To those who don’t read the archives of the “Site News” category, today is exactly one year after Theme Lab was launched.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone and everything who made all of this possible, go over a little Theme Lab history, as well as let you know what is in store for the future.
This post will be very long and gushy, so if you don’t like long and gushy posts - you should probably stop reading now.
History
Theme Lab was launched by me, Leland, one year ago. In the span of a year, we’ve gone through 3 designs.
The first was later released for free. The second design briefly went through a 3 column phase, before the design you see now was settled on.
Thank You
These thank yous will be broken up into a few categories, since there are a lot of people to thank. This is in no particular order.
Top Commentators
Thank you to the following commentators. These loyal readers of Theme Lab have commented on numerous posts.
- Anto
- Andrea
- WordPress Modder aka IndieLab.
- Pete
- Nick Berlette
- BANAGO
- ameo
Blogs
The following WordPress-related blogs have helped Theme Lab grow in one way or another.
- Weblog Tools Collection
- Smashing Magazine
- Jeffro2pt0
- WP Candy
- WP Project
- Hack WordPress
- Blog Perfume
- Blog Herald
- Lorelle on WP
- WPMU Tutorials
WordPress
Of course, how could I forget about WordPress itself? And it’s lead developers.
My apologies if I forgot anyone.
The Future
Expect to see some more great free WordPress themes, tips, tutorials, and more in the future. I’m also going to experiment with some paid content and perhaps subscription membership. Don’t worry though, you’ll still be able to get good stuff for free.
A question I get asked a lot is, “will you ever sell Theme Lab?” In short, the answer is: not any time soon. I understand that sites like Theme Lab require a certain amount of care and love for the community, although a $66,000 offer may make me think twice.
Of course, I’m only kidding.
Conclusion
In the comments, I’d like to hear how you originally found Theme Lab. Was it via search engine, word of mouth, Entrecard, Twitter?
Thank you for reading and sticking around Theme Lab. I appreciate your readership.
W00t and congrats!
Hmm, I can’t remember how I found you specifically, although I should probably mention I’m also the Andrea behind ronandandrea.com & wpmututorials.com (I forget to look and see which URL is filled in, oops.)
Nice job, love the progression on the look. I am quite partial to this layout too.
Congratulations Leland, I am very excited for you and the success that ThemeLab has acheived!
congrats. keep the sweet themes coming!
Congratulations. I am one of the bloggers that have benefited from the resources being offered by this blog. Keep up the good works. Cheers.
Congratulations! Keep it up!
Congratulations Leland!
I first found ThemeLab through EntreCard and have been a loyal reader ever since. I read many WordPress related sites on a regular basis, but I can say truthfully, that ThemeLab is my favorite. You do an exceptional job on posting excellent and easy to follow tutorials and of course, your themes are some of the highest quality available.
Keep up the great work and good Karma!
p.s. …and thanks for mention, I’m flattered;)
Hi Leland,
Congratulations! I wasn’t aware your website was older than mine. That is my loss though, as I wish I’d found you sooner as it is!
I actually think I discovered Theme Lab due to an inbound link to Hack WordPress. I try to keep an eye on who is talking about us, as well as what is being said, so I stumbled over to your site, subscribed, and have been hooked since!
Keep up the good work and we’ll keep reading.
Congrats man, hope to see you around for another year and perhaps 2 more after that!
Congrats amigo!! Love the site, the themes, the tutorials. Really awesome! Keep up the good work!
Congratulations, Lelan
You site is great
Congratulation!
I’m looking forward for more from Theme Lab…
Regards…
Congratulations! This site is a great resource. I love your themes, and I encourage you to make them “translatable” as you were mentioning in a recent post.
Thanks for everything.
Happy birthday to your blog? Ha ha
Thanks for the very nice comments. They’re greatly appreciated.
Happy Anniversary, Leland! I found your blog via Entrecard, and though I’m not using Entrecard anymore I still visit Theme Lab on a regular basis. Keep up the good work.
yeah, It was a long journey. All stuffs here a cool, thanks. Hoping that this site will grow up and give us more knowledge.
Once more, thanks Leland.
Thanks for the mention Leland. Really means alot. I didnt have time to get on the pc that much, but thanks man
Congrats!!
Keep up the Good Work.