Magazine Basic.

Magazine Basic was our first free Basic theme for WordPress. To date, over 90,000 people have downloaded it from WordPress.org and the response has been unbelievable. I have just put the finishing touches on version 2.6.x to take advantage of all the amazing new features in WordPress 3.0. The Arturo Theme Engine has also been upgraded to give users a smoother experience when configuring all of the theme options.

If you are still using WordPress 2.9.x, please you shouldn’t upgrade to v2.6.x. A compatible version for older installations of WordPress is available in the changelog below.

Magazine Basic

Now ready for WordPress 3.0

Magazine Basic offers many different layout possibilities. Two custom widgets, Featured Posts and User Login help you create a fully functioning magazine/newspaper style Web site. Customize every aspect of Magazine Basic through an easy-to-use admin interface to create a unique layout that will make your site stand out from the rest. Dynamic SEO functionality will get your site the rank it deserves.

Magazine Basic Features

NEW Ready for WordPress 3.0
NEW Arturo Theme Engine v2.0
NEW Featured Image Selector
NEW Menu System
Site Width (800px or 1024px)
Sidebar Width (180px or 360px)
Multiple Widgetized Sidebars
Multiple Front Page Grid-Style Layouts
Sub-Category and Sub-Pages Menu Supported
Header Login Bar
Pagination
Featured Posts Widget
SEO Meta Keywords & Description
Nested Comments
Google Analytics
Ad Space
100% xHTML Valid Code
Translation Ready
Access to Support Forum

Magazine Basic is built within the framework of the latest version of WordPress and requires PHP version 5. It will not work on a WordPress.com hosted site and is only compatible with a self-hosted installation of WordPress.

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Magazine Basic Details

Cross Browser Compatibility

It seems everyone has a different favorite browser. Luckily, all of our themes are designed and tested to work in popular modern browsers such as Firefox 3.6, Internet Explorer 7 & 8, and Safari 4.

Dynamic SEO

Search Engine Optimization is on everyone's mind. Thankfully, you can rest easy using any of our themes. I have created special functions that work in sync with WordPress to create dynamic titles, page descriptions and keywords.

Support for Magazine Basic

If you encounter a problem with one of our themes, please check out the Support Forum. There you will find FAQs, How To's, Documentation and hopefully, the answers to all of your questions.

07/02/2010 v2.6.8
  • Updated tags for WordPress.org
06/22/2010 v2.6.7
  • Added permalinks to images
  • Fixed layout option issue
06/21/2010 v2.6.6
  • Added word wrap to columns
  • Added image resizer when featured image is not set
06/10/2010 v2.6.5
  • Fixed sidebar layout
  • Fixed IE description
  • Fixed sidebar widget
  • Fixed "Read More"
06/08/2010 v2.6.1
  • Adjusted Save Feature
06/06/2010 v2.6
  • Updated for WordPress 3.0
  • Upgrade Arturo Theme Engine v2.0
12/08/2009 v2.5.6 (compatible with WP 2.9.x - download)
  • Fixed type in widget_feature.php
12/07/2009 v2.5.5
  • Fixed weirdness with pagination
  • Cleaned up language file (.po & .mo)
11/16/2009 v2.5.4
  • Fixed mainwrapper width issue
11/11/2009 v2.5.3
  • Changed the header uploader to a direct file path
  • Changed the pull quote function, explanation on info page
  • Added a new design touches
  • Superfish drop down menu
  • IE design fixes
  • Category and Page nav menu inclusion option
  • Translation ready (.po & .mo files)
  • Fixed admin design bug
  • Added pagination
06/24/2009 v2.4.10
  • Updated for WP 2.8
05/25/2009 v2.4
  • Added drop down menu
  • Changed header uploader
  • Fixed more IE bugs
03/25/2009 Version 2.3.3
  • Fixed excerpt issue
  • Fixed pages image issue
  • Cleaned up CSS
  • Changed fonts and headers slightly
  • Added search query and result to search page
  • Added subtitle option
  • Added blockquote/pullquote option
03/09/2009 Version 2.3.2
  • Added Content or Excerpt option
03/09/2009 Version 2.3.1
  • Fixed captions issue
  • Fixed issue with images not appearing on main page
03/06/2009 Version 2.3
  • Fixed textarea with for nested (threaded) comments
  • Solved issue with images not appearing on main page
  • Added missing ? for comment moderation text
  • Fixed IE6 alignment issue
  • Added word limit excerpt option for main page
  • Created JavaScript drop down menu for sub-categories
  • Re-validated everything and tested in all major browsers
  • Added comment numbers
03/02/2009 Version 2.2
  • Added nested (threaded) comments
02/23/2009 Version 2.1.9
  • Fixed RSS button issue
02/23/2009 Version 2.1.8
  • Changed mete description function due to certain Plugins having issues
  • Fixed preview
  • Updated Featured Post widget
02/21/2009 Version 2.1.7
  • Fixed issue with comments
02/19/2009 Version 2.1.5
  • Added "Number of Post on Main Page" option
  • Fixed main page layout for more than 6 posts
02/19/2009 Version 2.1.4
  • Tested and styled for Firefox, IE6 and IE7
  • 100% xHTML Valid
02/11/2009 Version 2.1.3
  • Changed coding for logo uploader
02/08/2009 Version 2.1.2
  • Fixed issue with having less than 6 post on main page
  • Added styles for extra posts
02/05/2009 Version 2.1.1
  • Added one missing div tag
  • Fixed alignment issue with Internet Explorer
  • Fixed Internet Explorer admin issues
02/04/2009 Version 2.1
  • Fixed issue with Preview
  • Added separation lines to three columns
  • Minor coding adjustments
02/03/2009 Version 2.0.14
  • Fixed issue with Featured Widget
  • Cleaned up the code
  • Added new information to stylesheet
  • Fixed alignment issues
01/30/2009 Version 2.0.1
  • Fixed issue with Logo uploader
01/29/2009 Version 2.0
  • Updated design
  • Two site width options, 800px or 1024px
  • Customizable header with logo upload option
  • No more need for custom fields for images
  • Option for one or two fully widgetized sidebars
  • Two sidebar width options, 180px or 360px (only available with Site Width of 1024px)
  • Two custom widgets
  • Easy to use configuration pages
  • Five different layouts
  • AND MORE!
10/22/2008 Version 1.1
  • Fixed header line spacing issues.
  • Cleaned up sidebar in case Widgets are not used.
  • Removed sub-categories and sub-pages from navigation.