A free block theme for writers and independent publishers. Give your articles room to breathe, with a whole site you can edit in WordPress.
Free theme, listed on WordPress.org. No checkout or account needed.
Version 0.4.2 · WordPress 7.0+ · PHP 7.4+
Osmium is in the WordPress theme directory, so updates arrive in your dashboard like any other theme. No license key needed.
A good article shouldn’t stretch from one edge of the screen to the other. Osmium gives your paragraphs a comfortable reading column while letting images and tables use more of the page.
Your content sets the pace. The layout gives it space.
Start with Editorial, or choose a different look in the Site Editor. Each style changes the palette and typography while keeping your content editable.
Review sites need more than a heading and a buy button. These 7 patterns give your recommendation a useful structure, from the first verdict to the final comparison.
Every pattern uses WordPress core blocks. Your inserted content remains editable if you change themes, though its styling will follow the new theme.
Change your header and footer in the Site Editor. Start new pages with the included patterns, without adding a page builder.
Valley Sans and Hedvig Letters Serif are bundled with the theme. The default fonts load from your domain.
Osmium ships about 8 KB of theme CSS and no JavaScript of its own. WordPress blocks and plugins may still load scripts.
Here are 60 of the 128 patterns in the inserter. Select any preview to open the full-size image, or follow a group’s demo link to see every pattern in place.
Shown in the Editorial style with example content. Quotes, numbers and offers are placeholders, post lists show your own posts, and the example images ship with the theme, ready to swap for your photos.
Showing 60 of 60 patterns
Opener, cover image1400 × 694 · View full size 
Opener, text beside an image1400 × 607 · View full size 
Opener, magazine front1200 × 832 · View full size 
Opener, the newest post1400 × 671 · View full size 
Opener, newest post as a cover1400 × 604 · View full size 
Opener for a book or course1200 × 744 · View full size 
Opener, centered1400 × 671 · View full size 
Pricing, three plans1200 × 719 · View full size 
Services1200 × 535 · View full size 
Team1200 × 666 · View full size 
Single testimonial1200 × 423 · View full size 
Timeline1000 × 623 · View full size 
Image gallery1200 × 625 · View full size 
Three things explained1200 × 462 · View full size 
Numbers row1200 × 309 · View full size 
FAQ900 × 297 · View full size 
Call to action band1200 × 411 · View full size 
Image and text, alternating1200 × 1076 · View full size 
Upcoming events1200 × 562 · View full size 
Review verdict900 × 410 · View full size 
Review score900 × 566 · View full size 
Review at a glance900 × 422 · View full size 
Pros and cons900 × 279 · View full size 
Comparison table1200 × 335 · View full size 
Top picks at a glance1200 × 335 · View full size 
Plan comparison1000 × 454 · View full size 
Final verdict1200 × 330 · View full size 
Tabbed details1000 × 256 · View full size No patterns match those filters. Try another name or category.
See the other 68 patterns, the templates, and 11 full pages on the live demo. Every page there is built from the theme’s own patterns.
Tour the Live DemoDownload the Osmium ZIP from WordPress.org, or skip the download and search for Osmium under Appearance → Themes → Add New.
Searching in your dashboard? Click Install, then Activate. With the ZIP, go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme, choose the file and install it.
Activate Osmium on a staging site first. Open Appearance → Editor to choose your style and edit the layout.
Osmium is an early release. Check your own content and plugins on staging before switching a live site.
Newsletters and other form actions need a working form or email service behind the layout.
Everything here is quick to set up, light on your pages and built to do one real job well. I only charge for the tools that can make you money. The rest are free.
I design, build and support every product on this site myself. When you email me, the person reading it is the one who wrote the code.
I’d rather ship one tool you’d miss if it vanished than ten that sit in your plugin list doing nothing.
18+years building websites, plugins and stores, since 2008
Switch a feature off and it loads nothing. What does load stays small. A tool that replaces a plugin shouldn’t make your pages slower.
Clear screens, sensible defaults and settings written in plain English. If you need a tutorial for the basics, that’s my design mistake, not yours.
Full keyboard support, visible focus, proper labels and text you can actually read. When more people can use your store, more people can buy from it.
My paid tools help you sell, renew, license or convert. If one just sits in your stack, I haven’t done my job.
I won’t charge for anything that can’t make you money. The free tools get the same care as the paid ones, down to the last setting.
The complete Osmium theme is free under GPL-2.0-or-later. Download it from WordPress.org, make it yours and use it on as many sites as you need.
Version 0.4.2 · Free · Updates through WordPress.org
View Osmium on WordPress.org · Source code and issue tracker on GitHub
