New Theme: Fusion

September 21, 2010

Lance Willett

I’m proud to introduce you to Fusion, our newest theme. The versatility of this theme makes it great for a variety of uses including technical blogs, long-form writing, posting code samples, and displaying large images. You can use Fusion just like any other WordPress.com theme or, if you prefer a wide layout, this theme is ready to accommodate.

Example of Fusion's out-of-the-box layout and design.

Fusion comes with a widget-ready footer, support for custom header image and custom menu, and options for you to customize the layout. Layout options in Appearance→Themes include fixed or flexible layout, choice of left, right, or two right sidebars, or a full-width main column with no sidebars. You can also choose to display full posts or excerpts only on archive pages.

Theme Options screen for Fusion.

It’s easy to personalize this theme by adding a custom header image and custom menu and using the various layout options to change the look. Here is an example of a wide design using the one-column, no sidebar layout option, flexible width main column, and custom header image.

Example of Fusion customized to display a full-width main column with no sidebar.

Designed by digitalnature, Fusion is now available for WordPress.com and, for self-hosted WordPress.org sites, from the WordPress.org Themes Directory.

Quick Specs (all measurements in pixels):

  1. Fixed width (one sidebar): main column width is 646, sidebar width is 245.
  2. Fixed width (two sidebars): main column width is 490, primary sidebar width is 206, secondary sidebar width is 165.
  3. Fixed width (no sidebar): main column width is 980.
  4. Fluid width (one sidebar): main column minimum width is 514 (no maximum width), sidebar width is 177.
  5. Fluid width (two sidebars): main column minimum width is 390, primary sidebar minimum width is 146, secondary sidebar minimum width is 125.
  6. Fluid width (no sidebar): main column minimum width is 780.
  7. Custom header image dimensions are 980 by 148 (width, height).

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  1. Rian Hervey Sep 23rd at 10:47 am

    Great! As always. 😉

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  2. freeman1940 Sep 23rd at 11:20 am

    Quite interesting. I will try using it one day.

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  3. freespacios Sep 23rd at 2:26 pm

    Amazing and great theme!

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  4. dinacardillo Sep 23rd at 6:43 pm

    It is beautiful!

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  5. latebird Sep 23rd at 6:45 pm

    Awesome theme! Using it.

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  6. Andrew Sep 23rd at 7:33 pm

    Cool, looks nice! Might just have to give it a whirl!

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  7. waikisays Sep 23rd at 8:36 pm

    Very nice theme. But I’m keeping mine hehe 🙂

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  8. Prajwol Bhattarai (PJ) Sep 24th at 1:21 am

    Love the theme.. cheers

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  9. mrfrugal Sep 24th at 2:37 am

    Awesome theme right there 😀

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  10. Raven White Sep 24th at 2:58 am

    Beautiful theme, but I wish there were more simple dark-background themes. They are better for your eyes when reading.

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    • Lance Willett Sep 24th at 6:30 am

      Hi Raven—we have many simple and dark themes already. Check out Oulipo (dark color scheme), Vostok, Coraline (dark color scheme), Structure (dark color scheme), ChaoticSoul, and ChaosTheory. See more “dark” themes in your WordPress.com dashboard under Appearance → Themes and click Feature Filters at the far right near the search field. Click one or more filters, then click Apply Filters to see themes that match.

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  11. PhoKay Sep 24th at 4:06 am

    Awesome! Nice one.

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  12. Jerry Jacques Sep 24th at 4:16 am

    Wow! I am tempted!

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  13. sweetangelanna Sep 24th at 6:28 am

    Absolutely wonderful! Love it.

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  15. pinky200011 Sep 24th at 5:30 pm

    Yay! Finally a new theme, with customizable sidebars(I can’t remember if I asked for a customizable sidebar or not :()! You rock, WordPress 😉

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  16. Joachim Boaz Sep 24th at 6:15 pm

    Nice layout — tempted, BUT, I wish it had three columns 😦

    Still, great job! Keep them coming!

