NotPlasticBag
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NotPlasticBag.
This is a modification of my Bare theme to look like Plasticbag.org with less images and the remaining simplicity of Bare. Nothing more, nothing less.
*You can preview the demo of this theme by clicking here.
You will need to edit this template!
You will only need to edit “Matthew Trevino’s Scarform.com is an XHTML 1.0 Valid weblog delving into the possibility that California may be the only option left since Little Rock has become over-run by crack-heads and meth-addicts.
You can learn about Scarform and it’s creator or check out the portfolio for all of Matt’s digital art.
You can also buy music or listen to some freebies.
Alternatively, you could also check out the gallery, view the movie ratings, list your blog at a blog domain (dot) com or help the site out.” to make it your own. I left this in merely as an example of how it was set up on this site.
Editing
The header, single post, single page, archives, search, and footer are all contained within the main index file using the if is command, and there is space open at the bottom for plenty of content (it has been commented with the line you can add content here).
Warning
If you do not know what you are doing, it is quite possible you can break this theme. I have programmed it pretty tightly with everything in its place. If you add to this theme, you do so at your own risk.
- Download NotPlasticBag and un-zip it.
- Upload to your /wp-content/themes/ folder.
- Navigate to “Presentation” and then select it.
- Done.
Lightbox
The lightbox javascript comes pre-installed and bundled with the package. To use the effect, your links should look like this: 
. Not exactly like that, but you will need the rel=”lightbox” in your href portion of the link.
Plugins supported
(If you don’t want to use these, you’ll need to go to the single post area and delete the references to the plugins or your meta info might look a little screwy.)
Questions
A few questions that you may have that I have decided to ask myself.
Q: Only one page?! Have you lost your mind?
A: Quite the contrary. I often found myself going from one file to the next, editing and copying and pasting, and then tabbing back and forth. Once, I had 6 tabs open devoted to editing template files! I thought to myself, there has to be an easier way.
I’ve moved everything into one page for the simplicity of it: one file, one edit, one click to save. Simple.
Q: Will my plugins break this theme?
A: Truthfully? I have no idea. Although they shouldn’t (at least the non-obtrusive ones like word count, similar posts, time since, etc.), there is still always the possibility of the breakage occurring. I designed this theme with the bare necessities needed to run a viewable blog; most plugins (at least 90%) either don’t add any functionality that is truly necessary or just don’t interest me. I like keeping things simple yet pleasing. Hopefully, I have achieved this.
Bugs
None yet… but the night’s young.
Anything else?
You can drop me a line at Boyevul@gmail.com with any questions you may have. Have any suggestions for a future version of this theme? Let me know; I’ll be more than happy to listen to them!
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