New WordPress.com Design
We’ve just taken the wraps off our new design for WordPress.com from Matt Thomas, so come check it out. This one incorporates a lot of what we’ve learned over the past year with the old design, which was actually supposed to be a temporary placeholder.
In this new design we’ve added a bit of color, more prominent use of avatars, better highlighting of popular content, and hot tags so people can see some of the latest posts in popular topics. (In different languages!)
If you want to see a cool Easter egg, resize your browser window to make it smaller in width. You’ll see the top tags drop from the sidebar to below the rest of the design. 
We’re still working out a bug here and there, so give us a day or two to shake things out, but hopefully this new home page is faster and more useful for you.
December 15th, 2006 at 5:26 am
Oh, so cool! Oh, so cool!!
December 15th, 2006 at 5:31 am
I am really impressed with you guys. You must be working round the clock, new designs, new themes etc. And even the answers to feedback are so prompt! I am so glad I am at WordPress.
December 15th, 2006 at 5:31 am
yippie! yahoo! aribaa!
December 15th, 2006 at 5:48 am
I thought I was already looking at my personal dashboard when I first opened the newly-updated WordPress.com page. Keep it up!!!
December 15th, 2006 at 6:03 am
Very nice!! It’s really clean..
December 15th, 2006 at 6:06 am
pretty wicked Matt
keep it up
December 15th, 2006 at 6:06 am
It does look good. It’s nice every now and then to see something new.
I like it.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:06 am
It looks much more neat,organised and stylish.Awesome work guys!
December 15th, 2006 at 6:11 am
I like it! Looks nice, moves along quickly.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:12 am
Very slick.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:17 am
Hi Matt, I liked the redesign except for one small thing–the italicized fonts. Would’ve preferred regular fonts myself because I find that too much italicized text hard to read. Maybe it’s just me though, so feel free to trash this bit of feedback.
And, good job, as always.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:24 am
Neat and easy to read. Excellent as usual.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:26 am
Its a bit busy for my taste. I enjoyed the simplistic look you sported before. Though not a bad change.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:28 am
It’s strange… more than half a million blogs, and I still feel like some guys down the street are running the show… maybe that’s the ideal. Keep it up!
December 15th, 2006 at 6:36 am
The new design is just as user friendly as the old one… and it’s much cooler and more stylish… I can spend all day just looking at it.
Again, great job!
December 15th, 2006 at 6:39 am
really cool and handy …
December 15th, 2006 at 6:47 am
The font is not that clear in this new look. I can’t see it well on Firefox. My problem?
December 15th, 2006 at 6:51 am
The new front page is cool and stylish. A much needed improvement.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:53 am
Love it! Beautiful design to wake up to..
December 15th, 2006 at 6:54 am
Cool job… Looks really web 2.0 to me..
December 15th, 2006 at 7:04 am
as always simplicity = good design = awesome results!
kudos
December 15th, 2006 at 7:27 am
Very Good Job.
Handy & Clean.
December 15th, 2006 at 7:31 am
F’n rocks!
December 15th, 2006 at 8:09 am
I like the new design much better than the old one. It looked like something temporary. This looks great!
December 15th, 2006 at 8:27 am
Much better than the previous design. Thanks.
December 15th, 2006 at 8:29 am
Coool one.
But where is the New Year Tree and Santa?
December 15th, 2006 at 8:59 am
It looks fantastic – keep up the good work!
December 15th, 2006 at 9:01 am
Seems elegant .. But I cant find the “FAQ” link you guys had it on the main page before ..
December 15th, 2006 at 9:15 am
Very nice!
Avant WP!
December 15th, 2006 at 9:18 am
Oh for… why, why, why, why would you make a change so that on my blog’s ‘homepage’ Robert Scoble’s head is twice as big as my own avatar? Is this some kind of punishment for not being ranked in the Top Five-Hundred Thousand? Is this the New Class System for WordPress, not only do I have to see Scoble’s Blog everyday parked on top of the Top Whatever List, but now he’s leering at me, taunting me from my own homepage? What’s next, WordPress.com’s recipes for cake, and instructions on how to eat it? I’m telling you right now, if the masking tape I had to use to block Scoble out leaves marks on my screen, you’ll be hearing from my attorneys: Illiterate Mob, Bon Fire and Gill Otine.