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  17. The Passenger Sep 24th at 6:58 pm

    Am I the only other person who agrees with Lee (September 21st, 2010 at 8:00 pm ) here? Yes, the latest themes coming out really DO start to look like copies of each other and that’s kind of depressing. Themes are not only sidebars and widgets and readability, if that was the purpose we wouldn’t need more than four or five of them, to cater for different number of columns and stuff like that. Themes are also about the art that goes behind them, the background and foreground graphics, the drawings that can be used as widget seperators or post seperators, stuff like that.

    And to be perfectly frank, much as it hurts me after being on WordPress for close to four years now is that the latest themes are just bland, there is no other nice way to put it. I don’t know if this is done consciously so as to force us to pay for the custom CSS upgrade or whether the criteria for picking up new themes don’t have the art as a top priority but it is beginning to become tiresome, waiting for ages for a new theme only to find that it looks like a different version of the previous one.

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  18. technogran1 Sep 24th at 7:59 pm

    Wow at last! I must try this one out!

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  19. Lambang Sep 25th at 3:14 am

    Awesome theme. I’ll try it soon….

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  20. Miss Mali Sep 25th at 6:08 am

    This might be what I’ve been looking for!

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  21. Samet ÇELİKBIÇAK Sep 25th at 8:01 am

    Nice theme. Worth a try, thanks.

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  22. kevana Sep 25th at 10:02 am

    Wow, it really looks nice and good. I especially like this:

    Custom header image dimensions are 980 by 148 (width, height).

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  23. mathandream Sep 25th at 10:27 am

    Very interesting layout! I like it! great work 😉

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  24. stylefashionista Sep 25th at 10:39 am

    I quite like it! 🙂

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  25. matalajordan Sep 25th at 12:07 pm

    This theme looks great!

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  26. JaJaBa Sep 25th at 4:25 pm

    Very nice template!

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  27. Kat Richter Sep 25th at 6:58 pm

    This theme should make my 30 dates in 3 months much easier to keep track of 🙂

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  28. Atheist Media Blog Sep 26th at 12:05 am

    My new Theme! 🙂

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  29. Asma Sep 26th at 6:47 am

    Wow… it’s nice and handy. 🙂

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  30. David Sep 26th at 11:44 am

    I have now got it up and running. I like the upward tabs. I wish the header area could be changed (without CSS) to something other than that gradient black. I think the sidebar is too BIG and overpowering. I am not keen on the pale plum color for the tag surrounds. My opinion of it overall is that it is very good and professional-looking.

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  31. nauglin Sep 26th at 1:01 pm

    First things first… I have to say thanks to WordPress for giving us this great way to express ourselves. Now, I must say there are a lot of themes I’ll never use because I’m unable to choose the typography, like this one, a very nice and useful theme otherwise. The font size and family seems to me a very important thing for giving the readers a better reading experience to. Anyway, really good theme, congrats.

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  32. btchakir Sep 26th at 2:57 pm

    Love it. Have changed my site over to Fusion and couldn’t be happier.

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  33. TheBrotha Sep 26th at 3:02 pm

    Finally, I can change from Monochrome. A fantastic theme. Keep them coming.

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  34. colour palette Sep 26th at 3:07 pm

    Umm… I like it! Excellent features with elegant simplicity.

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  35. iXY Sep 26th at 9:25 pm

    We have one good theme, but there are still 99 that need improving.

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  36. schezkahn Sep 27th at 1:19 am

    Good Theme… Very suave and simple.

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  37. MJae Sep 27th at 1:41 am

    See, this is why I love WordPress and didn’t leave. You always come up with awesome stuff!

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  38. johnthinkingaloud Sep 27th at 1:47 am

    This should come with color options.

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  39. portia61 Sep 27th at 3:04 am

    I like the themes. I will try them on my new blog.

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  40. whispers1621 Sep 27th at 3:44 am

    Cool—finally a new theme. Next, do one about texting.

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  41. ADPanda Sep 27th at 6:28 am

    Looks squeaky clean, I like it.

