Black Aperture

If you’re using or considering purchasing Black Aperture, you may want to take a look at my new theme Conduit. It has a similar visual style, and is backwards compatible with Black Aperture. Meaning, your reviews will be in tact.

Black Aperture is an all-in-one news and reviews theme specifically catered to video games.

Main Features

• WordPress menu for the main navigation.


• Standard featured images (post thumbnails), with fall-back custom field method for images.


• Unique featured posts showcase requires minimal effort to take advantage of.


• Nivo Slider bundled (since version 1.7) for alternate featured posts presentation.


• Dynamic image resizing for various thumbnails used through-out the theme. Upload once, and see the image used all over in different sizes and aspect ratios.


• Custom built Theme Options panel within WP-Admin that allows you to customize the theme without editing any templates. Change the accent colour used in the nav and headings using a colour picker, switch from 3 columns to 2 by selecting a checkbox, construct the main navigation bar, and even manage ads.


• Default 3 column layout can be changed to 2 (removes left sidebar) from WP-Admin.


• Both sidebars are widgetized.


• Custom widgets for the 3 main ad spots, along with a recent posts list.


• Change the logo to plain text (which makes use of the Blog Title and Tagline settings) or replace it with your own image without touching any code.


• Custom CSS area in Theme Options which allow you to override CSS without manually editing templates.


• Super lean markup and CSS , makes advanced customization a pleasure.


• Tested on Windows and Mac. Looks great in all modern browsers. Some details are toned down for older versions of IE, but nothing is broken.


• Support for Subscribe to Comments, Twitter Tools, and WP-PageNavi plugins out of the box.

Version 1.8 – Released: 06/25/2012

• Fixed a bug which prevented Nivo Slider from installing properly; plugin activation scripted needed updated.


• Changed how Nivo Slider is included, so it’s no longer dependent on the slug. The slider ID must now be entered in Theme Options.


• Updated Twitter button in the header with new Twitter bird icon.


• Changed aspect ratio of post thumbnails to match those in the featured posts.


• Aligned post thumbnails to the left of post content when Hide Left Sidebar is enabled.


• Added navigation links for multi-page posts.


• Updated bundled TimThumb to version 2.8.10.

Version 1.7 – Released: 02/24/2012

• NEW Nivo Slider bundled for alternate featured posts presentation.


• NEW Google+ button added to social buttons in the header.


• NEW Custom CSS area added to Theme Options for quick and easy style modifications, without having to edit templates.


• Social buttons in the header have been redrawn and are much more precise and sharp.


• Removed search from navigation area in order to provide more room for sub-menus. Search widget can be added to the right sidebar, and is styled to match the theme.


• Post thumbnails on indexes are 80% bigger.


• Fixed a bug where in some cases the logo would link to the current page, instead of the homepage.


• Replaced deprecated functions through-out.


• Updated bundled TimThumb to version 2.8.8.

Support & Feature Requests

First – read the help documentation that came bundled with the theme. It is also available on the theme’s live preview site.

Please send me a direct message via ThemeForest if you’re having trouble with your theme, and I will do my best to get back to you as soon as possible. Please be patient, as I work freelance full time and do not have dedicated time for theme support. I will not answer support requests left as comments here.

Also, it would be a good idea to a read through my Terms of Support document, which outlines the extent of support I offer, and information regarding updates, warranty, and compatibility.