Statua Photography WordPress Theme
Statua is a flexible photography theme for WordPress designed by Chris Rowe. This theme can be used to create a photo gallery or for photoblogging. There are three homepage layouts to choose from. Two slider-based layouts are ideal for gallery-style sites while the other is useful for photoblogging. Statua uses a custom post type for photos and is able to present multiple photo galleries as different categories. This theme comes with eight styles and benefits from all the features of the Woo Framework.
Multiple Sites: $70 Developer Version: $150 Membership (All Themes): $125 (renew at $20/mo)Yes, you can keep using your theme after membership ends.
Theme Features
Options Panel
Use Statua's options panel to configure layout, color, font and feature settings for your website. No coding necessary.
3 Homepage Layouts
There are three homepage layouts that you can choose from.
Custom Fonts
You can choose your own typography by choosing from a selection powered by Google Fonts.
Auto Image Resizing
The photos you upload are automatically resized.
Custom Page Templates
Full-width (no sidebar) and sitemap/archive page templates are included.
Custom Widgets
Several custom widgets come with Statua, including Author Info, Tabs, Ad Space,
Flickr and
Twitter.
Layered Graphics File
Photoshop PSD file(s) are included with Developer Package.
Localization
A portable object (.po) file is included for easy translation into other languages without having to edit a bunch of files.
Video Embedding
You can embed videos into your Statua-powered website.
Subscription Form
Your readers can get your latest posts by e-mail by submitting the subscription form.
You can show photos from your Flickr account in a widget that comes with Statua.
Photo Sliders
You can show your photos on the homepage using different sliders.
Gallery
You can create gallery sections that show different categories of photos.
Lightbox
This theme uses a lightbox to show large versions of images.
Ad-ready
You can show advertisements using this theme.
Widget-ready
You can place various widgets with Statua. WooThemes' Sidebar Manager is also included and can be used to create custom sidebars for different pages.
Custom Shortcodes
Use the provided custom shortcodes to make buttons, boxes and columns. You can also use them to create "share" and "like" buttons for
Facebook,
Twitter and
Digg.
SEO Optimization
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) options are included with Statua to give you the best chance with the search engines.
Custom Post Types
Statua uses custom post types for photo records.
Drop-down Menus
Your site can have a menu that goes more than one level deep.
Social Sharing
Statua has buttons that help visitors share links to your content with their friends.
Statua is a
premium theme for the self-hosted (.org) version of WordPress (
read this). Premium themes typically include support and updates. Visit
WooThemes for complete information and contact them if you have any questions.
