New Theme: Motion
I’m happy to present to you, “Motion,” a dashing new theme inspired by movement and film. Bursting with style and options, Motion is a clean, colorful, and charismatic new theme.
Motion, a colorful and clean theme.
Motion combines color and clean lines to give your content character without hindering consumption. Aside from great design, the theme has some pretty interesting features. The menu shows both categories and pages, in separate locations, allowing your visitors to choose how they’d like to navigate your site.
Pages and Categories
There is also a really nice widget area that acts a little bit different than most other widget areas. It’s the “header” widget area – you can use it for intro text, a link to your RSS feed, or anything you want your users to see right away.
Intro Text / Header Widget Area
Last, but definitely not least, is the footer. It’s big, clean, and widgetized. By default you have Links, Pages, and Archives – but it’s all up to you, customize the footer however you’d like.
The Footer
Check out Motion on your own WordPress.com blog! Just login and visit Appearance -> Themes
Motion was designed by 85ideas and is available for .org users too.
February 10th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Great colors and widget area. Another classy addition to WordPress. Good one!
February 10th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
thanks! i created a new blog just now, and i was looking for a theme. great to have a new theme, i luv the colors of this one. as usual, wordpress comes up when i need most
February 10th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
Looks very nice…love the different widget placement!
February 10th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Really great design! I love it! I could use it for my blog http://venezuelatina.com . But previously I want to verify if it is possible to bypass the categories menu at the top, or choose the categories I want to appear there. I have too many categories and it takes too much space.
Also the dotted line below the pictures which have a link do not produce the best effect, but it is a detail.
Anyway I repeat: one of the most astonishing themes in WordPress.com!
February 11th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Currently you can’t remove the categories in the top menu.
February 11th, 2010 at 12:20 am
I love the teal colors, and the transparency!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:24 am
Love the way it looks!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:24 am
Where’s the ocean?
/yet another awful joke.
It is really beautiful – it has my favourite colours
February 11th, 2010 at 12:27 am
gonna check it out now
February 11th, 2010 at 12:27 am
This one’s certainly versatile. Spiffy!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:27 am
Looks lush!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:37 am
Yes, I too would want to know if the categories could be disabled.
February 11th, 2010 at 12:43 am
I like the looks of this one Noel. I’ll try it out. Thanks
February 11th, 2010 at 12:45 am
kewl!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:48 am
Looks pretty sweet. I’ll have to try it out on one of my own blogs. It certainly is pretty colorful. I hope to see extra widgetized areas in future themes as well.
February 11th, 2010 at 12:49 am
Looks really nice!! Good one, thanks!
February 11th, 2010 at 12:54 am
i love it!!! with new themes coming every month, who would leave WordPress now?
thank you so much!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:04 am
pretty! its a toss up between my current on and this one now.
February 11th, 2010 at 1:13 am
Wow … this is definitely the fanciest theme on WP.com right now. ’10 has been a great year for WP.com themes so far; I can’t wait to see what else you come up with!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:13 am
It’s beautiful, but I’ve only recently changed by theme, and just settled into it. Maybe when I’m ready for a change in the future I’ll pick this one, though I’m very attached to having a custom header. If ‘Motion’ had one it would be a dream theme for me…
February 11th, 2010 at 1:17 am
i am using it…i hope my readers won’t have a problem with the font
February 11th, 2010 at 1:21 am
It’s great to see new themes, but could we have some more with custom headers please? It’s the easiest way by far to make a theme “yours”…but great work to all of you. Love WordPress!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:27 am
awesome
February 11th, 2010 at 1:28 am
Sounds great and exciting! Will surely check it out!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:29 am
Categories in nav bar, great!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:30 am
That’s hella sexy…
February 11th, 2010 at 1:41 am
wow! this looks so great!
February 11th, 2010 at 2:24 am
Love it!
February 11th, 2010 at 2:25 am
Cool, I would like to try this.
February 11th, 2010 at 2:31 am
it looks great but my content doesn’t fit this theme but still this a great theme for anyone + i like the features it has but for right now my current theme i’ll use for now and keep up the good work word press, you guys impress me with whatever you release
February 11th, 2010 at 2:34 am
+1 to memsaab. I too would like more customisable themes. This new one is beautiful but I’ll have to pass on it due to it not fitting the tone of my content. Great addition to the library, though.
February 11th, 2010 at 2:35 am
Does it have a custom header option, as a good graphics designer could match the theme quite easily.
February 11th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
It does not have a custom header. You could with CSS edit the background image though, producing the same effect.