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  42. sylvia Sep 27th at 7:20 am

    NICE! I’m going to change to it tonight! =)

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  43. lalitheswar Sep 27th at 10:14 am

    Thank you so much..
    I have been looking for this kind of theme.
    It looks great and suits well for my blog requirements.

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  44. yiyoyo Sep 27th at 11:50 am

    It looks nice and simple… Love it. Good job!

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  45. whygps Sep 27th at 1:27 pm

    This will be mine for my next blog… recommended.

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  46. barkshoes Sep 27th at 2:55 pm

    Very interesting layout! I like it!

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  47. Jens-Chr Sep 27th at 3:48 pm

    Just changed to this Theme at one of my blogs. Looks great:-)

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  48. comingfeatures Sep 27th at 5:20 pm

    Wow! What an amazing theme. I look forward to using it.

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  49. davidreidart Sep 27th at 7:52 pm

    A really good flexible theme, will give this one a go.

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  50. Krzysio G. Sep 27th at 8:33 pm

    Hi guys, this theme is cool, but i want to use the Mystique theme.

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  51. bajads Sep 27th at 10:03 pm

    This new theme ain’t that new—at least a year old—old wine on old bottle. Fusion was initially released 22-dec-2008—almost 2 years ago—and is now “NEWS” in this newsletter. Please dont SPAM us with old news.

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  53. nosleepingdog Sep 28th at 12:56 am

    Nice theme!

    I’d like to suggest that the fonts be named, in descriptions of new themes. Or at least specify in the Themes page brief descriptions, whether the body text font is serif or sans.

    Thanks!

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  54. Adrienne Sep 28th at 2:38 am

    I decided to try it – I do like it. For now…

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  55. barkshoes Sep 28th at 3:45 am

    I want to try it, I like it!

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  56. Carlos Henrique Sep 28th at 4:12 am

    Very good this theme. But you might as well have put the “quote” in the comments! 😉

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  57. maryflozy Sep 28th at 2:10 pm

    It’s cool and nice. Good job.

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  58. eomacbain Sep 28th at 2:19 pm

    I would also like to see this with color options. Need it in black.

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  59. wearemongrels Sep 28th at 4:58 pm

    Cool, but not the best. 🙂

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  60. Nora Weston Sep 29th at 1:45 am

    I like this one and will try it out, but I can’t seem to beat Twenty Ten!

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  61. Debbie Sep 29th at 2:43 am

    I like it. But it’s missing two important things (in my opinion).
    1. A more readable font *without* paying for Typekit. (FYI Typekit prices are steep IMO.) I wish the Fusion theme had a font more like 2010. Especially given the one column option that is so nice for writing and reading.
    2. It’s GREAT that it has sidebar options. But no option to put a sidebar on each side. 😦
    Also … it would be nice if it had color/background options. I love that it has custom header image. I love that it has an option to show header text or not.
    But number 1 is the biggy. It looks like an absolutely *wonderful* theme for uncluttered writing. It just needs a more readable font! 😦 There are a lot of readers that aren’t comfortable with that font size.

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    • Lance Willett Sep 30th at 6:13 am

      @Debbie Sorry this theme didn’t make the cut for you but we’re continuing to launch more and more themes, so we hope you’ll find one that’s a perfect fit.

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  62. GIANTS Sep 29th at 2:50 am

    Great theme! I’m going to check it out!

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  63. yvesram Sep 29th at 5:27 am

    I like it. I want to try it. 🙂

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  64. LittleMissPip Sep 29th at 12:51 pm

    Oooo nice. I really like the font too. I seem to spend more time changing my blog around than actually writing it!

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  65. Snarky's Machine Sep 29th at 4:37 pm

    Beautiful theme. Just wish there was a color palette option.

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  66. ricksis Sep 30th at 7:19 am

    Wow, goodie. Nice colors, broad layout. I might be changing my current theme sooner than I thought.

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  67. phio_chan Sep 30th at 2:47 pm

    Oooh, it looks unique. Added to my list of possible-new-theme which gets longer, hehe.

