Download

Version 1.0

10th May 2010

Features & functionality include:

• WordPress thumbnail support
• Widget support
• css3 column structures
• jQuery functionality and animations
• Helvetica in all its greatness
• Custom fields for images
• Custom meta fields
• Featured latest post
• Automatic latest post for each category

Download this version (1.0)

1. Download

Download TheColumnist.zip file here or by the .zip icon anywhere on this website. It contains all the necessary files for functionality and styling of the theme.

2. Upload

Upload the unzipped file to your web server into the following Worpdress file structure:
/wp-content/themes/

3. Activate

Go to “Themes” which can be found under the “Appearance” section in the left-hand column of your Admin screen. Within Themes you will see the recently uploaded “The Columnist” appear as an available theme. Go right ahead and activate!

7 Comments

1. Robert Fauver says:

   May 11, 2010 at 9:54 am

   I really love this theme and plan on installing it tonight for www.typeology.com. Thanks so much. I’ll make comments with questions or concerns. Thanks so much for making this. It’s a beaut.
2. Rod says:

   May 11, 2010 at 10:03 pm

   This is amazing!
3. Roman says:

   May 12, 2010 at 2:45 pm

   Wow amazing. Please can you add a help site ?
4. wp-popular.com » Blog Archive » Download | The Columnist says:

   June 7, 2010 at 1:33 am

   [...] here to see the original: Download | The Columnist Tags: grid-based, layout, [...]
5. Clynton Taylor says:

   July 24, 2010 at 11:34 pm

   Aha, I found the download link under Index. I think you should add the link to a few more locations. Beautiful theme, though!
6. The Columnist wordpress theme | Corrosive says:

   August 2, 2010 at 2:59 pm

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7. base striker says:

   August 30, 2010 at 4:42 am

   THANX – is maybe our next wp-theme on v-areainfo.styriartig.at or blogging-machine.com

The Columnist

The Columnist is a grid based wordpress theme. It features a newspaper column layout, neat typographic heirarchy, a tidy grid system and some css3 & jQuery greatness.

Adding images

The Columnist theme is extremely flexible with images and supports the latest Wordpress image functionality. It features custom fields to display various sized images and thumbnails to support each article.

A video post

Keith Loutit’s awesome tilt-shift time-lapse clip of Tamarama Beach, Sydney, on the first warm weekend of the year.

The making of

The Columnist is inspired by grid structures, Helvetica, jQuery, Wordpress, photography, minimalism and the interwebs!

Text styles

The Columnist has a strong emphasis on typography. It uses an exponential formula for text hierarchy and the greatness of Helvetica along with column layouts and newspaper theme.

The Columnist installation

This post demonstrates the step-by-step process to installing The Columnist Wordpress theme and applying it to your blog or website.

My ears are burning

General mentions, mumbles and some examples of people repping The Columnist theme.

Version control

The latest and greatest version of The Columnist Wordpress theme is ready and waiting for you.