Comments on: WordPress Theme Frameworks: Options You Should Consider

By: Saad Salman

Saad Salman — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:09:57 +0000

Great resource! Thanks!

By: KC

KC — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:18:10 +0000

Hi Saad, I am quite agree with your thoughts and tried this new framework – http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/rtpanel .It is proven effective so far, as I am a start-up businessman want to try out a framework without spending too much. So feeling lucky that I got this open source theme.

By: Hasitha Prabhath

Hasitha Prabhath — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:28:48 +0000

Thesis still rocks!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 01:13:18 +0000

There is a new WordPress Framework available. Compares to some other frameworks it is very flexible and easy to use. See it here: http://xtreme-theme.com

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:21:03 +0000

This is a great no-BS article. I have a site that aesthetically looks and functions the way I want it to, but I built it using the Atahualpa which is bloated, and I decided it was time to rebuild it with better framework.

I bought Thesis thinking it was the only way to go, but I’m quickly realizing how steep of a learning curve it has to change things which I think should be easy to change. The whole option menu confuses me as well… and I don’t get why font sizes are in terms of pt or em… I want to use pixels god dammit. :P

I’m now looking at all the themes you suggested and see if they’re any easier for customize. I’m sure Thesis is great in terms of clean code and everything, but getting accustomed to the hook system is going to take some time, and the other themes you mentioned might be more practical for getting the job done.

By: Lalo Marquez

Lalo Marquez — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 07:50:05 +0000

Yes, I’m also curious about headway and how it compares to canvas, genesis, elemental, hybrid, and thematic.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:43:22 +0000

New to wordrpess…What is the difference between a premium theme and frameworks? Does framework have less code and is even more customizable? Thanks for the help!

By: Corinne Claypool

Corinne Claypool — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:00:52 +0000

I am fundamentally a graphic designer and not a programmer but I felt like I needed to get more control over the sites I was building and not just taking a pre-made theme and customizing it. So I am just starting to learn frameworks … and I ended up selecting Headway (2.0) So far it is awesome … it has let me come in at a beginner level (my php skills are at a super basic level right now) but it seems to let me get more fancy as I get better at php. Do you have any thoughts on Headway?

By: Salvador

Salvador — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:41:15 +0000

Thanks for the list of frameworks. The only ones I have tested have been thematic & elemental. Yet to try theme hybrid, will visit their page now. Thanks for this great list of frame works. I wonder what the future of frameworks holds for us in the future? thanks Jacob, take care

By: Tinh

Tinh — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:27:10 +0000

Great collection, I still stick with Thesis