Work is very nearly complete on my first wordpress theme release. Stripped is a one column minimalist theme aimed at anyone who wants to make their content the absolute focus of their blog. If everything goes to plan Stripped will be released as a free download in the next couple of days.
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Nice work on the new theme. I am anxious to get a copy of it and try it out.
it looks perfect!
Will there be any sort of a menu bar or list? Nice looking theme so far. Good work.
A minimalist theme using a serif font? Now that is rare.
I like it. From what I can tell, it seems very straightforward. Steve Krug would be proud.
I thought you were going to release underscore.
Thanks for all the feedback. I’m glad you like it so far. Archives, pages, categories, tags and a blogroll will all be at the bottom of the page, still in a one column format. Then, if any of those things are not needed they can be deleted really easily to make the theme even cleaner. Copyright and all the usual blurb will sit in a footer.
Jason – Yes, I am going to release Underscore (the current Upstart Blogger theme) but I need to redesign the site first. Rather than go one month without releasing a theme I thought it would be better to release Stripped first, and then, once the Upstart Blogger redesign is complete, release Underscore.
looking great! looking forward!
clean and perfect
I am not a big fan of minimalist themes. But this one looks like the advertisement page with big red text headlines and long post on how something can improve your life. Take my words with a pinch of salt.
Are you any closer to releasing this theme? Not too long ago you said it would be a couple days, but I realize you have been dealing with legal problems thanks to idiots. Anxious to get my hands on this theme.
best minimalist wordpress theme. i long time such search theme, Thanks
I use a modified version of this theme on my site, it’s f-in’ brilliant.