What theme to choose for artist/writer
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I’ve just paid for a wordpress.com premium site. I need help choosing a theme any suggestions are appreciated.
I need to
1 showcase my paintings and sculptures
2 blog about my artistic activities — shows, auctions etc. and
3 blog about writing.
4 I plan to publish fictionThere are so many themes offered by independent developers, it’s a jungle. I don’t know where to look.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Hello,
There are plenty of great themes available at WordPress.com, and since you have a premium package, you have quite a few amazing options to choose from.
Here are a few themes that I’d personally recommend:
1) The Creative WordPress theme.
Demo: https://creativethemedemo.wordpress.com/2) The Purpose Theme.
Demo: https://purposedemo.wordpress.com/3) The Cubic Theme.
Demo: https://cubicdemo.wordpress.com/4) Gateway Theme.
Demo: https://gatewaydemo.wordpress.com/5) Exhibit Theme.
Demo: https://exhibitdemo.wordpress.com/All these themes offer great typography (readers would love to come back to your blog!), as well as features to showcase your paintings and sculptures.
I hope I’ve helped you zero-in on a great theme.
And, happy blogging! :)
– Hari.
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Hello Hari, Thank you for your help. I’ll check them out. Gateway was one of my choices.
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Hello Hari,
Exhibit is more what I’m looking for. With a premium membership do I have to pay for Exhibit? I appreciate your help as I am just beginning with WordPress, though I’ve used dreamweaver for years and have had three blogs already. I’ll get the hang of it but I want to make the best choice for my theme. -
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Glad you found something you like! You can see the price of Exhibit at the top of the demo site. It’s a US$79 one-time fee; the price may vary depending on your location.
A couple of free themes you might also like to look are:
Illustratr
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Kathrynwp,
Thank you for your suggestion. I chose illustratr but am having a hard time with it. For ten years I built my own website with dreamweaver so I am not new to websites.
When I activated it I chose to make the front page as a static page and that worked but I could not find what page my blog would post to. So I deleted the menu and created a new one. Now when I go to “settings> reading” there is no box to clic to set the front page as static, nor a choice for where what page to direct my posts to.
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When I activated it I chose to make the front page as a static page and that worked but I could not find what page my blog would post to.
You’d need to create a placeholder page called Blog and assign it to your posts in the Customizer’s Static Front Page panel, then add the Blog page to your custom menu. Full guide on setting up a static homepage with a separate blog here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/front-page/
In order to do this, you’ll need at least two public, published pages, one for your static front page and one for your blog. Currently, all your pages are set to private, so that’s why you’re not seeing the option to set a static front page.
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Wonderful, I’m glad you’re set! Your artwork is lovely and I think the theme you selected shows it off well.
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Thank you Kathrynwp, that’s very kind. I plan to customize a little more to make it better but I’m happy with the template.
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Hi @angearcange,
‘Illustratr’ looks great on your site, and the artwork looks amazing as well!
Feel free to get back here in case you need any further support.
Happy blogging!
– Hari.
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Hello Hari,
Thank you. I love the portfolio views on the illustratr theme but the blog is not what I was looking for. I should have checked that before. I may change to mixfolio because of the sidebar unless there is a way to add a sidebar to the Postpage on the illustratr theme. Your blog is nice too.
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