Run an Online Magazine With Wordpress

Written on July 1, 2007 – 2:06 pm | by Jennifer Mattern |

I recently posted about some of my favorite non-blog / magazine style Wordpress themes. I’ve since come across three more that absolutely blew me away, all from Solostream.com. In addition to giving them a look, here are a few articles that will help you in developing your own Wordpress themes, as well as teaching you how Wordpress can effectively be used to manage an online magazine:

Themes:

I’ll definitely be making use of at least the first two of these themes. They all offer widget support (I believe, although don’t hold me to that), and they have a convenient featured post area where you can choose a primary post to display in true online magazine style.

And speaking of online magazines and Wordpress, here are a few articles you should read:

How to Use Wordpress to Run a Magazine, News WebsiteÂ

How to Convert Any Web Template Into a Wordpress ThemeÂ

Turning a Web Template Into a Wordpress Theme: A Video TutorialÂ

How to Create a Wordpress Theme: A Guide for the Design-Challenged Non-GeekÂ

Pieces of Wordpress Theme Code: A Repository

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  1. 2 Responses to “Run an Online Magazine With Wordpress”

  2. By Michael Pollock on Jul 1, 2007 | Reply

    Hey Jennifer:

    Thanks so much for the kind words and the links. All the themes you mentioned are definitely widget-ready.

    Best - Michael

  3. By TJ on Jul 7, 2007 | Reply

    Great post… I’m currently using/tweaking the Suhweet Theme for a local magazine - http://www.surfthedrift.com - I looked for a while for a good, clean, editable magazine-style theme and Suhweet had just about everything I needed.

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