February 11th, 2010 at 2:46 am
Brilliant looking and exceptionally functional as well, probably one of THE best looking themes on .com I have a friend who does photography that would definitely be interested in this.
But as mentioned, I hope that there’s a custom header option so you can blend in a logo or some image art to suit.
February 11th, 2010 at 3:16 am
I like it. Might well change from Freshy after nearly a year as I’ve been looking for a way to improve, though I’ve been intending to migrate to m .com using wordpress.org
Only problems/questions: In the preview, it doesn’t seem to handle the Twitter widget very well, it’s very bulky and skips alot of lines because of links etc. Can’t the Twitter widget be tightened up slightly to present the tweets clearly? Secondly, yes, the Custom Header is a serious addition to an theme so it’s dissapointing that this one means you’re stuck with this odd concentric circle logo. Can you use HTML to include images in the “header widget”?
February 11th, 2010 at 3:16 am
Thank you! Thank you for COLORS! And what beautiful colors they are. I’ve been hoping and waiting for a long time for some great colored (and glassy) themes like this. Hugs.
February 11th, 2010 at 3:30 am
a very good theme, clean cool looks. But i would need something a bit wider. But lets wait, if wordpress.com does not come up with some wide theme like which i am using, i would make some formatting adjustments in my blog and add the new themes wordpress.com is launching, because they are too good to leave, only for the sake of formatting in some posts.
February 11th, 2010 at 3:34 am
very nice
i loved it 
thx
February 11th, 2010 at 3:38 am
Hola! …Nice & Cool Theme!
Thanks!
February 11th, 2010 at 3:40 am
This is really cool…
You guys are really doing a good job.
That’s why I love wordpress
Cheers
February 11th, 2010 at 3:49 am
it’s great design different widget.I like it. Good One!
February 11th, 2010 at 4:15 am
wow… that’s the greatest motion I’ve ever seen. How do I get motion in my blog?
February 11th, 2010 at 5:31 pm
@fajarnurizki: From your blog dashboard, go to Appearance -> Themes and then select the Motion theme.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:24 am
wowza! now thats nice. wish i could use for my business blog-but anyway. very nice.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:35 am
but the number of comments doesn’t appear on the first page. you have to click the article to see
February 11th, 2010 at 4:36 am
Thanks for coming up with 2 new themes within a month!!
I would love to see another 3 column theme with a customizable header. Is there one in the works?
Thanks WordPress!! Flora
February 11th, 2010 at 8:24 pm
Thanks for your suggestions, we’ll definitely keep them in mind!
February 11th, 2010 at 4:36 am
wow.. another great theme! thanks!
February 11th, 2010 at 4:41 am
i like the new theme. i am going to definitely use this one. cheers.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:58 am
wow! great theme.. and i do agree with what memsaab said. we need more with more custom headers!
February 11th, 2010 at 5:01 am
This is a really good one. I’m gonna have to try it out. Thanks
February 11th, 2010 at 5:11 am
Wow this is beautiful thanks Noel love the colors so vibrant
February 11th, 2010 at 5:13 am
Oi, mate!
Love the new theme. Trying it out.
Cheers!
February 11th, 2010 at 5:30 am
This is a great theme! Good job!
February 11th, 2010 at 5:43 am
Awesome..
February 11th, 2010 at 6:12 am
I’ll go ahead and say it again – keep the new themes comin’!
Love em!
February 11th, 2010 at 6:17 am
Themes with custom headers and space for “taglines” under the header would be great!
While you’re at it…how about a widget that allows readers to click and send a message to the blog owner without it having to be specifically linked to a comment?
February 11th, 2010 at 6:19 am
good theme, so, i am happy.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:22 am
OMG that’s what I’ve dreamt about.
Thanx a lot!
February 11th, 2010 at 6:28 am
This is wonderful. Love it and activated it immediately. You guys are on fire! Thanks a lot.
Second the idea of the possibility to turn off the categories on the top. But can definitely live with that of course.
Thanks again.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:41 am
Looks awesome, let me try
February 11th, 2010 at 6:44 am
The entire sidebar is missing when I open another page except homepage and it only leaving a bottom widget. But thanks anyway, I’m switching from Vigilance to this theme now.
February 11th, 2010 at 6:56 am
Great theme!!
I just applied it to my web site.
Thanks!!!
February 11th, 2010 at 7:20 am
I like that….motion by name and motion by nature, looks like the ocean!
