lauramba!

It is obvious to those who know me that I have a mild addiction to themes. As a Web publisher, there is nothing more exciting than taking a Drupal or Joomla installation and skinning it. The colors, design, and layout can highlight and "pop" the content.

The folks at Themesnap are creating attractive themes at a reasonable rate. A number of months ago I purchased the Efficient Theme for about $90. I installed it immediately but did not work through the installation of the featured areas because of time constraints. The theme uses a few contributed modules and has real style.

I've hesitated in writing this review because even though I am crazy about the looks of the theme, it is not without its short-comings. Specifically, the drop down menu is not working on my installation even though they work on the demo site. Admittedly, this could be a shortcoming of the installation (user error). More annoying are the non-collapsible sidebars. I quit using the theme on an important site because I needed to sidebars to collapse on certain key pages. If you don't know what I mean by non-collapsible, please follow this link. Notice the empty area on the right side of the page?

In spite of the difficulty configuring the theme, the problem with the menu, and the non-collapsible sidebars, I will still purchase Themesnap themes. The quality of the visual elements are unmatched by the other commercial themes. Clearly, Themesnap is focused on the aesthetics of their themes and I appreciate their priority. If you are uncertain if you want to purchase, contact Themesnap and ask if the shortcomings I've listed have been resolved.