veryplaintxt

Veryplaintxt is the original two-column minimalist theme for WordPress. A fluid layout with a newspaper-ish feel with a solid layout and thoughtful design elements. More than just “plain.”

  1. Features

    Veryplaintxt is compatible with WordPress 2.6.x and features:

    • theme options menu that allows
      • control over fonts and font size
      • control over layout and alignment
    • standards compliance with
      • CSS
      • hAtom
      • hCard
      • XHTML 1.0 (Transitional)
    • full Widgets compatibility
    • highly semantic markup
    • option for enabling comments on pages
    • option for enabling author bylines on pages
    • robust style sheet and separate print style sheet

  2. Preview

    A live preview of veryplaintxt is available at demo.plaintxt.org in addition to the following selected screenshots.

    Veryplaintxt live preview

    The original two-column minimalist theme for WordPress
    The original two-column minimalist theme for WordPress
    Single post with gallery on veryplaintxt
    Single post with gallery on veryplaintxt
    Comments and trackbacks are separated cleanly with crisp lines
    Comments and trackbacks are separated cleanly with crisp lines

  3. Download

    The veryplaintxt theme, © 2006–2008 Scott Allan Wallick, is licensed under the GNU General Public License. Please feel free to alter this theme in any way that pleases you. I only ask that you please allow my design credit to remain.

    Download the latest version of veryplaintxt.

    Veryplaintxt v4.6.1

    A legacy version is available for WordPress 2.0.x.

    Veryplaintxt v3.1

    By downloading content, you agree to the Terms of Use.

  4. Install

    The theme is installed just like any other WordPress theme. More detailed installation instructions are available on the WordPress Codex.

    If you are upgrading from a deprecated version, first reset the theme options from the Theme Options submenu under Presentation in your dashboard. Then delete the veryplaintxt theme folder and all files before uploading the new version.

    1. Download veryplaintxt
    2. Extract the /veryplaintxt/ folder from the archive
    3. Upload this folder to ../wp-contents/themes/
    4. Activate the theme in Dashboard > Presentation
    5. Go to the Theme Options submenu in Presentation
    6. Enjoy—and then consider donating

  5. Learn

    Please review the accompanying documentation, the included readme.html, for more information and instructions on using veryplaintxt and its advanced features.

    Veryplaintxt readme.html

  6. Develop and Support

    Access to the veryplaintxt Subversion repository is available via the veryplaintxt project home on Google Code, veryplaintxt.googlecode.com. Please visit the project home to report bugs, request enhancements, help create documentation, et cetera. Please ignore if unfamiliar with Subversion.

    The current release for the current WordPress distribution is in /tags/. You can check out read-only copies anonymously over HTTP.

    svn co http://veryplaintxt.googlecode.com/svn/tags/4.6.1/

    The deprecated release for legacy WordPress 2.0.x is in /branches/.

    svn co http://veryplaintxt.googlecode.com/svn/branches/3.1/

    For the latest and possibly unstable version, please check out /trunk/.

    svn co http://veryplaintxt.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/