In this Where’s Wally? inspired version of WooVille, we thought a quirky, tongue-in-cheek representation of the WordPress theming community was in order. You’ll find all your favourite theme providers in the colorful WooVille eco-system, but your challenge is to find the WooNinja hiding somewhere…

WooVille#5 Where’s Woo?

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It took me about a few minutes before I saw the WooNinja hiding in the picture. Have you seen it yet? Anyways, I think there are more WordPress community members that could’ve been added to the picture like WP Tavern, Theme Lab, WP Recipes, etc. but maybe WooThemes didn’t have enough space for everybody. Maybe we’ll see a second version of this comic that features the other left out WordPress community members? Btw, the design on the DIYthemes building has gathered some mixed reactions. Some look at the building’s design as a cheapshot on DIYthemes, depicting a crumbling building while others see it as a building made up of puzzles or a building that’s under construction which is done in reference with their name DIY (Do-It-Yourself).

If you like this WooVille web comic and would want to buy it as a poster, head on here. WooThemes is planning on selling it in poster form (dimensions: 23.39 × 33.11 inches) for around $20-30 excluding shipping.

How do you like the Where’s Woo? WooVille web comic? Any other WordPress community member you think should be added to the picture? What do you think of the DIYthemes building design? Do you see it as a cheapshot on a competitor or a design that represents the Do-It-Yourself theme? Please share your thoughts.

**CONTEST OFFICIALLY CLOSED AS OF 12/30/10**

UPDATE: Added more cash prizes and a new sponsor.

Today is the first day of December and that “officially” marks the start of the Christmas season. Since Christmas is the season of giving and sharing, what could be a better way to thank my readers and share my blessings with others than to have another Christmas Giveaway, right?

I’ve had two previous big giveaways here on JaypeeOnline – the $1,000+ Christmas Giveaway in 2008 and the $1,500 Thanksgiving Giveaway last year. For this year’s Christmas Giveaway, I’ll be giving away $3,500+ worth of prizes – premium WordPress themes, premium WordPress plugin, web hosting, domains, cash and many more. Of course, all of this won’t be possible without the support and generosity of my sponsors.

PRIZES AT STAKE:
1st Prize
1-year Publisher Plan from Scribe SEO ($324)
1 Pro-Plus package from StudioPress ($249.95)
1 Developer Theme Package from WooThemes ($150)
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1-year Freedom-CDN Plan from WP Webhost ($120)
1-year Pro Account from Wibiya Web Toolbar ($118.80)
1-year Starter Plan from Reinvigorate ($100)
1-year subscription to Website Monitoring from website-monitoring.com ($59)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
1-year domain (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)
$20 cash via PayPal courtesy of DiTesco

2nd Prize
1-Year Publisher Plan from Scribe SEO ($324)
1 Genesis/Child theme package from StudioPress ($79.95)
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1 Club Membership from Elegant Themes ($39)
1-year Advanced Hosting Plan from Hostentic ($116)
1-year Pro Account from Wibiya Web Toolbar ($118.80)
1-year Starter Plan from Reinvigorate ($100)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
1-year domain (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)
$10 cash via PayPal courtesy of MukhangPera.com

3rd Prize
1-Year Publisher Plan from Scribe SEO ($324)
1 Genesis/Child theme package from StudioPress ($79.95)
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1 Annual Access Membership from Flexi Themes ($49.95)
1-year Freedom Plan from WP Webhost ($80)
1-year Pro Account from Wibiya Web Toolbar ($118.80)
1-year Starter Plan from Reinvigorate ($100)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
1-year domain (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)
$10 cash via PayPal courtesy of MukhangPera.com

4th Prize
1 Genesis/Child theme package from StudioPress ($79.95)
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1 Basic Theme Package from WP Now ($49)
1-year Freedom Plan from WP Webhost ($80)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
1-year domains (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)
$10 cash via PayPal courtesy of MukhangPera.com

Consolation Prizes
1 Premium Theme from WPZOOM ($69)
1-year subscription to Privacy Pro from Privacy Pro ($35.95)
6 – 1-year domains (.com/.net/.org/.info) courtesy of Jehzeel Laurente ($11.99)

I’m also giving away 5 Globe Tattoo USB dongles courtesy of Abe Olandres of YugaTech ($20/each) to all contestants from the Philippines.

As a BONUS, I’ll be giving away a 15% rebate for website-monitoring.com to all contestants and 2 Golden Tickets to VaultPress. Please let me know via the comment section if you’re interested.

