Minimal Xpert WordPress Theme v1.02

Minimal Xpert is a  FREE “Minimal WordPress Theme” developed by me (AJ Clarke – WPExplorer.com) that comes with a very simplistic design, however, it has been enhanced with some great premium-like features to make it awesome.

What makes Minimal Xpert really stand out is that many features are optional. If you wish to have a really simple looking blog you can simply log into the admin panel and deactivate the nivo featured slider, advertisement, post thumbnails and even the extended footer. You can pick and choose which features you like, giving you more control over the look of your site.

Although designed with blogs in mind (doesn’t include any page templates…yet), Minimal Xpert could easily be used for a business or portfolio site. And the beautifully large “Nivo Slider” will really help make your work stand out.

Theme Control Panel

Below is a screenshot of all the various options available in Minimal Xpert Version 1.02. I have removed a couple from the previous version, as I realized there are plugins out there that can get the job done much better. But I have also added some more really nice features. Enjoy!

Thumbnail And Slider Images – Important

Post thumbnails will be created and re sized automatically from the first image of any given post, but you can also specify a specific image using the custom field “post-image”.

In order for the image slider to function and look great make sure your images are at least 980px wide and 400px high.

Theme License

Like my other Xpert Series WP Themes I spend some hard work developing this theme to give away for FREE. So I would appreciate it if you help me spread the word about it and keep the link on the footer. However, the theme is completely GPL as all WordPress themes should be.

Theme Support

As the creator of the Minimal Xpert WordPress Theme, I would be glad to answer all and any questions you have. I will also update this theme from time to time, so you can leave me suggestions for the next update. Thanks!

Xpert Blogger WordPress Theme Features

• Xpert Series Theme Panel
• WordPress 3.0 Custom Backgrounds – Enable via the theme panel
• WordPress 3.0 Custom Header background – Enable via the theme panel
• Optional homepage Nivoslider
• Optional advertisement on header
• Optional follow me and subscribe to feed on sidebar
• Optional extended footer
• Optional homepage thumbnails
• Optional post thumbnails
• Select thumbnail width and height via theme panel
• Custom about section in extended footer
• Latest tweets in extended footer
• Gravatars
• 2 different Drop-down navigation bars
• Optional top navigation
• WordPress 3.0 Custom Menus
• Easily add Google Analytics code via theme panel
• CSS3 features
• Post image thumbnails with auto-resizing using TimThumb script
• XHTML Valid

Update Log

Below you can find a log of all the updates made to the Minimal Xpert Theme. Make sure your theme is up to date as I will be adding a lot more cool features from time to time.

Update #1: Version 1.02

• Added WordPress 3.0 Custom Header, Background and Menu Support
• Added optional ad banner on header
• Enabled threaded comments
• Added ability to choose thumbnail sizes via the theme panel
• Added unlimited drop-down navigation to both menus
• Removed 125×125 sidebar ads (there is a plugin out there that is way better)
• Added jQuery animation to sidebar links
• Cleaned up the code a bit and added more hints
• Made a few small design changes

Checkout My Other Themes!

If you like the Minimal Xpert Theme you may want to checkout some of the other themes I have created. Enjoy!

Xpert Blogger