Austen is a Minimalist theme hand crafted for Portfolio, Blogging & Business usage. It has a clean, elegant style and is supported by a robust, flexible option panel.
Features of Austen
Austen contains a wide range of flexible options for your portfolio page including:
1 Column
2 Column
3 Column
4 Column
The portfolio feature with alternate templates allows you to display your work in your own unique way.
Widget Ready
6 Widgetized Areas (4 in the footer and 2 in the sidebar.)
We have also added 2 separate sidebar templates enabling you to have more control on whats displayed and where it is displayed.
Shortcodes
There several different types of shortcodes included into Austen for your convenience such as:
Full page
2,3,4 Columns
Buttons Colour Schemes
Colour Schemes
We have included 5 colour schemes with the Austen package. Not only that but in the options panel you can easily edit the colours of the theme using the colour picker tool!
Classic Black
Maroon
Red
Purple
Blue
Theme Options Panel
The theme options panel included with Austen will allow you to easily customize your WordPress theme. Simplly add your Google Analytics in the options panel you can simply copy and paste your Analytics HTML code (google for example) and it will be automatically placed into the page without hassle efforts.
Take a quick look at the full control you’ll have with your theme by viewing the Option Panel.
Out of the Box Compatibility
We have personally tested Austen on the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer 8, 9 and Iphone OS4.
Austen also takes advantage of WP3 Menu System, Post Types, Thumbnail & Custom Background features.
Video Tutorials
We have also included a series of screencast video’s to help you setup Austen ranging from theme installation to portfolio setup. You can check them out online and they are also included with the theme download! http://www.screenr.com/user/Authentic
Support & Documentation
We have also included an extensive documentation file to help you on your journey! Note: Austen requires PHP5 or higher to function correctly. If you need support, please use the comments section below for any assistance you need.
Change Log
*1.1 Update – Released May 24th 2011*
Added:
Added – Default Option Panel Settings
Improved – Stability
Improved – Loading Times Substantially
Improved – Style Structure
Updated – Documentation
Removed – Obsolete Code
Fixed – Safari Button Display Issues
*v1.02 Update – Released May 14th 2011*
Added – Slider Title & Description Function
Added – Functions for Upload / Preset Backgrounds
Added – Left Sidebar Template
Added – link to Blog Image
Added – Introduction Message Options – Display Above Slider, Below
Slider or Disable
Added – Page Break Colour Picker Option
Fixed – Slide/Fade Function
Fixed – Plugin jQuery Conflict
Fixed – Newer / Older Post display position on pages
Optimized Loading Speed
*1.01a Update – Released April 27th 2011*
Added:
2,3,4 Column Gallery Pages (Similar to the portfolio page but without a title and without a description)
Dropcap Shortcode Support
Quote Shortcode Support
Fixed Button Alignment
Minor Option Panel Changes