From a product landing page to a wedding announcement site, MISC is robust enough to function in many different ways using built-in WordPress features.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $40

WP Theme Customizer Support

Finally, you can say goodbye to the old-school admin panels of yesterday. MISC utilizes the WordPress “theme customizer” that lets you make color/style changes with a LIVE preview of your edits. SO easy…

Features:

• Responsive
• Translation ready (.POT file included)
• Retina ready
• 300+ Font Awesome Icons
• Shortcodes
• Custom full screen image background support
• AJAXed pagination for each page
• Parallax background effect
• WP menu support
• WP theme customizer support
• WP featured thumbnail support (no TimThumb)
• WP widgets support
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Demo content XML included
• Looks pretty on an iPad :-)
• Free Support: http://themolitor.com/forums

Video Resources:

• MISC Walk-through
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting

Requirements:

• Self-hosted WordPress installation, NOT WordPress.com

ThemeForest Portfolio

Panels is a one-page responsive WordPress theme with a little twist. Each panel is organized using the WordPress menu system and utilizes AJAX to pull in pages using the built-in “Next Page” feature of WordPress.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $35

WP Theme Customizer Support!

Finally, you can say goodbye to the old-school admin panels of yesterday. Panels utilizes the WordPress “theme customizer” that lets you make color/style changes with a LIVE preview of your edits. SO easy…

Features:

• Responsive
• Localized
• .POT file included
• 2 theme skins (light & dark)
• Background pattern control
• Custom full screen image background support
• AJAXed pagination for each panel
• Parallax background effect
• Full-width page template
• WP menu support
• WP theme customizer support
• WP featured thumbnail support (no TimThumb)
• WP widgets support
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Demo content XML included
• Looks pretty on an iPad :-)

Video Resources:

• Panels Walk-through
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting

Requirements:

• Self-hosted WordPress installation, NOT WordPress.com

Resources Used

• Patterns used from Subtle Patterns: http://subtlepatterns.com

Need Support?

Please use my support forums: http://themolitor.com/forums

Need a Customization?

Anything beyond what you see in the item description, demo site and video walk-through would be considered a customization. You can submit a request for customizations here: http://themolitor.com/custom

The Producer is a film focused WordPress theme for studios and production companies. It was entirely designed around showcasing videos. Features a unique “panel” effect when scrolling as well as a traditional credit roll effect.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $45

Video Resources:

• Theme Walk-through
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting

Features:

• Responsive
• Localized
• .POT file included
• 2 theme skins (light & dark)
• Background pattern control
• Custom full screen image background support
• Easy logo customization
• WordPress menu support
• Super easy built-in admin panel.
• Easy thumbnail images with built-in WordPress system (no TimThumb)
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Demo content XML included
• Looks pretty on an iPad :-)

Requirements:

• WordPress.org installation (NOT WordPress.com)
• PHP 5+

Resources Used

Some images were taken by me and some were used with permission from the set of ‘This is Ours’: http://tiofilm.com/

Need Support?

Please use my support forums: http://themolitor.com/forums

Need a Customization?

Anything beyond what you see in the item description, demo site and video walk-through would be considered a customization. You can submit a request for customizations here: http://themolitor.com/custom

Le Maitre d’ is a menu focused WordPress theme for restaurants and cafes. This theme will let you manage everything from the WordPress dashboard so you can update your menu to add/remove items quick and easy.

It’s time to ditch those online PDF menus. People hate them.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $50

Video Resources:

• Theme Walk-through
• OptionTree Setup
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting

Features:

• Includes .POT file
• Full color control of text, background and accent colors
• Custom background support
• Google fonts support
• Display as many widgets as you want in the footer section.
• Easy logo customization
• WordPress menu support
• Super easy admin panel using the OptionTree Plugin
• Easy thumbnail images with built-in WordPress system (no TimThumb)
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Looks pretty on an iPad :-)

Requirements:

• WordPress.org installation (NOT WordPress.com)
• PHP 5+
• OptionTree plugin (free)

Need Support?

Please use my support forums: http://themolitor.com/forums

Need a Customization?

