SimplePress theme is a Thesis custom skin and is an awesome theme no matter what others say about it. Thesis can be customized fully and you can have a unique theme with great benefits for SEO. This post will show you a custom Thesis skin that can be purchased and setup in no time.
I have already reviewed a few WordPress themes and some have really been superb and outstanding. They offer many different features and extra’s that help the user. You can view some of my previous reviews below:
SimplePress Theme Basic Info:
SimplePress is a magazine type skin with tons of great features. Built for maximum ad revenue generating opportunities and a focus on content. SimplePress will make your Thesis site stand out from the rest!
Below is an image of how the SimplePress skin looks. As you can see, the theme looks attractive and it can be used for any purpose.
SimplePress Thesis Skin - example
SimplePress has plenty of space to place affiliate banners which could earn you some income. It could be a money making machine for Google Adsense and other high paying affiliate programs.
SimplePress Features:
- Featured Articles with two display options
- Two Css Style: Black and White
- Valid CSS/XHTML
- Two types of display for the main content of homepage: Teaser and Magazine style
- Support for multiple ad placements and sizes (IAB standard) with excellent special effects
- Automatic generate thumbnail for homepage
- Unique tab system
- Enable gzip improves the page load speed
- Unique comment system
- Compatible to all major browsers and many more …
SimplePress Welcome Details:
Below is an example of the welcome page you will see once the SimplePress is activated. It displays some basic details and you have access to Lifetime updates which is a bonus.
SimplePress Thesis Skin - Welcome
SimplePress Settings:
The SimplePress settings are very straight forward and even newbies will find this easy. There are currently two styles namely, white and black. You can also select to display featured articles, which is always a bonus.
SimplePress Thesis Skin - Settings
So, what do you think of SimplePress? Would you purchase it? Would you change an existing Thesis theme to SimplePress?
Final Thought
I hope you enjoyed this SimplePress Thesis Skin. Maybe you could use it for your next project/website. Your feedback is welcomed and ready to hear what you think of it.
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I like the features for the home page. I love how simple it is, yet is has powerful features. Thanks for this post.
@Luigi – simple and effective for users and visitors.
Great review George. SimplePress is a great theme with special effect and I have reviewed about it too. I was offered a license that I used on my DEMO at: http://simplepress.eblogviet.com
The big different of this skin is that it has 2 layouts and more to come in the next version. Everything is automatic and you do not need to tweak it, special banner rotation and cu3er effect for featured. Ads are fully optimized too.
I am planning to use it for eblogtip.com with some customizations. Thanks
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@Tinh – wow, you got a free license. That’s cool, would be nice if I got one also, but I doubt that would happen. Let me know when you start using it on eblogtip.com
I will. I will customize it first and then use it for eblogtip.com
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@Tinh – just pop me an email and let me know.
Hi George,
The theme/skin looks great, just wanted to point out to you the link appears to be broken for me (I get a 404)
I use Thesis on one of my sites and Frugal on another. They’re both basically frameworks and have their own advantages. Since we’re talking about skins, one of the things I like about Frugal right now is they’ve recently launched a skin store and you don’t need to use FTP to upload the skin (like you do with Thesis skins, at least for now). I think Chris said Thesis has that coming in the next version though.
I really like how these frameworks are moving beyond having the user or their developer customize things manually, and making it easy to upload options. I’m a software developer, but I don’t really have an eye for design and like the flexibility the themes offer … but want someone else to use that flexibility to give me a design I like
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@Sid Savara – thanks for the broken link mention, it was working fine when I was still setting up the post. I have fixed it now.
The framework helps with many aspects of a site and I’m also waiting to see what the new version of Thesis has. Hope it makes life easier as my own Thesis skin is coming on slowly.
This theme looks great!
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I never tried thesis theme on my blog. It looks really simple and elegant theme. As a user I always like to have customizable theme. Simplepress fits the bill.
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@Ricky – glad to know that you like SimplePress theme, it does seem that it would fit the bill
I am planning to change my blog’s theme. In 50-50 situation shall I go for this theme or any free theme as of now since I m having zero revenue from my blog till now. Don’t know what to do
@George: A question from you if u cud tell, what u say.. Are paid themes as thesis etc. prove much better than free ones available in the market?
If theres only 1-2 up or down then I think no one will go for paid ones. What such these paid themes as thesis do contain ?
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I am sure as I always agree with the sentence: You get what you pay for. Paid theme will get a great support and development later on while free can not offer
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@Tinh – it all depends on the theme developer. I agree that if one is serious about their pressence on the net, then premium themes are the way to go.
One could start of with a free theme and make some money from affiliate banners/links and then use that money to buy a premium theme. That way you don’t cough up money before you even start
@TechOfWeb – I personally find that paid themes are much better as the support and help that is received are better. I still think that free themes are better to start off with as you get to take baby steps first, but if you are serious then premium themes are the way to go.
Wow, this is a really great skin. I love it in first sight. I wonder if i can use it in non thesis theme.
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Yes, I can code it for you, contact me now vunamhung.com
@serradinho Thank you for review my theme, very impressed
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@Vu Nam Hung – thanks for the response, I told Dana that she must contact you if she wants it to work without Thesis. That is mighty nice of you as a developer.
@Dana – I think the theme developer has developed it with the basic framework of Thesis, but you could always ask them to see what they can do.
Love the Magazine-like feel it has to it. SimplePress seems pretty clean and simple to use.
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@Josiah Staggs – yes, it is simple and clean and would appeal to many users out there.
I was offered a license by Vu Nam Hung – skin’s author too , great skin! Thanks nice reviews!
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@Minh – wow, you’re lucky. Great to know that some premium theme developers are willing to give away licenses. Use it wisely
I usually use joomla since (I think) joomla can give you more flexible site: from blog to big website.
Looking at this theme, I should try WP.
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I too am using Joomla, but WordPress rocks too. The Thesis themeis very popular right now. Maybe too popular? That could have some drawbacks too.
@James – yes, it is very popular BUT also very flexible. Could you maybe list the drawbacks, would like to know your take on that.
The thesis skin looks plain and looks crowded. It’s more to magazine style, do you think so? But that would help for people who doesn’t know anything about thesis customization, I just know a very little about thesis customization, you know it bro.
Anyway, nice sharing!
Cheers,
Lee
SimplePress looks pretty nice, thanks for the overview on features and the inside look at the admin panel in WordPress. If there’s one thing I’d complain about with Thesis (I don’t have much to complain about), it’s that there doesn’t seem to be a very robust “skin” and design community. Development help is easy to find, but I’ve only come across a handful of design skins.
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The blog/go/simplepress link here is infected with a trojan horse!
My AVG antivirus picked it up.
Fix up your site dude!
@Dima – thanks for that info. I will have a look now, sorry for any problems caused.
@Dima – I had a look into the problem and found it to be the developers site that has been infected. My blog and e-junkie.com are clean. The developer has been notified and replied that he knows of the problem and is attending to it.