Here are the release notes:
- 1.11
- Fixed blank screen after comment posting
- 1.1
- Widened layout
- Corrected smiley display
- 1.0
- Initial release
ASCII One is a free WordPress theme inspired by typography.
The theme:
- is widgetized,
- has 3 columns + 1 for the metadata,
- has 2 sidebars for widgets.
This theme will be supported and upgraded. New versions will be available here. If you have problems with the theme, leave a comment.
Warning! I will only try to solve problems with the theme. I will not help you with WordPress or any other issues :>
IE6 is NOT supported as there is less and less users of this… strange phenomenon.
Theme works with WordPress 2.6+
At first I wanted to use a typeface with one of the text replacement libraries, but finally I’ve chosen Helvetica because of its beauty and popularity (and its clones).
The font used for graphical elements is Museo by Jos Buivenga.
You can try the theme out here.
You can download the ASCII One Theme v1.11 here.
ASCII One is published under the GPL licence together with one of the greatest web design magazines – the Smashing Magazine.

Araba thx for the info, I have to check it out
@John should be. but it doesn’t use paged comments
Great theme. Like it a lot. One affair though…comments don’t assume to work. When you column a animadversion the awning just goes bare and tries to accessible /wordpress/wp-comments-post.php. Is there a simple band-aid you can anticipate off. There’s some added humans on SmashingMag who accept the aforementioned problem
very nice and great wp themes … thanks for sharing
It’s ompatible with WordPress 2.8?
Goedkope i don’t know if there is a Dutch version, haven’t seen one. you can translate the theme if you want to.
Is there a dutch version available of this theme? Or can I maybe load this theme in a Wordpress that runs already in Dutch? Please let me know…
go ahead, but i think it has already been translated.
This is a great blog information like it! keep the great posting info up. And how do i translate mine to spanish as well? here
@Ge Studio great
Translation completed. I just put it on my blog. Cool, thanks.
Nice clean theme…
Wow… Very impressive and simple theme. Love it a lot!
Awesome theme thanks for sharing.
@Paweł :> czemu nie…
Hey,
Can i translate it to polish, and then release it on my blog, with one additional link in the footer?
Cheers
PZ
@ezg: I mark the first post in PHP and than apply a different CSS style to it.
Awesome theme! I’m going to repost it on my blog for you.
Alvaris: no, GPL says you have to distribute the changed theme under GPL, too.
Hi Piotr Godek, nice to see you again!
I have a question about GPL licence on this wonderful Wordpress theme. If I convert this Wordpress theme to Blogger template, and applied a new GPL licence for the modified version, can I charge a fee to distribute the Blogger template with the source code?
Thanks for your view, hope to hear more from you.
Hi,
I saw that first post in main page letters are bigger than others. Can you say how you done this? In which line i could see code for this function?
By the way, maybe there is way how to add advertisement usint this code?
Thank you.
Nice template! Kudos!
v1.11 is out.
Translation completed. I just put it on my blog. Cool, thanks.
I’m also experiencing the comments problem (with WP 2.7 RC1). If I drop in the comments.php from another theme, however, then posting comments seems to work.
Info: the theme has been released under GPL, so you can modify it, but you have to release the modified version under GPL, too.
Wow, thanks for your permission!
For me, it’s a must to keep the footer credit intact and mention author in both XML file and template setup page.
By the way, I love this theme! Again, a very unique and creative theme.
Thanks for the swift reply. I’m looking forward! If you find a quick solution or hack
please let me know.
Gideon
Alvaris, as you wish
Just would be nice if you mentioned at the bottom that the template is based on my theme.
Do you mind if I convert this wonderful Wordpress theme to Blogger template?
Just friendly asking
Gideon, I’ll check it and release an update. Stay tuned
Hey Piotr,
Newest release: 2.6.5. When I switch to another template comments work fine. Strange ehh.
Gideon
Arystor, it is the image view with links to other image attachments in the post.
Gideon. What WP version are you using?
Hey man,
Great theme. Like it a lot. One thing though…comments don’t seem to work. When you post a comment the screen just goes blank and tries to open /wordpress/wp-comments-post.php. Is there a simple solution you can think off. There’s some other people on SmashingMag who have the same problem.
Cheers,
Gideon
If you click on the image of the first post takes you to a navigation image (here).
What is that? I have never seen but it is great.
Sorry again for my english.
This is a nice theme! I make a lot of sites and will probably be using this one soon. We are just now starting to *not* support IE6 as well…it caught my eye that you aren’t even trying!
The development time to tweak and massage a site for IE6 is just toooo much…
Arystor, sure and thank you
What images are you asking about?
I also want to translate it into Spanish. It is of the best themes I’ve ever seen. Very original and with a good design.
I do not understand much about the images in the first post. Is it an Easter egg? What is your role?
Sorry for my English.
v1.1 is out.
I widened the layout, so at least youtube videos fit
Cool, thanks. I like it. I’ve implemented it on my blog.
Kaiserlino, sure. the theme is ready to be translated. do let me know if there are any strings that I missed.
Hi, i would like to translate and release this theme in Portuguese if you allow me too.
Today i am making the post about it in our blog, with the links pointing here and Smashing Magazine.
Hope there are no problems.
Thanks