I’m a fan of three column themes since I feel they allow more space for navigation, categorisation and of course, advertising. But they have the downside of making your blog seem more cluttered than it should be, and have been rumored to have lower overall CTR (clickthrough rate) on adverts compared to two column themes.

Actually, I think this post is more of a list for myself than for others, especially since there are already a few comprehensive lists of themes (including 3 column themes) over at the WordPress Codex and WP Theme Browser. So, I’ll only be including themes that I’ve “played” with before.

But I want to try to value-add a little to the various lists already available, so I’m going to ensure that there’s a screenshot for each of the three-column themes I’ll be including here. This means that I’ll be digging around the various theme sites (forgive me if a screenshot here is yours) or filling in for some of the theme developers that do not include screenshots and/or demos.

1. fUnique by Fredrik Fahlstad
   
   

   Note: Fredrik’s latest theme - simple, elegant, and yet not too minimalistic. I like double-right sidebars, so this scores even higher than normal in my book.

2. Fluidity3c by Kaushal Sheth
   
   

   Note: A fluid-width theme - something still very rare for blogs.

3. RevvedUp by Rudd-O
   
   

   Note: A pretty techy theme, with a whole set of plugins supported out-of-the-box. Yes, you can replace Rudd-O’s full-size picture with your own.

4. Relaxation 3 Column by John Wrana and Clemens Orth
   
   

   Note: The screenshot above is of the Relaxation 3 Column theme implemented on my anime blog. I’m using the right most column for navigation, rather than Flickr badges. And I’ve dumped the cool header graphic in favour of text. These changes, plus my other “tweaks” make the theme look far worse than it should. So, don’t rely on this screenshot. The theme developer actually provides a gallery (i.e. screenshots) of sites using the theme.

5. plaintxtBlog by Scott
   
   

   Note: Hyper-minimalistic theme. If you want an imageless and almost colourless (except black/white of course) theme, then this is for you.

6. Qwilm! by Oriol and Lokesh Dhakar
   
   

   Note: Another elegantly simple theme. Not too minimalistic.

7. Head by Prissed
   
   

   Note: Very different. It’s definitely not for everyone. Winner of the Most Creative Design Award in last year’s WordPress 1.5 Theme Competition.

And that’s seven. There’s tons more where this came from. But 7 felt like a good number.

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