I need a wordpress 2.8.6 cms theme with a beach scene

**H2FC** · 11-23-2009, 09:14 PM

Does anyone know where I can find a wordpress 2.8.6 cms theme with a beach scene for use on a florida keys site?

I'm willing to pay for one but unable to find something I like.

Thanks for any help....

**HarveyJ** · 11-26-2009, 07:31 PM

http://www.templatemonster.com/wordp...mes/21588.html
http://www.templatemonster.com/wordp...mes/19479.html
http://www.templatemonster.com/wordp...mes/19241.html
http://www.templatemonster.com/wordp...mes/15871.html

If you feel grateful enough to go through my affiliate link, PM me and I'll send it to you.

**draggar** · 11-26-2009, 09:58 PM

I would recommend againt #1 and #2 in Harvey's links.

Both of those, in no way, could be the Keys. Both show large hills / mountains. the highest point in the Keys is the 7-mile bridge. Most of them are pretty low.

If you used them - change the pics, a picture of the 7 mile bridge, Duval St, or even some beach pics in Islamorada would be a good suggestion or if you're concentrating on Key West, then get a parrot related theme.

Edit: Just think of this, the keys are very VERY relaxed and become more *ahem* open minded the further south you go.

**H2FC** · 11-28-2009, 08:33 AM

Thank you Harvey for the theme suggestions and thank you Draggar for your comments. I agree with you on the first and second links.

I'm now trying to learn how to post a few appropriate images/pics in the header or maybe a single view because I'm not sure if the older wordpress themes will work with the 2.8.6 version. I've noticed many new themes come with a statement like "tested on wordpress 2.8 and later" which leads me to believe the older ones may not work well.

It will be much better for me if I can learn how to work with the pics because then I can use the same free version and just change the pics for each different domain.

**HarveyJ** · 11-30-2009, 07:27 PM

Changing the header image is easy.
it'll be there in the header.php file. Find the file name, then find another picture, crop it to appropriate dimensions, and replace it.

Seriously, if you're against a theme because you can't do a basic edit, I have to worry.

As for the "compatible with"... that's BS. The same kind as "Vista Compatible".
Of course it is! It's based on the same core as the previous versions.
Wordpress' GUI has been the same since v2.4, so any theme less than 2 years old will work on v2.8, and will continue to do so until a major change comes through.

**H2FC** · 12-02-2009, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by HarveyJ

Changing the header image is easy.
it'll be there in the header.php file. Find the file name, then find another picture, crop it to appropriate dimensions, and replace it.

Seriously, if you're against a theme because you can't do a basic edit, I have to worry.

As for the "compatible with"... that's BS. The same kind as "Vista Compatible".
Of course it is! It's based on the same core as the previous versions.
Wordpress' GUI has been the same since v2.4, so any theme less than 2 years old will work on v2.8, and will continue to do so until a major change comes through.

Thanks for the info Harvey. As you can tell from my remarks I know very little about the subject. For instance, I don't understand why anyone would pay for a theme if the free ones are so easily changed to suit them.

I do see a lot of new free themes with the wording "Compatible with the Wordpress 2.8 and later" BS, and as a newby I thought the older ones were probably not compatible.

I'm trying and I will learn....thanks for your help.

**Mike Cruz** · 12-02-2009, 10:51 AM

I just sent you a PM with the nicest one I have yet to find.

**myst woman** · 12-03-2009, 03:03 PM

i was going to say just work the header image. And maybe some beach or map of the key state icons?

**wussadotcom** · 12-03-2009, 05:28 PM

Find a wordpress theme with a style or color the fits your site or wants then just change and edit the background and header. There's nothing to worry about, just get someone to do it. I am sure many can do it for a low cost.

**draggar** · 12-03-2009, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by HarveyJ

Changing the header image is easy.
it'll be there in the header.php file. Find the file name, then find another picture, crop it to appropriate dimensions, and replace it.

Or instead of editing the header.php file just take the image you want, crop etc.. and save it with the same name as the current header image and then upload it to your server in the folder the current header image is (overwrite).

**H2FC** · 12-03-2009, 06:42 PM

Thanks for all the info and comments. The wordpress 2.8.6 theme I'm using is one of the two offered by bluehost for free. I just changed the colors in the heading until I learn how to insert a photo. I think its really simple to change the heading pic on this particular theme but I haven't really tried yet.....maybe tomorrow.

**HarveyJ** · 12-03-2009, 07:42 PM

H2FC: No worries, mate.
As for the reason why people pay for some themes, well, there are some reasons.

A lot of free themes will have links in them, often in places you won't notice, for the theme designers projects that they're attempting to get some offsite SEO linkage for. Name the theme to your niche, people in that niche will use it, all of a sudden you're getting links from a site that's not known to be one of your own, but is in the same niche space, and major SEs will give you some link juice for it.

Conversely, the paid for themes will often have their own internal SEO elements to help you boost your own sites rankings (i.e. related posts internal links, optimised ping codes, etc.) and will often be more modular, meaning you can even change the layout of the blog easily enough.
The Thesis theme is probably the best example of why you'd actually wantto pay for a Wordpress theme. It's almost limitless in it's customization capabilities, and is very Search Engine friendly.

**H2FC** · 12-06-2009, 04:11 PM

Originally Posted by HarveyJ

H2FC: No worries, mate.
As for the reason why people pay for some themes, well, there are some reasons.

A lot of free themes will have links in them, often in places you won't notice, for the theme designers projects that they're attempting to get some offsite SEO linkage for. Name the theme to your niche, people in that niche will use it, all of a sudden you're getting links from a site that's not known to be one of your own, but is in the same niche space, and major SEs will give you some link juice for it.

Conversely, the paid for themes will often have their own internal SEO elements to help you boost your own sites rankings (i.e. related posts internal links, optimised ping codes, etc.) and will often be more modular, meaning you can even change the layout of the blog easily enough.
The Thesis theme is probably the best example of why you'd actually wantto pay for a Wordpress theme. It's almost limitless in it's customization capabilities, and is very Search Engine friendly.

This is all good news to me....thanks for posting Harvey, I appreciate it.