If you’re a fan of default WordPress themes, I have great news!
On August 15, we got our first look at the upcoming Twenty Twenty-Five default theme in this WordPress.org post. The new Twenty Twenty-Five theme will be released as part of WordPress 6.7 (which is currently scheduled for release on November 12, 2024).
The design is being led by Beatriz Fialho, an Automattic-sponsored contributor who also led design for last year’s Twenty Twenty-Four theme. Carolina Nymark and Juanfra Aldasoro will be leading development for the theme.
According to Fialho, “one recurring idea was that simple things should be intuitive while complex things should be possible.”
The idea of the 2025 theme being minimalist appeals to me but I find the patterns just irritating, especially when creating a new page or template. Having to wait until the patterns have loaded just so that I can close them down irks. I guess it’s because of the niche market I’m in. WP and others just don’t cater for it so every template, every menu, every page, is designed from scratch. It needs to be a fast process, but this theme also needs to be flexible, as in being able to create for Mobile devices and Desktops. Right now it’s either one of the other.