At first glance, the Yoko WordPress theme may not look like anything particularly special, but behind that seemingly simple design is a very useful and interesting trick. And that’s why you might want to implement it on your blog too.

Let’s start with the basics. Yoko is a three-column theme. Above the large header image is the name of the site and some basic navigational links. Below that is the main content in the far left column with two right sidebars to accept your widgets and other customizations. This is where you can display your archive links, search bar, recent post listing, and so forth. Other features include different post formats, customized backgrounds, logos, and more.

But the most fascinating feature of Yoko is that it has a “responsive layout.” What this is means is that the theme will automatically optimize itself for devices of different sizes. View it on a regular computer and you get three columns. However, go down to the smaller display of a tablet or a smartphone, and the theme will switch to either a two-column or one-column layout. This makes for the best possible mobile experience.

Head on over to the WordPress Free Themes Directory to get a live preview of Yoko Theme. That is also where you can download the theme for free and implement it on your own site.