New Theme: Spectrum
I’m happy to introduce Spectrum, a fine new addition to our ever-growing collection of themes. Spectrum comes as a colorful and fresh theme sporting a clean layout with one main column and a sidebar on the right. It supports custom menus, background, and header image, so you could configure the look to your liking.
Example of Spectrum's look and feel.
The subtle transparency on the main body is built into the theme so you can put your own background color and image under Appearance → Background and still enjoy the smooth look given by the transparency. Here is an example of how you could change and customize the theme’s default look.
Showcasing customization with drop-down menus, background, and header.
When it comes to showing your images Spectrum hides its sidebar and uses a full-width layout for maximum space so you don’t have to worry about your images looking too small. There is also an option for showing a special colored tag cloud on the theme footer if you feel like it.
Personalize your fonts with Typekit, already supported on the theme stylesheet.
Designed by Ignacio Ricci Spectrum is now available for WordPress.com and, for self-hosted WordPress.org sites, from the WordPress.org Themes Directory.
You could see Spectrum in action if you visit spectrumdemo.wordpress.com.
Quick Specs (all measurements in pixels):
- Main column width is
540, sidebar width is270. - Full width:
878. - Custom header image dimensions are
938by150(width, height).
October 13th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Wow, cool! I really like it! Thanks.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
I think I may have to give this one a try! I’m still learning wordpress and trying to find what works best, maybe this will be it?
October 13th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
A really nice theme.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:10 pm
I like it but I like my present theme more
October 13th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
I’d be hard pressed to change the look of my blog but this is very tempting!
Thanks guys.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
I wondered when WordPress was going to include a theme with that funky overlap folding left edge deal. You know what I’m talking about. Funky little theme.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Awesome! I like it, great work WordPress…!
October 13th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Really nice theme and I like the dimensions but I will stick with my new favorite Fusion!
October 13th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
Sweetness! Fantastic theme
October 13th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Ohhhh, I like! I think I may have to give this one a try for a while.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
Looks really good, flexibility is the key, excellent
October 13th, 2010 at 4:29 pm
Looks nice, but I don’t think I can easilly incorporate the style of my customized theme to this theme.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Nice
Or maybe the option to chose your header size yourself… THAT would be awesome
I wish there would come a theme like the one I am using (http://deemusings.wordpress.com/) only with twice as tall header space
October 13th, 2010 at 4:33 pm
Really digging all the new themes here lately, good job WordPress team!
October 13th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
I love this new colorful theme! More like this, please! My favorite themes are those with customizable colors–my tastes are fickle. XD Thanks, and keep up the good work!
October 13th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
Wow! This theme looks really nice and neat! Great job!
October 13th, 2010 at 4:41 pm
I like this part a lot:
Glad it is available on the WordPress.org directory. Thank you for this!
October 13th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Spectrum looks amazing! I wish it came with two sidebars, though.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
I’ve had the same theme since 2008. I think later tonight I will be sneaky and change to this new theme. I wonder if you can get rid of the side bar or is that what full width 878 means?
October 13th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
The full width option with the sidebar removed is currently for single image posts only, not a site-wide option.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
Very nice! I love experimenting with different themes
October 13th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Yummy, eye-candy! My favorite background of rainbow colors! And bigger-than-life fonts, too!
October 13th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Really lovable! I like it, thinking about trying it soon… congrats, it’s a good one
October 13th, 2010 at 4:54 pm
A colorful theme for colorful people.
It’s a shame that I’m already happy with my actual theme, Motion, but I like there is always a lot of others options, and more every day…
Thank you, colorful people.
October 13th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
It’s a stylish theme, I will try.
October 13th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Wow, nice theme! I like it!
October 13th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Yeah! Thank you! A readable font size + some of the perks of the newer designs! Good job WordPress folks! I’m thrilled to see a font that is easier on the eyes.
October 13th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
It’s great that you add new themes regularly. I just hope though that you also add more minimalistic designs. I just want to publish content and a plain white background with two columns is all I want. We, the minimalistic theme lovers, want more choices, please!
October 13th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
I’ve been on the 2010 since it came out. I like the possibilities with Spectrum so I’ll give it a try, thanks. I like the direction the new themes are moving in…
October 13th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
That looks brilliant, can’t wait to try it! Great work, people at WordPress.
October 13th, 2010 at 5:48 pm
I love it! It’s so cool 8)
October 13th, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Looks really good! I like the color options, and the customizable header. Great job!
October 13th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
Nice: the first image looked a bit whimsical for me (but great for other content) but then I saw the customisation and think I may give it a whirl.
Thanks as ever WordPress team.
October 13th, 2010 at 6:21 pm
Love the colours in this theme! It’s practically perfect as well, just wish you could have it slightly wider but, hey! We users are never satisfied are we? Love the lovely easy to read fonts. (Ideal for us blogging Grannies and senior out there with less than perfect eyesight!)
Think I’ll give this one a whirl!
October 13th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
It’s so colorful and lovely. It’s gonna be my blog’s theme for next month!
October 13th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Yes, bloody excellent.
October 13th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
Wow, this is gorgeous! I may need to play with it and see how it looks for at least one of my blogs!
October 13th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Cool New Theme. Great Theme worth using.
October 13th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
And I LOVE the tag cloud! Just LOVE it!
October 13th, 2010 at 7:17 pm
Loved it…. and used it immediately! So simple!
October 13th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Wow nice theme. I love it, looks really good!
October 13th, 2010 at 7:40 pm
The tag cloud is sooooo pretty!
October 13th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
This is AWESOME!
October 13th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
I communicate with Professional Clients and don’t find this appropriate.
