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Tumblr gets a bad rap because it’s connected to politics, but for a considerable time it was the best blogging platform: the themes were simple and clean, it su

Tumblr gets a bad rap because it’s connected to politics, but for a considerable time it was the best blogging platform: the themes were simple and clean, it supported code fragments, had different post types (picture, video, etc). I still can’t find a Wordpress theme that mirrors the clean look of basic Tumblr (if anyone has any suggestions, even paid options, I’m all ears)

hsn915 5y ago
Yea, exactly. My point is not about its reputation .. Tumblr was not designed for traditional blogging. It has no commenting system for example, just a "retweet"-like feature; I forgot what they called it. It was aimed more towards teenagers and young people - as far I can tell. It just happened to have these very important features: - Post in markdown - Good looking themes with customization As far as I can tell, that's really it! If you make a platform that just provides these two things all the YC startups will probably use your new service instead of Medium or whatever else they are using.
Kluny 5y ago
The P2 theme was pretty good when I worked at WordPress (see older version here https://kodedansk.wordpress.com/ https://kodedansk.wordpress.com/). They seem to have added some bells and whistles since then, but it looks like the intention is the same - content first, and make the presentation get out of the way. https://wordpress.com/p2/ https://wordpress.com/p2/
- zo1 5y ago
  Looks pretty solid! Unrelated side note: that template looks so much better by removing this silly css style: .site { max-width: 1200px} Still responsive, still looks great on all widths. Why is it that all the websites out there have this?
  - nitrogen 5y ago
    Can't speak to this theme, but in general: Some users don't like unmaximizing and resizing their browser windows, and also don't like reading full-width text on a widescreen monitor. Rather than browsers providing a workable solution for all users regardless of window size, sites have to accommodate this.
- sprkwd 5y ago
  Still waiting for them to open source P2. It’s been ‘on their roadmap’ for years.
FalconSensei 5y ago
That is true. It was a great mix of being able to write longer posts, and occasionally just share a pic or video.

hsn915 5y ago

Yea, exactly. My point is not about its reputation .. Tumblr was not designed for traditional blogging. It has no commenting system for example, just a "retweet"-like feature; I forgot what they called it. It was aimed more towards teenagers and young people - as far I can tell. It just happened to have these very important features: - Post in markdown - Good looking themes with customization As far as I can tell, that's really it! If you make a platform that just provides these two things all the YC startups will probably use your new service instead of Medium or whatever else they are using.

Kluny 5y ago

The P2 theme was pretty good when I worked at WordPress (see older version here https://kodedansk.wordpress.com/ https://kodedansk.wordpress.com/). They seem to have added some bells and whistles since then, but it looks like the intention is the same - content first, and make the presentation get out of the way. https://wordpress.com/p2/ https://wordpress.com/p2/

zo1 5y ago
Looks pretty solid! Unrelated side note: that template looks so much better by removing this silly css style: .site { max-width: 1200px} Still responsive, still looks great on all widths. Why is it that all the websites out there have this?
- nitrogen 5y ago
  Can't speak to this theme, but in general: Some users don't like unmaximizing and resizing their browser windows, and also don't like reading full-width text on a widescreen monitor. Rather than browsers providing a workable solution for all users regardless of window size, sites have to accommodate this.
sprkwd 5y ago
Still waiting for them to open source P2. It’s been ‘on their roadmap’ for years.

FalconSensei 5y ago

That is true. It was a great mix of being able to write longer posts, and occasionally just share a pic or video.