Style
The Arthemia Premium Magazine Style for WordPress has clean, professional lines and a layout that keeps important content above the fold without looking messy.

The headline post is excerpted and highlighted at the top left of the page. The large font, highlighted pane and static position give it weight. But the excerpt keeps it to a manageable size allowing the reader to jump to the full article immediately or after looking over the rest of the page.

Featured posts scroll smoothly up the right side of the page, making maximum use of space. Featured content is labeled clearly with hyperlink titles and corresponding thumbnails. The user is able to scroll up and down though the post list with arrow buttons.

A legible sans serif font with all lowercase is used throughout the theme, giving it a modern, original feeling. And random posts are displayed with thumbnails. Lines and color, as well as content elements divide the page into easily distinguishable sections for the reader.

Function

Navigational menu choices are highlighted, making it easy for the user to get around. And a search box is located in the upper right corner of the page. Photos are clickable links. And tags are displayed in a tag cloud. Readers can access the information on your site, their way.

Arthemia can be loaded on a standard platform of WordPress 2.5 or higher and PHP GD Library. That makes it easy to keep your content fresh and up to date. Finding a compatible host should be easy.

Popular posts can be managed from the familiar WordPress widget administration panel.

Arthemia uses automatic thumbnail generation. So you do not have to manually resize all of your photos when it is time for them to leave the front page.

Videos are supported. Space for multimedia is allocated on the front page. And a separate video post page is available.

Inclusion

Multiple browsers are supported with the use of W3C CSS and XHTML valid code. So your site will look equally good to users of Safari, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer.

Setup and Options

Don’t know CSS? PHP is not your favorite? Don’t worry. Arthemia is ready to go right out of the box. But the premium options page allows the designer to fully customize the site with client logos and icons. Each category can be assigned a unique color that represents the companies image.

Advertising space is built into the page for Adsense and banners. Just assign hyperlinks and your ads will run unobtrusively at the top or bottom of the page.

Feeds and analytics settings are also built in. So they can be changed easily without a lot of coding.

Multiple pages are supported. And footer and sidebar widgets can be dragged and dropped to create precisely the look and function you need.

Does It Have a Sense of Community?

Arthemia is a theme that invites visitors to comment, and keeps links to popular posts on the front page. A blogroll is also built in, making community building intuitive.

Want to see your visitors?

Gravatars are supported, making your comments section into a forum without the hassle of storing avatars and identities. Visitors can easily recognize each other, and feel at home on your site.

Pros
Arthemia makes a lot of content look great. It’s organized and clean. The two column grid format is easy to read. Visitors have many navigation choices.

The combination of design elements and functionality create a unique reader experience.

Cons
If you don’t have a lot of content, this theme could look empty. It could also be daunting for a person just starting out to have so much customization available.