What's On This Page: 

• Wordpress Doesn't Have to Be A Blog!
• How to Turn Wordpress into a Magazine Style CMS
• Revolution Theme: It's Got the Look
• A Magazine Theme for Your Site...or Your Clients!
• Why Revolution Rocks
• Wordpress Revolution Theme
• Wordpress Revolution News Theme
• Wordpress Revolution Sports Theme
• Wordpress Revolution Magazine Theme
• Wordpress Revolution Tech Theme
• Wordpress Revolution Pro Business Theme
• Wordpress Revolution Pro Media Theme
• Wordpress Real Estate Theme
• Wordpress Revolution Developer Package
• More Wordpress Resources

Wordpress Doesn't Have to Be A Blog! 

Your horizons become limitless the instant you realize this. If you look under the hood, Wordpress is a powerful content management blogging platform for three main reasons:

• It was built for SEO.
• Unlike Joomla, it uses clean code, minimal clutter and orderly CSS, making it load faster while using minimal resources on your server...regardless of how big the site gets.
• It has dozens of free, professional-caliber plugins already available.

If only it weren't built for blogging...

That's where the magic of the magazine-style theme comes in! Break away from the standard blog's 'look and feel,' and decorate your home page with auto-updating modules displaying your recent additions per category - drop in some AdSense or Adbrite ads, make your header and footer more effective, and you're on your way to a modern and effective website with an attractive, organized newspaper layout.

Best of all, you barely have to do a damn thing, as the hard work is already done for you through the theme itself.

How to Turn Wordpress into a Magazine Style CMS 

There are few options for turning your default Wordpress setup into a magazine style format. Additionally, there's no talk of a "Wordpress CMS" in the near or distant future, either. I've found the best resolve to be a premium (that means "not free") theme called Wordpress Revolution Theme. Sometimes, "you get what you pay for" holds true, certainly in the realm of free Wordpress themes that get corrupted with future Wordpress updates, or are poorly scripted and display an annoying quirk that may take time to figure out. This would be manageable for some personal blog that I don't care much for, but not for a serious site I'm looking to make money from. Since I run a large site and have no intention of adding to my daily stress, I gave Wordpress Revolution Theme a try.

Created specifically for people looking to use Wordpress as a CMS or website rather than a blog, the Wordpress Revolution Theme family of themes applies a professional interface complete with a magazine style home page, to Wordpress.

Best of all, the CSS stylesheet is the most organized thing I've ever seen, truly to be appreciated by any Type-A personality webmaster. It's as easy as applying any other template to Wordpress, and works flawlessly - regardless if you're starting a new site, or changing an old site's design.

Revolution Theme: It's Got the Look 

The 6 flavors of Wordpress Revolution Theme include Revolution, News, Sport, Magazine, Tech, and the new Pro Business. Although each theme might seem to be geared toward a certain subject, they can be edited to fit with any niche or topic you want (i.e., "Sport" theme can be used for a history or science themed site, if you wanted...it doesn't have to be used for Sports).

Each theme is professionally designed to fool anyone unknowing that they're actually looking at a Wordpress site, and not a custom coded CMS! Take a look at some screenshots of the Wordpress Revolution Theme below:

A Magazine Theme for Your Site...or Your Clients! 

Why Revolution Rocks 

Here's a list of facts that prove why Revolution is worth its weight in gold!

• Free updates for life! Unlike any commercial CMS or professionally made theme, you'll never have to pay another cent to update Wordpress Revolution Theme. It's provided to you for free, for life.
• Clean CSS: Wordpress Revolution Theme's style.css is any developer's dream. Find what you're looking for in an instant. There's no confusion whatsoever, as every facet of your theme will be clearly defined within the CSS file.
• Easy to modify: There's no contesting the fact that Wordpress is very easy to modify -- and Wordpress Revolution Theme is no different! Not only will you be able to quickly edit, delete or add anything you want to this theme, there's also a bustling registered members' forum where others can help you!
• For Wordpress dummies...or pros! You don't have to be a Wordpress guru. Just drop Wordpress Revolution Theme into your themes folder, select it from the theme menu, and you're done in under 30 seconds.
• Bug free! You'll never find a bug or glitch with Wordpress Revolution Theme. Even if you did, the solution would have an immediate fix by the Revolution team!
• The "great to have" stuff you won't find elsewhere: With an out-of-the-box Feedburner.com panel, featured Youtube video section, dedicated preview thumbnails for each post, multiple category display options, an all-new drop down menu option, and several theme selections for individual posts - you're getting a lot more for your money than you would, with any other theme out there!
• The ultimate money maker: With Wordpress Revolution Theme, all of the hard work is already done. With the Developer's Package or Multi-Use license, you can very easily mass produce & fine-tune the theme to expand your freelancing horizons. It sure beats spending 20+ hours writing code from scratch! Spend more time designing, and get it done faster than ever!

