New Theme: Beach
I love winter and I bet you do too but if you’re like me you probably don’t like the cold very much. You might be wishing you could take a trip to a beach somewhere right about now. Well, if you can’t make it to the beach yourself how about taking your blog there? Today’s new theme, Beach, will let you do just that.
The Beach theme
Originally developed by Gibbo for Drupal Thailand, the Beach theme can bring the warmth of Thailand’s shores to your blog all year round. But the Beach theme isn’t only just sand, sun, and sea. It has 4 different post formats built-in for short Status and Aside posts, and special styles for Quote and Gallery posts. Beach even has a bonus vertical menu area in the header.
You can read more about the Beach theme’s great new features in the Theme Showcase or activate it on your WordPress.com blog right now. Beach will be available soon in the WordPress.org theme directory for self-hosted WordPress users.
Bonus: If it’s too hot where you are right now and you’d like to take your blog someplace cold, give the Iceburgg theme a shot! Pine trees, snowy hills, and cool colors might just be what your blog needs right now. 
January 18th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Neat
More themes please. 
January 18th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
Nice looking, Ian – very different from the rest, but refreshing.
January 18th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
I agree with Galen Gidman, this theme has a refreshing look! I like it! Thanks.
January 18th, 2011 at 3:58 pm
Very nice theme…I like how the blog appears submerged beneath the ocean.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Nice and warm looking
January 18th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
It’s a nice theme.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
That’s cool. Nice and chilled.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:14 pm
Nice and clear looking. Good job.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
Too cartoony but thanks for the effort.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Nice theme.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:37 pm
Mmmm…. cant wait for summer now.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Very, very nice indeed! Well done theme folks.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:49 pm
Looks great!
January 18th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
I’m always glad to see new themes coming in, but this one doesn’t work for me. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying it’s not a good theme. It just doesn’t suit my style.
I like themes that let me express myself visually, not just in text. Let me display photos in the header, pick the colors or images for the background, the font style and color.
Keep up the hard work.
January 18th, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Nice, but i would very much like to see more themes tailored for photoblogs on WordPress.com.
January 18th, 2011 at 5:11 pm
You can expect more themes that work well for Photoblogs in the future — we’re always launching more themes
— but in the meantime we have a few in our Theme Showcase that you might want to check out.
January 18th, 2011 at 5:00 pm
I may have just found my new favorite theme! Gonna test drive over the weekend!
January 18th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
Really “cool” looking.
January 18th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
It is honestly so beautiful, breathing new life into the WordPressers However, any snow-covered Themes for us here in Greece? Please send us some snow…and we can send you as many beaches as you like and plenty of sunshine. It is just a joke.Your allowances to your bloggers are always so generous, hardworking WordPress staff.
Once again congrats!!!
January 18th, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Check the “bonus” note in the post above. I think you might like the theme linked there.
January 18th, 2011 at 5:14 pm
We need more themes, Bro.
January 18th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
They’re on the way!
January 18th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
I love these types of themes, they give a bit of colour to your blog!
More like this please!
January 18th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Way to make us all look forward to warmer days!
January 18th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Great theme. Beaches are always nice to look at. But give me New York City anytime.
January 18th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Seems to be interesting!
January 18th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Very nice one.
January 18th, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Relaxing. Very relaxing.
January 18th, 2011 at 5:51 pm
Nice theme. Cool for summer. =)
January 18th, 2011 at 5:56 pm
Wow that looks awesome! It’s totally unique, compared to the other themes. A big city theme would be sweet too, or a relaxing resort type theme.
Awesome job, i wish i had a reason to use it! I shared it with my friend who is starting a blog on writing children’s books, so this would go perfect! Thanks, and keep up the great work, i love it.
January 18th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
Looks good.
January 18th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
I like it. Seems good for a little change every now and then.
January 18th, 2011 at 6:13 pm
FIANLLY! Color! Keep em’ coming! I’m so happy!
Thanky thanky!
Lauralea
January 18th, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Like it and very much but – still NOT me. Like everything else in the world I have to feel “it’s me”. Water Yes, Sand (beach) Yes but less Palmtrees – (doesn’t mean i don’t love Palmtrees in nature) maybe to “grind” a rock would “be cut out for” me – be mooore me. Sorry. But. Love the idea.
January 18th, 2011 at 6:44 pm
VERY nice edition to the other themes.
Now the question: Do I change MY theme? Hmmmmm….
Contemplating….contemplating…contemplating….
January 18th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
This looks great!
January 18th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
I wish it really was as warm as it looks on there!!
January 18th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
I love it!!!!!
January 18th, 2011 at 7:53 pm
This is wonderful! And now I can’t wait till summer. Only six more months to go…
January 18th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
Nice crisp, clean theme. Great work indeed.
January 18th, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Awesome, keep em’ comin! ;D
January 18th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
I’ve got a little spring on my blog today, now you have me dreaming of beaches.
January 18th, 2011 at 8:47 pm
Seriously… this is the worst theme EVER
Too much old 90s influences… it seems that WordPress themes are going backwards. This is almost blogspot. 
(((
January 18th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
Hopefully the next theme we launch — there’s always one around the corner — will be more to your liking!
January 18th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
Reminds me of the beach.
January 18th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
Wow this is pretty! Thanks so much.
January 18th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
Very good, man!
January 18th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
I want to go swimming with my computer.
