New Theme: Structure
Sometimes you want your blog to look a little more structured. To help with that, I’m happy to introduce to you today the Structure theme: a multi-column theme with featured images, an alternate dark color scheme, and customization options.
The Structure theme highlights the latest post from your choice of featured category
Structure highlights your latest post—from a featured category of your choice—by displaying the title in beautiful Georgia Italic and highlighting the featured image alongside a special front page widget area.
Did you see the Twitter and Facebook icons in the header? They’ll appear when you add your Twitter and Facebook URLs in Appearance→Theme Options.
And the ordered multi-column layout and high-contrast style of Structure is flush with style.
The 3-column home page
Structure switches to a two-column layout for posts and pages that ensures your carefully crafted content takes top priority for your readers.
2 columns for your posts and pages
I know you’ll like Structure’s drop-down menus and four footer widget areas but I think you’ll really love the customization options. With an alternate dark color scheme, custom header option, and custom background option, you can really make this theme your own. I’ve gone ahead and made a simple example of just that.
The dark color scheme with custom header and background
The Structure theme is available today in your WordPress.com dashboard and, for self-hosted WordPress.org users, from Organic Themes.
April 27th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Nice one! Good work guys!
April 27th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Yes. Red and Black are in. Gr8.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Very snazzy. I especially like the dark variation. Thank you, as always, WP.com for giving us so much versatility!
April 27th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
Great work, lot of new themes these days… thanks.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Nice work. I can’t wait to see more themes from you guys. Thanks for the very hard work! ^__^
April 27th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Excellent… can’t wait to test it out.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
It’s great, and really I love it.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Nice theme. Good work.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Love it, but waiting for more media oriented themes…
April 27th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Wowser–you and the team never sleep! I love all the new options that keep rolling out! It’s fabulous to have so many tools and options to choose from. WordPress has been AWESOME! Thanks for all you do–and continue to do!
April 27th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
LOVE it! Appeals to my pesky rational, organized side.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Another great one. And again, I was just happy with the previous one and I’m almost done with my CSS editing of Twenty-Ten…
April 27th, 2010 at 3:47 pm
That Facebook option is excellent.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
Beautiful! Thank you for all these wonderful options. New theme every week – great job.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
I’d love to see if this could work on my blog. Very classic, clean style.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Yesterday’s theme was great, I am using it.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
I like this one! My readers are dizzy with all the theme changes I keep making! Keep it up though guys. Let’s see more adjustable widths and adjustable font sizes especially for the Sidebar content. Also more colourful themes as well.
April 27th, 2010 at 3:59 pm
Very nice! You guys are coming up with great themes left and right! : )
April 27th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
OMG, I heart the theme team! What great level of customization options!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:00 pm
Ow, yes… I like this theme: Structure!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
This is very tempting.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Oooh nice features and typography and social media button too. I like it.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
Wow! This theme is incredible, structured which is desired by smart people. Thank you.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
WordPress is the best ever! I love WordPress, I just do!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
OMG! it’s like one new theme every week! Awesome!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Wow, you really are churning out new themes as of late. I have to say, the dark colour scheme does look nice.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
Oh, I’m so tempted to switch to the red and black option right now…
April 27th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Great! Two themes in a day! Good job!
But I’m still using mine. I still feel comfortable with the old one.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:12 pm
OMG! This one looks like it’s the one for me to finally make the shift from Vigilance which I so love. Am gonna test drive this theme for sure
Thank you!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
YES! I am in LOVE! I think I like this theme more than my spouse! FINALLY!
It’s better than Inuit! It comes at a perfect time, as I just launched my 26 day “how to” articles on my blog!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Great design… love it!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Wow the design team has sure been pumping out great-looking themes lately and come to think of it Twenty Ten was announced yesterday which makes me feel spoiled and privileged to be a blogger here at WP.com.
Also please keep the great-looking themes coming the more the merrier.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Looks nice. I wonder if there is an easy way to see the different themes when they are in use by bloggers? (Searching the theme name is giving a lot of hits related to other things than the theme.)
April 27th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
Looks great! Will try it! Thanks.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Love the Twitter/Facebook ad on. I hope to see them for more themes in the future!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Oh, I love it! The “structure” makes me happy
April 27th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
I think this is great!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Great another really good theme!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Looks like a professional site. Great. I am very satisfied with this theme. Thank you.
