If you’ve ever wanted your blog to mimic Twitter’s clean, crisp look or its simple layout style, Wordpress has you covered. Some of the following blog themes let you add your Twitter stream directly while other Twitter friendly Wordpress themes include spaces for advertising and offer widget support.
Each of these themes (with the exception of Bluebird) is designed to be used in Wordpress 2.8 and above.
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1. Retweet – Retweet makes your Wordpress blog look just like your Twitter profile page. You can customize the colors of this Twitter Wordpress theme right from the Admin Dashboard. It includes a threaded comments option and supports widgets.
Click Here to Download or Preview the Retweet Theme on Wordpress.org
2. P2 (formerly known as Prologue) – Created by the same folks who brought you Wordpress itself, P2 combines the simplicity of Twitter with the familiarity of blogging. The page updates on-the-fly with comments which can be shown or hidden depending on your preferences.
Click here to Download or Preview the P2 Theme on Wordpress.org
3. FreshTweet - Change colors, choose featured categories and take advantage of the latest web technology with sliding menus and fluid navigation in this SEO friendly Twitter Wordpress theme. FreshTweet 1.0 (scroll to the bottom of the page) is free, however the latest version, FreshTweet 2.0 costs just $5.
Click here to Download or Preview the FreshTweet Theme on FreshPressThemes
4. TweetSheep – For when you want a crisp, clean theme that borrows from Twitter, without cloning your Twitter page, take a look at the magazine theme-inspired TweetSheep. Featured posts option and Twitter support built in.
Click here to Download or Preview the TweetSheep Theme on Wordpress.org
5. TwittPlus – A Twitter-like single column theme that also includes buttons for Facebook and RSS feeds. Features a front page slideshow that’s perfect for photoblogging, portfolio or other types of image gallery sites.
Click here to Download or Preview the TwittPlus Theme on Wordpress.org
6. Bluebird – An older theme that will immediately catch your eye because of the use of the “Twitter Bird” (which is actually a royalty-free stock photo) This theme combines light blue and brown in a way that’s refreshing and easy on the eyes. Available in 2-column and 3-column flavors.
Click here to Download or Preview the Bluebird Theme from Randa Clay
BONUS – Facebook Wordpress Theme and Digg Wordpress Theme
Facebook Wordpress Theme – Make your site look like the “old” version of Facebook (before it became more like Twitter) with this unique Wordpress theme, appropriately named “Facebook Lover”. You can also change the top color in case you’re tired of “Facebook Blue”.
Download or Preview the Facebook Wordpress Theme from Foxinni
Digg Wordpress Theme – Show your blog some Digg love with the Digg Theme from VCARS. Includes support for YouTube, Flickr photos and of course, Digg buttons built right in!
Download or Preview the Digg Wordpress Theme from VCARS
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