I've set myself a not so simple task. To create the perfect wordpress theme to use on swollenpickles. First step will be sitting down with a pen and paper to sketch the rough layout.

Ideally I'd like to include 'latest stories' from my other sites in the footer (or somewhere else), although I haven't fully figured out how to do that. I'm guessing I'll need to play around with the RSS feeds or something. If anyone has ideas on how this can be done, please let me know.

I'm also thinking of making it a 3 column layout, although I'm not wedded to that idea.

My goals for the theme are fairly straight forward, but may not be entirely complimentary:

1. Create a 'clean' theme without clutter, that still looks cool;

2. Allow for the various monetization programs to be integrated easily;

3. Supports side bar widgets;

4. Is search engine friendly.

Should be a challenge!