Which Subtext Skin Do You Use?

• Jul 11, 2006
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Okay, it is survey time for all you Subtext users! I would like to know which Subtext skin you use for your blog. Please leave a comment with the skin that you use. If you use a custom skin, then just say Custom.

I have heard many say that the skins in Subtext look like they were designed by a developer rather than a designer. Well surprise surprise, probably because they were! I have a sneaking suspicion that many are not in use.

The reason this is important to me is that rather than simply continuing to add more and more skins to Subtext (generating a huge list), I would like to weed out some of the more drab skins. But instead of deleting skins, I was thinking I could simply replace them with newer skins that still fit the spirit of the original skin’s name. For example, I might replace the skin White with a new design that is very light in color and tone. Make sense?

What others have said

Adam Jul 11, 2006 4:01 PM

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Custom

timheuer Jul 11, 2006 4:05 PM

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origami :-)

Arian Jul 11, 2006 4:12 PM

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A slightly modified AnotherEon001 (added Technorati, Google Analytics, FeedBurner, and the Site Search from another skin (can't remember which). It's not my favorite skin, but it was easier to start mods from (though I can't remember why!).

Things like Technorati or Google Analytics are difficult to add since they require changes to a skin. On a multi-blog site, you would be "stealing" the skin so others couldn't use it anymore. I hope with Skins 2.0 it will be easier to have blog-specific mods.

Robb Allen Jul 11, 2006 4:16 PM

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Custom (but, if I ever get off my butt, Paperweight should be included).

vern Jul 11, 2006 4:53 PM

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The PHENOMENALLY designed and put-together Key West.

And only that one because Robb hasn't gotten off his butt and done Paperweight.

Arian; what did you do specifically for Google Analytics? I have been considering using it for site stats.

Damian Jul 11, 2006 5:25 PM

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RedBook

Haacked Jul 11, 2006 8:03 PM

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Arian, your blog looks like it is using a modified Haackify.

Being able to specify Google Analytics, Technorati, and FeedBurner are things we will make sure are included as plugins when we build the new plugin model.

JiltedCitizen Jul 11, 2006 8:07 PM

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Its constantly changing. I had BlueBook but its too narrow. For now Piyo

Braden Jul 11, 2006 8:26 PM

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The great Key-West theme. It's so awesome. Well laid out, clean, professional. I want more from Robb!

Subtext rocks. SOO much better than DasBlog.

Jason Jul 11, 2006 8:31 PM

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My main site: Custom
On other sites: Lightz, Semagogy, and Piyo but all probably soon to be custom.

(For the record, I'd like to see more flexibility around the aggregation page - maybe select a skin for it as well.)

Christoph Jul 11, 2006 11:08 PM

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custom

Simone Chiaretta Jul 12, 2006 12:31 AM

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I'm not using SubText to host my blog yet, but I'll probably have a custom one.

Btw, being the developer of the skin "Piyo" and having access to my site log, I counted around 40 different referres from subtext-based sites.

Jens Rieck Jul 12, 2006 2:02 AM

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Piyo.

jayson knight Jul 12, 2006 2:38 AM

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I don't use subText as a blogging platform, but I must say that the origami skin is one of the best I've ever seen on any blog. Period.

Steve Harman Jul 12, 2006 4:00 AM

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I use a custom skin - CityNight.

I built the skin so it's pretty boring right now... but I was thinking of adding it to source control in hopes that someone with a better eye for design could help polish it up.

Brad Mellen-Crandell Jul 12, 2006 10:57 AM

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Redbook-Red.css

Bob Jul 12, 2006 11:42 PM

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Custom as well

Gurkan Yeniceri Jul 13, 2006 2:22 AM

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I am using a custom Nazar and a Turkish version of it.

Jiho Han Jul 13, 2006 11:43 AM

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AnotherEon001 with very little customization. Because it's simple.

Haackify was too you :)
Redbook was too narrow
Keywest, Piyo, Semagogy were all great but I found one thing or another I didn't like about them.
Origami is too much. (looks fantastic though)
I probably will go custom eventually but I think I'll wait until subtext goes 2.0 (ASP.NET that is)

Chandima Jul 14, 2006 5:37 PM

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Redbook-Green

Have done some customizing to the layout. Which includes some changes to font sizes etc. Added Technorati and Flickr feeds, google adsense and so on.

Ian Jul 16, 2006 1:52 PM

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Lightz that I've modified a bit

Anton Spass Jul 17, 2006 9:40 AM

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Custom skin

Christopher Jul 19, 2006 10:33 AM

# Re: Which Subtext Skin Do You Use?

Custom.

Jim Jul 28, 2006 3:47 PM

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I am new to subtext. (Just installed today) and am interested in customizing. I've tried to modify css files for different skins, but the changes never seem to take effect. Any ideas?

diditho Aug 17, 2006 11:41 PM

# re: Which Subtext Skin Do You Use?

Piyo

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