Archivist

A typewriter-inspired blog theme for letters, field notes, and personal archives.

About Archivist

Archivist presents writing as a collection of correspondence, emphasizing text and dates in narrow layouts. A featured letter and chronological entries give an archive a clear editorial structure, supported by ways to browse authors and themes.

The live demo uses Overused Grotesk for its masthead and small section labels, with Jackwrite for letter titles, body text, and navigation. Three visual styles draw on vintage paper colors, including soft green, faded pink, and light blue.

Template details

/frontpage, /collection, /by-author, /by-theme & more.

The demo offers browsing by collection, author, and theme. The publisher lists threaded comments and wide block support.

Narrow, text-focused layouts with paper-and-ink colors. Overused Grotesk sets the masthead and small section labels; Jackwrite supplies the typewriter character of letter headings, body text, and navigation.

Visual styles draw on soft green, faded pink, and light blue stationery. Full Site Editing supports template and presentation changes.

WordPress posts hold the individual letters, with dedicated collection, author, and theme browsing routes in the demo.

WordPress block theme with Site Editor support, translation readiness, and right-to-left language support. An official download is available for self-hosted WordPress.