{"id":317645,"date":"2026-10-13T12:17:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T10:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/?page_id=317645"},"modified":"2026-10-21T09:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T07:37:13","slug":"architrave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/en\/architrave\/","title":{"rendered":"Architrave"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Architrave is our WordPress theme for blogs and for writing that people read to the end. It\u2019s free, on <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/architrave\/\">wordpress.org<\/a>, and this site runs on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Made for reading:<\/strong> a quiet sidebar, the article on its own sheet, and type that\u2019s easy on the eyes in long texts.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Your readers decide a few things:<\/strong> text size, light or dark, and a focus mode.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Lots of small details:<\/strong> contents lists for long posts, a card for every post format, threaded comments with pingbacks in their own list below them, an archive by year and a calm phone layout. English and German.<\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Your own look, with Vibetiles:<\/strong> change the design right on the page with <a href=\"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/en\/vibetiles\/\">Vibetiles<\/a> and share it as a style. <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/architrave-extras\/\">Architrave Extras<\/a> is now on wordpress.org too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6aef1620e09ab&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6aef1620e09ab\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1070\" height=\"375\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/architrave-light-and-dark-pink-1070x375.jpg\" alt=\"An article in Architrave, light and dark side by side\" class=\"wp-image-317805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/architrave-light-and-dark-pink-1070x375.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/architrave-light-and-dark-pink-720x252.jpg 720w, https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/architrave-light-and-dark-pink-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/architrave-light-and-dark-pink-1536x538.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/architrave-light-and-dark-pink-2048x717.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/architrave-light-and-dark-pink-1200x420.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/architrave-light-and-dark-pink-1320x462.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Made for reading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lines that aren\u2019t too long, room between them, and headings in a clear order. Long posts get a contents list made from their headings. On a phone, the sidebar turns into one simple bar with a menu, and the article stays just as comfortable to read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your readers decide<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Text size, light or dark, and a focus mode where everything but the text steps back. On the first visit, Architrave simply follows the reader\u2019s device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimal, close to WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The core blocks and the basics, nothing piled on top. We made Architrave as a base to build on: <a href=\"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/en\/vibetiles\/\">Vibetiles<\/a> adds a design panel for changing the look, and more will follow, mostly AI features. We keep working on it, and it stays free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get Architrave<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"release-routes\"><div class=\"release-route-item\"><div class=\"release-route\"><div class=\"release-route-name\"><h2 class=\"release-route-title\">Architrave for WordPress<\/h2><div class=\"release-route-kind\">Block theme \u00b7 WordPress 6.4 or later<\/div><\/div><div class=\"release-route-go\"><a class=\"quire-button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/themes\/architrave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Get it on wordpress.org<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"quire-external-mark\"><path d=\"M7 7h10v10\"><\/path><path d=\"M7 17 17 7\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><p class=\"release-route-desc\">In WordPress: <em>Appearance \u2192 Themes \u2192 Add New<\/em>, search for \u201cArchitrave\u201d. Free, under the GPL.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"release-route-item\"><div class=\"release-route\"><div class=\"release-route-name\"><h2 class=\"release-route-title\">Vibetiles<\/h2><div class=\"release-route-kind\">Free plugin \u00b7 design panel<\/div><\/div><div class=\"release-route-go\"><a class=\"quire-button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/en\/vibetiles\/\"><span>About Vibetiles<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><p class=\"release-route-desc\">Adjust styles, fonts and colours on the page, share styles as links, and give readers a small panel. It grew up inside Architrave. A small library for sharing styles is planned.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"release-route-item\"><div class=\"release-route\"><div class=\"release-route-name\"><h2 class=\"release-route-title\">Architrave Extras<\/h2><div class=\"release-route-kind\">Free plugin \u00b7 reading and sharing<\/div><\/div><div class=\"release-route-go\"><a class=\"quire-button primary\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/architrave-extras\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Get it on wordpress.org<\/span><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"quire-external-mark\"><path d=\"M7 7h10v10\"><\/path><path d=\"M7 17 17 7\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/div><\/div><p class=\"release-route-desc\">A player for a post\u2019s spoken version, <em>Copy as Markdown<\/em>, and every post as Markdown for AI tools.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Want to know more?<\/strong> Why we made it and what\u2019s inside is in the <a href=\"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/en\/architrave-wordpress-theme\/\">Architrave release post<\/a>. Vibetiles has its own <a href=\"https:\/\/elmastudio.de\/en\/vibetiles-design-panel\/\">post<\/a> with three short tutorials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architrave is our WordPress theme for blogs and for writing that people read to the end. It\u2019s free, on wordpress.org, and this site runs on it. In short Made for reading Lines that aren\u2019t too long, room between them, and headings in a clear order. Long posts get a contents list made from their headings. 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