CDCK should develop new default Discourse themes on a regular basis to keep it looking current

[outofthebox (Carson)]

@oshyan

But before I bury the lede, I’ll just say what I came here to say: Wordpress provides a new default theme frequently with their major versions. This does two critical things that I think Discourse would highly benefit from (especially the second).

1. It provides an opportunity to highlight new functionality from a design perspective.
2. It means that all new Wordpress installs will look newer, different, arguably more current and thus perhaps even “better” (depending on your preference, hah).

Discourse’s design looks a bit “outdated” to some not-insignificant subset of admins/community builders and users. Updating the design on a regular cadence, perhaps with each major-minor version (e.g. 2.8, 2.9), or at least every few of them, could be really beneficial for Discourse in a variety of ways.

Brilliant idea!

When Discourse offers not only the most powerful functionality but also the most impressive design, that is a huge competitive advantage.

Themes could embrace different use cases

• Community-building
• Customer support
• Ideation
• Intranet

Whatever the top priorities are for the Discourse team’s growth targets.

Make it simple, make it easy, make it beautiful.