Starting a news site, need some opinions

[JenniferH]

I am starting a "news" site and I'm going to use WordPress as my platform. I like it, and I've used it on several sites I've had before.

The opinion I need is what theme to use. I don't want anything trendy, but I want it to look elegant and clean.

The site will be a user driven site that is in blog format, so users will have to register to contribute articles.

Any thoughts on what you might add to a site like this? I haven't even purchased the domain yet, but I'm working on that...

[JenniferH]

Bump.

[janasmama]

there are so many themes that I wouldn't be able to offer a specific name but I like the idea of a black & white theme (or something along those colors) and something simple. Maybe you could even search simplicity and see what comes up.

[HisBeautifulWife]

I would use the Revolution News Theme but it's not free.

[JenniferH]

OOOOH. I found one, and it's free! I still have some tweaking to do, but overall I love the look and feel of the template.

http://www.revolutiontwo.com/themes/lifestyle

You can also see it in action in my sig line.

[slvsquared]

Revolutions added a bunch of free themes, I think. Saw something on Twitter about it the other day.

You might also try the Flexibility theme. It's totally customizable, and you can't beat free! You do have to register to use it, but only so they can send you email updates about the theme.

Magazine themes are nice for this, as well.

[Doula Dani]

Originally Posted by JenniferH

OOOOH. I found one, and it's free! I still have some tweaking to do, but overall I love the look and feel of the template.

http://www.revolutiontwo.com/themes/lifestyle

You can also see it in action in my sig line.

I like that! It does feel really clean and easy to use. Keep us posted! I'd love to subscribe.