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1. MicDK
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi fellows,

   The topic title says it all - don't need the blog functionality.

   Need a very simple theme for my new website (e-book promoting site - you know, the typical simple white narrow page for text and pictures). Would be nice if it was easy to turn sidebar on/off - don't need a sidebar for the "Terms of use", "About", "FAQ" etc. pages but probably on the main.

   Found this theme "The Simple CMS WordPress Theme" http://pixopoint.com/products/simple-cms-theme-update but I don't know if it is up to date - would that be a problem? (SEO, security etc....)

   There must be a lot of other solutions for people who want to use WordPress as a static website (CMS) - I just can't find them! Please help. I would prefer free themes but I will pay for it if you know of a perfect solution.

   Hope you can help me - Thanks and have a nice day!

2. Micah Cooksey
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Here are some good free themes that aren't exclusively for blogs:
   http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/vigilance
   http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/titan

   I usually just end up taking out the comment functionality, the tags, etc. that make it look like a blog, and it works fine.

3. MicDK
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   They actually look very clean and simple but they still got the sidebar and blog functionality, not sure I know how to remove that. But I might want to use them for some of my other sites...

   I just found something that might work, although I searched for this for some time... hmmm... going to test it tomorrow. Thanks for your time.

4. Micah Cooksey
   Moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   If you don't mind getting into your code, you could always modify your theme to not include the sidebar as well.

5. eawohnet
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   MicDK: Do you mind sharing what you found that might work? I'm trying to do the exact same thing and having problems.

   Micah: Do you have any tips on removing the sidebar/comments completely? Link to a good walk-through? I've tried to find these, but most are very vague or way too technical for me.

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