themes

Earlier today, the Phoenix theme was merged into the WordPress Theme Experiments repository on GitHub. Like all themes in the repo, it is not meant for use on a live site. It is a project to test new ideas for the...

Perhaps the fates have stepped in to prove a point. After I wrote a 2,000-word piece on the lack of quality themes in the theme directory, they decided to send a message. Not once, but twice this week, a new WordPress...

I recently stumbled upon Orchis, an interesting GNOME/GTK theme, and I wanted to share it with you, in case you are not aware of it.This is a material design GNOME/GTK theme which is originally based on Materia. It...

Single post view. Empt Lite, the latest theme by Rough Pixels, landed in the WordPress theme directory today. Like most of the company’s prior work, the design is on par with the best free themes currently...

GitHub output of Theme Review Action. Automation. It is one of those dreams in the minds of many reviewers from the Themes Team. If there was a tool to take care of 90% of the issues, the team could focus on the 10% not...

Are you searching for the best startup themes for your WordPress website? When you create a website, it’s crucial to choose the right theme. Whether you realize it or not, your theme determines how users interact with...

The WordPress.org theme directory is becoming little more than a crippleware distributor. I suppose it was inevitable given its reach, which can be worth $1,000s/month for theme authors.Justin Tadlock via Twitter As I...

Each month the Genesis Shapers meets for one hour to discuss the evolving WordPress landscape and how it relates to the Genesis community. This first Genesis shapers update of 2021 is delivered via video (with...

A Few Tips on How to Make Your Visualizations Look More Professional and Aesthetically Pleasing using PlotlyFrom different customizations to building interactive visualizations, below I highlight a few examples of how...

Split Screen pattern from Blank Canvas. On Monday, Automattic announced its Blank Canvas theme on WordPress.com. The goal is to allow end-users to build single-page websites, such as an “about me” or product landing...

Microsoft’s Edge browser is getting yet another big update. This time around, the new Chromium-based Edge us getting access to a bunch of new themes as well as new password management capabilities. First up, the new...

This post is originally published on Designmodo: Are You a Designer? These 13 Top WordPress Themes Were Created for You Before taking that first step toward creating a new website you should have first given careful...

It’s no secret that as products expand and development teams grow or change over, codebases begin to suffer from styling inconsistencies. Whether it be with element sizes, colors, or general ‘magic numbers’...

Around 2010, child theming had finally caught its stride. Bigger theme shops were starting to take note, and some were implementing advanced parent themes that were meant to serve as a “framework” for creating child...

Twenty Twenty One is the latest WordPress default theme, which is now available to all WordPress.com sites. Designed by Mel Choyce-Dwan, the muted tones and timeless design will let your work shine. Twenty Twenty One...

I would like to ask, what is the best way to learn to create WordPress themes from scratch? I would like to learn, but there seems to be no comprehensive resource for this.Thanks for any help.Mark I have been around...

Twenty Twenty-One Blocks, now renamed to TT1 Blocks, is inching its way toward the WordPress theme directory. Kjell Reigstad mentioned the prospect in this week’s block-based themes meeting. Contributors to the...