You may have heard already but I want to make sure this community is made completely aware of the fact that Standard Theme is now available on WordPress.com!
Many of you have engaged with me over the past few months asking me if this was going to happen and it’s been really difficult to respond in a way that didn’t let the cat out of the bag and yet at the same time share the possibility that that reality was very possible.
Well, my startup made the announcement yesterday afternoon – you can read more about the story of the release there (which has been an incredible journey, to be sure).
There are tons of incredible improvements to our WordPress.com release – all of which will eventually make it into the self-hosted solution in v3.0, so don’t worry about missing out if you’ve been a long-time fan and customer using Standard Theme on your self-hosted blog!
The short of it is the fact that we essentially built the entire theme from scratch – nearly all of it is brand-spanking new codebase, now optimized for WordPress.com and their significantly high standards for theme development. I can tell you with confidence and integrity that although our first few iterations were amazing, design and development-wise, this version takes the cake in a big way.
One of the neat features that I’m digging (and that you’ll really love too) is the responsive layout – meaning, that the theme makes your blog mobile-ready right out of the box! No need for bloated plugins or scripting it yourself.
Check this out:
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Pretty neat, right? We’re super-stoked about the release and hope to serve a huge market with our WordPress Theme.
Shoot… does it get any better than this, really? I have the honor of creating incredible value to many people. That’s so fulfilling!
Amazing. Congratulation. I’ve received an email from Wordress and I was shocked. Good job. Looks perfect.
appreciate it!
Amazing news!! So excited for you and your company, and for all of the wordpress.com people that will benefit from having such an amazing theme (which I will purchase for my wordpress.org someday… but for now I’m enjoying your Starter theme). Congrats all around
Great news is right. This huge for you all.
i’ts pretty big. we’re on cloud 9!
Congrats on the theme… Now the rest of us are wondering when the standard theme v. 3 is coming to the self hosted side????
Are you close to releasing v3 or should I go with v 2?
So hawt. Love that this finally happened!
thanks man! appreciate that stephen!
This is great news! I am a fan of both WP.com and ST, and was hoping to get to use the two of them together at some point.
awesome! appreciate the support!
LOVE IT!
Awesome news guys! Congratulations!!
Very nice. Maybe I’ll switch to .com for a bit. LOL
That looks awesome! I can’t wait for the rest of us to get ST 3.0. I know the wait is killing us!
i know. me too.
That’s great news. Congratulations to you and the whole team!
ALL KINDS OF AWESOME!!!!
Kudos to the whole team.
Congrats John!! I know you and the 8bit team have worked for a long time to make this a reality. Can’t wait to try it out.
it’s 8BIT… all caps.
Congrats, John. Now your theme will have more visibility and availability to the blogging community.
Here is a good link to put on wordpress.com for them to get the Standard Theme:
Just kidding, you can delete that link if you want.
yeah… that’s… odd.
responsive layout is delicious
Stunning! I purchased this theme several months ago. Is there an update I can upload to get some of these new features?
you got the self-hosted? you should get the upgrade for free.
SO freaking sexy!
thanks man!
Hey, it really looks great! Congrats!
thanks howbler!
So happy for you, John. It’s payback time for your hard work and help to others.
oh, thanks darla!
we’ve worked hard… and we’re not done yet!