I keep hearing from Thesis lovers – Can I get the Looks Good Naked Skin for Thesis 1.6?  So to make them all happy – here we go!

Looks Good (Better) Naked theme has been greatly simplified and now fits into your Thesis Theme 1.6

Follow these instructions to install this theme on Thesis 1.6 (no documents needed!):

• Backup the following folder from the Thesis Theme Installation Directory
  • custom
• Unzip the “Looks Good Naked” theme package
• Copy the custom_lgn folder to your Thesis Theme Installation Directory
• Rename the folder to custom
• Navigate to Thesis Options from your WordPress Dashboard
• Select Design Options and enter the following values under Nav Menu
  • Link Text color : FFFFFF
  • Link Text Hover Color : FFFFFF
  • Current Link Text Color : 900B09
  • Current Parent Link Text Color: FFFFFF
  • Link Background Color : 464646
  • Hover Background Color : 900B09
  • Current Background Color: FFFFFF
  • Current Parent Background Color : 900B09
• Under Framework Options
  • Choose HTML Framework – “Full-width framework”

Other Goodies Added:

• Sidebar Social Iconz – http://thesistutor.com/how-to-add-killer-social-icons-with-thesis/ (Be sure to change Twitter ID etc. in custom_functions.php)
• Footer by Asnio – http://asnio.com

Tada! You’re done. Now your Blog hosts the famous – Looks Good Naked skin.

Live Demo – http://thoughtsunlimited.net/skins/looksbetternaked

Under the images folder of your custom directory, is a file named logo_text.png. You can replace this with the Logo of your website. Recommended dimensions are 344 px X 91 px

Since this is a greatly simplified version of the original skin – sans a lot of Javascript code and images – some fine features might be lost. But most of it are retained – to give you the same experience as much possible

I do not distribute this skin. Visit http://thesispress.com/looksgoodnaked/ to grab a copy or mail to curator@thesisgallery.com

Here is a FREE Thesis Skin for all those proud Thesis Theme owners.  Watch the screencast to have a preview of the Skin.  Feel free to use it, customize and share.  Also, provide your feedback to me, without any hesitation!

Features

• Simple Thesis Customization
• Minimal colors
• Single Column layout – gives a rich feel!
• Tested on major browsers
• Developed in 2 hours!
• FREE! (no strings attached)

Installation Instructions

• Backup your current Custom files from <Thesis Folder>/custom
• Copy all the files in ZIP – custom.css, custom_functions.php, /images to your <Thesis Folder>/custom
• APPEARANCE – DESIGN OPTIONS -> Site Layout
  • 1 Column and 900px
  • Enable Full Width HTML framework
• Edit the PSD file in ZIP with your Blog name and tagline
• Generate JPEG file with same name – header.jpg – and place it in <Thesis Folder>/custom/images folder

Credits

• Sidebar Social Icons : Thesistutor.com , http://thesistutor.com/how-to-add-killer-social-icons-with-thesis/
• Custom Archives Page and Header Image CSS : Mattflies.com, http://mattflies.com/tech/10-ways-to-customize-thesis-and-enhance-your-blog/
• Custom 404 Page : Artofblog.com, http://www.artofblog.com/customize-thesis-creating-useful-404-pages/

Download

If you have downloaded, please take a couple of minutes to drop in a few Comments. This will help me contact you for any Bug fixes or Version upgrades

Other Notes

• Any further customization – contact me!
• Customization to suit your needs, at just $25!
• If you find any bugs or issues – Contact Me and I will fix it for your FREE!