Chapters Theme Features:
- Columns: 2
- Menu Type: Drop-down
- Styled HTML Elements/Shortcodes: Yes
- Plugins: Yes (Integrated)
- Trackbacks/Comments: Separated
- Author Comments: Styled and Threaded
- Browser Compatibility: All Standard Browsers
- Widget Ready: Enabled
- Code: Clean and Optimized
- W3C Valid: Valid
Theme Admin Options:
- Logo Options: Editable
- Page Alignment: Centered
- Advert Mgmt: Through Widgets
- Display Attributes: Yes
Package Includes:
Personal License:
- Price: $70.00
- The "standard" package, includes everything you need to use the theme.
- Full support provided with purchase.
Developer Package:
- Price: $150.00
- Ideal for developers and designers.
- Additional features, PSD files included.
Extended Theme Description:
Chapters is WordPress theme released by WooThemes, originally used to promote the Rockstar Business book, and with this release, anyone can promote their book or use the theme for a unique blog layout/structure.
The main page of the theme has a layout that is quite unique. At the top of the page, there are chapter/post markers, which indicate what post/chapter a visitor is currently reading, much like a book. Hovering over each displays the post title.
Additional navigation functions have been included, ranging from a next/previous link above the right sidebar to an archives page template, which lists all posts/chapters.
Both sidebars are widget-ready and include a number of custom widgets. By default, they display links to pages, an integrated search form, and latest tweets. The right sidebar displays banner ads and latest Flickr photos. The footer is four columns, ideal for additional links and information about you, your site, or your book. Each area is fully widget-ready and the theme has been packaged with a number of custom widgets for taking advantage of these areas.
Stepping back from the major elements, I found very little to complain about or criticize. The layout and structure of the theme is certainly unique and not for everyone, but it is a striking difference from many of the standard layouts that are released.
Be sure to check out some of the other features of the theme below or head on over to the release page for more information and to purchase the theme.
Support: Support is included with the purchase of the theme. If you want support for any of their free thees, you will need to purchase a package (explained further below).
Additional Features:
- Unique book layout with a chapters design, much like you are reading a book.
- Post index with drop-down menus.
- Post/chapter list provides an easy overview of the number of chapters and a visual bookmark of the current post.
- Post navigation built into the theme, using a simple function.
- Custom typography included, with full support for Google Fonts.
- Four widget-ready areas in the footer and two widget-ready areas in the sidebar. A number of custom widgets have been included.
- Ten alternative color schemes included, designed to help you provide a custom look to your site.
- Sidebar manager allows you to replace all widget-ready sidebars and footers in their theme with a unique custom sidebar.
- Custom shortcodes included for adding buttons, boxes, social buttons, columns, and more to your posts, pages, and widgets.
- Custom navigation functionality built into the theme.
- Built-in SEO options for accelerating your site’s ranking.
- Back-end theme options panel for configuring many of the theme’s elements.
- Cross-browser compatible coding.
- Automatically-resized thumbnail images for placing in your theme, so there is no need for manually resizing and cropping them.
- Custom page templates included.
- Powerful WooThemes framework included.
- Localized for translations.
License Breakdown and Themes Club:
• Standard Package ($70.00) – This package includes the theme listed on this page, support access, and theme updates. You may use the theme on as many sites as you wish. You are eligible for two free themes with this package.
• Developer Package ($150.00) – This package includes the theme listed on this page, support access, and theme updates. You may use the theme on as many sites as you wish. In addition, Photoshop design files have been included for customizing the theme. You are eligible for three free themes with this package.
• Standard Club Membership ($125 Upfront + $15/month) – Purchasing this package gives you access to all their past themes, in addition to ones released over the course of your membership subscription. You will be re-billed every month until you cancel your subscription.
• Developer Club Membership ($200 Upfront + $20/month) – Purchasing this package gives you access to all their past themes and their PSD design files, in addition to ones released over the course of your membership subscription. You will be re-billed every month until you cancel your subscription.
• Note: Payments are done through either 2Checkout or PayPal. All themes have been released under a GPL License. No refunds are provided due to the nature of the items.
About WooThemes:
WooThemes has been around since 2007, when the premium themes market first launched. They now have more than seventy themes to choose from, and their Club Memberships make it possible to use them all!