April 27th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Gorgeous! Thank you so much!
April 27th, 2010 at 4:46 pm
Oh wow. I may actually switch to this one, the dark version looks awesome. Great job!
April 27th, 2010 at 5:27 pm
I absolutely LOVE those twitter and facebook icons! They should be staples of all new themes, in my humble opinion.
April 27th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
It’s almost what I want. I really want a simple black and white theme with two columns for widgets. But this one is only good if you’re making heavy use of big photos, which I’m not.
April 27th, 2010 at 5:32 pm
Wow. How fast you are, theme team. Releasing new themes day after day. I am really amazed by your performance.
April 27th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
I’ve never loved WordPress more than I do now. I’ve been desperate for a black and red theme!!
You guys are awesome!
April 27th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
This theme is great and I thank you. Finally, I can use my backgrounds etc. However, I found one problem so had to take it off my other blog. What if we have a blog with multiple bloggers and what if they do not include an image in their article? Is there anyway to make it feature just the written text at the top of the page instead of an image? And do we have to select a category because with multiple users, who knows which they will click for that day.
May 4th, 2010 at 3:01 am
Running a multiple-user blog with the Structure theme will probably require some editorial guidance for Featured Images and Categories.
April 27th, 2010 at 5:40 pm
I like this theme! Thanks
April 27th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Wow, very structured, very neat!
April 27th, 2010 at 5:54 pm
OMG, I’m still fine-tuning my Twenty Ten and here you go again! You guys are amazing. Thanks! <3
April 27th, 2010 at 5:58 pm
You have got to be kidding me! I had this theme in my list of wanted themes. Go Theme Team!
April 27th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
really cool theme!!
April 27th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Awesome theme… Looks like a theme marathon… one theme a day
April 27th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
The quality of the themes that have been launched over the past few weeks have been insane. Thanks, WP Theme Team!
April 27th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Looks fantastic.
Thanks,
Remain.Simple
April 27th, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Getting very spoiled with all the new themes. Yeah….we like that! The more personal we can make our blogs is so important because of the number of bloggers out there. The new themes you are creating for us give us such a unique opportunity to be individuals in a sea of bloggers. Thank you. ~
April 27th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Nice theme….Every week a new theme….Good work
April 27th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
Great job you guys!!! i Personally love those themes which have background changing option:)
April 27th, 2010 at 6:30 pm
I’m loving this one. I think I’ve finally found the new theme for my blog
April 27th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
This one is nice, but I’d love to see a theme that lets me add Twitter, Facebook AND Google Buzz….
Thanks.
April 27th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Please replace “Get a free blog at WordPress.com” on the footer with “Blog at WordPress.com”
April 27th, 2010 at 6:41 pm
It’s hard with you guys – a new theme everyday … my readers are somehwat lost in all those changes
April 27th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
YeaH!!! This might be the best attempt for “structured” blogging since… i don’t know. I defentely appreciate the customisation options, because i always wanted almost ecactly that. Good work. Best wishes from the Strategic Command HQ, that our blog is for sure. *Chapeau!*
April 27th, 2010 at 7:15 pm
WOW! Wonderful Gothic colors without weighing the theme down! That’s very difficult to do–I salute you.
Thanks for another great theme.
April 27th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Very nice theme. And yes, I agree with Mas Gaptek. There many new themes around.
This shows the WP kitchen is doing great work.
Keep up.
April 27th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Great work, I’ll try that one soon.
April 27th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
Another one? Wow
This one looks really nice!
April 27th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
Nice work guys, please make a special page for all new themes, so we can see what exactly has been updated.
April 27th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
All I can say is WOW to the Theme Team. And thanks too.
This looks very close to the the stylish “white” theme of my dreams, but not sure about the small sized – gray font and small writing area on front page. If I could mix the black serif type face and font size of Inuit Types with this, I would be in heaven. (Sorry, I’m too technically challenged for CSS)…
I will definitely play with this one to see how it will work for me. Then I know I am going to be so torn between this and Inuit Types theme. You are making it really tough to choose between these gorgeous new themes!
April 27th, 2010 at 8:07 pm
Great! This one is just perfect :=
April 27th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
WP themes wizards on a roll! Another cool looking (and useful) design. Thank you!
