How to pick a WordPress Theme
Since I worked up the courage to post my first post, I have been thinking more about the blog and what it should be, do, look like as I devote more attention to it in the months to come. I have dabbled with wordpress.com on a group blog project, and was familiar enough with blog style and layout to have an inkling of what role a theme plays on a site.
So this is what I did. First I asked a professional (aka web developer hubby who snapped up my domain on a lark and has been bugging me to blog ever since). He tells his clients to look at competitors and come up with a list of sites that they like. I did this by actually clicking through to the several blogs I read daily. Then I started looking at free themes, one at a time. I made a list of any that appealed to me for any reason, keeping in mind the other blogs . After looking at dozens, I realized that my favorites had at least one of three consistent elements: blue color palette, swirly graphics, and a two colum, right nav layout where the posts were distinct and prominent.
Once my preferences were more specific, I skimmed several more sites until I found this one. It’s blue with pretty, swirly designs, and a clean layout for posts.
And MOST importantly? Writing about picking themes pushes out the moment when I have to write about something actually interesting!