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Premium Dark News Theme Released
November 20, 2007
WPDesigner mentioned he’d like to see a different version of our first premium news theme and here it is — Dark News Theme!
This theme has the same great features as the original news theme, but with a decided dark side.
BONUS: For a limited time, purchase this theme and also get our 7 Steps to Optimizing WordPress Video Tutorials and Quick Start to Using WordPress Guide.
Ambient Glo 1.5, a Web 2.0 free wordpress theme, Updated!
August 9, 2007
Back in May we released Nathan Parikh’s first free WordPress theme for RockinThemes, Ambient Glo.
Now it’s time for an update.
Nathan has released two flavors of the new Ambient Glo 1.5 theme. Both of them address bugs and problems that were in the original release. Nathan has also included more detailed instructions in the README file on how to change the default Ambient Glo logo.
The two versions are:
1) A static, fixed width version like the original,
and
2) A new fluid width version, due to requests by our users
Key features:
- Web 2.0 look
- Three columns
- Widget ready
Designer: Nathan Parikh
Demo the Fixed Width version here.
Download it here.
Demo the Fluid Width version here.
Download it here.
This is the support post for all theme-related problems.
RockinChrome: Black Three Column Free Theme Released
July 1, 2007
I’d like to introduce RockinChrome … a dark, three-column free WordPress theme.
Key features:
- Dark theme with grey and red accents
- Custom PSD graphic files included
- Three columns
- Widget ready
Take it for a test spin here … and download it here.
Designer: Cory Miller
Here is the support post for this theme.
Rockin Black 3 Column Free WordPress Theme Released
April 19, 2007
RockinBlack is a black and white, clean and simple, three-column theme designed with little elements for the minimalist in mind, includes an easy-to-replace graphical header.
Key features:
- Black minimal theme
- Widget ready
- Three columns
- Super easy to customize
- Easy-to-replace graphical header
Alternate Download (if links above don’t work) here ([download#14#hits])
Designer: Cory Miller
This is the support post for this theme. Please report all theme-related problems, including browsers used and site links in the comments below.
UPDATE:
Minimum container height fixed that was causing shorter pages to have line issues. Fixed!
RockinBigIdea - 3 Column Free Wordpress Theme
April 9, 2007

RockinBigIdea is a 3 column, widget ready theme ready to use out of the box. It features a wide middle column, left and right sidebars, and a top navigation bar for pages.
Key Features:
Professional looking design
Clean layout
3 columns, widget ready
Text Header, ready to go out of the box
Grey/Yellow Color Scheme
Alternate download (if above link doesn’t work) here ([download#11#hits])
This is also the support theme for all theme-related problems. Please report them in the comments with browsers used, and site links for fastest support.
RockinMinimalist - 2 Column Free Wordpress Theme
April 5, 2007

RockinMinimalist is another bare-bones design for those of you who are looking for a low-overhead theme that’s highly customizable, and without a lot of extra fluff to get in the way. The original comes in a 2 column version, but in the next few days, check back at this post for a 3 column version, and some color variations.
Key Features:
- 2 columns (3 column coming tomorrow)
- Simple layout
- Highly Customizable
- Left Sidebar
- Widgetized
- Light blue color scheme
- Sleek lines and a clean layout, not complicated
Alternate Download (if links above don’t work) here ([download#9#hits])
Click Below to download the variations
Blue:
2 Column | 3 Column
Green:
2 Column | 3 Column
Black:
2 Column | 3 Column
Author: Nathan Rice
This is also the support theme for all theme-related problems. Please report them in the comments with browsers used, and site links for fastest support.
RockinDarkQ Red, Orange 2 Column Free WordPress Theme Released
March 22, 2007
RockinDarkQ is a red and orange, two column, dark theme designed for customization and readability for that dark, sleek blog look.
Key Features:
- Two columns
- Right sidebar
- Feed icon
- Widget ready
- Dark theme with black, red and orange colors
Download it here.
Demo it here.
Designer’s Website: Cory Miller
This is the theme’s support-related post … please report all problems relating to this theme in the comments.
RockinDark1 - 3 Column Wordpress Theme Released
March 7, 2007

RockinDark1 is a the first in a series of dark themes from RockinThemes.com. It features a dark grey background, black sidebars, and a beautiful grey/blue/green color scheme. For all you minimalists out there, this is a great theme for you because RockinDark1 comes in 2 versions: A text header version for quick and easy implementation, or a graphical header version for those of you who want to use your own custom header image.
Key Features:
- Widgetized
- Dark Color Scheme
- Replaceable Header image or…
- Text header
- Easy reading
- Top Page Navigation
Download the text header version here ([download#3#hits])
Download the graphical header version here
Demo it here (text) and here (graphical)
This is a free Wordpress Theme!
Bugs:
None reported yet.
Changelog:
No changes yet.
Visit the author’s website at www.nathanrice.org
Comments and support are welcome in the comments section below.
RockinMinimal 3 Column WordPress Theme Released
March 5, 2007

RockinMinimal 3 Column is a white, black and grey, clean and sleek theme designed for the bare essentials … with a minimalist flair. Based on popular demand, the graphical header is easily changed and replaced.
Key features:
- Graphical header easily replaced for custom look
- Three columns - sidebars on left and right of main content
- Minimal element for maximum reading
- Highly customizable
- Widget ready
Download it here.
Demo it here.
Changelog:
Bugs:
Visit the author’s website at www.corymiller.com.
Please address all theme-related problems and issues here on this post.
RockinMinimal 2 Column WordPress Theme Released
March 5, 2007

RockinMinimal 2 Column is a white, black and grey, clean and sleek theme designed for the bare essentials … with a minimalist flair. Based on popular demand, the graphical header is easily changed and replaced.
Key features:
- Graphical header easily replaced for custom look
- Two columns - sidebar on right
- Minimal element for maximum reading
- Highly customizable
- Widget ready
Download it here.
Demo it here.
Changelog:
Bugs:
Visit the author’s website at www.corymiller.com.
Please address all theme-related problems and issues here on this post.













