TypeHost Web Development, a Drupal Solutions Provider and open source web design company, has released three free themes for Drupal 5.x installations using the Drigg module for social bookmarking sites. Drigg is an extensive set of modules that transforms a Drupal installation into a social bookmarking site similar to Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit, Mixx, Propeller, etc. The following themes were developed specifically to integrate Drigg with Advanced Profile Kit and are free to download and use in your Drigg-based Drupal 5.x sites.

Drupala Theme for Drupal 5.x Drigg Install:
The main theme for our social bookmarking / blog portal / social networking installation profile. This theme is derived from the Drigg base theme, but changes the menu structure to allow for more flexibility in working with taxonomy & views when building portal sites. The Drupala theme is two columns, optimized for APK & Drigg, and cross-browser tested in FF, IE6, IE7, Chrome, Safari, and Opera. Uses bright blue gradients to define blocks & site sections, relatively clean, quick loading & scalable. Open Source / GNU Public License.

Download: http://www.typehost.com/free-downloadsExample site: http://drupala.comTutorial for Custom Login: WebDevNews.net

SEO-Mix Theme for Drupal 5.x Drigg Install:
The Drupala and SEO-Mix themes are only different in the color of the top buttons in the GUI, and the SEO-Mix theme uses an “up only” voting button, while the Drupala theme uses a +/- system. Included with the download of the Drupala theme above & part of the Drupala profile. Open Source / GNU Public License.

Example site: http://www.seo-mix.com

Echodemic Theme for Drupal 5.x Drigg Install:
Nice dark blue and white theme with wide main menu for a social bookmarking & blog portal site based on Drigg which includes a set of custom voting icons. This theme is also optimized for an APK install and cross-browser tested. Uses the same WebDevNews tutorial for styling the user log-in block. Sponsored by Echodemic. Released under the Open Source / GNU Public License.

Download: http://www.typehost.com/free-downloads

Important Note:
These themes are intended to be used with a Drigg installation following these instructions:http://www.drigg-code.org/pages/download_and_install

Both themes also use the Rounded Corners module: http://drupal.org/project/rounded_corners

About TypeHost Web Development:

TypeHost Web Development is a Drupal Solutions Provider of web design, graphic art, custom theme & module programming, project management, site installation & administration, security upgrades, SEO, and other services relating to the deployment of the Drupal community web site architecture over shared, dedicated, and cloud hosting environments. We create unique websites for our clients based on their personal ideas & collective vision, business needs, database & software requirements, registered user community, and target audience. Our clients range from some of the largest companies in the world to NGOs, small businesses, galleries, photographers, and artists.

TypeHost Web Development is a web design company specializing in CMS sites that combine social networking, social bookmarking, blog, wiki, & article publication, forums, ecommerce, and other Web 2.0 features (private messaging, SEO, embedded video, image archives, WYSIWYG editing, user profiles, classifieds, etc.) all built on the Open Source development platform Drupal, contributed modules, and themes. LAMP, CSS, PHP, mySQL, DHTML/XHTML, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, RSS, Atom, RDF, & other Semantic Web microformats supported. TypeHost is now listed on oDesk, Elance, GetAFreelancer, Scriptlance, and other freelance web development sites as a service provider.

Our current work involves continued development on the Drupal 5.x platform, particularly for social networking & social bookmarking sites, using Drupal 6.x and Acquia Drupal along with Ubercart for ecommerce, blog publishing, news and information sites. We are developing new themes and installation profiles for Drupal that include database exports of a typical site category structure, taxonomy portal content, pre-programmed Panels, Views, and module configurations for deploying and designing complex sites more quickly. Coming Soon: online demos, file downloads and feedback section, hosted web design solutions, full CMS web design packages, & site customization options.

References:

The Drigg Module: http://drupal.org/project/drigg

Advanced Profile Kit: http://drupal.org/project/advanced_profile

TypeHost Web Development: http://www.typehost.com

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