WordPress block theme + optional workflow plugins
Stories with room to breathe.
Fernlight is an editorial block theme for writers and intentional living blogs — a curated palette, serif-and-sans typography, and a long-form reading experience that gets out of the way. Pair it with optional Companion, Migration, and Pro tools when you want AI-ready site context, migration support, or reviewable AI-assisted draft workflows.
Free & GPL-licensed — coming soon to WordPress.org.
Clear product boundaries
A complete theme, with optional tools when you need more.
Fernlight keeps the free theme focused on presentation: templates, style variations, editor-ready patterns, typography, and layout rhythm. Companion adds optional read-only site intelligence, Migration beta creates audit-first draft handoffs from supported builder content, and Pro adds gated draft workflows from owner-chosen direction. Read the AI Tools Guide for product-by-product instructions.
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Quiet by default
A restrained palette and generous spacing, tuned for reading rather than shouting. Nothing competes with the words.
02
Yours to reshape
Eight looks, switchable in the Site Editor. Change one palette value and the whole site re-skins — no code.
03
Light to run
No page builder, no bloat. Core blocks, bundled fonts, and full-site editing — the way WordPress is meant to work.
The reading experience
Long-form that’s actually comfortable to read.
Measured line length, a true serif body face, and styled pull-quotes, callouts, and headings — so a two-thousand-word essay feels effortless instead of exhausting.
Style variations
One theme, eight looks.
The default plus seven style variations — each card shows its real palette. Switch in the Site Editor, no code, no rebuild.
Default
Calm slate-blue with a sage accent — the out-of-the-box look.
Sage
Soft green calm.
Ink
Near-black on warm white — maximum contrast.
Warm Sand
Earthy neutrals for a gentler page.
Clay
Terracotta warmth with grounded depth.
Sky
Cool blues — airy and open.
Dusk
Deep, low-light tones for evening reading.
Dark
A full dark palette for night reading.
Start with a calmer canvas.
Free and GPL-licensed. Download the current 1.2.53 package while final WordPress.org listing is pending; we’ll email you when the directory page is live.
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