We released Custom CSS a couple of weeks ago and the uptake has been exciting to watch. The early adopters have come up with some excellent designs! Here’s a small sample:
Also surfacing around WordPress.com is information about CSS and the Sandbox theme. Lorelle provides a comprehensive starter stylesheet for Sandbox. Sunburntkamel tells us how to set up a clickable custom header image. I started a forum thread on CSS Asides for Sandbox. Keep your eye on the CSS Customization Forum for more tips and snippets.
Okay, I’ve done enough yammering for one post. There’s a present for you in the Presentation panel. Administrators can try out Custom CSS on their blogs without buying the upgrade. You’ll be able to preview every part of your blog with your own CSS but your visitors won’t see the changes until you upgrade your blog.
Have some fun with CSS, get the upgrade and then strut your stuff with a link in the comments!
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Well, what can I say? They are beautiful!
Good job guys!
But I would still be happy to be able to custom ONLY the header of the default theme. 🙂
very good. thanks
these are for standalone hosting right ? does it work for domainname.worldpress.com ? also wanted to ask is it difficult to host celebworld.wordpress.com on my webspace. bit scary to try it… i will be using my space in that case right …
webby: These designs are all hosted here on wordpress.com.
Heh, cheers the for linkage. 🙂 It’s worth noting that most of the credit for my blog must go to Sunburntkamel for converting the ‘Unsleepable’ theme for Sandbox. I know sod all about CSS which only goes to prove you don’t need to know it to make good use of it. It would be good if you guys had some kind of page for themes that have been converted to Sandbox.
Best Wishes 🙂
Preview will be fantastic for testing stuff — thanks!
Wow! They’re wonderfully done! Thumbs up on the designs!
test-driving is a brilliant idea.
that’s something that’s been scaring people off in the forums. (not being sure what they’ll be able to accomplish)
You are really making your product great! Now if only you can get around the JavaScript restrictions by making a “safe” GoogleAnalytics plugin (as you made for YouTube). Then this service will be perfect!
Thank you 🙂
pretty cool designs.
When I hit preview an empty page comes up (both firefox and IE). What am I doing wrong?
im waiting my visa to get back to work
You really have great and creative minds, technically and marketing-wise.
“Create the need and feed them”…. lol
Good one.
Nice feature actually. I was reluctant as to upgrade or not being not very skillful at CSS, but now I have the opportunity to see what I can do with it before I buy. Great.
wow, I’m on it when I get a chance . . . is this a limited time deal?
Livia – what about the contempt theme? I thiunk that is the one the same as the default but with a custom header option? I maybe wrong.
Thanks for the linkage. 🙂
Geez Louise, guys. Every time I log on there’s a new feature.
Way cool.
Thankie.
Good idea.
Thank you for adding my blog in and calling it an excellent design 😉 The blog really got hit today..
Anyway, it’s great you’ve added in a testrun as well, as people like to see what they’re missing and figure out if this is an upgrade they feel they need.
Thanks so much for the test drive !!
Aside from that, there is a really nice tool for live CSS and markup rendering inside the broswer.
rendr – http://rendur.com/
I’m very happy with WP blog! But I want to know, How can I use my CSS files in my theme? Can I do that? Show me please if you can. Thanks.
Thank you for listing my blog as well. Really got a huge hits yesterday all the way from here. Thanks again.
We just implemented our custom CSS, it would be great to get some feedback 🙂
Drop us a visit, ‘The Great Indian Mutiny’ -> http://www.mutiny.in and let us know.
Very nice and varied group 🙂
Oh, it’s so cool!
We can change css? This brings to us more enjoying wordpress.
Thanks.
ummm… me like it
how to update css or theme, help plz…