Theme Tuesday: Black Letterhead
You asked for dark themes. They don’t come much darker than Black Letterhead by Ulysses Ronquillo.
It features a minimal 2 column design, a sidebar for widgets, and an optional custom image header. Look for it on the Presentation tab of your dashboard.
P.S. Please report theme issues to support, not in comments here.
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October 16th, 2007 at 7:05 am
I’m still lookin’ for a theme that can have an image more than 640 px. I’m goin’ to test it now¡
Ty WP¡
October 16th, 2007 at 7:29 am
Beware of the Dark……
And this one IS Dark….wohooo! Tx Guys….
October 16th, 2007 at 7:40 am
hey, you guys do the best for us wordpress users. always !
this theme is great.
thankz
October 16th, 2007 at 7:46 am
Cool theme! I’m sticking with Blix, though.
October 16th, 2007 at 8:36 am
I like a minimalist theme like this. Yet, Hemingway is still better than this theme. Anyway, it’s awesome that WP never take a rest in giving us new and newer themes. Great job, man!
October 16th, 2007 at 8:49 am
That’s a pretty sweet theme. =) So thanks!
October 16th, 2007 at 9:00 am
Ooh, black, basic but nice
October 16th, 2007 at 9:12 am
Beautiful and stylish!
October 16th, 2007 at 9:14 am
Well, in the line with Cronies , I too need a theme where I can post such large image.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:19 am
nice.. but do we have a header image ?
October 16th, 2007 at 9:27 am
That’s… dark.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:41 am
That looks niiiiiiiiice!
October 16th, 2007 at 10:52 am
new themes are always good – thanks!!
October 16th, 2007 at 11:14 am
dinsan: yes, as the description says, it allows a custom header image. A large one, too – 760×200.
October 16th, 2007 at 11:24 am
Thanks, guys. Great theme.
October 16th, 2007 at 11:27 am
wow… this is great!! Thx!
October 16th, 2007 at 11:31 am
My brother would definately like this one!
October 16th, 2007 at 11:45 am
hey, i was wondering if you have somewhere a way for us to know what themes are used most, what least, etc. i’m very curious. sometimes i go through blogs just to form my own statistics, but there are so many… i would like to have a sense of esthetic trends in blog look. thank you for all you do!
October 16th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
really nice theme actually i am waiting for black background themes.
October 16th, 2007 at 12:32 pm
very pretty. but I always need the theme that has pages.
October 16th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
cool
October 16th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
I love new themes too. Maybe it’s just because I’m older, but black with white lettering is really hard on the eyes. So maybe some new “light” themes for we age challenged?
October 16th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Hey!
Wow, nice theme. I might try it!
~*~Graser10~*~
The goofy goober!
October 16th, 2007 at 1:17 pm
Choice is good! Choosing the Dark Side is better! LOL. Thanks for the theme!
October 16th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Perfect for Halloween… thanks!
October 16th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
Very nice, I like
Thank you.
October 16th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
I really dig dark layouts. However, I also really dig readable text. Combining both seems to be really hard, and I’m afraid this theme fails to do it as well.
October 16th, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Dreadful. Unreadable. Enough black!!!
October 16th, 2007 at 3:55 pm
@ Andreas
I think this one has readable text… despite the fact that the theme is black.. its not too bad.. give it a shot!
.. I liked it..
October 16th, 2007 at 4:15 pm
I so read that as “Black Leatherman”
October 16th, 2007 at 4:55 pm
I love this theme so much I want to lick all of your faces. But I wont, because I probably have cooties. I never liked the black themes before but this one is hotness.
October 16th, 2007 at 5:05 pm
That’s lovely, but I’m going to stick with what I said last time i.e. what’s needed are more themes like Neo Sapien that have a lighter foreground. The all black themes are gorgeous but horrible for people who post a lot of text on their page. Well, it’s not horrible for the blogger but it is for the reader. So, yes I’m a demanding wench and pretty please: can we have darker themes with lighter foregrounds? You guys never let me down so I know it’s just a matter of time.
Thanks.
October 16th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
It’s cool. I am like some of the other posters, We need a theme with a larger header picture.and more versatility with fonts sizes and colors.
October 16th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I tried it already.
Yes, it is dark and classy.
Perfect mixture of black and orange.
p/s: Wish i can post a larger picture.
October 16th, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Striking.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Header text color selection and hiding is fixed. Again, please report theme issues to support, don’t post them here.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
I’m with Jim on this one. Beautiful – but hard on these old eyes.
October 16th, 2007 at 9:47 pm
Black orange and biege… Good colors for Halloween. I like it!
October 16th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
really darky nice, thx!
October 16th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Nice theme. It’s dark, but good for Halloween.
October 16th, 2007 at 11:15 pm
Not for me but it is good to get new themes. I would like some that are a bit wider though.
– GoldCoaster
October 17th, 2007 at 12:16 am
Muy bueno esta tema, ahora si WordPress.com esta melhorando.
Estoy contento por mi blog esta mais caliente.
Por favore entre em mi blog, em brieve será um sítio.