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  68. myresearchguru Sep 30th at 4:37 pm

    Seems simple and elegant… cool. 🙂

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  69. Carol Sep 30th at 4:38 pm

    How about some bright, fun, cheery themes? So many of the themes are dull and boring. So is Fusion.

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    • Lance Willett Sep 30th at 7:08 pm

      Hi Carol—Fusion is just one of over a hundred themes on WordPress.com! We already have loads of fun, cheery themes for you to use. For example, check out Koi, Albeo, Flower Power, Sweet Blossoms, Fresh Bananas, Fauna, Rounded, and Spring Loaded.

      And if you see a WordPress theme out there that you think would work perfectly for you, let us know in our themes forum and we’ll consider adding it to our growing collection of themes.

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  70. fyaa Sep 30th at 6:45 pm

    Yeah. Love it!

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  71. finchwench Oct 1st at 3:56 am

    Finally, one can enjoy a side-bar and a main column with a width > 500!!!

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  72. kotoko Oct 1st at 9:07 am

    Nice theme, I like it.

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  73. aussiecraig Oct 1st at 10:37 am

    Thanks guys (and girls if they were involved as well). Being a migrant from Windows Live, I was looking for a theme when I landed here. This theme has suited my tastes.
    I particularly like the uncluttered, big reading/writing area. The black header caused some “creative” Paint.Net work with a couple of images, but the effect looks OK 🙂 (I think). The layout with the widgets on the right side suites my tastes in layout as well. Thanks again, Craig

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  74. bestreviewscenter Oct 1st at 12:26 pm

    Wow, that will look really cool. Nice theme.

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  75. Bella Oct 1st at 2:20 pm

    The theme looks nice and neat! Thank you guys!

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  76. mscunited0950 Oct 1st at 4:59 pm

    Looks pretty cool! I might try it out!

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  77. sirbuffalosushi Oct 1st at 7:27 pm

    I like the more modern and slick designs. This one is a blend of both. I like it a lot 😉

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  78. bestwallpaper Oct 1st at 7:46 pm

    Nice themes. And I like this one.

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  79. SeiZo Oct 1st at 8:27 pm

    Very nice theme! It’s mine now! Hehe! From Brazil, thanks a lot.

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  80. rajarental Oct 1st at 11:21 pm

    Nice themes. And I like this one. 😉

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  81. Winged wizard Oct 2nd at 3:59 am

    I love you guys!

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  82. Jonathan Wells Oct 2nd at 5:21 am

    Currently using Inuit Types, but Fusion looks like a nice addition to the wonderfully expanding WP themes.

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  83. oblecto Oct 2nd at 11:45 pm

    One look at Fusion and I immediately replaced my old theme with it. Brilliant work.

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  84. whatsnormality Oct 3rd at 12:03 am

    I like the layout options.

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  85. John Levandowski Oct 3rd at 3:15 am

    Thanks for adding this awesome theme.

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  86. sthriftable Oct 3rd at 6:27 am

    Nice! I just might use that eventually–when I get tired of whichever one I’m using right now (I don’t remember what it’s called, that’s a little sad…) well whatever. Point is, this looks like a cool theme!

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  87. bleaves Oct 3rd at 11:58 am

    It’s sweet to have layout choices.

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  88. darkbluesoul Oct 3rd at 3:14 pm

    Thank you! I have liked this theme for a long time!

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  89. jeffthecomputergeek Oct 3rd at 8:50 pm

    When I first made my new blog, I was looking at that theme, very nice! Check out my Tech blog everyone!

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  90. Willber Willberforce Oct 3rd at 9:49 pm

    Nothing really new 😦

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  91. akblacki Oct 4th at 12:26 am

    Wow, I will like to see more. 🙂

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  92. premavk Oct 5th at 9:13 am

    A very nice theme with a lot of options. I’m still new to WordPress and it will take some time to get used to it. Thanks anyway.

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  94. alishaneuron Oct 5th at 11:56 am

    You have given me a chance to come near it. Thank you very much.

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