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This article shows you how to implement header image selection via the media manager in your serendipity templates configuration.

I first introduced this feature in the beautiful day theme and it proved to be quite popular.

I have updated two of my serendipity blog system templates. The following updates were made:

Freshy: The ever popular freshy theme now has the additional option of custom header image selection via the serendipity media manager a la beautiful day.

RoundedCorner: I have updated rounded corner to make it easy for users to add, remove and modify links in the top navigation bar via the admin suite.

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I have been using this ported template on my blog for a few months now and I finally created a distribution ready version of it. Beautiful Day is a simple two color pastel shaded theme by Viktor Persson. He makes clever use of simple vector shapes and soft colors to create a serene theme.

I have worked hard on the serendipity port to include a number of configurable options for this theme. You can access the following options in administration suite > manage styles:

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I am releasing a serendipity port of the Sahara template by freecsstemplates.org . This template includes very few images making this a fast loading theme. The designer has made clever use of small variations in colour to create a nice effect. He has also used serif fonts for text which adds to the overall feel of the theme.

The ported version includes a customizable navigation bar and the option to toggle author name display with every entry. You will need serendipity 1.1 or higher to be able to configure these options in the administration suite. Users of older s9y versions can still use this template but they will have to manually edit the .tpl files to customize this theme.

Download Sahara template for serendipity