Theme overview
tdWriter was presented as a responsive theme for personal blogs and minimal portfolios. It supported articles, images, videos, songs, galleries, quotes, links, status updates, chat posts, and other content formats. The original page emphasized custom colors and backgrounds for individual content, a featured-content homepage, translation files, widgets, newsletters, menus, social icons, and live Theme Customizer support.
Fully responsive design
The original release was designed to adapt to different screen sizes.
Custom backgrounds
Posts and pages could use individual background images or background colors.
Custom homepage template
The theme included an optional front page for displaying featured content.
Translation ready
The original package stated that PO and MO translation files were included.
Minimal portfolio use
The theme could also be used to present creative work in a restrained portfolio format.
Live Theme Customizer
The product page advertised real-time customization through the WordPress Theme Customizer.
Supported post formats
Preserved review images
The source page included three standalone review graphics. They are retained below in their original order and dimensions.
Complete original feature list
View all preserved tdWriter features
- WordPress 3.5+ ready
- Responsive layout
- Translation ready, including PO and MO files
- One-column layout
- Minimalistic design focused on readability
- Post formats: Aside, Gallery, Link, Image, Quote, Status, Video, Audio, and Chat
- Three widget areas
- Live Theme Customizer support
- Custom backgrounds
- Custom colors
- Custom logo upload
- Social icons
- Optional front page with featured posts
- Archive page
- Newsletter support
- WordPress menu support
- Extensive user manual
Historical specifications
The original release listed Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Chrome as compatible browsers and required WordPress 3.5 or newer. Those statements describe the archived product page and are not a present-day support guarantee.
What to review before using an archived theme
WordPress and PHP
Test for deprecated APIs, fatal errors, editor integration, template behavior, menus, widgets, and current PHP compatibility.
Post formats
Confirm each format renders correctly with current WordPress, block content, embeds, galleries, media, and missing assets.
Theme Customizer
Verify custom colors, backgrounds, logo uploads, featured-post settings, live previews, and saved values.
Accessibility
Check keyboard navigation, headings, landmarks, color contrast, focus states, menus, media controls, and featured-content areas.
Newsletter and privacy
Review any mailing-list endpoint, consent language, data handling, validation, spam controls, and current privacy requirements.
Content portability
Confirm post formats, widgets, featured-post settings, backgrounds, colors, and Theme Customizer data remain usable after a theme change.
Archive evaluation checklist
- Install and inspect the theme only in a local or staging environment first.
- Review every PHP file, script, uploader, media handler, newsletter integration, and remote request before activation.
- Keep a current default theme installed as a recovery option.
- Test all nine post formats, including long titles, embeds, galleries, quotes, chats, audio, video, and missing media.
- Review the optional featured-post homepage, archive page, menus, widgets, social icons, backgrounds, colors, and logo uploader.
- Test keyboard navigation, responsive behavior, zoom, translation files, image quality, and content readability.
- Verify any newsletter form independently before exposing it to visitors.
- Do not rely on the archived browser or WordPress requirements as current compatibility evidence.
Demo and purchase availability
The source included a working screenshot/demo destination at /demo_subdomain/tdwriter.html. It also contained a separate Live Demo anchor with an empty href and displayed Purchase without a link. The working demo destination is preserved, while no purchase URL or replacement empty link has been invented.