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Aer Theme: Beautiful single-column WordPress Theme

Aer – the new WordPress Theme by TheBuckmaker.com. It is based on the popular Aeros Theme but reduced to one column. The slim design makes this and ideal theme for simple and beautiful personal blogs. Custom Header Links: As seen in preview, there are links at the bottom of the header, marked as “Custom Links: [...]

How to center or change your background image

The Buckmaker themes Aeros and Aerodrome feature 6 different background images: Default, Autumn, Desert, Golf, Sunflowers and Winter. It is easy to change them or use your own custom background image – this is one reason why the Aeros Theme became so popular. As many of you asked questions concerning the background images, I’d like [...]

Yes! Aeros featured at the WordPress Theme Directory

Today a dream came true: The popular Aeros Theme is featured on “Pole Position” in the WordPress Theme Directory. This almost instantly caused a boost in download statistics and rose the theme from #7 to #5 within hours – as the featured themes are

Aeros V 1.0.4: custom 404 page & search results, beautiful comments

Version 1.0.4 of the Aeros Theme contains some improvements like custom 404 and search result pages, more beautiful comments and some minor fixes.

AERODROME: 3 columns, Ads, Aeros optics & more!

The Aeros Theme has become very popular. One reason for that may be its versatility. Many webmasters use their own background image – finding a 100% individual design

Aeros 1.0.2 – 1.0.4 – Fixes, 6 Backgrounds, better, bigger!

Exclusive premium download only here:The Buckmaker Bonus Version 1.0.3: Get 6 free high quality Backgrounds![ad#adkleinright]As the Aeros Theme becomes more and more popular,

The Fire And Ice Theme

Here it is:THE BRAND-NEW BUCKMAKER WORDPRESS THEME. It is called “FIRE AND ICE” and I think the right word to describe it is “Hot!“. But Optics are not the only point: I also took care of many different browsers, operating systems and screen resolutions. [ad#adkleinright]You should be able to easily use it with your WordPress [...]

TheBuckmaker Theme V 1.0.2 – Valid XHTML and advanced optics

As some of you may have noticed, there was a minor validation issue with the first version of TheBuckmaker theme.[ad#adkleinright] This had no effect on functions, but placing a “Valid XHTML”-button means it’s 100% valid and provides high quality – what it does now. Convince yourself by clicking the button in the sidebar.

This blog is about wordpress themes

When starting a new blog, the topics to write about are not 100% clear. In the last post, I philosophized about perfect ads and blog monetisation. Well, after some more meditation, I’ve finally found the actual crosslines of this blog. Keeping things simple makes sence. I like designing WordPress Themes. It’s an activity that I

A more detailed Mission Statement

As I published the first WordPress Theme “The Buckmaker” today, I went over the first finish line of this project. While developing the styles and templates, I also thought a lot of what to write about on The Buckmaker. My first intention was to post hints on

Welcome everybody!

I'm Jay Buckmaker. I've started with WordPress Themes in 2007. In 2008 my design "Aeros" was featured and the #1 design at wordpress.org. Here at TheBuckmaker.com I'll show you how to begin with WordPress, as well as style your Wordpress website.

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