As I mentioned a little while ago, there’s a major WordPress update it’s been bugging me to install, and with Christmas and the tumblr drama both behind us I’ll probably be working on that soon. Maybe it will go really smoothly and you won’t even notice a difference, but since this is my first major version change (4.xx to 5.0) I won’t be surprised if there are a few hiccoughs.
So one piece of data I’d like to collect is how all you feel about the current super retro/minimalist theme. I definitely have no intention making it all flashy with unnecessary animation and stuff, and compatibility with older devices and browsers is also important to me. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it needs to look like it came from 1995. That was just a style I picked out way back when I started on tumblr to make a point or something.
Would it be too shocking if I switched to something more modern? Or conversely do any of you dislike the current style and wish I would do that?
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I like the basic design. I like that you use pages instead of the god-awful infinite scrolling that plagues the internet. The only thing I would change is giving the visitor the option for a dark mode. It could easily be done with Javascript and browser cookies.
Dark Mode, huh? I know that’s a popular feature. Might be a little harder than you’re making it sound since WordPress adds certainly layers of complexity compared to a plain html site (themes and whatnot). On the other hand, maybe there’s a ready-made plug-in for that purpose. If there’s something I can just drop in, I don’t see why not. I’ll look into it once I get everything else sorted out.
There are a few things that make a good theme in my opinion:
*Simple – few bells and whistles to eat up processor power and make browsers crash (I typically run with around 150 tabs open, so RAM is always at a premium)
*Not garish – it should be easy on the eye and not overpower the images
*Good contrast between text and background
*Pages rather than infinite scrolling
Any theme that meets these requirements is fine as far as I’m concerned.
Thanks for the feedback. I’ve got one other comment (via contact form) saying they were happy with the current theme. So I’ll plan on keeping this theme then, (or sticking close if I run into compatibility problems).