Wordpress Theme Recommendation needed

[casinorecommender]

Hi

Can somebody recommend me a theme that is suitable for my http://CasinoRecommender.com site to transform to WP ? In terms of SEO and categories. Thanks a lot

[rak]

I can highly recommend paid themes from these guys - xhttp://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/
.. theres a lot of the, for only $39. Highly recommended, (thanks xcuteable)

You can go with a free theme, but i find that some don't have the "ommphh" that I look for in a word press theme - such as added options for featured sections, or unique design layouts.

I did a bit of research for you, this theme might be also ok for you, its sorta similar in colour and layout to your current website.
xhttp://wordpress.org/extend/themes/blue-grey-white

[casinorecommender]

Thanks a lot Dear Rak. It is really similar but i like the ones in elegantthemes.com. As you have mentioned they are reallygreat. It worths to invest that little money to be professional . Many thanks i will subscribe to that and choose the most suitable one. By the way what is your favourite(s) for me in elegantthemes.com ? Thanks for your efforts

[rak]

I think these 4 themes are ideal,

xhttp://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/InReview/
xhttp://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/Magnificent/
xhttp://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/DelicateNews/
xhttp://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/eNews/

Just need a little imagination to see what you would put in each of the elements to make it "gamblfieid"

[casinorecommender]

Thanks a lot for your efforts . I like inReview very much! Again many thanks. My favourite is : http://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/TidalForce/ And i am in between at the moment ! What do you think between these 2 ? Thanks a lot

[DaftDog]

I only use premium themes as they are updated when there is a WordPress upgrade. My recommendation would be StudioPress, they run on their Genesis Framework and a child theme option. They have some awesome plugins available as well.

Other places to try would be Woo Themes and ThemeForest.

[rak]

Thanks a lot for your efforts . I like inReview very much! Again many thanks. My favourite is : http://www.elegantthemes.com/preview/TidalForce/ And i am in between at the moment ! What do you think between these 2 ? Thanks a lot

Tidal force is not bad, I would change the background once you install it, and I would also be worried that there is not enough space for your logo. You want to brand your website. Logo nice big, in the users face.

[StevenC]

You could use any theme, make sure its not to dynamically, you can use plugin for the onsite SEO settings.

good luck

[casinorecommender]

For the InReview theme, shall i use "posts" for casino reviews ? Or shall i use "pages" for casin reviews ? Main page "featured slider" is set for displaying posts at the moment but it could be changed to pages as well. Why i am asking is that which one would be true for WP mechanism ? Thanks

[rak]

For the InReview theme, shall i use "posts" for casino reviews ? Or shall i use "pages" for casin reviews ? Main page "featured slider" is set for displaying posts at the moment but it could be changed to pages as well. Why i am asking is that which one would be true for WP mechanism ? Thanks

These are pages :
Home
Page Templates »
Shortcodes
About Us
Contact Us


These are categories which you should assigned your posts under
Home
Featured
Software
Smartphones
Cellphones »
Applications
Hardware

Reviews are posts.
If the sliders is showing review, it should be posts too. Keep it using the same format.

[casinorecommender]

Thanks a lot Rakesh

I will take care of that. I think i have explained the matter complicatedly. But the question of mine in brief is : Using "posts" or "pages" for casino resino reviews differs in termns of functionality and site structure ? Which one is better for you ? And the main question is : In ElegantThemes.com i prefer "InReview" theme. On the main page there is a "featured slider" . Shall i use the slider for Top10 casino recommendations (slide by slide) or shall i use the slider for casino news and updates ? Thanks a lot

[rak]

Using "posts" or "pages" for casino resino reviews differs in termns of functionality and site structure ? Which one is better for you ?

Go with Posts for casino reviews, generally you use pages for about, contacts us, explain a particular key word you might be targeting.

And the main question is : In ElegantThemes.com i prefer "InReview" theme. On the main page there is a "featured slider" . Shall i use the slider for Top10 casino recommendations (slide by slide) or shall i use the slider for casino news and updates ? Thanks a lot

Definitley use the slider to promote the Top10 casino recommendation. But also try and incorporate it as a table view somewhere below the page as well.

[grem]

Just keep your theme simple

[live]

I like In Review as well. I use an elegant theme for my site called eGamer. I dont see it in their menu anymore.
Try and not change the themes codes and base structuring too much. If you do change something, make good notes of the changes... for example changing a CSS file. That way when there is an updated version of the theme you can install it and then go to your notes and make all the changes fast. I didn't do that when I started and had a programmer do some changes as well. So now I can't really update that theme.

Live

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[casinorecommender]

Thanks a lot for the valuable contribution. I agree with you. And some plugins show incompatibility. Yesterda i had added 2-3 and then suddenly site has changed to text mode or something like that !?! And then i have removed the plugins and recovered. So having notes to changes is a must. Your site is great by the way. My current site is in html : http://casinorecommender.com and will be transformed to WP InReview theme. Thnx a lot

[live]

Plug ins are the first thing you need to checkout if something goes amiss on your site. I have a list of 4 that simple turn my site upside down. Freaky when you see your site that way. Real a relief when it is corrected by a simple plug in that you eliminated.

I like your site. It is simple and loads fast. Mine is more complicated and slower.
Be careful not to complicate an elegant theme. Just with a few complications and most themes get slow. I see Dreamweaver themes are a lot faster. So we do give up something for a "fancy" look. Just know that once it is changed over you will be slower.... most likely.

Live
PS could you give me a code for a simple link at the bottom of a post like the one everyone places at the bottom for a link. It seam I do not know how to do it. Look below and see what I mean. I have had that exact same code work on a few posts and then on others it won't... Thanks.

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[casinorecommender]

It is exactly like that. Too much plugins means slowing down and complication! And even collapsation ! I prefer not to add much but we need some of them. So taking notes of what you do is the key method as you have said. By the way, is the request from me ? Or a general query ? At the bottom of your post ? Thanks

[DaftDog]

On my WordPress site Gamblingplex.com (see link below) I have 24 active plugins and my site loads pretty fast. You should always use a reliable cache plugin to speed things up.

I feel your theme is the most important part of your site. I prefer the minimalist look and try to stay away from bloated "pretty" themes. If you use a child theme then you can make changes to your code and not worry that you'll lose all your modifications when there is an update.

[casinorecommender]

Thanks a lot. Could you recommend us a reliable cache plugin please ? Thanks

[rak]

Thanks a lot. Could you recommend us a reliable cache plugin please ? Thanks

WP-Super Cache is excellent.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/