Posted: Monday, October 5th, 2009 at 2:34 pm. Filed in New Features, Themes.
Tags: Features, Themes
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Theme Viewer
We know you love themes and we know you like to try new ones. With our new super-charged theme viewer this is now even easier than before.
The new theme viewer lets you quickly step through themes without reloading the page. You can search for specific words (for example, ‘orange’), and you can filter by requirements (for example, ‘two columns’).
Still not sure what to pick? The random feature will select 15 themes at random, which may help jog your inspiration. Want to pick something that few others are using? You can also view themes in order of their popularity. Join in with everyone else or be independent, the choice is a few clicks away.
Still can’t find a theme to your liking? Don’t forget our Sandbox theme. It’s a simple and clean theme that is designed to be used with the CSS upgrade to give you control over how your blog looks (check out this site for Sandbox examples). If you’re not too sure about using CSS then our recently introduced CSS revisions feature will give you the reassurance that if something goes wrong you can quickly jump back to an earlier version.
If you haven’t changed your theme in a while then give the new theme viewer a try – you may discover a whole new look!
Full details about the theme viewer can be found on the theme viewer support page.
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October 5th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Perfect, without reloading the page, faster and easier.
I like it.
October 5th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Cool. Will give this a try right away!
October 5th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
I love the “preview” option. I wasn’t sure which one to get so I just browsed around using the random option to try on random themes. Out of a thumbnail, the theme I have right now wouldn’t have been my first choice at all but seeing it live really helped a lot!
October 5th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
I really like my theme — Vigilance by Jestro — so am not inclined to want to change at this time. But, I still like to look at the new themes. Each one has good things about it. It’s nice to be able to check them out more easily. Thank you.
The one thing I would like to adjust in my theme is how a visitor has to do a lot of clicking if they are trying to check through the archives. It’s like trying to find one’s way through a maze when blindfolded. I wish that clicking on the archive button would just give all the titles for at least a month’s worth of posts, and the visitor can just click on a title they are interested in. Seeing everything at a glance is better than seeing only one item at a time and having to make a few clicks to get to that one post.
October 5th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Much appreciated
BTW, I think most people would prefer if the default were “A-Z” and not “Random”.
October 5th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Very awesome! Good call and keep it up!
October 5th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Thanks for the great work
I would swear that I tried it yesterday…
October 5th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Something that doesn’t reload the page is always nice. Between, there’s a little problem of line up in the italian version: it’s under the the voice Column.
Thank you for the update of Theme Viewer.
October 5th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
great…! thanks.. try it nooowww….
October 5th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
awesome, guys, I just changed my design after that.
October 5th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
sounds good. though i like the theme i have right now.
October 5th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
Interesting feature, thanks.
October 5th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Awesome! I’m gonna look for a new theme right now
October 5th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Haven’t started blogging yet – but I’m quite happy with DePo Square. Looking forward to a Dark simple theme…
October 5th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Hey wanna try it out right away, but am comfortable wit wat i already have…
October 5th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
I love viewing themes from time to time… this is great!
October 5th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Cool Feature This.
I wonder whether we can have this on the blog homepage itself…you know, a widget with 3-4 themes that the readers (Yes, the readers, not the blog owner) can click and select the theme they like best to view the site in.
October 5th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Wow, I’m going to take a look at them now.
October 5th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
This is a good idea. I’m pretty happy with the theme I’m using now, but this is a much easier way for me to try one on for size. Thanks WordPress.
October 5th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
good. More themes would be nicer. Also allowing customize themes would be quite normal (blogger and others allow it) . Can’t see reasons to not allow javascript or upgrade and mess up with themes.
October 5th, 2009 at 10:18 pm
woow . .. thats helping a lot , thks
October 5th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
wow im going to take a look at that now…
October 5th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
I’ve tried it a second ago and I think it will be very useful!!!
October 5th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
I LIKE IT. Thanks
October 5th, 2009 at 11:03 pm
Nice. “We” need more themes tho =)
October 6th, 2009 at 12:00 am
I appreciate this useful feature. Thanks for creating it.
October 6th, 2009 at 12:03 am
interesting thanks
while i have your ear would love to see some themes around 2 column text layouts
by that i mean the traditional layout one finds in a magazine or academic journal
would be a nice addition
cheers
October 6th, 2009 at 1:45 am
thanks for improvement. It’s easier now to pick new theme
October 6th, 2009 at 2:36 am
this is simply great! thank you! i <3 WP!
October 6th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Cool, and for make it better, please give us more magazine style themes
October 6th, 2009 at 4:59 am
tnx
October 6th, 2009 at 6:16 am
great work, need some more great themes
thanks
October 6th, 2009 at 6:18 am
thank you… ^^
October 6th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Super cool WP, keep up the great work!