February 11th, 2010 at 7:22 am
Delicious! My favorite color!
February 11th, 2010 at 7:31 am
Thanks.
February 11th, 2010 at 7:33 am
wow 2 themes in one month! =D
February 11th, 2010 at 7:57 am
Great colors and easy to use set up for the readers. I like the way photos are set and displayed and how useful is the footer.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Nice theme, but… why do so few themes support the drop-down pages menu? I’d like to change my theme from iNove to Motion, but I have too many nested pages. What a pity.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:02 am
THIS IS SO GREAT! It has a total of 5 areas where I can place my blog content. thanks!!!
February 11th, 2010 at 8:04 am
amazing theme…good work.
i will try this theme…thank you for WordPress
February 11th, 2010 at 8:18 am
Cool ^_^
February 11th, 2010 at 8:25 am
the theme is absolutely tantalizing especially category bar..would appreciate if “COMMENTS” option is also made available along side “Read More” tab.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:33 am
Very interesting and attractive.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:41 am
I like this one and I am using it for now! Just keep em coming WordPress.com that’s all I say! You need to in order to compete with Blogger etc.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:47 am
great theme btw
February 11th, 2010 at 8:53 am
I love this one. But i have something to say
hope you don’t mind 
If it had custom header it would have been great! Love this colour!
Keep up the good work!
February 11th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Cool!! Thanks a lot!!
February 11th, 2010 at 9:04 am
Tempting… Very tempting…
February 11th, 2010 at 9:13 am
Wow.. this theme is awesome, I LOVE the colors.. I don’t like the categories on top, though.. but hey, can’t get everything you want.. and custom headers, yes, that’d be great too.. but for the next few weeks, this is definitely my favorite theme. thanks so much!
February 11th, 2010 at 9:15 am
Wow! It’s brilliant!
February 11th, 2010 at 9:32 am
why oh why it is not flexible
I would use it immediately. great theme anyway
February 11th, 2010 at 9:49 am
It’s the best I’ve ever seen here.
Really, really good!
February 11th, 2010 at 9:54 am
February 11th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Nice ! I like it…
February 11th, 2010 at 10:11 am
Wonderful. I love this new theme. Activated it just now.
The only problem i see is that under this theme, the tweets displayed on my twitter widget are longer than they actually are. hashtags are displayed one below the other. For example, if I tweet “Hey, I just Love WordPress! #blogging #Wordpress #favourite ” then this tweet is shown on the widget as follows:
“Hey, I just Love WordPress!
#blogging
#Wordpress
#favourite ”
Thats the only problem and I hope it can be solved. Otherwise, everything else about this theme is fantastic!
February 11th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Really nice looking! I’m definitely considering it!
February 11th, 2010 at 10:37 am
I think the side bar is great, because it is wide and has a lot of room. It makes the widgets well spaced and easy to read. The extra widget option at the top is also clever.
February 11th, 2010 at 10:49 am
Great design. Always love your creation…by the way, can one change the theme colour accordingly?
February 12th, 2010 at 5:48 am
With some CSS you could, but it isn’t a built in option – it would be hard to enable that, considering there are color specific graphics in place.
February 11th, 2010 at 10:55 am
little dark, but overall great.
February 11th, 2010 at 11:35 am
one brand word for it – ‘Smashing’
February 11th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
hmm nice…. i like its colour match…
February 11th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I love this new theme! Great color, great features…
February 11th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
WordPress is an everyday-christmas platform and I love it! :p
February 11th, 2010 at 12:49 pm
Really nice, although I wish I could swap the pages / categories with each other and it isn’t playing nice with the twitter widget and links. Otherwise, very good looking
February 11th, 2010 at 12:50 pm
Nice. The visuals are great and I like the feature richness. Though it wouldn’t have hurt with some theme options. Like maybe I don’t want category navigation (I don’t)?
February 11th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
Looks coool…like I could float away!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Is there a way to control/bypass the categories menu at the top ‘cos i have many categories and it takes up a lot of the space at the top.
Apart from that, i love this theme! Thanks!!
February 12th, 2010 at 5:47 am
We’re working on that! Soon!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
wow..beautiful..
February 11th, 2010 at 1:22 pm
such a nice theme…
February 11th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
This is beautiful! It’s clean and really reflects the film concept well. Lovely to see a more colourful theme too. Thanks for this!
February 11th, 2010 at 1:47 pm
It’s beautiful
February 11th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
hmmm. i’m happy that the team has been releasing a lot of new themes lately. i love wordpress so much.