Searching for good templates is hard once you come across the huge amount of layouts available, therefore the choice on selecting and sharing the best websites that offer templates for all demands: professional, amateur, free and paid ones.

Freshy 2 Theme

A free but high-leveled template, developed by Julien De Luca. The Customize plugin allows a degree of customization almost limit free with the control panel. Here are its main features:

• WP 2.6 compatible (in opposition to the previous version)
• 17 languages automatically configured through the visitor’s user agent
• Lots of sub themes
• Gravatar compatible
• Fixed and fluid width
• XHTML compatible
• Open source

and much more.

Recommended due to the high level of customization which allows it to be unique when compared to other blogs that have adopted it.

DiploD

Davide Del Monte is the author behind the old layout for Geekissimo and he develops templates for WordPress and Joomla for free under Creative Commons license.

Check it out:

• Nerino 2.0
  A nice and professional template for WP. Widget ready, Adsense ready, gravatar compatible and highly customizable.

• Geekissimo
  The foundation of this old template, very popular in Italy, available for download.

• Web TV
  If you have an online TV website or a web TV, check this great ready to use template.

TemplatePanic

Layout files of all kinds. If you’re patient enough to dig through all the pages, you might find great templates, both minimalist and extravagant and joyful. iPhone Blog Theme is a recommended choice. Here are its main features:

• XHTML and CSS compatible
• Widget ready
• Automatic management of related articles

Great for blogs geek on gadgets.

Web 2.0 Themes

Six templates for WordPress, five of them free and one paid. A strict Web 2.0 style. Check the top 3:

• Magazine theme (US$100)
• Sodelicious 2 (free and great)
• Socute (free)

Check and download the others here.

Recommended for blogs Web 2.0 style.

Woo Themes

If you’re looking for a WordPress theme for a blog focused on content and articles, this is the right place.

That’s where the new Ikaro Brasil layout was chosen from. There are approximately 15 templates, all paid, the mono user license costs US$70. The quality of the templates is excellent, ideal for quality upgrade for blogs with relevant content.

Some cool stuff for templates customization:

• Banners management 125×125 integrated
• Video file and integration due to Tubepress
• Management of files in evidence
• Feedburner and feed subscription integration via automated e-mail
• Google Analytics integrated management

These are the two favorite WooThemes templates: The Gazzette Edition, Fresh News Theme.

Recommended for highlighting relevant content.

Top WP Themes

130 free templates for WordPress, among the usual ones you can find some in great
quality. Ideal for blogs with no clear graphic definition: lots of templates from the most basic minimalism to super colored 2.0 extreme.

Great navigation system: it allows template filter based on the features you want, such as number of columns, widget management, fixed or fluid width, etc… (the illustration template is Zinmag Redux).

Recommended for bloggers not defined between milimalist or psychoedelic.

Revolution WordPress Theme

Professional paid templates, ideal for magazines, online newspapers or simply good content blogs. Ten themes for 2.6 WordPress compatible. License for only one website is around US$80.

Have fun and remember: WordPress 2.6 X version may occasionate some image aligning problems in some templates developed for previous versions. Here’s how to work it out.

I made a specific research for resources that can be used even by not skilled users in processes like CSS and HTM. There are also some really funny Web 2.0 graphic utilities. So, now enjoy your time and you job too!!

CSS surfing menu

11 CSS  toolbars are ready to use. All menus are visualized on page and they work in a real proper way. You only have to open the source to take your personal code and use it in your own blog, and if you want you can personalize it. You’ll see that toolbar labels may have some background images: you’ll find in CSS specifications all images names and then you can download them from http://exploding-boy.com/images/cssmenus/.

Teaser box

These are all boxes that underline a specific message within a web page context. Very good in catching all visitors attention (that’s why they are teasers). In the page you’ll find either CSS and HTML code to start it. Here you can seize all gifs you need from the same web page route.

CSS Image Popup

Actually I haven’t already understood if it is worthy or not, anyhow this CSS script allows you to enlarge an image by a pop up without any insertion in the browser window. Here you have the chance of seeing the little script working. CSS is recalled by picpopup.css.

Submit buttons for web forms

If you take particular attention to details, the form start button in 2.0 web style can’t be missing. Here you can find an easy guide with HTML and CSS codes to find that button.

How to underline the visited links

Here you are some very original ideas in order to personalize the visited links style (Vlink) by CSS.

Error or alert message

That’s a very good and simple CSS that shows you an error message or just a simple advice in a useful and not intrusive way. All alerts and errors under a communication point of vue are since ever a pivot point and this CSS code solves this problem in a very satisfying way.

Tabs Generator

It produces on line all toolbar labels and CSS surfing menus. You can therefore set almost everything: height, breadth, side, radius of curvature, colour, gradient, orientation and furthermore. Once you have produced your preview you can save your label after a download on your pc in order to use it as CSS toolbar labels background.

CSS menu library

12 CSS menus ready to copy, glue and use in your blog.

Brilliant button maker

Funny online application that allows you to create new buttons, particularly 80×15 buttons in a sort of “Powered by FeedBurner” style. The level of personalization is quite excellent.

Badges 2.0 Generator

Badges are some sorts of medals that are usually attached on web pages in order to catch all visitors attention.  Here you can really find a huge collection of badges ready to use or you can create one online, personalizing either the text and the graphic.

Web 2.0 Logo Creator

That’s a very simple online application that allows you to create a Web 2.0 logo with gradient, reflex and beta stamp.

Strip Generator

And what about the background? Strip Generator allows you to create online background exclusively with stripes. Very high the personalization level.