Timeline

This page tracks the history of WordPress theme designs in the Halsey Themes library. Detailed information regarding the inspiration, design, and technical implementation of these themes is available in the linked resources within the date matrix. Potential future theme concepts are also documented at the bottom of this page.

Work on other themes for clients or other sites is generally excluded from this page. Work on bundled WordPress themes (Twenty Thirteen through Twenty Seventeen) is also worth mentioning, but excluded from detailed record-keeping. The focus is on themes that are (or were) (intended to be) original designs published for general use on WordPress sites.

Current & Past Themes

Theme Name & TypeDesign ConceptInitial DevelopmentFirst PublishedLatest Major Update
Simple Showcase
Archive
August, 2013August, 2013N/ASummer, 2018 (removed from service)
Figure/Ground
Blog
September, 2013September, 2013June, 2014February, 2019 (2.0 redesign)
Arbutus
Photography
July, 2014August, 2015January, 2017July, 2020 (1.1.4)
Linework
Creative Business
June, 2016August, 2016January, 2017February, 2020 (1.1.3)
Dynamic Seventeen
Business
September, 2016 (technical concept)December, 2016 (reusable implementation)December, 2016April, 2017 (1.1.3)
Classic Artisan
Creative Business
September, 2016 (“Cooper”)December, 2016January, 2017August, 2020 (1.2.1)
Visualize
Photography & Mixed-media
January, 2017January, 2017February, 2017September, 2019 (1.1.4)
Fraxinus
Portfolio
August, 2017October, 2018 N/AN/A

Screenshot Progression

These are the original (and major-update) screenshots published with each theme, offering a visual representation of the evolving theme design aesthetic.

(Potential) Future Themes

Design ConceptConcept DateDescription
Theme & Variations
Blog
July, 2018Highly-minimal blog theme with “dot-dash-dot” theme and variations full-screen canvases before each post.
Biography
Personal / Portfolio
TBDOne or more themes tailored to personal sites with semi-professional portfolios.
Datum Analysis
Blog
November, 2016Horizontal datum for header and footer with vertically-offset “meta” boxes. Vertical datum with horizontally-offset post “boxes” in archive views (offset blocks by heading group in single views).
Listen
Audio Publishing
TBDAn audio-oriented (audio-first?) theme for musicians, podcasters, and other audio publishers. May depend on future technology.