Welcome To FreshPress

It seems as though the WordPress 2.5 back end redesign was so nice, it inspired at least one person to develop a front end theme that looked the same. Welcome to FreshPress, a WordPress theme that mimics the look and feel of the 2.5 administration panel.

FreshPress is a three column theme with the left most column dedicated to post content and the other two columns dedicated to widget sidebars. Above the content is a large rectangle which reminds me of the RIGHT NOW section of the 2.5 administration area. This box showcases featured articles with a small area on the right with links to more featured articles. Also worthy of noting is that the number of comments for an article displays the same as you would see it in the 2.5 back end.

The color scheme looks exactly like the one you would find in the back end of WordPress 2.5. Although 2.5 comes with two color schemes labeled classic and fresh, it’s obvious as to which one is represented in this theme.

The footer is somewhat customizable as you can add as many boxes as you want by simply editing the footer.php file, copying and then pasting the div container that makes up the box. Even the footer uses the color scheme found within the footer of the 2.5 backend.

Overall, this design seems simple but also Fresh, as the name implies. Perhaps it’s because I’ve gotten use to the way the new administration design in WordPress 2.5 looks but I have to admit, the redesign makes for a nice front end design as well. For all the negative things that were said of the look and feel of the redesign, I find it amazingly ironic that someone would create a theme using the new look as inspiration.

What do you think? Do you like this design or do you get enough of these colors in the back end?