CONTEST MECHANICS:
1. Subscribe to JaypeeOnline’s RSS feed via email. (required)

Don’t forget to validate your email subscription (After submitting your email address, FeedBurner will send you an email with a link on it to verify your subscription). If you’re already an email subscriber, please proceed to step #2.

2. Blog about this contest. (required)

Make a blog post about this contest in not less than 100 words. (Please don’t copy & paste this post). Don’t forget to include a link/trackback to this contest, prizes at stake and the list of sponsors (just the text links, no need to include the banners). If you want, you can use the Christmas Giveaway graphic in your blog post, do that by saving the image and uploading it to your own web server. (No hotlinking please)

3. Leave a comment. (required)

After you have subscribed to the RSS feed via email and published your blog post, please leave a comment on this post using the same email address you used to subscribe and include the URL to your blog post. In case you decide to avail of the bonus points, make sure to include your Twitter username and/or Facebook account name.

*I require this step so it would be easier for me to validate and keep track of each contestant’s entries.

Total = 7 pts

BONUS POINTS:
You can avail of these bonus points to get more chances of winning.

1. Follow me on Twitter and Retweet this post – 2 pts (If you’re already following me, all you need to do is retweet this post)
2. Share this post on Facebook – 1 pt
3. Join JaypeeOnline’s Facebook Fan Page – 1 pt
4. Follow JaypeeOnline on NetworkedBlogs (via Facebook) – 1 pt

Total = 5 pts

Total maximum entry points = 12 pts

CONTEST RULES:
1. Contestants are required to do all three steps under CONTEST MECHANICS.
2. No multiple entries. 1 person = 1 entry (1 person can get as much as 12 points)
3. Prizes not claimed within 30 days will be forfeited and be given to a new winner.
4. Prizes can not be converted to cash.

OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS:
Scribe SEO

StudioPress

WooThemes

WP Zoom

Elegant Themes

FlexiThemes

WP Now

WP WebHost

Hostentic Web Hosting

Wibiya Web Toolbar

Reinvigorate

Privacy Pro

Website Monitoring

Jehzeel Laurente

Abe Olandres

DiTesco

Mukhang Pera

VaultPress

Contest starts as soon as this post is published and ends on December 30, 2010. All entries should be in by midnight (US Eastern Time). Each point is equivalent to one entry that will be put into the list of entries (more points, more entries). Winners will be chosen using Random.org’s List Randomizer and will be announced the following day, December 31st.

Please make sure to check back on this post every now and then for any changes or updates.

What are you waiting for? Join now! You could be the winner of any one of these awesome prizes. Remember, the more points you have, the more your chances of winning! If you have any questions regarding the contest, feel free to contact me.

If you or your company would like to be sponsor and provide some prizes for this Christmas Giveaway, please send me a message via the Contact page.

Just realized while I was browsing through my blog archives that I haven’t published any WordPress theme related posts in a while. Decided feature the latest WordPress themes from Elegant Themes, one of the most reliable and best places to find excellent quality yet affordable premium WordPress themes.

The Glider theme was specifically designed for the personal website/blog/portfolio type of site. It has a contemporary style and a javascript-powered layout. This cool and versatile theme features a fully featured blog and portfolio section. The theme is widget-ready, supports gravatars and threaded comments and compatible with all popular web browsers – IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Safari, and Opera.

Screenshots:
Homepage

Portfolio

About page

Blog

Features:

• WordPress 3.0 compatible
• Five Color Schemes
• Gallery Section
• Threaded Comments
• Optional Blog-style Structure
• Gravatar ready
• Firefox, Safari, IE8 + IE7 + IE6, Opera, Netscape compatible
• Advertisement Ready
• Widget ready sidebars
• Theme Options Page
• Custom thumbnail images
• PSD files
• Valid XHTML + CSS
• Smooth tabless design

Preview or Purchase the Glider WordPress theme from Elegant Themes

TheStyle theme is a stylish WordPress theme that features a crisp and modern design. It also has a fluid width and jQuery-enchanced layout that adjusts to the visitor’s/viewer’s screen resolution, ensuring optimal viewing experience and maximum exposure for the site content. This theme is widget-ready, has gravatar and threaded comments support, five color schemes to choose from and compatible with IE6, IE7, IE8, Firefox, Safari, and Opera web browsers.

