Love the patterns here? Dress up your Wordpress blog with the new "Simply Ornate" theme. It's free to use and modify as you see fit.

I tried to make this theme as basic as possible. It uses one plugin (which you can find in the plugin folder within the zip file) to include a flickr feed. Just drop the “flickrrss.php” file in your plugins directory and activate within the dashboard. You can set how many photos appear in the feed, I'd suggest staying with multiples of 4 to keep the design balanced.

The theme also includes a prototype-based tab effect (via stereotabs) that allows users to browse latest posts, comments and tags. The front page is set up to show excerpts of your 4 latest posts, and also includes a mini-nav in the upper right side to allow for page navigating.

The theme also uses a ton of png transparency that does work cross-browser (even in IE 6). Click the thumbnails below for screen shots.

Demo Simply Ornate “Twirl II”

Download:

• Simply Ornate “Twirl II” (blue)
• Simply Ornate “D.A.R.K.” (military green)
• Simply Ornate “Pinkie” (pink)
• Simply Ornate “Pixel Gray” (grayscale)
• Simply Ornate “Royal Red” (deep red)

Please leave the footer intact as is, with links to both EvanEckard.com and DinPattern.com for usage. Feel free to modify any themes as well. If you do, send me a link so I can check it out – Enjoy!