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WP Themes that don't require a link back?

by MarkR
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I'm looking for a WordPress theme that has the following characteristics:
  1. Doesn't require a link in the footer to the developer
  2. Preferably doesn't look like a Blog, but more like an HTML site
  3. Isn't real expensive, or maybe even free
Anyone found a good theme or site with designs like that?
#back #link #require #themes
  • Profile picture of the author Arun Pal Singh
    Check out Blog Wave at Blogwave: Free WordPress Blog Theme | Custom Theme

    After you install it gives an option to remove footer link.

    Its free
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  • Profile picture of the author adsquare
    They are typically mixed in on every site since the websites don't actually design the layouts themselves.

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  • Profile picture of the author MADULALI
    There's actually a WSO by Cindy Ramsey that involves wordpress themes that are more like html sales pages.


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  • Profile picture of the author InternetMarketingIQ
    Buy a theme you like. Buy a multi site license. Then you can remove the link backs.

    People waste a lot of time chasing "Free". People that claim to be Internet Marketers, but don't have a few dollars to do it right.
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    • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
      Originally Posted by InternetMarketingIQ View Post

      Buy a theme you like. Buy a multi site license. Then you can remove the link backs.

      People waste a lot of time chasing "Free". People that claim to be Internet Marketers, but don't have a few dollars to do it right.
      Doing it right has nothing to do with buying WP themes... or anything else for that matter.

      In fact, it's not the money to buy wp themes that will make you a high profit IMer:

      it's your brains.
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  • Profile picture of the author MarkR
    Great ideas folks.

    Arun - Blogwave looked nice, but didn't allow a sub-menu system.

    MADULALI - I bought Cindy's WSO. Gotta re-look at those! Duh.

    InternetMarketingIQ - Free is nice, but not a requirement.

    ProductCreator - That's kind of what I always thought. I wish I new the real, legal rights to remove links, so I wouldn't have to worry about it. Trying to do the right thing. Where's an Internet lawyer when you need them.
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    • Profile picture of the author fish
      Personally I'd completely avoid any theme that required a linkback or somehow encrypted the footer to prevent you from doing so. All the themes listed in the WordPress.org theme directory are GPL, so you're free to remove links if you want to.

      You can also find commercial GPL themes on the "Commercial" page in the theme directory. Apparently I can't post links since I don't have enough posts, but just look for the "Commercial" link when you're on the WordPress.org theme directory.

      Originally Posted by MarkR View Post

      Arun - Blogwave looked nice, but didn't allow a sub-menu system.
      Thanks for the feedback, I'll look into integrating sub-menus into the top page navigation. As of now it only displays pages one level deep.

      Also thanks to Arun for mentioning it. There is a checkbox in the theme options page to remove the backlinks to my site.

      (Yes, I'm a lurker. Found this thread in my referral logs.)
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  • Profile picture of the author NewbiesDiary
    try ithemes - they are brilliant!
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  • Profile picture of the author AmyBrown
    Mark - I'm not an attorney but here is the opinion of an attorney regarding themes from the Wordpress site: WordPress › Blog Themes are GPL, too

    I primarily use themes from ithemes and Studiopress because like having reliable support for client sites.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joel Gray
    I also like iThemes and agree it is a viable resource for good themes and most of them have a good deal of flexibility with the layouts.

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  • Profile picture of the author wealthydon
    To eliminate footer links from WP Themes
    I suggest you invest in WP Building Software
    like Artisteer.com

    You can produce WP themes and even export
    the html version too
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  • Profile picture of the author Odhinn
    You are allowed to remove the links yourself. It might not be polite, or what the designer wanted, but it's possible. Just go into the footer.php file and remove the offending code. On 90% of themes, it's very easy. For the others, you can hire a programmer who would do it for you for about $5 on just about any freelancing site.
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    • Profile picture of the author MarkR
      fish - thanks for coming out from hiding! LOL I'll definitely look into Blogwave with sub-menus.

      fernando - totally agree with ya man. Figuring out where to spend your money (outsourcing, themes, PPC, etc.) not to mention your time, is a big part of the success for an IMr. Do I build backlinks, write articles, build properties, Tweet, create a new PPC campaign, or do bookmarking next? Tough calls. But they can make or break ya.

      Odhinn - thanks. I'm very capable of removing links in footer, that's not my question here though. I know it's not "polite" to remove them, but it reduces (slightly) the overall effectiveness of your site, so I wanted to know the legalities. Amy's post above does the best job I've seen of explaining it to date.

      An example of this issue is - I have a membership site (not in the IM niche) with 2,500 members from all over the world. I found that 12% of my total clicks on one of my key pages were going the CopyScape link I put on the bottom of the page. I don't want to know how many pageviews I lost, how much stickiness I lost, or how many members never came back after clicking (leaving my site-new window) on that link. Who woulda thought?

      Thanks everyone!
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    • Profile picture of the author fish
      Originally Posted by Odhinn View Post

      You are allowed to remove the links yourself. It might not be polite, or what the designer wanted, but it's possible. Just go into the footer.php file and remove the offending code. On 90% of themes, it's very easy. For the others, you can hire a programmer who would do it for you for about $5 on just about any freelancing site.
      It might be possible but IMO, the license should be respected. There are plenty of GPL-licensed themes (both free and paid) out there which permit you to modify the theme however you want, including removing any author backlinks. Like I mentioned before, all of the themes promoted on WordPress.org should fall in this category.

      Originally Posted by MarkR View Post

      fish - thanks for coming out from hiding! LOL I'll definitely look into Blogwave with sub-menus.
      I think 2 years is a long enough lurking period, lol. Anyway, I'll let you know when the sub-menu navigation is ready.
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  • Profile picture of the author DarkLour
    Just don't forget someone put work into the themes and hand them out free in exchange for that link, they need lil traffic too. so don't blindly remove someones link. otherwise mine as well make your own theme.
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