Idea: WordPress Theme for Audio & Video Podcast Websites

Update (December 16, 2008): Thank you everyone for expressing such a great interest in this theme. I am hoping to release it early next year (2009). If you would like to support the development, donations are more than welcome.

Update: I have posted the first HTML mock-ups of this WordPress theme.

Here are a few sketches of a WordPress theme that would be ideal for video/audio podcast websites and blogs.

Here’s the deal — if 20 people who are currently producing a video/audio podcast leave a comment saying “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.” then I will make it and release it for free (under GPL) as a response to TV.Elements ($50) and Video ($39).

Green on lighter background: Audio/Video Podcast WordPress Theme

Blue shade: Audio/Video Podcast WordPress Theme

70 Comments

  1. kaiserlino says:

    “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”
    hehe

    For sure we would use it.
    We actually use our system podcast for http://www.ezoneonline.com.br/podcast.php
    but we also want to grow it and make it as a separate part of the stuff :D

  2. nahnu says:

    i registered nahnu.tv for these themes :p

  3. Miks says:

    I think this one looks lot better than our theme on podraide.lv. So:

    “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

  4. Kaspars says:

    kaiserlino, nahnu and Mik, I wasn’t expecting even a single person to comment on this so thanks a lot for your feedback. If continues at the same pace, I better go back to my HTML/CSS drawing board.

  5. Eftu says:

    “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

    That would be great for my upcoming blog.

    Thanks!

  6. steffy says:

    sure I would use it for sure

  7. m-alo says:

    I’m currently not podcasting, but if I were, I would definitely consider using your theme.

  8. Kunduz says:

    I like your work, clean and artistic style, so I’d like to see other themes also..

  9. Robin says:

    “I would love to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

    Currently this is the 9th comment. Can i post 11 more?

  10. Kaspars says:

    Robin, sure you can, if you are currently producing/hosting/co-hosting two or more podcasts. Just give a link to those shows.

  11. kaiserlino says:

    Hey…
    Thanks for answering…
    Really hope you code them :D

    I am not as good as you, but if need some help and i can do, will do for sure :D

    See ua

  12. Florent says:

    I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.

    <it looks great and very eronomic !

  13. Mike says:

    Sign me up, I need a theme like this…

  14. Hchicha says:

    Waw! looks very nice and ergonomic … Is there news about it freinds?

    “I would love to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

    BRAVO !!!

  15. Warren says:

    I would absolutely use this for my video blog.

    (makes me wish I didn’t pay $$ for video elements)

  16. I would LOVE to have access to this specialized audio and video WordPress theme. I run a website that provides free P-based blogs especially for media creators and will be adding specialized themes shortly.

    Please, please, make this theme. I would happy to promote your site or otherwise help you.

  17. Milt Lee says:

    Yes, I can’t wait to use it. Thanks for a great looking theme.

  18. amber says:

    “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”
    But i could not decide on a theme…but yours is great

  19. George says:

    This would be perfect for my video blog.

    Yes, please publish it!

    Thanks,
    G.

  20. Francis says:

    Oh I want it, I want it! My video blog would be 100% better.

    Add my vote.

  21. Kaspars says:

    kaiserlino, Miks and Adam W. Warner seem to be the only people who actually run their own audio/video podcasts (judging by the provided URLs).

    I am really looking forward to the remaining 17 people who currently do produce a podcast, and theme will be yours.

    So if you did leave a comment without the URL, please post it again.

  22. Hchicha says:

    Kaspars, ohh! :)

    Here is my vidblog
    http://globlog.fr/blog/hchicha-tv/

    And here is my podcasts site:

    http://radiohchicha.com

    Thanks a lot for this very good work.

  23. Kaspars says:

    Hchicha, excellent. Now we are at 4.

  24. Warren says:

    here’s the URL for my video blog:

    http://italy.culturaltravel.net/

  25. Milt Lee from above also left his video blog link;)

    http://beadblog.manykites.org/

  26. Duarte says:

    I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.

    Hell, yeah! I’ve been searching for more than enough time for a decent podcast theme, and this is the best I’ve seen.