October 14th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
More new themes that are clean and professional-looking are on the way—along with more colorful themes too. Hopefully, we can find the right one for your blog in the mix.
October 13th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
This is what I have been looking for… this is a really good theme that doesn’t overdo it. Good work… very creative.
October 13th, 2010 at 9:16 pm
I REALLY like this one! Love the rainbow, or even using the transparency of whatever background you might bring to the blog! Really cool!
October 13th, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Nice to see some some colour being injected into the themes! Thanks!
October 13th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Ah, pretty! Nice features too. Just wondering, but are the widgets in the side bar customizable? I looked at the preview and it didn’t seem like it.
October 13th, 2010 at 10:06 pm
Looks amazing!!!!!!!!!!
October 13th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
I’ve got to tell you. I added it. I like it.
It’ll take me some time to get used to the change but the colour and the white is all so refreshing! 
October 13th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Nice new theme! I’m using this one starting November 1st! Keep up the great work WordPress Team!
October 13th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Love it. Rainbows rawk.
October 13th, 2010 at 11:21 pm
I liked it. A question: it doesn’t have widgets, does it?
October 14th, 2010 at 2:40 pm
It does indeed.
October 13th, 2010 at 11:26 pm
Looks great, when the daylily and iris transplanting gardening slows down I’ll have to give it a try on my gardening around crazy Border collies blog. thanks Mary
October 14th, 2010 at 12:37 am
I don’t know enough to know if I would like it or not…though it seems it has the customizeable header and background that I must have….
October 14th, 2010 at 12:38 am
That’s one fine looking theme. Good work.
October 14th, 2010 at 1:03 am
Wow! Dreamy… I am going to try this one.
Nice job!
October 14th, 2010 at 1:40 am
Hi! I’m very happy with the job the WordPress staff made to improve my theme. I appreciate it a lot.
I hope you guys at WordPress.com will enjoy it, and use it
Thanks for the wonderful news!
Cheers,
Ignacio Ricci (a.k.a Nacho)
October 14th, 2010 at 7:29 pm
Hi Nacho—we’re glad you design Spectrum, thanks for the great theme.
October 14th, 2010 at 1:41 am
Really fresh
Hands down 
October 14th, 2010 at 1:59 am
I love this new theme! I just finished customizing it on my blog. I love the colors… its awesome! Thank you, thank you, thank you, theme team!
Much Love,
Z ~
October 14th, 2010 at 2:03 am
Nicely done. I’ll have to try it. With so many to choose from I find I can’t stick with just one! Thanks for the time and efforts to provide us with all the wonderful tools.
October 14th, 2010 at 2:28 am
Pretty cool, I also like all the customization.
October 14th, 2010 at 3:49 am
That is great, the color is awesome.
October 14th, 2010 at 4:00 am
Another great theme. Keep up the great work!
October 14th, 2010 at 4:09 am
Great! So colorful.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:44 am
Thank you! I recently started my blog using Twenty 10 but couldn’t customize it in a unique way. Spectrum is perfect for me! I’ll continue playing with it. Thanks again.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:47 am
Nice, cool. I have to try this! =D
October 14th, 2010 at 5:55 am
I wish you guys would stop making these bland, boring themes and do more versatile themes with lots of options like Bueno. The themes is where you fall behind in blog comparison, that and how WordPress doesn’t have its own following system like google friend connect!
October 14th, 2010 at 6:40 am
The best one yet!
October 14th, 2010 at 7:01 am
This theme is really great, good job! But it would be ideal for me with custom heading colour. Green heading is not suitable for my red design.
October 14th, 2010 at 7:54 am
Wow! I really like the transparent look… Love your themes!
October 14th, 2010 at 8:33 am
This is beautiful! Wow!
Thanks guys for making this available.
October 14th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Interesting – I will try it.
October 14th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Still not my type
October 14th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
Wow … cool, must try!!
October 14th, 2010 at 2:21 pm
Good one
Loved it. Though I’m happy with my theme but I will still recommend it to my friends who blog 
October 14th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
That looks cool
October 14th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
OMG I LOVE THIS!!!
Definitely my favorite theme so far
Nice work, guys!
October 14th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Wow, It looks nice and fresh. Good Job!!!
October 14th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
Looks great man.
October 14th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Nice, nice, nice. =) Thanks.
October 14th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
It’s really simple but cool! Good job!
October 14th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
Fantastic!…
Good job.
October 14th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
WOOOOOOOOOOOW! OMG! I’M DREAMING!
Definitely I love this!
Absolutely perfect! Congratulations!
October 14th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Don’t tempt me! I just made the switch to Fusion. One new theme a year is enough… I think.
Kathleen
October 14th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
I am already using it and it seems to be the best Theme for me
October 14th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
This is really gorgeous!
October 14th, 2010 at 8:04 pm
I’ve changed today to it. My last question on the widgets has been already answered and I confirmed by myself. I have not yet created any personalized menu.
October 14th, 2010 at 8:27 pm
It’s really cool! Congratz!
October 14th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Really really really really really good. Good job.
October 14th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
I think I may actually change my theme. Haven’t done that in years!
October 14th, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Nothing great actually…
October 15th, 2010 at 4:03 am
Love this one! Kudos.
October 15th, 2010 at 7:19 am
I like it, good job!
October 15th, 2010 at 7:41 am
I love the colourful tag cloud! WordPress.com really needs to work on coding more and more beautiful tag clouds!
October 15th, 2010 at 8:21 am
Great job. Colorful. But I like my present theme.
October 15th, 2010 at 8:34 am
It’s really simple and cool! Thank you! Good job!
October 15th, 2010 at 9:05 am
I love it <3
October 15th, 2010 at 11:17 am
Oh, I like it very much.