ByeBye !!!
http://www.winnice.vai.la ou http://www.winnice.wordpress.com
October 17th, 2007 at 12:33 am
Just used it-LOVE IT!
Thanks folks!
October 17th, 2007 at 6:04 am
I love my theme, also in black. Gives me a lot of versatility and good contrast with pictures and video.
October 17th, 2007 at 10:34 am
At last, a subtle, humble black-based theme that’s suitable to both very serious writings as well as the casual side of the universe.
October 17th, 2007 at 11:41 am
I look at this theme, and I ask myself, “How much more black could it be?” And the answer is, “None. None more black.”
October 17th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
If well pruned my theme can be made to accommodate a whole lots of fascinating features.Make it a bit wider.Always as needed versatility and good contrast will make it look great as well as break a boring outlook always.
October 17th, 2007 at 12:40 pm
oooohhh.. sexy theme guys, now if i can only figure out how to make that heading in small letters instead of all caps.. hmmm..
October 17th, 2007 at 2:33 pm
As a person with some serious vision problems, I find this theme one of the easier ones to read, That’s why I switched my theme to this one. However, I do wish it did not have the orange text – or at least the option to change the color. Light colored text on dark backgrounds, that’s the ticket for me.
It is a beautiful design, TY!!!
October 17th, 2007 at 2:54 pm
I love this theme..
I have always been looking for such a clean theme on wordpress
Thanks guys..
October 17th, 2007 at 5:10 pm
I forget the name of the other WP.com theme that is red-on-black — I tried it out once and liked the overall look, but not the big giant block of red at the top. This one fixes that issue. I’ll stick with the one I’ve got now, but I’m thinking of starting another blog and this one is already at the top of the theme list.
Nice job! Keep ‘em coming!
October 17th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Just in time for Halloween! Good job guys.
October 17th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
With my macular degeneration the black background is perfect. The color combination is perfect for me.
Thanks.
October 17th, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Very nice theme….but I am still waiting for some Patriotic ones that I could use for my blog, that have the option for a good sized custom header on it.
-Robert-
October 18th, 2007 at 12:01 am
It’s really nice, but I would have loved it even more if it was a trio
October 18th, 2007 at 4:08 am
It’s nice, looks clean…
But it’s seems Hemingway’s still better (???)
October 18th, 2007 at 8:14 am
Nice and clean looking. Love the dark theme! Wish we had a dark theme that supported pages though…
October 18th, 2007 at 10:20 am
Ive just created my blog, and am going to update it
. Really liked the theme, and am using it too !
October 18th, 2007 at 11:30 am
the given theme is stunning
October 18th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
The best combination is Sandbox+Custom CSS
October 18th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Erik: what do you mean? All themes support pages.
October 19th, 2007 at 5:34 am
I love it!
October 19th, 2007 at 5:44 pm
Hmm, looks great – maybe the red font could be a little less orange but darker.
I’m mostly writing in German – so what I’m not happy in themes is a mix of German and English for links, tooltips etc. But this theme is going one step further: it seems to mess up the links for next and previous entries in longer lists
.
October 19th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Great work WordPress. I’m using this having switched from neo-sapien. I like darkness ? I really like it when viewing a post by itself. take care
October 20th, 2007 at 12:57 am
I’ve decided to give it a whirl.
October 20th, 2007 at 2:14 am
Loving it sick. Wish we could change the orange colour though.
October 20th, 2007 at 10:31 pm
Great halloween theme!
October 21st, 2007 at 6:42 am
Nice theme Alex ,Thanks for it! Ill give it a try!
Suggestion:
You can change the orange color to Red
Thenkens!
October 21st, 2007 at 7:26 pm
Yeah love it but wish I could change the orange in more than the heas=der.
And the blocktext is bit dim – needs to be a shade lighter (or maybe it’s just that my eyes are going dim as the lullaby goes.
October 21st, 2007 at 10:33 pm
bfe1
Find a theme which everyone will love and keep coming back for more.
October 22nd, 2007 at 12:16 pm
emo theme, but acceptable anyhow
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:21 pm
Perfect for halloweener!
October 22nd, 2007 at 10:53 pm
Very nice – will probably be my first template…
October 23rd, 2007 at 8:33 am
Oh I love this one!
October 23rd, 2007 at 5:17 pm
It’s a good theme, a bit boudoirish though. I might use it if the orange was changed to a sky blue but then i’m strange like that…
RP
October 25th, 2007 at 1:43 am
Exactly what I’ve been waiting for. Thanks!
October 25th, 2007 at 3:41 am
cool themes… i like it..
October 25th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
nice.. theme
October 26th, 2007 at 9:48 am
Well, well done.
October 26th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
It’s nice to have more options. Thanks.
(though it’s hard to read big chunks of text).
October 26th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
I am officially in love with this theme. Definitely trying it out.
October 27th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
I’m new to set up my wordpress space today…and excited to check out the Black Letterhead theme. But found that the text colour preference can’t be changed despite the great feature of customised header! How nice if text colour preference is allowed??