This is the Ads Minded theme for WordPress, customized and cleaned up by PRMoney. (The original version can be found over at Hi Tech: http://www.sapiensbryan.com/)
This theme has been fixed & tested to be compatible with WordPress versions 1.5, 2.0, 2.3.3, 2.5, and MU v1.3.3 (2.3.3) in FireFox 2.0, and Internet Explorer 6 & 7.
WordPress v1.5, 2.0, 2.3.3 & 2.5 users:
You’ll need the Simple Adsense plugin (based on the AdSense Share plugin)
You’ll also want to read this post regarding the new “unimproved” widgets in WP 2.5. It explains how to easily revert to the old 2.3.3 way of dragging-and-dropping widgets. The new interface is a nightmare, and ruins this theme’s widget capabilities.
WordPress MU v1.3.3 users:
You’ll need the AdSense Share plugin, which allows you to set site-wide AdSense Sharing options.
Details:
The Ads Minded theme offers a high click-through ratio in a simple, but very effective design.
It starts off with a small search form conveniently located above the header at the top of the page, with the local time displayed to the right. The header contains the name & description of the blog on the left, and an AdSense unit on the right. Just under the header you will find four Google AdSense Text Links.
The main body is a three-column layout that contains the blog entries on the left, with the side bar and a vertical AdUnit on the right side. The side bar has been customized to work with WordPress widgets (v2.3.3 & MU only).
NOTE: If you’re using WordPress v2.5, please read the note above about the ruined widget functionality, and how to easily fix it.
Under the footer is one more AdUnit to catch eyes while scrolling to the bottom of the page.
The default Ads Minded side bar contains a resources widget (Subscribe links, Pages & Admin menus), Categories, Archives, Recent Posts, and Links. The widgets menu offers the ability to move those sidebar items around as you see fit.
Theme Preview:
Feel free to check out this theme in action:
A Post With Images
A Post With a Video
A Post With Text Formatting
A Post With Comments
A Post With a Password
A Small Post
Download:
Download the latest version here:
Ads Minded WordPress Theme v1.3
NOTE: For the AdSense units to display properly, you’ll also need to download, install, and activate either the Simple AdSense plugin, or AdSense Share plugin.
WordPress MU admins - download the AdSense Share plugin
All other WordPress admins - download the Simple Adsense plugin
Feedback:
G2Y has gone to great lengths to ensure all of our AdSense-ready WordPress themes work in the latest versions of WordPress, as well as the three major browsers.
The hardest part of modifying an existing theme for use with AdSense is dealing with the messy code found in almost every theme out there. It takes us anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours to fix all the CSS bugs and them implement the AdSense ads in the most profitable locations of the theme.
We’ve also found that theme authors don’t usually bother to actually test their theme to ensure it displays properly in FireFox & Internet Explorer (6 & 7!), or other versions of WordPress. Most theme authors also fail to test various other aspects of their themes, like the widgets, tag cloud, calendar, etc.
Every template on G2Y has been thoroughly tested in FireFox v2.0, Internet Exploder v6 & 7, and WordPress versions 1.5, 2.0, 2.3.3, 2.5, & MU v1.3.3 (2.3.3), but there’s no doubt we’ve missed something, Don’t hesitate to email support@g2y.net with bug reports, or simply leave a comment below.
