ Home →
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8. Gadget by ThemeJam
Gadget is one of the sharpest and sleekest themes available for WordPress 3.0 right now.s
Gadget Home →
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9. Suffusion by Aquoid
Suffusion is an elegant, versatile and browser-safe theme with a power-packed set of options. It has 10 widget areas, one-column, two-column and three-column fixed-width formats, 10 pre-defined templates, 17 pre-defined color schemes, two customizable multi-level drop-down menus, featured posts, a magazine layout, tabbed sidebars, widgets for Twitter, Social Networks and Google Translator, translations in many languages and RTL language support.
Channel Home →
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10. Titan by The Theme Foundry
A refined, balanced, and exceptionally handsome WordPress theme. Features a robust theme options menu allowing you to integrate your Flickr photos, Twitter updates, and Feedburner email updates. Use the custom code box to include photos, video, or whatever else your heart desires.
Titan Home →
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About the Author
This is a guest post by the guys behind WpBlogHost.net, an excellent resource if you’re looking to obtain WordPress hosting or WordPress themes.
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