Precious is a theme framework for WordPress 2.8+. Built with simplicity and web accessibility in mind.
- Current version: 4.0.1.1 – Released: July 30, 2010
- Download: precious4011.zip
- Licence: GPL (More info)
- Preview: Precious on WordPress Extend
Features
- Page Templates for Archives, Links, Search and Frontpage.
- Blix Archive plugin included for a better Archive page
- All time and dates shown respects your blog’s time and date settings
- Ability to override standard header.php, footer.php and sidebar.php by creating template files called header-mine.php, footer-mine.php and sidebar-mine.php, this can be done both to parent theme and child themes
- Global css file that take cares of different css classes and some positioning of forms and tables etc. to give a soft starting point in creating child themes. The path to the file can be filtered so you can use your own global css file
- Browser detection in body_class (Credit: Nathan Rice)
- Widgets for RSS blogfeeds, Random Links and “Home” link
- Special template file: contentheader.php for easily changing the header markup in a child theme
- Support for navbar.php template file that let you easily add a navigation bar right under the header of your theme
- Top navigation to make your blog easier to navigate for people using screen readers and/ or browsing your site without using a mouse
- Accesskeys (Shortcut keys) for all inline navigation: 1 – Top, 2 – Content, 3 – Sidebar, 4 – Comments
- Ability to have a css file with IE-hacks for IE7 and lower
- Ability to use custom single templates with help of Custom fields
Standards
Okay, I know that some people consider this as features, but in my opinion this should be standards on all public WordPress themes
- Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional
- Valid CSS (level 2.1)
- Widget enabled sidebar
- Threaded comments support
- Translation ready
Translations
- Norwegian (Norsk bokmål) – Included
- Italian by Gianni Diurno – Download precious-it_IT.zip
- Danish by Georg S. Adamsen – Visit site (includes Danish info of the theme)
- Spanish by David Martín – Visit site
- French translation by Olivier – Download precious-fr_FR.zip
- Belorussian translation by Marcis G. – Download precious-be_BY.zip
Credits
- Small feed icon taken from Feed Icons
Release archive
- Version 4.0.1: precious401.zip (Released at August 27, 2009 )
- Version 4.0: precious40.zip (Released at July 8, 2009 )
Feedback
If you have any feedback on this theme feel free to add a comment below.

Hello Kristin,
I’ve translated your awesome theme in Italian!
Could I send you the .po & .mo files?
Thanks in advance
Best regards
Gianni Diurno
gidibao.net
| July 9, 2009 @ 1:54 am
Gianni; Wow, you’re fast
I’m sending you an email, so you can send me the translation.
And thanks
| July 9, 2009 @ 3:10 am
Wow, what a list of features! How could I but translate it for your neighbours just south of Norway?
You can get the Danish translation here: Precious.
Tusind tak! Temaet er flot og spækket med funktioner. Til lykke med det!
July 10, 2009 @ 3:50 am
Thanks, Georg, I really appreciate it
I’m adding a link to your translation on the page for now, and then include it for the next release
Og tusen takk for lykkeønskninger
| July 10, 2009 @ 4:29 am
it’s a really great theme!
| July 11, 2009 @ 12:11 am
Thank you, ayunda
| July 11, 2009 @ 12:51 am
Spanish translation here:
http://sukiweb.net/archivos/2009/08/04/traduccion-al-castellano-del-tema-precious/
| August 4, 2009 @ 6:19 am
Thank you, David; I’ll add the link to the translation as soon as I find a little extra time.
| August 10, 2009 @ 4:17 am
very nice…
| August 11, 2009 @ 1:50 pm
Thank you
| August 30, 2009 @ 2:10 pm
Hello.
I’v translated theme in Polish.
Maybe You know.. but is small problem with DIVs position under IE6 and FF.. and one bracket is missing.. and one word is not translating..
If You want translation and “bugs”.. contact with me
Regards.
| August 16, 2009 @ 1:48 pm
eshlox; – I will email you later this week for translations etc.
| August 19, 2009 @ 2:33 am
It seems that your theme is quite popular!
I just wonder why a theme like EasyTheme removes all references to your theme. EasyTheme version 1.03 mentions Preciouss in the style.css, 1.06 not. Here is a screenshot of 1.03: http://easycaptures.com/fs/uploaded/331/0232272604.png.
Your Neo-Norwegian translation is also included!
See also my comment at http://wordpress.org/support/topic/302222?replies=1
| August 19, 2009 @ 12:31 am
Georg; thanks for reporting that, as I do believe its violating GPL to not give credit to original author of the code. But I’ll do some research to be sure.
| August 19, 2009 @ 2:36 am
My friend, who works for the Norwegian Open Source Competence Center, said that it is a violation against GPL to not give credits to original author of the code.
Since that WP-thread you’ve made, Georg, just turned totally off topic, I posted a comment on EasyTheme (In time of writing the comment is in moderation cue).
| September 5, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
An update: I got an email from the author of easytheme, and he’ll fix the code credits for the next version of the theme.
September 6, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
Great theme and thanks for sharing! I’ve added a blog to the site http://www.riverliferealtors.com. Just the blog portion of it is Word Press and I noticed that when I go to the blog, the search form, tags and categories don’t show up…just the posts and comments do. I’d like all of those things to show up. Any suggestions? I’m new to WP so my apologies and please bear with me.
| October 2, 2009 @ 11:25 pm
Dana; you should address this issue at http://wordpress.org/support/
| October 5, 2009 @ 9:31 am
Hello ! I’ve made the french traduction of ur great theme, just send me an email if u want it !
Best regards
Olivier Depiesse
| October 11, 2009 @ 7:23 pm
Olivier: I’ll send you an email later this week.
| October 12, 2009 @ 8:55 am
I’ ve build a german trnaslation formal. Maybe i will make another one informal too.
Just send me a mail if u want it or take a look at it on my site.
| December 3, 2009 @ 8:44 pm
great theme! :]
Russian translation here:
http://haveaplan.ru/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ru_translation.zip
| December 27, 2009 @ 11:46 pm
Thank you very much for this frame/work!
Although I haven’t even tried it, I simply _had_ to do a quick translation into German
German language files can be found here (.zip containing the .mo and .po file):
http://opposight.de/public/WPreciousss_de_DE.zip
Deutsche Sprachdateien für WordPreciousss – oben verlinkte .zip-Datei herunterladen und in den lang-Ordner des Themes entpacken.
| September 17, 2010 @ 6:04 pm