Wordpress Revolution Theme 

The original Wordpress Revolution Theme is great for any small business site, portfolio or resume site, or anything pertaining to a smaller news service.

See Demo or Purchase Single License Here
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Wordpress Revolution News Theme 

Made specifically for larger news sites, Wordpress Revolution News Theme features an attractive web 2.0 fashioned 3-column home page layout and multiple post templates for main category pages and their sub-articles. Feature your main article on the upper left (the image is pulled from the article itself - just be sure to use an image of its exact size and it will appear on the front page). A center column displays the articles, and the right column has a News sign-up box (which links to your Feedburner account), ads and category/date links.

See Demo or Purchase Single License Here
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Wordpress Revolution Sports Theme 

Similar in comparison to Revolution News, Wordpress Revolution Sports Theme has more prominent article heading bars and features similar layout options, with minor reorganizations to draw attention to alternate features and areas of your site.

See Demo or Purchase Single License Here
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Wordpress Revolution Magazine Theme 

Wordpress Revolution Magazine Theme is a top seller, as it transforms Wordpress into a true magazine or entertainment portal site! One of its most beloved features is the ability to assign thumbnails to each post, which displays directly on the front page of the theme. The branding and monetization possibilities for Revolution Magazine are rich and full of opportunity. The theme automates everything as you create new posts, so that there is minimal work on your end!

See Demo or Purchase Single License Here
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Wordpress Revolution Tech Theme 

Similar to Magazine, Wordpress Revolution Tech Theme features a design perfect for any tech review or news site. It also features individual thumbnails for each post, which can be specified in the admin post panel. Feature your main tech articles and reviews on the left with an image of the size seen in the example, and your other top articles in a neat, center column. As with all Revolution themes, there are additional templates you can choose for your posts and pages, ranging from a 3 to 2 column layout (for main category pages, and their sub-articles).

See Demo or Purchase Single License Here
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Wordpress Revolution Pro Business Theme 

Wordpress Revolution Pro Business Theme is built for small business sites. Whether you need a new Wordpress site for your web hosting company, SEO business or anything else - this is an optimal choice. A clean and clutter-free home page offers the site's main areas (or whatever else you choose), with a main image and blurb, quick link list, and thumbnails for sub categories.

See Demo or Purchase Single License Here
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Wordpress Revolution Pro Media Theme 

This new inclusion in the Revolution Theme family, Wordpress Revolution Pro Media Theme, is arguably the most groundbreaking of all! This is everything today's webmaster could need: web 2.0 design, Flickr integration, dedicated thumbnails per post, Ajax home page navigation tabs, auto-updating drop down menus, multiple ad spaces and multiple page & post templates! Perfect for any news, media or magazine themed site.

See Demo or Purchase Single License Here
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Wordpress Real Estate Theme 

Creating a real estate listings site? Or, do you just want to customize this clean new template for anything you have in mind? Wordpress Revolution Real Estate Theme is a new widget-ready theme gives a simple yet attractive layout that's perfect for any realtor or small business site in general. Feature yourself in a convenient "About me" box on the upper portion of the right hand side bar (or, hide this section), include recent listings, and a call-to-action "contact us" form.

See Demo or Purchase Single License Here
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Wordpress Revolution Developer Package 

With this all-inclusive package created especially for freelance web designers - you'll get every single Wordpress Revolution Theme (that's Revolution, News, Magazine, Sport, Tech and Pro Business) with a license to use all of them as many times as you want. Any web designer knows that you can very quickly and easily earn back the cost and continue your ongoing freelancing efforts!

As usual, all of these themes come with a lifetime of free updates!

Get more info or purchase the Revolution Developer Package

More Wordpress Resources 

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