Flynn's Paws: My Thoughts, My Gripes

20100512-Trying Theme

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Last night, I got pissed again! I changed WordPress.com themes: `Dusk`, `The Journalist v1.9`, `Hemingway` and now:

DePo Masthead by Derek Powazek/Noel Jackson

A classy template that draws on classic magazine design design for a simple, bold style.

When viewing this particular theme with a screen resolution of 1280 by 1024 pixels, the weblog looks radical! For the `left footer`, I placed six `Image widgets`, all of which has a width of 150 pixels. For the `middle footer`, I placed the `Links widget` by itself. For the `right footer`, I placed the following widgets: one `Pages`, two `Text`, one `Akismet`, one `Blog stats` and one `Gravatar`.

PROs:

  • One-column monsters. I love the large fonts and viewable spread, like a magazine.
  • Three bottom bars.. I hate sidebars!
  • Archives tab. Full view of ALL of the current year’s archive.
  • RSS feed. Located next to Archives in top navigation bar.
  • Home (or front page). No tab shown on top navigation bar.

CONs:

  • Meta data. Shows tags (or topics) – strangely on top of page title and categories and time/date stamp below page title.
  • Author text box. Strange gray-colored box on very top of page. Entered personal text of `Howdy!` for country fans and cowboys alike via `Theme Options` of dashboard.
  • Screen resolution. Width not automatically fitted for smaller screen resolutions of 800 by 600 pixels.
  • Links. No blogroll link via page view. Use widgets instead.
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  2. Hi, John Jr and thanks for the latest update(s)! I submitted to "Request Report Deletion" for the https[:]//hybrid-analysis[.]com/sample/[Free Automated Malware…

  3. Hi, John Jr. I submitted my email to report[at]scamadviser[.]com moments ago and the form via scamadviser[.]com[/]contact a few minutes earlier,…

  19. Oh, John Jr! That's longer than I would ever imagine, especially for your conditions! So I shouldn't rant like this…

  20. That is unfortunate, Flynn. I also hate how they try to cram as many patients as they can. The waiting…

  21. True, I forget but that's probably allowed if you upgrade your plan from free. My bad!😥 😂

  25. What you could do is sample the designs from other themes and plug those into your favorite theme. For example,…

  27. After cooking dessert, eating dinner, I spend the rest of the night going through free themes that seem to have…

  28. I just liked this comment and I'm testing this reply. Thanks for subscribing, John Jr! I saw the Jetpack app…

  29. I just unsubscribed and resubscribed to get posts and comments by email & notifications, from the WordPress.com Reader, hopefully that…

  30. Okay, I queried LEO AI/Brave, which said "By default, only the site administrator and the article author receive notifications for…

  31. The search continues. 🔎 Now I know that I am not imagining things. I did not get a notification or…

  32. You are funny indeed, John Jr! We will never know. You know, if something "clicks", you just know that's the…

  33. I briefly tried Dyad 2, but the faded font and messed up color schemes in the footer and maybe a…

  34. Agh, this is mysterious! I don't know what's going on. I'll probably have to investigate. I guess I should try…

  36. Ah, there you go again: I'll try theme Twenty Twenty-Five (again later on)! Yeah, theme Nook feels like an old-timey…

  37. Nice, out of the new themes, Nook is one of my favorite, with its somewhat old style design, but still…

  45. Welcome back, John Jr. I'm assuming this was done after I Deactivated the Jetpack Newsletter feature back to Default. That's…

  46. Hello Flynn, I noticed that you had not posted in a while. Then I realized that magically I was unsubscribed.…

  47. I kinda sorta just don't wanna. But I have no choice! Thanks again John Jr! I actually haven't even tried…

  50. Oh, gosh darn-it, John Jr! Thank you for your honesty because I had NO idea whatsoever that was happening! The…

  52. Oh, yeah! I thought that I was the only one that saw that message! Interesting! That's good to know, John…

  55. Yes, I got the links and wasn't sure/cannot recall if I didn't/did setup the dashboard Discussion settings to allow comment…

  56. Thank you Flynn, I might remove the Pages widget to bring it down to 2. :D I am also replying…

  57. Yes, John Jr, I believe you have your primary menu/pages widget in the header above, in the footer below and…

  58. Hello Flynn, Yep, mobile devices do seem to be the main focus. Yeah, most default WordPress themes could use more…

  59. Hi John Jr, I assume/believe the general trend would lean/is probably geared towards those who use mobile devices, especially for…

  60. Hello Flynn, I also had reset my templates in Twenty Twenty Five, which is why I had to spend so…

  61. Hi, John Jr. Yes, the various Theme 2025 templates are okay as Default, in my opinion. I've edited these Default…

  62. Hello Flynn, congratulations on finding the Blog Home template, last night or the night before, you inspired me to try…

  64. What I like about Twenty Twenty-Five are the eight style variations (besides the default) to change the look of the…

  65. Hello Flynn, the defaults and limitations of themes annoys me too. Dark themes are too gloomy and somewhat more difficult…

  70. Oh, now, I may/will need you "help" to setup my desktop using only Linux and such. Could you show me…

  71. Yeah, things have been dead for several years now, it feels like blogging is dying, I miss the community. Speaking…

  72. Nice, no problem, and thank you, Flynn. I was partly holding off on testing the Twenty Twenty Five theme again…

  75. Yeah, I miss the old days of having more followers and commenters like you and free stuff for everyone, too!

  88. Hey, John Jr! Wait! I was borrowing/stealing your ideas to put the Latests Latest Comments AND the Top Posts &…

  90. Nice, your blog's appearance / setup up is improving, Flynn. It is getting easier to read, find things, et cetera.…

  97. The full site editor themes got confusing, more limited in their base form, more difficult to adjust, more difficult to…

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Howdy! I’m FLYNN, a blogger based in San Jose, California. I graduated long ago and have been studying humanity and its failures. It is my hope that one day everyone will repent. Amen.