Birming bulletin #4

26 Apr, 2026

Since the last bulletin post at the beginning of April, much of the work has been about organizing content. But I've also managed to release a couple of new things.

Here's a summary of what's new and updated:

Add-ons

• Testimonials: display testimonials in a card grid.
• Bearlytics: show a snapshot of your recent writing.
• Polaroid styles: give any image a polaroid look.
• Photo calendar: display your photos by date with a monthly calendar view.
• Image filters: three new styles, noir, haze, and dusk.
• Micro.blog latest post: updated with video support, showing a play badge.¹

Palettes

• Amber: golden amber tones with an "editorial" font combo.
• Bloom: deep pink links and warm orange accents.
• Studio: teal links, pink surfaces, and expressive headings.

Theme

Bearming theme 5.3.0 ships with card styles for the header and blog list. Also included by default is a starter set of add-ons: footnotes, curve divider, tree menu, inline menu, and frame image.²

On the token side, dark mode now uses the same --muted formula as light mode across all palettes, making things more consistent. The token names and structure got a small tidy-up too, making them easier to work with.

Other

Many new and useful resources have been added to the Blogger's toolbox page.

That's it for this time. Happy blogging!