January 18th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
I’m in Buffalo, New York! Any thing resembeling a beach is needed right about now!!!
January 18th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
Nice, but not my style. Keep up the good work, though.
January 18th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
What a perfect theme to announce on a perfectly miserable icy/snowy day!
January 18th, 2011 at 10:06 pm
Yes, most excellent (very cold where I’m at, at the moment!).
January 18th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
This is neat and refreshing… I love the header, and the idea of “the menu on the sand” is brilliant. Thanks theme team.
January 18th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
A very fresh, clean theme. This might prove a suitable replacement for my current Freshy theme.
Terrific work! Kudos to the designer.
January 18th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
This is a nice, fun theme! Maybe some more themes likes this would be great. I’d switch to this now, but I like to hold on to winter as long as I can.
Thanks WordPress!
January 18th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
If only that’s what it really looked like outside.
January 18th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Yep, I can’t wait till summer.
January 18th, 2011 at 11:09 pm
Hi! I am Carl from Sweden! I like “Beach” very much. Very nice. I love it!
Have a nice day, and keep up the good work.
January 18th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
Wow! This is a beautiful theme, different with modern design. I like. Here, it is now summer, with a hot sun and amazing, I see this theme an very refreshing, ad hoc with the beaches here in Rio. Congratulations and good job Ian.
January 18th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
This is very good this time of the year. Definitely time for vacation.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:05 am
Not bad if you like color. Definitely beachy.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:16 am
Very nice theme, I like it very much. Thank you.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:25 am
We are here to inspire and if you’ve been able touch just one person with your theme in that way than you have succeeded today.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:25 am
Very cool to the eyes. I love this. But it’s too trendy, I must say.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:45 am
Love the beach concept…yet a digital beach is not going to cut it with most beach lovers and/or world travelers. I mean absolutely, no disrespect, yet photographic imagery would be a necessary component in these displays. Cheers & much success to all.
January 19th, 2011 at 12:49 am
Thanks Ian! This is love.
January 19th, 2011 at 1:13 am
Cute, but not too cute.
January 19th, 2011 at 1:19 am
It’s a beautiful theme. Thank you.
January 19th, 2011 at 1:25 am
Nice, but I’ll stick to my current theme
January 19th, 2011 at 1:40 am
A silent beach…where is the life…?
January 19th, 2011 at 2:27 am
Cool and fresh.
January 19th, 2011 at 2:29 am
You make me wanna go to the beach! LOL
January 19th, 2011 at 3:23 am
I don’t think I’d have any use for this theme, but it looks very nice! Definitely one of my favourites.
January 19th, 2011 at 4:24 am
I like this theme a lot! Can I suggest some tweaks? Like, the orange title header, can we make it in the shade of blue or green or even yellow? And then, can we add a turtle or two in the footer image?
I really really like it. It lightened up my morning.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:27 am
A good theme, I love the beach.
January 19th, 2011 at 5:56 am
Nice theme! Even for those of us who live on the beach…I like my current theme (Under the Influence) that allows me to post my own beach photos as my header…great work guys!
January 19th, 2011 at 6:00 am
Here comes the sun… love it.
January 19th, 2011 at 6:00 am
This is nice, I like very much!
January 19th, 2011 at 6:18 am
Clean and warm! Now writing is actually diving…
January 19th, 2011 at 9:24 am
Nice theme… I think you have to come to Bali and make another beach theme.
January 19th, 2011 at 9:26 am
Great theme. I wish it had custom background option…
January 19th, 2011 at 9:32 am
It’s great theme!
I love this one!
January 19th, 2011 at 9:51 am
Great! It’s very awesome.
January 19th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Very cool! We’ll try it!
January 19th, 2011 at 10:34 am
I like it…I will try it for summer.
January 19th, 2011 at 10:59 am
At a glance, it’s wonderful. Yeah, it really is.
January 19th, 2011 at 11:55 am
Crisp and neat. Love it!
January 19th, 2011 at 12:24 pm
Well, I do love summer—of course! But this one looks a bit cheesy. Sorry
January 19th, 2011 at 12:56 pm
So it’s really nice!
January 19th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
It is -15°C outside here… snow covered and crunchy when you walk…. the beach looks great! Almost makes me want a second blog so I can just spend time there.
Thanks for sharing this…
January 19th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Cute!
January 19th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Looks great!
January 19th, 2011 at 1:46 pm
That’s the theme I’ve just adopted for my own insignificant little blob of a blog. I’m no fan of winter as you’ll see from my blog. We’ve just emerged from a miserable month of snow and ice. Spring and summer are my seasons and it should show.
January 19th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
I love the layout of this theme, nice and simple (I am so a ‘box’ person). It would be even better if it allowed a little bit more flexibility in allowing us to individualise it i.e. header and background options but then I suppose it would be taking away all the beachy things…
January 19th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
Very cute!
January 19th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
I’d like a Tron theme. The closest I get was my theme + a custom header.
January 19th, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Lovely, keep ‘em coming!
January 19th, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Looks nice and fresh.
January 19th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
Hey I had that activated but I decided to change it. I’ll put that on when it’s really summer where I live and then I can think about the beach all the time.
January 19th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
This theme is okay but it doesn’t make me feel warm or like I’m at the beach.
January 20th, 2011 at 4:33 am
Very creative.
January 20th, 2011 at 4:45 am
Very nice and fresh.
January 20th, 2011 at 5:25 am
Looks okay. Nice one.