If you’ve fallen in love withFacebook’s forthcoming Timelinethen you’re likely going to flip over this, too.Timeline WPis a WordPress theme that takes your WordPress blog and turns it into a knockoff of Facebook’s Timeline while still keeping everything readily accessible.
Staying true to the methods used by Facebook, there’s a banner on the rigth side that will take you to each section, broken down by month. The oversized header image gives you buttons for your social connections and it allows you to showcase posts, as well.
What’s interesting about Timeline WP is that the Timeline interface carries over into single-post mode, but manages to do so in a way that still stays clean and true to the format:
Timeline WP has one more trick up its sleeve, as well, and that comes in the form of lightboxed photos. Instead of taking you to an attachment page or the photo itself, Timeline WP pops up a lightbox display, complete with navigation:
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Timeline WP is a beautifully designed, easy-to-manage theme. Of course, as it is with Facebook, the more video and photo content that you add, the better that it will look. At any rate, it’s free so you should definitelygive it a downloadif it suits your fancy.
Looking for something a bit more customizable? Make sure to check out our review ofStandard Theme, and its photo-focused sibling,Pro Photo Theme.
Story byBrad McCarty
A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the Director TNW Academy. You can follow him on Twitter @BradMcCarty.(show all)A music and tech junkie who calls Nashville home, Brad is the DirectorTNW Academy. You can follow him on Twitter@BradMcCarty.
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