Backlight is the newest Shifter Skin release. The skin is available on getshifter.com and is also available for self-hosted versions of Shifter.

Backlight supports all advanced Shifter configurations and module positions. Backlight is great for both professional and personal sites. You must have Shifter installed to use this WordPress skin.
Read more and download at shiftertheme.com.

I’ll be live on Jeffro’s WordPress Weekly Podcast this Friday, Feb. 22, 2008 at 9:00 PM ET.
It looks like we’ll be talking about WordPress themes and Shifter. Talkshoe now allows phone calls in to a podcast without having to setup a Talkshoe account. Jeffro has the lowdown on calling the show.

Tech Clean is designed for those looking for a clean, professional look. Soft gradients for the page background, toolbars, module headers and tabs enhance the professional feel without detracting from page content. Tech clean is available in three palette versions and supports all Shifter modules and plates.

Read more and download Tech Clean from Shifter’s new […]

What’s your blogging New Year’s Resolution? How about “New year - new blog!”? It’s time for a change and Resolution is the skin to start your blogging year off on the right foot.
Resolution comes in 7 fresh colors for the new year. This skin for the Shifter Theme System for Wordpress supports all Shifter module […]

Worn and Weary is an amazing earthy toned skin for Shifter designed by Jayne d’Arcy. Jayne became excited about Shifter while beta testing version 1.7 for us and she jumped right into designing her first skin.
Worn and Weary was inspired by the photograph Jayne uses as the header image for the skin’s background. Jayne has […]

The wraps are off v1.7 as the final beta has been released. We can’t keep the features a secret too much longer so here we go… some of the new features in Shifter Version 1.7 include:

Choose to show second sidebar on a page type basis.
Choose between three types of “Shifter Plates”. “Shifter Plates” are styles […]

Thank you for the overwhelming response to our request for beta testers for Shifter v1.7. Those selected for the testing have been sent their copies of 1.7.
Thank you again to all who asked to test the most advanced premium Wordpress Theme System ever released.
Pricing has not been set for Shifter 1.7, however, we do anticipate […]

Sometimes you don’t know where you’ll end up when you set out to develop a new piece of software or a new website.
In many ways the development of the Shifter Theme System and the design of PixelsAndSuch happened for the exact same reasons: because we were completely frustrated with other wordpress templates. […]

Shifter v1.6 is now out. Enjoy it. Watch the movie.
Look for more tutorials on how to use Shifter in the next few days.

If a theme sidebar is created correctly, the entire sidebar should actually be a list controlled and styled with css to make the sidebar look nothing like a list. Theme designers usually start and end a sidebar with a ul tag. You just need to make sure your content is inserted betweent the ul tags […]