Screenshots:
Portfolio/Homepage

Post page

Features:

• WordPress 3.0 compatible
• Five Color Schemes
• Threaded Comments
• Optional Blog-style Structure
• Gravatar ready
• Firefox, Safari, IE8 + IE7 + IE6, Opera, Netscape compatible
• Advertisement Ready
• Widget ready sidebars
• Theme Options Page
• Custom thumbnail images
• PSD files
• Valid XHTML + CSS
• Smooth tabless design

Preview or Purchase TheStyle WordPress theme from Elegant Themes

Personally, I like the second theme – TheStyle better. For me, TheStyle’s design and layout catches my eye more than Glider’s. But that’s just me. I’m sure some of you would disagree with me and prefer the Glider theme. These are just the two latest premium WordPress themes from Elegant Themes. Make sure to visit Elegant Themes to view the entire theme collection and other upcoming themes.

Btw, if you’re not yet a member of Elegant Themes you can get unlimited access to all these themes for only $39/year. If you develop websites for your clients, you can purchase the Developer License for a one time fee of $89 that will allow you to use the theme for an unlimited number of client projects.

Elegant Themes is one of the best places to find excellent quality premium WordPress themes and good customer support. To avail of their themes, users have to pay an annual membership/subscription fee of $39. Members of the Elegant Themes theme club get access to all the premium WordPress themes released for one whole year and access to a support forum where they can submit questions and get help with theme installation, troubleshooting, etc.

The previous license option was ideal for regular users or bloggers who own several blogs but not for developers. The old setup meant that developers had to register new accounts everytime they wanted to use a theme for a different client/web project. Two days ago, Nick Roach announced via the Elegant Themes blog that they will now be offering Developer’s Licenses.

Until now we have not had a licensing option available for developers. This has meant that web designers who wanted to use our themes for their clients had to go through the trouble of registering new accounts. To rid this hassle, and to make things more affordable for developers, I have added an Developer’s License for purchase from within the member’s area. The price is a one time fee of $89, and gives you permission to use the themes for all of your client web design projects.

I’m sure this is good news for all developers and web designers who use WordPress for their web design projects. To make it clear, the $89 that you pay for the Developer’s License is a one time fee that allows you to use for all web design projects. However, you are still required to pay the annual theme club membership/subscription fee of $20 for existing users and $39 for new members.

Here’s preview of Elegant Themes’ upcoming theme, a real estate WordPress theme called ElegantEstate

Visit Elegant Themes today and grab a Developer’s License!

Last month, I shared with you two of the latest themes from StudioPress. This time around, I’ll be sharing with you two of the latest themes from Elegant Themes. Whether you’re a fan of Nick Roach’s creations at Elegant Themes, or just a regular WordPress user in search for a nice premium WordPress theme, I’m pretty sure you’re gonna love these two new themes called PersonalPress and TheSource.

First stop is the PersonalPress theme, a 2 column, widget-ready, traditional blog-style theme with a personal touch. Nick designed this theme for those who want a fun and light hearted feel on their blogs.

Screenshot:

Features:

• Firefox, Opera, Netscape and Safari compatible
• WordPress 2.9 compatible
• Five Color Schemes
• Threaded Comments
• Optional Blog-style Structure
• Gravatar ready
• IE8 + IE7 + IE6 compatible
• Advertisement Ready
• Widget ready sidebars
• Theme Options Page
• Custom thumbnail images
• PSD files
• Valid XHTML + CSS
• Smooth tabless design

Next stop is a theme called TheSource, a 3-column, grid styled layout, widget-ready, magazine style theme designed to display lots of content in an organized and visually pleasing manner.

Screenshot:

Features:

• Firefox, Opera, Netscape and Safari compatible
• WordPress 2.9 compatible
• Four Color Schemes
• Threaded Comments
• Optional Blog-style Structure
• Gravatar ready
• IE8 + IE7 + IE6 compatible
• Advertisement Ready
• Widget ready sidebars
• Theme Options Page
• Custom thumbnail images
• PSD files
• Valid XHTML + CSS
• Smooth tabless design

Both themes are available from the Elegant Themes theme club for only $19.99/year. Each theme comes with the WordPress theme files, required plugins and fully layered PSD files. Club membership gives you access to all themes and access to the support forum.

For more information regarding these themes or if you want to view a live demo of the PersonalPress WordPress theme or TheSource WordPress theme, or would want to check out other premium WordPress themes, head on over to Elegant Themes.

DISCLAIMER: JaypeeOnline is an affiliate of Elegant Themes