I design Micro.blog themes like Tiny, Sumo, and Bayou to be fast, simple, and easy to use. These themes are built with care to help people share their writing, photos, and ideas without getting bogged down in technical complexity. Whether you’re just starting your blog or you’ve been publishing for years, my aim is to provide tools that feel lightweight, flexible, and approachable.

All of these themes are free to install and customize. That’s intentional. I believe good design should be available to everyone — not just people with large budgets or coding experience. You shouldn’t have to compromise on quality or usability just because you’re running a personal blog or a small site.

If one of my themes has helped you and you’d like to support the ongoing work, you can make a small donation:

As a thank-you, donors also get access to a custom GPT assistant built specifically for troubleshooting and customizing these themes. It’s like having direct support on demand.

I want to be clear: these themes are not financially supported by Micro.blog or backed by any company. I’m not on a payroll or part of a team. I’m just a regular user who cares deeply about thoughtful design and the open web. I created these themes because I needed them for my own site — and I continue to maintain them because others have found them helpful too.

Maintaining themes takes time. It means testing updates when Micro.blog changes its platform, fixing bugs, refining features, and helping users troubleshoot or customize their setup. It also means writing clean, accessible code and making sure everything stays fast and future-proof.

Every dollar helps offset that time and makes it easier to keep these themes well-supported and freely available. Thanks for using them — and for being part of a community that values simplicity, independence, and good design.

- Matt Langford