Anything beyond what you see in the item description, demo site and video walk-through would be considered a customization. You can submit a request for customizations here: http://themolitor.com/custom

The Curator is a premier timeline theme for WordPress. This theme was built for artists and/or museums that want to display their work with a chronological focus. Even if you’re not an artist and just want to show historical content in a timeline, this theme is for you.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $50

What buyers are saying:

“Dude, just like all of theMOLITOR themes, this theme is dope!!” - kaledonder

“This may literally be one of the coolest things that I’ve seen on ThemeForest. You rock man… I friggin’ love this!” - epicera

Video Resources:

• Theme Walk-through
• OptionTree Setup
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting
• More to come…

Features:

• Full color control of text, background and accent colors
• Semi-responsive layout
• WordPress custom background support
• Control how the timeline is broken up (i.e. by year, decade, century or millenium)
• Parallax background effect
• Display as many widgets as you want in the “info panel”
• Super easy post slider
• Easy logo customization
• WordPress menu support
• Super easy admin panel using the OptionTree Plugin
• Easy thumbnail images with built-in WordPress system (no TimThumb)
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Looks pretty on an iPad :-)

Requirements:

• WordPress.org installation (NOT WordPress.com)
• PHP 5+
• OptionTree plugin (free)

Resources Used

• Images used with permission from National Gallery of Art: http://www.nga.gov/

Support

My support forums: http://themolitor.com/forums

No. No no no no no no no. “A more beautiful web is…” NOT POSSIBLE WITH INTERNET EXPLORER.

This is not some vain attempt to sound hip, cool, jive or get crunk. This is an attempt to inject some sanity and reason into this outright lie of a television advertisement. Internet explorer 9 (IE9) is uuuuuuuuuuugly. And when I say ugly, I mean really ugly.

Aside from my frustration with Microsoft promoting this garbage and the fact that it’s just horribly false, my other motivation is to avoid wasting any more of my life trying to make my sites look even remotely decent looking on Internet Explorer browsers (currently versions 6-9). On average, I probably spend an extra 8 hours on each of my site projects fixing not only visual errors with IE, but usability errors as well. This has got to stop.

Consider the following comparison…

See anything odd or strange? No? How about now?…

Still nothing? We’re screwed.

The Daily Press is a super simple publication theme for WordPress. This site was designed and built for businesses wanting a similar presence on the web as the New York Times and other prestigious news organizations.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $45

Video Resources:

• Video Walk-through
• OptionTree Setup
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting

Features:

• Adaptive layout – displays additional content on larger displays
• Supports Google custom fonts library
• WordPress custom background support
• “You might also like” pop-out box to promote new articles
• Designated advertising spots
• Custom print CSS for printing articles
• “Sticky” widgets – keeps the last widgets in view
• 4 Custom Page Templates:
  • Staff List
  • Subscription page
  • Sitemap
  • Login page
• Unlimited link color options
• Easy logo customization
• WordPress menu support
• Super easy admin panel using the OptionTree Plugin
• Easy thumbnail images with built-in WordPress system (no TimThumb)
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Looks pretty on an iPad :-)

Requirements:

• WordPress.org installation (NOT WordPress.com)
• PHP 5+
• OptionTree plugin (free)

Resources Used

• Images from PhotoDune authors:
  • buchachon – http://photodune.net/user/buchachon/portfolio
  • chrisroll – http://photodune.net/user/chrisroll/portfolio
  • dotshock – http://photodune.net/user/dotshock/portfolio
  • elenathewise – http://photodune.net/user/elenathewise/portfolio
  • solarseven – http://photodune.net/user/solarseven/portfolio
  • yuri_arcurs – http://photodune.net/user/Yuri_Arcurs/portfolio

Eventure is a premier WordPress theme built specifically for events. This theme utilizes a custom calendar system unlike any other. With traditional calendars, there’s a lot of wasted space showing dates that don’t have any activity. With eventure, only the dates with actual events will show up, maximizing space and ease of use.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $45

Video Resources:

• Walk-through Demo
• OptionTree Setup
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting

Features:

• Responsive layout
• 15 home page combinations
• Layout control
• Unique calendar layout
• Supports Google custom fonts library
• WordPress custom background support
• Unlimited link color options
• Easy logo customization
• WordPress menu support
• Super easy admin panel using the OptionTree Plugin
• Easy thumbnail images with built-in WordPress system (no TimThumb)
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Looks pretty on an iPad :-)

Requirements:

• WordPress.org installation (NOT WordPress.com)
• PHP 5+
• OptionTree plugin (free)

PhotoPharm is ideal for photographers and/or design studios. It utilizes a full screen slideshow feature for maximum impact. You can also easily upload 100s of images to create a gallery page in seconds.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $45

Video Resources:

• Walk-through Demo
• OptionTree Setup
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting

Features:

• Left/Right arrow key support
• iPhone/iPod optimized layout
• Supports Google custom fonts library
• Full screen image backgrounds
• Unlimited link color options
• Easy logo customization
• WordPress menu support
• Super easy admin panel using the OptionTree Plugin
• Easy thumbnail images with built-in WordPress system
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Looks pretty on an iPad :-)

Requirements:

• WordPress.org installation (NOT WordPress.com)
• PHP 5+
• OptionTree plugin (free)

Nocturnal is an audio/music focused theme that is geared towards nightclubs and/or bands. The featured content is built to support posters and flyers.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $45

HTML Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $15

What buyers are saying:

The creativity in your themes is stunning! Thanks :-)
- voncms

Video Resoruces:

• Walk-through Demo
• OptionTree Setup
• Menu Setup
• Theme Installtion and Troubleshooting

Features:

• Left/Right/Up/Down arrow key + spacebar support
• Ajax pagination
• Supports Google custom fonts library
• Slideout widget panel
• Full screen image backgrounds
• Unlimited link color options
• Easy logo customization
• WordPress menu support
• Super easy admin panel using the OptionTree Plugin
• Easy thumbnail images with built-in WordPress system
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects

Requirements:

• WordPress.org installation (NOT WordPress.com)
• PHP 5+
• OptionTree plugin (free)

If you’re looking for a basic blog, you’ve come to the wrong place. This theme is built for the serious writers looking to showcase their talents. ‘The Novelist’ is a premier RESPONSIVE portfolio theme for authors and/or copy writers. Content is king people.

WordPress Version

DEMO — PURCHASE – $50

Features:

• Responsive design (optimized for any screen size).
• Left/Right arrow key support
• Ajax pagination
• Supports Google custom fonts library
• Slideout widget panel
• Full screen image backgrounds
• Unlimited link color options
• Easy logo customization
• WordPress menu support
• Super easy admin panel using the OptionTree Plugin
• Easy thumbnail images with built-in WordPress system
• FREE version upgrade if you purchased this theme
• Advanced jQuery animations and effects
• Optimized for iPad and iPhone

Requirements:

• WordPress.org installation (NOT WordPress.com)
• PHP 5+
• OptionTree plugin (free)

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Apple’s last(est) installment of OS X has been out for a few days now and I’ve had more than enough playtime to come to the conclusion that Apple totally missed the boat on this one. For each “oh, that’s cool!” moment there’s a few “WTF?!” moments. As much as this hurts to do, I must warn those who haven’t jumped on the Lion bandwagon yet…

Inverted Scrolling

Why is this considered default behavior? Sure it makes a TON of sense to use this method of scrolling on the iPad or iPhone, but that’s because you’re actually TOUCHING the screen. Using this approach with a mouse or trackpad just doesn’t work.

Even if there are some test results showing this method to be more efficient or whatever, it just simply doesn’t matter. People have been scrolling the “unnatural” way for years and it’s too much of a change to undo what we’ve been doing since the scroll wheel was invented.

Fix? Uncheck the “scroll direction: natural” box in the mouse settings panel.

Dashboard Widgets “Space”

Dashboard widgets are handy. I personally use the calculator widget religiously. Since the Lion update, the default behavior of the widgets is to open in it’s own “space”. What this means is that I can’t see the numbers I want to plug into the calculator. I’d have to jump back and forth to use it effectively. Why on earth would you need an entirely separate screen for widgets anyway?

Fix? Uncheck the “Show Dashboard as a space” box in the Mission Control settings panel.

Launchpad

I like the idea of Launchpad. I just don’t like how difficult and clunky it is to manage. You can’t bulk move elements around. You have to do it one-by-one. That is so annoying. Sorry Apple.

Fix? None that I’m aware of.

Moving Between Spaces

On my Macbook Pro, I use spaces all the time since I don’t have a second monitor hooked up. One thing Apple did away with was the ability to infinitely cycle through the different spaces using the arrow keys + the command key. Now, thanks to Lion, once you reach the left most space, you can’t continue to the right most space using Cmd+leftArrow, for example. This is very annoying.

Fix? None that I’m aware of.

Colorless UI

When opening a finder window, all the icons in the sidebar are now colorless. Sure it looks cleaner, but it’s a lot harder to quickly identify elements when they are all the same color and relative size.

Fix? None that I’m aware of.

Mouse Jumping

This is probably THE most annoying feature of Lion. When I move my mouse quickly, the cursor “jumps” to the farthest point in the direction you’re moving. On my iMac I’m using two HUGE monitors, and quickly moving my mouse not even an inch will span the ENTIRE width of the screens. Add to this the fact that I use “hot corners” and all hell breaks loose.

Fix? None that I’m aware of.

Conclusion

I’d recommend passing on the Lion update. I’ve had to undo a lot of the new features and haven’t had a single “wow, I’m glad I updated” experience. The only reason I would recommend updating is if you have a major need for your comp to run at a lower temperature – but that might be a rumor, I don’t know.