December 15th, 2006 at 9:24 am
Wow!!!
December 15th, 2006 at 9:37 am
“Blog of the Minute: scobleizer.wordpress”… it’s been longer than a minute and now the tape won’t come off. I’m calling my frigging lawyers.
December 15th, 2006 at 9:50 am
WordPress. Ah Im glad I changed.
December 15th, 2006 at 10:07 am
Yeah, I like it more than the old one.
Really slick
Can’t see my blog in the hot blogs though
December 15th, 2006 at 10:23 am
Very nice.
December 15th, 2006 at 10:23 am
It looks awesome. :> Good work
December 15th, 2006 at 10:34 am
I like Hot Blogs and Hot Posts being side by side. I also like the Blog of the Minute.
But I cannot breath, I need more empty space.
Maybe the Top Tags could drop below everything else by default (like Fadtastic theme, not just an Easter egg), or use a smaller font.
December 15th, 2006 at 10:34 am
Looks cool!
Very impressed!
Eoin
December 15th, 2006 at 10:54 am
Impressive design. I want a similar kind of theme like this.
Keep it up!
December 15th, 2006 at 11:22 am
Oh cool. Thats a amazing Design. Great work guys
December 15th, 2006 at 11:25 am
Very nice, not that i ever go to that page…
December 15th, 2006 at 11:27 am
Nice!
December 15th, 2006 at 11:42 am
It’s much busier than before, and so will take a little bit of getting used to, but it’s also much more practical, and the blog of minute is a welcome addition. I am relatively new to wordpress blogging and am impressed with the rate of change here. My old blog was at blogger but innovation over there moved at a glacial rate. Keep it coming.
December 15th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
I like much the new design, but font not as much.
Good work !
December 15th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
there is no space available in the new design… it looks too crowded… the first one looked better… anyway cheers for the new design
December 15th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Very nice. How about choosing a more readable and bigger font? (though it’s nice already
)
Anyway I simlpy can’t deny it’s a refreshing change.
December 15th, 2006 at 12:14 pm
Really nice! Good job!
December 15th, 2006 at 12:51 pm
Wow, super stuff all of this: faster, prettier, better… Really well done on that design. It looks very neat and professional. Great work chaps!
December 15th, 2006 at 12:58 pm
it only gets better here!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Reallllyyyyy cewl design. Like it, it’s slick man!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
You are an epic designer – no doubt about it. Good job!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:09 pm
You guys just prove my point over and over to other bloggers – WordPress *is* the best there is.
December 15th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
the design is simple and straightforward. great work.
December 15th, 2006 at 1:13 pm
well done.. u’ll be better off with larger fonts
December 15th, 2006 at 1:15 pm
love it
December 15th, 2006 at 1:16 pm
I LOVE IT!!
Matt, You may be the WP employee of the year!! Thanks!!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:20 pm
Good design this! Without reading this post, I was suddenly wondering how it changed….
December 15th, 2006 at 1:20 pm
yeah ! It looks really nice now. Thanx and wish WP.com a good future.
December 15th, 2006 at 1:21 pm
I love it! Great job!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:23 pm
no complaints yet!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:24 pm
New themes, new designs, I am really impressed with all the effort you guys have put in and the speed, wow, great work !!!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
Matt, u guys rock. Thanks for putting iw so much effort on wordpress.
December 15th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
Nice!
December 15th, 2006 at 1:36 pm
Nice, nice, nice…
prettier and smarter…
Real good job, guys.
Keep wordpressing.
That is it! Blogging (and managing content) w/ wordpress has been such nice experience that we could make WordPress a verb just like Google.
See ya!
