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1. justyouimagine
   Member
   Nov 23, 2010, 2:22 AM

   I'm in the process of selecting a theme for my blog. Is there a way to search and access samples of WordPress.com blogs that use a particular theme? For example, if I want to see how other bloggers have customized a particular theme, is there a way to say, "Show me WordPress.com blogs using this theme." I kept looking for something like that on the Theme library page, because it seemed like a feature that would naturally be there. Suggestions? Thanks.

   The blog I need help with is thenurturedentrepreneur.wordpress.com.

2. airodyssey
   Member
   Nov 23, 2010, 2:57 AM

   Hi. I use Google to do that sort of thing. I search either blogs under the wordpress.com domain, by typing the exact phrase at the bottom of such a blog...
   http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awordpress.com+%22Theme%3A+Coraline+by+Automattic%22

   ...or the WordPress.com official blog which contains announcements for new blogs with demos (sometimes). Examples:
   http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Aen.blog.wordpress.com+Coraline

   Hope it helps!

3. 1tess
   Moderator
   Nov 23, 2010, 3:29 AM

   If you assume that people on these forums are asking questions about a theme they are using, you can type this into Google's search bar:
   THEME_NAME_HERE site:http://en.forums.wordpress.com/
   You can even select the time frame you want to check. Chances are people with questions about a theme recently have not changed themes.

   Instead of the theme name, you can search for any other term on the wp.com forums.

4. maidiebike
   Member
   Nov 23, 2010, 3:58 AM

   Thx for this tip, airodyssey. I'm getting just about all sorts of variants of the theme that I usse.

   Amazing what people think of in terms of their blog foci, custom header, etc.

5. justyouimagine
   Member
   Nov 24, 2010, 1:07 AM

   Yes, thanks airodyssey and 1tess for the helpful suggestions. Much appreciated.

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