4 Column Themes for Tumblr Photo Blogs
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Best 4 Column Tumblr Themes to Showcase Photos
4 Column layouts (called themes on Tumblr) are perfect for maximizing the available space on your blog. With most of these themes, almost every pixel of the screen is used, creating an infinite wall of images that are easily balanced with other types of posts, if you decide you just have to share a link, quick blurb about your day, quote, etc.
This lens showcases the best 4 Column themes (listed in alphabetical order) for creating a photo Tumblelog. I've tried & tested each one, detailing the pros & cons of each, along with examples of other photo-blogs using the theme, to help you pick the best theme for your Tumblr portfolio.
Contents at a Glance
Franklin Street Theme
Lots of colors, little functionality.
Click here or the image above to preview & install.
FEATURES
**1-click customizations from the "Appearance" tab in "Customize" mode
----Change colors for almost everything imaginable.
----Upload background image.
**Click an image to view a larger version without having to click to the permalink page.
DISADVANTAGES
**Some HTML isn't recognized in the description, like the strikeout tag, but links show up.
**Doesn't show full size image - must right click and choose "View Image" to see it.
**Doesn't display tags anywhere.
** Permalink only shows up when you hover over a post.
**Doesn't link to an outside source AT ALL.
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Examples of Franklin Street Theme
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New Book Theme
Classic & to the point.
Click here or the image above to preview & install.
FEATURES
***1-click customizations from the "Appearance" tab in "Customize" mode
----Change colors for header, background, body text, links, post title, description, tags, & more.
----Change body & title font.
----Upload background image.
----Show/hide notes, search, icon, & tweets.
----Input your Disqus username to enable comments on your posts
***Displays each post's tags, description, notes, source, & date on main page.
***Shows full-size image on permalink page.
***Displays a small profile icon (40 by 40 pixels) in header.
DISADVANTAGES
***If you link an image to an outside source, you have to click thru to the permalink page to access it.

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Examples of New Book Theme
Retrobitch Theme
Professional & clean.
Click here or the image above to preview & install.
FEATURES
**1-click customizations from the "Appearance" tab in "Customize" mode
---- Change colors for background, heading, text, links, quotes, header, & footer.
----Upload custom image to display above description in the top left corner.
**Professional drop shadow for each image post.
**Link to higher resolution version of each image.
**Images link directly to outside source (if applicable).
DISADVANTAGES
**Doesn't display tags.
**Doesn't show likes or reblogs on permalink pages.

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Examples of Retrobitch Theme
Do You Share Photos on Tumblr?
Stacky Theme
Clean & Modern
Click here or the image above to preview & download.
FEATURES
**1-click customizations from the "Appearance" tab in "Customize" mode
----Change link color & link hover color
----Upload logo image (for sidebar) & background image
----Show/Hide Archive link, Fixed Elements, & Captions on Index Page
**Sidebar navigation scrolls with page
**Archive, RSS, Mobile, Follow & Top of Page icons at bottom of page
**Grey-scaled hovering over images that displays post date & notes
DISADVANTAGES
**Next Page link at bottom of page - doesn't scroll
**No Permalink to individual post page - have to click "Notes" to get to the post page

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Examples of Stacky Theme
Themenificent Theme
A plethora of columns & choice
Click here or the image above to preview & install.
FEATURES
**1-click customizations from the "Appearance" tab in "Customize" mode
----Upload header & background images
----Show/Hide Streampad & change its background color & turn autoplay on/off
----Choose from Orange, Lime, Fuschia, Lavender, Seafoam, Blue, or Red color schemes.
----Choose 4 column or 5 column version
----Customize header image (repeat or fixed; image height)
----Show/Hide scrolling description, captions, description, title, archive, random, mobile, & feed links.
----Make post types (Text, Photo, Quote, etc.) wider
----Add up to 4 custom links (appears in top navigation bar)
----Input your Disqus username to enable comments on your posts
----Input Google Analytics ID to enable ads on your blog
**Images link directly to an outside source (if applicable)
**Displays tags on permalink pages
**Next & Previous links on every permalink page
DISADVANTAGES
**Can't seem to find any. This may be the perfect theme!

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Examples of Themenificent Theme
http://ohedgy.tumblr.com/ (NSFW)
Do You Use a 4 Column Theme?
Yip Theme
Clean & simple, but a little flawed.
Click here or the image above to preview & install.
A nice, simple theme with a few customizable options that's great for showcasing photographs, just wish the sidebar navigation was less wide so you don't have to scroll across to see the entire page.
FEATURES
**1-click customizations from the "Appearance" tab in "Customize" mode
----Change color for links, background, & info box.
----Change font for header & search box.
----Upload background image.
----Turn on/off large posts size.
----Show/hide captions & notes.
**Previous & Next links on each permalink page.
**Displays full-size image on permalink page.
**Fixed sidebar navigation.
DISADVANTAGES
**Photos don't link to outside sources.
**Links to Previous, Next, or Permalink open in new windows.

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Comments/Questions
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anilagarwal
Dec 29, 2011 @ 9:57 am | delete
- Must have themes in case you want to start a photo or gallery blog on Tumblr
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Dec 7, 2011 @ 11:18 am | delete
- I like Stacky. I don't like that you see all of the posts and urls underneath Retrobitch.
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May 31, 2011 @ 3:18 am | delete
- The "Yip Theme" is a bad rip off of Stacky.
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heehaw
May 20, 2011 @ 1:01 pm | delete
- i love the Retrobitch Theme 4 column.
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