October 6th, 2009 at 7:35 am
Yep, nice. But you lack a variable width theme with custom header (IOW a bitmap) and custom colors.
October 6th, 2009 at 8:24 am
thank you
October 6th, 2009 at 9:08 am
Great work…
Thanks..
October 6th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Nice! This would really help out!
October 6th, 2009 at 10:20 am
we wait new cool themes
October 6th, 2009 at 10:46 am
great themes…love it !
^_^v
October 6th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Actually, I would’ve loved it if there were new themes introduced to wordpress hosted blogs.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:05 am
cool, but there should be more themes. or even ability to install themes if we pay for custom css
October 6th, 2009 at 11:44 am
USeful
October 6th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Yes…finally!
Now, just make a mobile version and we may have something going on with WordPress…!
October 6th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
Wp is the best….
October 6th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Thanks
October 6th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
yup its good…but then how about some new three column themes?
October 6th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
thank…4 all….
October 6th, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Now all we need is for there to be a way to search themes similar to the one you currently use
October 6th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
A good news. I have a brand new blog and I am still not satisfied with the current theme. I am still working on Photoshop for it but sure about the CSS…..
October 6th, 2009 at 8:38 pm
A sensible progression. Good call!
October 6th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
Thanks for the feature – suggestion though…most of your free themes are very business like and serious. How about offering themes that are whimsical, feminine, floral, nature-related, etc. and all with customized headers so we can have our own personal touch.
October 6th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Thanks for this new feature; I did some browsing of themes using the viewer and discovered I am inclined toward a few other themes I hadn’t considered before. I’m satisfied with my current theme, but this new feature made me aware of a couple very nice alternatives.
October 6th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
thts really cooL thing
I’ll try it later 
October 6th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Big Dave likes.
October 6th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Thanks I ve been looking for a new theme
October 7th, 2009 at 3:05 am
I love it i will try it, and see what is does for my pictures.
October 7th, 2009 at 4:44 am
waw,.. it’s fast
October 7th, 2009 at 4:49 am
it’ nice..
October 7th, 2009 at 6:46 am
I really like the first one (i mean the first one on that photo – black!). Thanks for making wordpress better for us!
October 7th, 2009 at 8:35 am
These type of options are always helpful.
October 7th, 2009 at 8:50 am
great…just knew it, while selecting theme
October 7th, 2009 at 9:09 am
It’s a great new addition, though it’d be better if the default view were A-Z. Think most everybody would like that.
October 7th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Great Update, Best for set service
October 7th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
I agree with Arijit. I would prefer the default being A-Z. But it’s still a good improvement so far!
October 7th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Very good!
October 7th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Thanks guys! =D
October 7th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
rock on !!
October 7th, 2009 at 8:49 pm
thanks for thinking on us and keep adding nice features like this!
October 7th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
it would save a lot of time
October 7th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Never thought of that idea!
Thanks! It will help me search a new fresh theme!
October 8th, 2009 at 1:52 am
You treat us right!
October 8th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Great mate! Really useful feature!
October 8th, 2009 at 10:28 am
it’s great, thanks
October 8th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Great! This’ll make it much easier when looking for a new theme =)
October 8th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Thaaaank you
October 8th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
AWESOME would be a gross understatement!!! Keep it up lads
October 8th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I like it is just so great i will give it a try.
October 8th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
Ahh good, I’m new to wordpress so this makes things slightly easier!
October 8th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
nice feature !!!!
October 8th, 2009 at 10:33 pm
How many more years we wait for the spanish blog?
Much people need konw this information and no can read english (i, for example).
The theme viewer is great.
Thanks!
October 8th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Great! It’ll really help when im looking for a new theme:)
October 9th, 2009 at 9:13 am
Really useful feature!
October 9th, 2009 at 5:44 pm
You guys have the best themes out there – tyvm!!
October 9th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
niceee
October 9th, 2009 at 11:40 pm
very nice, even faster without loading the page…well done.
October 10th, 2009 at 1:04 am
Convenient, accessible, and easy… way to go, thank you very much!
October 10th, 2009 at 8:07 am
great feature.. this is the best blogging site ever..!!
October 10th, 2009 at 11:51 am
look forward to trying the new themes
October 10th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Nice. Pretty interesting. I’ll try it out!
October 11th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Nice idea
October 11th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
I’m giddy as a school girl. C :
October 11th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
great!
October 13th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Very good, thank for this future
October 13th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Nice ideaa, I thing that it could be good.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:16 pm
I hope I don’t lose any formatting from my existing blog when I try out a new theme?
October 19th, 2009 at 1:26 am
You can easily switch back and forth from one theme to another.
October 13th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
The theme viewer is great. Thanks a lot
October 13th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Excellent Idea and usage.