    Podcast: http://www.geekarmyknife.com

  27. Duarte says:

    Duarte,

    I forgot! It would be great if it could work well with

  28. Duarte says:

    …Podpress (where’s the link I posted??)

  29. R Doug Sapp says:

    sure I would use it for sure

  30. Kevin Lim says:

    I’m in! I run theorycast at http://theorycast.blip.tv/

  31. Jim Kukral says:

    “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

    Over at the Daily Flip. http://www.jimkukral.com

  32. Kaspars says:

    Thank you everyone. It looks like I’ll have to do it.

  33. Yaaaaay!!!!!

    Kaspars, I just want to give you a heartfelt THANK YOU. I’m excited to be able to develop with this theme!

  34. I would so want to use this for my podcasts which should be ready to go in September.

  35. Looks like a terrific theme! I would ask for a deep footer area too to list archives and categories, and hopefully it would accept widgets in the sidebar so we could run extra things in there.

    Thank you!

  36. florent says:

    “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”
    I change it for september. All my podcasts tell about employement, jobs and hire.

    This is an exemple here :
    http://blog.31000emploi.com/31000emploi-podcaste-par-petitdeviendragrand/

  37. I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog

  38. scottstead says:

    Great looking theme – I’d definitely be interested in using this theme for my podcast/website/blog. :)

  39. Milt Lee says:

    I actually left the url for my newest blog. It’s not totally active yet as I want to use your theme for it. I didn’t realize that you wanted a URL for a blog that I’m doing all the time. Here that one is: http://hollowbonefilms.com

    So when will the theme be available?
    thanks,
    Milt Lee

  40. Doug Groves says:

    ““I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

    Check it out at http://www.rgbfilter.com

  41. I want to use it for the geek army knife podcast as well =)

  42. John says:

    Definitely! Would perhaps even transition our site over in order to combine blog + video podcast. :-)

  43. Harry says:

    Yes, I would so want to use it for my podcast’s blog.

  44. motionitem says:

    any updates on this?

  45. Kaspars says:

    motionitem, I am currently really busy with ‘real’ work and will create this theme whenever I have some free time.

  46. CKR-PROD says:

    Very nice, I would also so want to use it for my podcast’s blog.

  47. H78 says:

    Keep me posted! I would love this theme!!

  48. GPSchnyder says:

    “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

    As my Tattoo is “growing” I need a new Site :-)

    -george

  49. gary leland says:

    I want this and would use it

  50. Harald Husø says:

    I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog

  51. thibaut says:

    I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog
    http://www.spud.fr

  52. joe says:

    This is HOT HOT HOT!. Where is the download link i think were at about 50 + replys on a download! awesoem layout!

  53. My video blog is on blogger until i can use this sick ass theme~! i hunt down the best in video tutorials and behind the scenes stuff for multimedia artists.

    PhotoshopNOW.blogspot.com

  54. Nada says:

    I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog!!!!!!!!

    Thanks!

  55. Adam says:

    I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.

    http://www.rockclimbingpodcast.com

  56. “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

    My videoblog is miravos.tv

  57. Morgan says:

    Any news?

  58. Rick says:

    “I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

  59. ovande says:

    is this theme available for download?

    thanks

  60. Kaspars says:

    ovande, no, not yet. See the update at the beginning of the post.

  61. Nitzan says:

    sweet theme. would mos def would like to use it.

  62. ovande says:

    loooooooooooove it.

    I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.”

    http://www.podspiritism.org

  63. Woto Wibowo says:

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  64. Coreen Salamanca says:

    This layout is cutting edge. My colleague and I would definitely use this for our vlog site. It’s about time someone create a format like this!

  65. Perry says:

    Please!! I would love to give this theme a whirl!!

  66. michael says:

    I would so want to use it for my podcast’s website/blog.

  67. michael says:

    i’m in, for the redesign of noisescapetv.com a videoblog/cable access show

    • Kaspars says:

      Thank you, everyone, for your amazing interest in this theme. I am really busy now doing other things, so the best estimate for the potential release date is the end of January 2009.

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