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 […]

GigaOM.com is a popular tech blog with what I think is currently the most common layout for a blog that is ad heavy. Ad heavy is not a bad thing. You have to pay your bills somehow and there is a right way and a wrong way to put ads on your site that meets […]

To coincide with the release of Shifter v1.5 v1.6, we will begin running a series of post called “What’s That Layout” where will show how easy it is to get virtually any mainstream, functional layout for your Wordpress blog using the Shifter Theme.
We will profile several major blog sites and tell you how to achieve […]

Lizard is our newest skin for Shifter. Lizard is a dark theme with a header image that expands to fit any one of the many settings your blog can handle using our Shifter theme.
The preview shot above shows the Lizard Skin for Shifter in a fluid width setting (body width 100%) with the first sidebar […]

Shifter 1.5 1.6 is now available for Wordpress. Download Shifter for Wordpress.

All about Shifter. (Version 1.5 - Part of the No Complaints Series by Buzzdroid.com)
Install and/or upgrade: Upload the entire Shifter folder to your themes directory and activate Shifter under Presentation/Themes.
Shifter v1.5 ships with 3 skins - customize the look and layout with the flip […]

OK, so it’s not a catchy title. “Brown” was about all we were up to when decided to name the sleek new skin we are releasing for our Shifter Series Wordpress Themes. (Learn more about the idea behind Shifter)
This skin release is intended to demonstrate how easy it is to change the look of your […]

Day five of Shifter brings you a fluid version of Shifter with an AJAX shifting 180px wide sidebar. (Learn more about the idea behind Shifter)
Demo And Download
Demo this version of Shifter here. Download from the Shifter page.
Release 5: Shifter Fluid-180
On the heels of yesteday’s release of a 750px version of this theme, this version of […]

Day four of Shifter brings you a 750px version of Shifter with an AJAX shifting 180px wide sidebar. (Learn more about the idea behind Shifter)
Demo And Download
Demo this version of Shifter here. Download from the Shifter page.
Release 4: Shifter 750-180
This version of Shifter is a 750px width theme with a 180px sidebar that can switched […]

Day three of Shifter brings you a fluid version of Shifter with an AJAX shifting 300px wide sidebar. (Learn more about the idea behind Shifter)
Demo And Download
Demo this version of Shifter here. Download from the Shifter page.
Release 3: Shifter Fluid-300
This version of Shifter is a fluid width theme with a 300px sidebar that can switched […]

Like we said, Shifter is not about cool colors and gradients; Shifter is about structural functionailty for your blog layout. But just because we are not concentrating on cool colors and gradients right now, doesn’t mean you can’t. Each version of Shifter has built in functionality to support a Shifter Skin.
What Is A Shifter Skin
“Skins” […]