April 27th, 2010 at 8:54 pm
Very nice, but I prefer something else. More customizable as I said before.
April 27th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
I don’t care for the white because it looks so much like other themes. The dark scheme looks organized and edgy. Another nice theme!
~Sara
April 27th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Hey there, Theme Team!
Thanks very much for all the wonderful themes that you keep on introducing! You guys really rock! Keep them coming and maybe I’ll find the theme that works for me best.
Cheers!
April 27th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Guau! with the dark color is cool and elegant…Thanks!
April 27th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
OMG. BEAUTIFUL!
April 27th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
oh, fabulous, thank you – this is exactly what i have been waiting for, custom headers + dropdowns. you’re awesome!
April 27th, 2010 at 10:05 pm
I love your three column themes! thanks so much for this addition!
April 27th, 2010 at 10:29 pm
I love this! Please please please please keep thinking of more themes, Theme Team!
April 27th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Again, works perfectly… when will you stop making me change my blog every other week!?
Cheers and keep up the good work!
April 27th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Great theme but I can’t seem to figure out how images show up on the home page. If anyone could help, thanks.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:42 am
Our new support document for Featured Images should help clear that up.
April 27th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
This is awesome. You guys are just giving us some amazing themes lately. Thank you!
April 28th, 2010 at 12:08 am
Would it be possible to have an option to show the category/date archives in the same style as the index? I love how the posts are displayed on the homepage, especially with the featured images, but the archive pages just strip all that style out.
April 28th, 2010 at 12:29 am
A dream theme by a dream team.
April 28th, 2010 at 1:50 am
I really like the pick a category for front page feature. Thanks again.
April 28th, 2010 at 1:53 am
Love it. Especially the featured post and social network link at top header. Good work guys
April 28th, 2010 at 2:04 am
This theme is very nice!
April 28th, 2010 at 2:08 am
Perfecto. I will try this one because I love it.
April 28th, 2010 at 2:30 am
Wow ! another good theme…..!
April 28th, 2010 at 2:42 am
Loving the new themes, guys. Thank you!
April 28th, 2010 at 3:33 am
Although I appreciate all the free themes coming along I’m a little tired of the simple and want something a bit more substantial. iNove is still probably the most advance theme here and looking at some of the custom themes on organic’s website made my mind swim with possibilities. Is there anything like these in the pipeline? Would make a great service even greater if so!
May 4th, 2010 at 2:36 am
There are more and more cool themes waiting down the pipeline. Stay tuned to the news blog for announcements.
April 28th, 2010 at 3:47 am
I must say that I am not the greatest fan of dark colored themes but this one has me floored. And now I wonder whether it is time for me to chuck inuit types and experiment with the structured theme! Love the featured posts feature!
Great going, folks, wordpress.com is now getting cooler by the day!
April 28th, 2010 at 3:58 am
That’s really nice!
April 28th, 2010 at 4:25 am
Your themes are getting better. This is really well thought out. Well done for giving more great functions and choice.
April 28th, 2010 at 5:06 am
Killer, man!!!
April 28th, 2010 at 5:35 am
That is just the greatest!
April 28th, 2010 at 5:48 am
Oooooo…. This one is purty!
Oh boy. These latest two themes are just lovely. And the social networking links? Awesome!
April 28th, 2010 at 6:18 am
Aaaaaaand… the new themes keep on comin’! Gotta love WP!
April 28th, 2010 at 6:35 am
Another great theme! I tried it out However…the huge centered featured post title, the tiny font for text, and the super-gigantic font for the block quotes (I mean super) are a deal breaker for me.
My wish is for a 3 column white front page similar to this with new groovy features but a wider writing area, black serif font, and maybe an option to have two columns on the same side (like Grid focus but more stylish and updated) or either side with a wider post page like this one.
How will the featured image on the last 3 new themes transfer when you change to a new theme in the future?
May 4th, 2010 at 2:01 am
It depends on how large the original featured images when they were uploaded, before they were cropped. The larger the better as they’ll likely work great for all our themes that use this feature. Otherwise, you may have to replace or re-upload some featured images.
Great question, Sandra.
April 28th, 2010 at 7:58 am
Brilliant theme