Amazon Review site

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cooler1

1. What is the best free WordPress theme to use for an Amazon review site? I want something which looks good and doesn't have any ad's on. Is there a free theme which fits this description?

There are lots of good themes for this. Just grab a simple 2 column theme.

You want to lean towards the ones that aren't flashy...You want your visitors focused on the content. Here's an excellent page that has some good themes:

wordpress themes

Good luck!

Michael

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cooler1

13 years ago

Thanks. I decided to go for the Lemon twist theme.

Anyone got an answer to question 2.

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JohnMcCabe

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cooler1

Thanks. I decided to go for the Lemon twist theme.

Anyone got an answer to question 2.

Not familiar with Lemon Twist, so can't help you directly.

You have two possibilities...

1. The theme uses tables to lay out the site.

If this is the case, you can tweak the templates that create the empty row causing the spacing. (Probably header.php)

2. The theme uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to lay out the site.

If this is the case, you can eliminate the gap by tweaking the style sheet.

In either case, it's hard to give specific answers without the templates in hand. On the plus side, there are tons of excellent tutorials on both HTML tables and CSS available online.

If you just want results without actually having to learn anything, you could try posting the question in the appropriate section of the Wordpress.org support forum. Lots of helpful, friendly coder types there...

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cooler1

13 years ago

Originally Posted by JohnMcCabe

Not familiar with Lemon Twist, so can't help you directly.

You have two possibilities...

1. The theme uses tables to lay out the site.

If this is the case, you can tweak the templates that create the empty row causing the spacing. (Probably header.php)

2. The theme uses Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to lay out the site.

If this is the case, you can eliminate the gap by tweaking the style sheet.

In either case, it's hard to give specific answers without the templates in hand. On the plus side, there are tons of excellent tutorials on both HTML tables and CSS available online.

If you just want results without actually having to learn anything, you could try posting the question in the appropriate section of the Wordpress.org support forum. Lots of helpful, friendly coder types there...

After i activated the Lemon twist theme, i didn't think it looked as good as it did in the screenshot so ive decided against using it.

Im using the Entrepreneur Pro theme now. I'll stick to this one. How do i find out if this theme uses tables or CSS to lay out the site?

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JohnMcCabe

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cooler1

After i activated the Lemon twist theme, i didn't think it looked as good as it did in the screenshot so ive decided against using it.

Im using the Entrepreneur Pro theme now. I'll stick to this one. How do i find out if this theme uses tables or CSS to lay out the site?

The easiest way is to open the header.php file in a text editor (Notepad, et. al.). Look for something like this:

Code:

<body>

<table (could be some variables here)>

In the footer.php file, there should be a matching set of closing tags, something like this:

Code:

</table>

</body>

Here's a nice tutorial by an expert source...

HTML Tables

HTH

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AFI

13 years ago

I'm doing Amazon review sites myself but the theme I'm using isn't free but it's a darn good one worthy of mention. Wordpress Review Theme | Niche Review Themes

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Anonymous Affiliate

13 years ago

Here's our Product Review Wordpress Theme: Product Review Wordpress Theme

Many people use it for Amazon product reviews.

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cosmoslad 13 years ago

I just started doing reveiw sites and I picked up this product. Very easy to set up, great instructions (geared toward idiots like me) and the one time I had an issue they worked it out right away. I also was looking for a free WP theme but ended up buying this theme and loving,it!

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Here's our Product Review Wordpress Theme: Product Review Wordpress Theme

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getsmartt

13 years ago

I really do not know why people insist on using WordPress for things such as an Amazon site, the set-up time, script overhead, finding the right plugins, etc often make creating this type of site much more difficult than it should be.

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cooler1

13 years ago

On this theme, the header is already right at the top of the page.

Ive replaced the header.jpeg file with my header image file but the problem ive having now is that, the header image doesn't fit across the entire width of the page. It has 2 gaps on either side.

Also there is a gap between the header and the bar underneath which has the Home and about tabs. Because of this gap, it's showing a duplicate of the header image.

The image i replaced the header.jpeg file with is also 1024 width so im not sure why the header doesn't fit the entire width of the page.

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JohnMcCabe

13 years ago

Originally Posted by cooler1

On this theme, the header is already right at the top of the page.

Ive replaced the header.jpeg file with my header image file but the problem ive having now is that, the header image doesn't fit across the entire width of the page. It has 2 gaps on either side.

Also there is a gap between the header and the bar underneath which has the Home and about tabs. Because of this gap, it's showing a duplicate of the header image.

The image i replaced the header.jpeg file with is also 1024 width so im not sure why the header doesn't fit the entire width of the page.

Check the dimensions on the original header image. Re-size your image to match that size exactly. If the image is distorted, you might have to drop it on a background sized to fit the original.

The duplicate image you're seeing is from a property called "tiling". In this case, it's tiling vertically. Go back to the w3 tutorial link and look for the settings for images.

As for the gaps you're seeing on the sides, the odds are you're using a theme set to full width and your screen resolution is greater than 1024. If your header image has a dominant background color, you could tweak the background to match that color so the gaps aren't so obvious.

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Eyetrap

13 years ago

These ladies use a free theme for amazon review sites and earned $19,000 last month.
www affiliateblogonline.com

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Anna_O 13 years ago

On some of my more recent sites, I use the free Flexibility3 theme (you can search for it to download), and I love it. I originally found it because it was recommended by Paula and Wanda. It is very easy to learn and use, and has some really good presentation features you can use or turn off.
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