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Marginalia
A typography-first block theme for personal blogs and journals.
Free
GPL license - Free for personal & commercial use
- No account or email required
- Downloaded from the official source
- Type
- Open source
- License
- GPL
- Updated
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About Marginalia
Marginalia is built for writing and reading. Posts are set in Newsreader at a comfortable measure with a drop cap, pull quotes, reading time, an author bio and a Keep reading section at the end of every article.
The home page pairs a personal introduction with your latest post featured large and a grid of recent writing. It includes About and Now page patterns, a one-click demo with seven sample posts, and three color styles — Paper, Night (dark) and Sepia. Self-hosted fonts, no extra JavaScript and AA color contrast keep it fast and accessible.
Features
- Block editor
- Dark style
- Style variations
- One-click demo
- Accessibility-ready
- SEO-ready
Live demos
Runs a real WordPress site with this theme installed, right in your browser. Nothing to install — it resets when you close it.
How to install
1. Install the theme
- Download marginalia.zip. Don’t unzip it.
- In WordPress, go to Appearance → Themes → Add New Theme → Upload Theme.
- Choose marginalia.zip, click Install Now, then Activate.
2. Import the demo (optional)
- Go to Appearance → Marginalia setup and import the demo. This adds seven sample posts, an About page, a Now page and a menu.
- Already have posts? Skip this step. Your posts will use the new design straight away.
3. Make it yours
- Add your name and bio in Users → Profile. They appear under every post.
- Set Settings → Permalinks to Post name.
- Change colors and fonts in Appearance → Editor → Styles.
The ZIP includes INSTALL.txt with these steps.
Prefer not to do it yourself? We’ll set it up for you.
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