Celso Bessa
WordPresser
December 15th, 2006 at 2:16 pm
I like it
Go Matt!
December 15th, 2006 at 2:17 pm
When I logged on this morning, I thought I was lost! What a great new look! Kudos to you guys for keeping the site fresh and spiffy!
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December 15th, 2006 at 2:20 pm
Oo, love this! More colours
December 15th, 2006 at 2:24 pm
A stong, clean design. Very pleasing.
December 15th, 2006 at 2:24 pm
A strong, clean design. Very pleasing.
December 15th, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Awesome!
December 15th, 2006 at 2:53 pm
Sweetness. A definite improvement over the old style. Good job on the changes.
December 15th, 2006 at 2:54 pm
This is much better than the previous design. I like having more information right in front of me. I especially like the three-column aspect.
December 15th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
excellent work! I can’t wait to see what he has in store for the forums!
i hafta say, i like the tag cloud better at the bottom anyway, it makes the page less cluttered.
December 15th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
Hot. Very hot. Keep up the amazing work!
December 15th, 2006 at 4:20 pm
Looks great
December 15th, 2006 at 4:24 pm
Love the new look, Matt!
Will we soon get some more official WordPress.com badges to add to our blogs that are more colorful than the current black and white choices?
I sort of made a badge of my own based on the keen login page that is on my blog, but it has no aesthetic beyond the color and the coolness of the reflected WordPress logo.
December 15th, 2006 at 4:27 pm
I suppose I’ll get used to it, but you took a nice, elegant, clean login page and made it as cluttered and ordinary as every other website out there. It’s too busy. I had to really look for the login area.
December 15th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
Soooooooo much better…well done. Keep the new themes coming!
December 15th, 2006 at 4:50 pm
I love it!
December 15th, 2006 at 4:50 pm
Sorry to be a sourpuss, but I liked the old one better!!!
December 15th, 2006 at 4:54 pm
definitely better
bravo guys. peaceful holidays.
December 15th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
Yay! that’s what I call a Christmas gift! Now I can believe in Santa Claus, just joking, I always believed in him
WP rocks!
December 15th, 2006 at 5:26 pm
sugar! i love wordpress!
December 15th, 2006 at 5:34 pm
hot
December 15th, 2006 at 5:40 pm
Very good looking, but you’ve still left off a dedicated link to the blog from the main menu. At least I can’t find it.
Helping non-registered users read the blog to find out all the exciting activity happening here is part of the transparency issue, and a great PR move. Might want to add a link to the blog from the menu bar.
December 15th, 2006 at 5:43 pm
Precioso. Otra prueba de que detrás de esto hay personas entusiasmadas.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:06 pm
Great, I like it a lot
December 15th, 2006 at 6:12 pm
It’s so much better and appealing. I think this will make more people wanna register a blog here.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
Sheesh! I thought I’d hit the wrong link. Sorry guys, it sucks. Way too much clutter. And where did Growing Blogs and Best Blog go?
December 15th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
Like it.
Suggestion: When you click over to a tag (like Photography) show the hot blogs and posts for that tag in the sidebar on the right. That would be way cool and add to the churn.
Much as I like the scobelguy, I think that WP.com has a whole lot more going on that Robert plus the latest meme-blogger.
December 15th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Esta realmente genial el nuevo diseño, felicitaciones!
December 15th, 2006 at 7:02 pm
Minimalistic, sofisticate, easy to use, is really awesome!!
realy nice job!!
December 15th, 2006 at 7:21 pm
Rushed, ugly, cluttered, odd mixture of serif and tiny sans-serif fonts, top links enclosed in some sort of weird bloated monotab, and aren’t gradients starting to look a little bit cliched by now?
In short, unimpressed. Not that I would have expected anything better.
December 15th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
Nice.
December 15th, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Cool. But the bunch of tags linking to more tags is quite redundant. Unhelpful for some presuming to be able to look at the current posts under those tags.
December 15th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
Thanks Alot, looks awesome!
December 15th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
This is so much better. I love it.