Free Wordpress theme: Introducing NYC Theme

Posted by Jean-Baptiste Jung on Oct 9, 2008 in WordPress • 33 comments

It’s been a long time since I released OpenBook, my free “Magazine” theme. So I’m very happy to announce you the release of my new free WordPress theme, called NYC Theme.

I created this theme because I received some emails from people asking me if I can publicly release the cats Who Code theme. I wasn't against this idea, but Cats Who Code theme has been built especially for this blog and have many very specific features, so it should be a real pain to customize it and make it fit your needs.

Features

Widgetized sidebar
Widgetized footer
Custom field to display a thumbnail on homepage
Optimized for SEO
Easy to customize
Classy design with nice color
Built-in pagination

Download/Live demo

A live demo of the theme is available on my demo server. If you want to download the theme, just click here.

NYC WordPress Theme

Questions and support

If you find any bug, or need any help, I'll do my best to help you. Therefore, please note that I'm very busy at the moment, so you can expect some delay in my answer. Premium support is also available, if you want me to configure your theme, please send me an email.

Also, if you use the theme, a small donation will be very appreciated!

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1 - John on Oct 9, 2008, 12:48 pm:

The theme’s awesome! Where did you get that beautiful photo at the top?
2 - Maigret on Oct 9, 2008, 7:34 pm:

Yes it’s a great theme ! I really love the color scheme. Good job !
3 - jbj on Oct 9, 2008, 7:53 pm:

Thanks to both of you! got this very nice image on deviantart.
4 - Tim Norton on Oct 10, 2008, 2:36 am:

Jean, very nice work, it’s a very attractive theme!
5 - Ajith Edassery on Oct 10, 2008, 5:52 am:

The theme rocks, thanks to the excellent blue-back combo of the background img. Perhaps the footer area could have a blue b/g as well to make it look better…

Another thing - as the image is occupying half the screen, most hot areas above the fold is
gone… If you monetize a site with this theme, your ad revenue may reduce.

Amazing work though…

Cheers,
Ajith
6 - kouji on Oct 10, 2008, 6:13 am:

wow. :O i agree. that does look awesome.
7 - james on Oct 10, 2008, 6:13 am:

wow. :O i agree. that does look awesome.
8 - Eva White on Oct 10, 2008, 6:24 am:

Looks lovely. Nice clean lines and love the visual effect as well.
9 - jbj on Oct 10, 2008, 7:13 am:

@all: Thanks for the nice comments! I’m glad you enjoyed the theme!

@Ajith Edassery: You’re right about the header image. When I was creating the theme, I have thought a lot about including it or not, and finally choose to include it.
Anyways, it’s very easy to remove the image and replace it by a smaller image
10 - Roger Hamilton on Oct 10, 2008, 11:23 am:

That theme is lovely. Nice image you selected for the header!
11 - George on Oct 11, 2008, 10:34 pm:

I like that theme a lot. It is clean and real easy to look at.
12 - Christopher Ross on Oct 12, 2008, 1:59 am:

Awesome theme! I love the blue background.
13 - Sucharith on Oct 13, 2008, 10:22 am:

Awsome theme… Digged it
14 - jbj on Oct 13, 2008, 10:29 am:

@Sucharith: Thanks, I really appreciate it!
15 - Universal Indie Records on Oct 13, 2008, 8:50 pm:

Ok… just how do i add a thumbnail on the homepage? I can’t find the instructions anywhere…
16 - Robby Slot on Oct 13, 2008, 10:25 pm:

Nice theme, i’ve been looking for one for a my new site on NY law, i recon this is the one.. upped on digg & reddit
17 - jbj on Oct 13, 2008, 11:18 pm:

@Universal Indie Records: You’re right, I didn’t explained it. Sorry about this. You got to create a custom field, named Image, and assign it the thumbnail url as a value.

@Robby: Thanks a lot
18 - Make Money Blogging on Oct 14, 2008, 11:09 am:

Thanks for sharing this theme. Would probably considering using it but need some customization though.
19 - Armen Shirvanian on Oct 15, 2008, 4:58 am:

This theme is quite focused on a certain location, and would probably mainly appeal to people who only want this type of look. It has a dark look which is not too ominous, and this adds to its value.
20 - amelia on Oct 17, 2008, 5:43 am:

It looks great. I love the themes its very nice and clean. Thanks for the help!

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21 - Konzert Blogger on Oct 17, 2008, 2:46 pm:

wow. : Very Nice theme Great Job.. thanks
22 - parenting tips on Oct 20, 2008, 6:35 pm:

the themes are very nice. attractive and artistic. i like it!
23 - infrazone on Oct 21, 2008, 12:47 pm:

Hi, nice looking wordpress theme. Thanks for providing.
24 - Frank|Mercedes Wheels on Oct 22, 2008, 4:23 pm:

The theme looks damn good,ideal for new york night life like pubs,discotheques.
25 - Catrin W on Oct 28, 2008, 12:56 pm:

I love black/dark themes and this one is really excellent, i admit. The only glitch is footer which is not perfectly suited with rest of design, but i guess that could be bypassed.
26 - Tom Tayo on Nov 1, 2008, 2:37 pm:

Great theme and memorable contribution! Thanks for sharing!
27 - Sabrina Sweetheart on Nov 7, 2008, 8:54 am:

Hi JBJ, thanks for this theme. I am using it right now. Am thinking of disabling the Page Navi though, it doesn’t look right. And there is an extra ” /> showing up at the beginning of each blog post. I am still looking for where that came from to clean it up.

Overall, I am very thankful for your hard work on this theme. Thanks again.
28 - teraom on Nov 18, 2008, 1:18 am:

One of the few themes that has impresed me, despite a big header image.
I would like to change the body #5A5B5E to something lighter. (to one in this sidebar)
try this one out and see a beautiful theme..
29 - Carrie on Nov 26, 2008, 12:05 pm:

Great theme and memorable contribution! Thanks for sharing!
30 - brandon alan scofield on Dec 14, 2008, 12:28 pm:

so inspiring …. the picture on header match the whole theme part , a kind of minimalist …