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 & Type | Design Concept | Initial Development | First Published | Latest Major Update |
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Simple Showcase Archive | August, 2013 | August, 2013 | N/A | Summer, 2018 (removed from service) |
Figure/Ground Blog | September, 2013 | September, 2013 | June, 2014 | February, 2019 (2.0 redesign) |
Arbutus Photography | July, 2014 | August, 2015 | January, 2017 | July, 2020 (1.1.4) |
Linework Creative Business | June, 2016 | August, 2016 | January, 2017 | February, 2020 (1.1.3) |
Dynamic Seventeen Business | September, 2016 (technical concept) | December, 2016 (reusable implementation) | December, 2016 | April, 2017 (1.1.3) |
Classic Artisan Creative Business | September, 2016 (“Cooper”) | December, 2016 | January, 2017 | August, 2020 (1.2.1) |
Visualize Photography & Mixed-media | January, 2017 | January, 2017 | February, 2017 | September, 2019 (1.1.4) |
Fraxinus Portfolio | August, 2017 | October, 2018 | N/A | N/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 Concept | Concept Date | Description |
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Theme & Variations Blog | July, 2018 | Highly-minimal blog theme with “dot-dash-dot” theme and variations full-screen canvases before each post. |
Biography Personal / Portfolio | TBD | One or more themes tailored to personal sites with semi-professional portfolios. |
Datum Analysis Blog | November, 2016 | Horizontal 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 | TBD | An audio-oriented (audio-first?) theme for musicians, podcasters, and other audio publishers. May depend on future technology. |