Free GovFresh Gov 2.0 WordPress Theme

January 3, 2010 9:36 pm

We’re developing a simple GovFresh Gov 2.0 WordPress Theme to make it easier for local governments and agencies to begin building their own Websites/blogs. The objective is to help government focus on:

  • simple Web design practices
  • easy site administration
  • 508 compliance
  • social media integration
  • cost savings
  • faster site deployment

The theme is a work in progress and very much in its early stages. We’ll update as we learn what features users need most. Please share your ideas and feedback in the comments.

Features:

  • site search
  • simple primary/secondary/tertiary navigation
  • home page template with rotating carousel
  • news page template for updates and press releases
  • sidebar for social media integration

Download:

Example:

City of Manor, TX (cityofmanor.org)

Questions?

Contact us

Luke Fretwell is the founder of GovFresh. Contact him at luke@govfresh.com or connect on LinkedIn or Twitter at @govfresh or @lukefretwell.
  • http://www.allthingssterling.com Sterling Whitehead

    This is a wonderful idea with a lot of potential. Can’t wait to see it implemented.

  • http://joeflood.com Joe Flood

    Love this idea!

  • http://www.cityofmanor.org Dustin Haisler

    Hey guys, the implemented site is available at http://www.cityofmanor.org. Take a look around and let me know what you think.

    Dustin

  • http://bizchelle.com Rochelle Robinson

    This is a great idea for the sake of consistency and really helps agencies from having to filter through tons of themes. Kudos!

  • http://lukefretwell.com Luke Fretwell

    Rochelle,

    Agree, consistency is important. Many times we see Websites turn into vanity art projects rather than focus on how well they work for the user. If more were consistent, might be easier for citizens to find what they were looking for.

    Hope this inspires government to think more about this.

    Luke

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  • http://calhouncrc.net Scott Brown

    Can anyone help with directions on how to change the image at the top. I like the city of manor image setup and wanted to do something for our. We will be moving to this platform in the very near future. We are a road agency for calhoun county michigan.

    Scott Brown
    Chairman
    Calhoun County Road Commission

  • http://lukefretwell.com Luke Fretwell

    Scott,

    You can email me at luke@govfresh, and I can help.

    Luke

  • http://www.bustersanimation.com 213.42.178.199:80

    I discovered your site the other day and after reading a couple of posts, thought I might say thank you for all the great content. Keep it coming! I will try to stop by here much more often.

  • http://www.sunsetbeachsd.org richard egner

    The theme is not able to upload-I get error messages-anyone else havea problem?

  • http://lukefretwell.com Luke Fretwell

    Richard,

    Email me at luke@govfresh.com and I’ll help you.

    Luke

  • Jacob Wagner

    Do you have any guidence on how to set up the “connect” section and the section with people who have “Liked” on Facebook?

    I assume these are WP widgets but I can’t seem to find them.

  • http://lukefretwell.com Luke Fretwell

    Hi Jake,

    You should see the ‘Facebook’ widget box in the ‘Widgets’ section under ‘Appearance.’ If not, download the latest zip file and upload the functions.php and sidebar.php.

    Email me directly if you have questions (luke @ govfresh.com).

    Luke

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  • Andrew

    Hey Luke, do you have different style sheets and such on that CityofManor website?  It looks much different (with drop down menus, etc.) than the govfresh theme.  

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