The Birth Of WordPress
On January 25, 2003, a seemingly one-off comment by Mike on Matt Mullenweg’s blog started a chain reaction that resulted in the creation of WordPress. Today, WordPress powers millions of blogs and websites and makes it incredibly easy to build a website!
“I almost missed it, but the 25th was exactly one year after the fateful comment from Mike that started the chain of events that brought WordPress into being. Look how far things have come from that comment to the world-class blogging software we have now. The longest journey begins with a single step.”
–Matt Mullenweg
WordPress.org | WordPress.com | Automattic
What’s with the theme?
The WordPress Anniversary Theme is a classic type of theme with several layout options. It comes with a custom “Thank you WordPress” just to show our appreciation to the crew that made such a big difference on the Web.
Theme features
- Widget ready (footer and sidebar)
- Easy to setup, Theme Options Page
- WordPress Post Thumbnail Enabled
- WordPress 3.0+ Menu Management Support
- Latest Tweets Built-in Widget
- Built-in Pagination
- Grid and standard posts listing with or without thumbnails
- JQuery PrettyPhoto Lightbox
- JQuery Forms
- Ajax based contact form
- Live form email validation
Different layout 0ptions easy to change from the Theme Options Page
The theme has several layout options that you can choose from, simply by selecting from the Theme Options page, standard posts listing, grid listing, each of these with or without thumbnails and you can choose sidebar location, on the left or right side of the theme. You can also disable/hide the “Thank you WP” header or just simply change the header image with one of your own.
The theme is released under GPL. You can use it for free and without any restrictions.
You can find more from theme documentation or support forum.
Right Sidebar Standard View

Right Sidebar Standard with Thumbnails View

Right Sidebar Grid View

Right Sidebar Grid with Thumbnails

Left Sidebar View
