Fixing the theme customization experience
Have you ever used Instagram? If you did, you’re probably familiar with the filters it offers, that let you change the look and feel of a photo instantly. It’s very easy and satisfying – just swipe...
View ArticleFrom a marathon to a sprint
Developing and launching a theme on WordPress.com is a long, multi-step process that can take weeks, if not months in some cases. We would typically do it all alone, working in relative seclusion,...
View ArticleAn interview with a Theme Wrangler
The main task of a Theme Wrangler is to create themes for WordPress.com. Thomas Guillot tells us a bit more about himself and what he does. Hi Thomas, can you tell us about how and when did you become...
View ArticleStyling Radcliffe 2
Yesterday, the theme team launched our first collaborative theme, Radcliffe 2. This theme was a refresh of an existing theme by Anders Norén. Ola Bodera wrote a great summary of our typical theme...
View ArticleStaying Positive When Your Product Causes Pain
I make and think about WordPress themes all day with the WordPress.com Theme Team. They control the appearance of a WordPress website, and it’s a heck of a fun job. Most of the time. What I often hear...
View ArticleWhat's Coming in WordPress 4.9
As y’all might remember, I’m currently co-leading the release of WordPress 4.9. Since we’re winding down toward release, I wanted to take the opportunity to walk through some of the key features of the...
View ArticleWhy creating a child theme might be a bad idea
Over the last few months, we have been refreshing a bunch of themes, the latest one being Radcliffe 2. A couple of weeks ago I was tasked to refresh an old photo blog theme on mine: Cubic. I built this...
View ArticleFront End Design, WordPress Themes and the Future
Say goodbye to the themer. If you’re not familiar with the WordPress world, that term may not mean much. But in that space, it’s a role, usually with a front end design skill set, filled by a person...
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Theme & Pattern Design Snapshots
Every two weeks, the Theme Design Squad at Automattic shares a “visual snapshots” blog post with the whole company on our P2. This post is simple: it features screenshots of all the work we’ve been...
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Automattic Women: Michelle Langston
Automattician Michelle Langston after completing a dragon boat race. Welcome to Automattic Women—conversations with some of the remarkable women working all over the world to design and develop...
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