Overview
Buddy is a lightweight, modern and fully responsive WordPress and BuddyPress theme that can be used for any type of website, whether it be business, corporate, community, magazine, portfolio, etc. If you want to use the theme without BuddyPress or bbPress it works great too.
More Key Features
Shortcodes
Buddy comes with an excellent array of shortcodes including a BuddyPress activity form, images, posts, lists, toggle boxes, sliders and so much more. They can also be inserted in pages using the shortcode generator.
Retina Ready
Buddy ensures your website looks sharp on high resolution devices by swapping normal resolution for high resolution images and utilises HTML5, CSS3, and icon fonts that don’t distort with larger resolutions displays.
Search Engine Optimization
Buddy is built with the latest SEO practices in mind. Semantic HTML5 for better search result placement, schema markup of all content, correct use of H tags, main content loaded before secondary content – we have it all covered.
Translation Ready
Buddy comes with translation files so you can easily translate your site into any language you want.
Icon Font
Why are icon fonts so important? Simple. They are so easy to use, look great at any size and make your content look that much better. Buddy includes the Font Awesome library to give you nearly 400 icons to use throughout your navigation, paragraphs, buttons, lists, and just about anything else you can think about.
Clean Code
Buddy conforms to the best coding practices when it comes to HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript. We hate clutter and all our code is simple, clean and easy to read. This is especially important if you want to edit the code yourself. We’ve implemented the latest HTML5 and CSS3 techniques along with cutting edge WordPress standards to ensure that your theme will give you the best possible experience in terms of the latest web features and faster page load times.
Customer Support
We offer top notch which means you will receive detailed answers to any questions you may have quickly. Trouble using the theme? Find a bug? We’ll solve it for you.
Individual & Global Options
The theme gives you the ability to change the options on each individual post or page or you can do it globally to change them all at once.
Create Unlimited Sidebars
Create unlimited sidebars that you can display on any page you want.
Child Theme
Comes with a child theme so if you ever want to make any code changes they will not be overwritten when you update the theme.
Full List of Features
- BuddyPress integration
- bbPress integration
- Responsive
- One click install
- Shortcodes
- Front-end login/register interface
- Retina ready
- Search engine optimisation (SEO)
- Translation ready
- Icon font (FontAwesome)
- Clean code
- Individual and global options
- Create unlimited sidebars
- Child theme
- Contact Form 7 ready
- JavaScript fallback
- Compatible in all major browsers
- Valid HTML5 and CSS3
What's included
- The full themeEvery file from the developer's release, in one zip.
- Unlimited sitesInstall it on your own and your clients' sites.
- GPL licensedFree to use, study and modify.
- No paymentFree to download, no card needed.
How to install
- 1Download the zip file from this page.
- 2In WordPress, go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme.
- 3Choose the zip, click Install Now, then Activate.
Questions
Is this the developer's own release?
Yes. It is the release published by the original developer, redistributed under the GNU General Public License. The GPL allows anyone to share and resell the code.
Do I get a license key or automatic updates?
No. License keys, one-click updates and support come from the developer's own paid plans. To update, download the newer version here when it is listed and install it over the old one.
Can I use it on more than one site?
Yes. The GPL puts no limit on the number of sites, including client sites.
Why is it free?
During our launch every download that is available on GPL Store is free. Nothing is charged and no card is asked for.
