I first began blogging on the website LiveJournal in the summer of 2002. My favorite layout style was "Generator". It's always been a constant in my life. When I joined Dreamwidth in 2009, I was able to import the layout. I did not begin using DW regularly until 2017. I came back to a few messages in my inbox asking me for this code. I figured out how to share it with you guys. I hope you enjoy it.

download the Generator code here


Go to
Advanced Customization.

Click on
Your Layers
Under "
Create top-level layer", select "
Layout" for Type and "
Core 1" for Core Version. Hit create.

You'll be taken back to your layers page. You should see a layer titled "
Livejournal S2 Core V1". Click edit. Paste the code and click save & compile.

Now you need to use the layout. Go to
Customize Journal Style page. Click on "
Your Custom Layers" and
apply your new theme
To edit the theme colors and fonts further, click "
Customize".
( Preview of the generator layout )