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Regular readers will have noticed Monevator has had an overhaul in recent days. The new look is based on Chris Pearson’s amazing new Thesis [2] premium WordPress theme, which I’d urge all you WordPress users to consider using.
I based the previous incarnation of Monevator on one of Chris’ earlier themes, Copyblogger; I loved the clean typography and logical way Chris had put together that theme. There were also lots of great little extras, such as the pull quotes you more often see in magazines than websites.
When I discovered Chris had Thesis, a very affordable premium package, in the works, I knew I had to try it out and I’ve not been disappointed.
Thesis has all the grace and style of Chris’ previous free themes, but this time it’s backed up by what seems like almost daily tweaks and upgrades (free for life!) and also a lively support forum. All for the price of a decent steak dinner for two!
I’ve tried many WordPress themes, and this is something special.
A list of advantages to Thesis [2] would run and run, but my favourites include:
- Super typography, as you can see from this site – I’ve never even seen another WordPress theme with drop caps, for instance. Your site will look effortlessly great
- Thesis is easily tweaked, due to its logical structure, even by the less skillful coders out there
- The Thesis support forums have seen most problems before, so it’s the work of minutes to find a solution to a common customisation query, such as inserting blocks of ads or changing the header
- Chris is writing excellent Thesis tutorials, which have expanded my knowledge of WordPress as much as of Thesis. A great bit of icing for the cake…
- Finally, there are more goodies to come from the Thesis stable, such as a magazine-style WordPress theme (I asked specifically for it, and Chris wrote back within 24 hours to say one was in the works!)
I hope you stick around for more changes to come with Monevator, and I hope you agree the new look is a winner.
To be honest, Thesis made it pretty easy to smarten up. It costs $87 to buy, which is $87 more than all the free themes out there, but with the volume of Internet sites out there nowadays, I’m not sure free really cuts it anymore. And that $87 entitles you to lifetime upgrades, and currently a special second theme that’s in the works from Chris, too.
But don’t just take my word for it, check out these Thesis Testimonials.