Ronda, Spain, Spanish, Themes, and Everything Else

I'm very excited to announce that I've updated our popular ceejay01 template to Blogger XML standard. It's taken me a while to get my head around the XML code, and anyone who has tried this will know there isn't a lot of information to work from, so it feels like an achievement.

ceejay01 has proven to be one of our most popular templates and is used on many hundreds of blogs. By updating to Blogger XML users get the ability to add widgets to the sidebar without having to know any HTML. However, there are still two parts of the template that need editing by users. Read More

My latest Blogger template, and my first that is compatible with the new XML formats. This template is css only, no images, and allows users to change the colors of almost every element.

The sidebars are compatible with Blogger's widget drag and drop function. Hope you like it, and if you do, please make a comment below with the link to your blog so other users can see it. Download the HTML.

I'm really happy to release my latest theme, an affiliate template for Serendipity. Bloggers who are looking for a simple to use template with built-in support for affiliate banners will really love this template.

The template features a sidebar that can be swapped from left to right, or deleted, all within the admin screen, no need to edit any HTML. Also, at the bottom of the template are three plugin columns, ideal for blog rush, mybloglog, recent comments, recent entries, shoutboxes etc. Read More

I've had an interesting email conversation with another user who wants to get started on the path to being recognised as a Serendipity template designer, and more importantly, then wants to be able to monetize this hobby.

Rather than keep this conversation hidden away out of site I thought I'd publicise some of it, hopefully it will encourage other users to start developing templates. Let's assume you've got your template finished, how do you promote it? Read More