# CDCK should develop new default Discourse themes on a regular basis to keep it looking current **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature\ **Created:** [March 27, 2022, 12:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdck-should-develop-new-default-discourse-themes-on-a-regular-basis-to-keep-it-looking-current/222091 "2022-03-27T00:31:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 25
**Author:** ![outofthebox](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/outofthebox/32/83708_2.png) [@outofthebox](https://meta.discourse.org/u/outofthebox)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 2:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdck-should-develop-new-default-discourse-themes-on-a-regular-basis-to-keep-it-looking-current/222091/25 "2023-10-04T02:33:22Z")
> [@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 Discourse’s design looks a bit “outdated” to some _not-insignificant_ subset of admins/community builders and users.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. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cdck-should-develop-new-default-discourse-themes-on-a-regular-basis-to-keep-it-looking-current/222091)._