By “content dense” I mean that I’m writing 2,000 word essays for a business or academic audience, which doesn’t seem to match any of the common use cases for the themes I’m browsing. A few examples:
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I use long multi-paragraph block quotes, and I never want them formatted as “pull quotes” that are larger than the body text
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Even for the body text, I generally want a slightly smaller point size and slightly wider margins than what I see in most themes
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Decent print formatting is a priority, as I like to print my drafts to mark them up by hand, and even expect a few of my readers to print out posts and read them
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I want to prioritize clear navigation over discovery — e.g. the “archive” in most themes is what I want for the home page, rather than the latest post or a magazine-style collage of posts
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Zero interest in SEO tricks (like hiding date on posts) and no plans for monetization or user authentication
I realize these are boring and niche requirements : ) and I will probably have to modify any theme to get exactly what I want. But would really appreciate any suggestions for good themes to start with!