Free wordpress theme

If you’ve been to this site recently you’ll probably know that I’m to release the first of many totally free wordpress themes, and in keeping with the Shakespearian naming scheme, I’d like to introduce you to Othello for Wordpress.

About Othello

Othello is a completely free, out-of-the-box solution for wordpress and is perfect for entry level users. That’s not to say it’s basic however, in-fact it’s far from it.

Othello boasts advanced css3 webkit/mozilla features, wordpress widget support, banner advertising space, basic SEO optimisation & a simple set up process.

Technical features

For WordPress 2.7.1 and above
WordPress widget enabled
Default widgets pre-styled (excluding the calendar widget) for fast set-up
Based on the 960 grid system but written in em’s for better accessibility
Written in valid xhtml strict and styled using css2/3
Advanced webkit and mozilla features including animated transitions, rounded corners, opacity and rgba colours
Semantically structured with basic SEO requirements met
Latest versions of Safari, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, & Internet Explorer are supported
Internet Explorer 6 is supported in a visually limited, but still usable fashion.
Basic accessibility requirements met and in most places exceeded
Plays well with plugins
Released for free under creative commons license, share and share alike.

Setting it up

Othello is built to work almost straight out of the box, however there are still a few steps to undertake to get it up and running.

Open up the header.php file and add your own 468×60 banner. Save
Replace the default logo (logo-simple.gif) in the /img/ folder with your logo. Save.
Upload the Othello theme folder to wp-content/themes.
Upload the included plugins to wp-content/plugins.
Login to wordpress and activate the theme.
Activate the required plugins.
Open settings and select Similar Posts.
Set your preferences, 3 posts works well. All other defaults can stay as they are.
If you haven’t already, activate your widgets.
Get adding content, you’re ready to go.

You can Download Othello now from this page >>

{Below are some previews from Othello Version 1}