Comments on: The Good And The Bad About Working With Theme Frameworks http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/ News, plugins and themes for blogging applications Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jean-Baptiste Jung http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230697 Jean-Baptiste Jung Sun, 13 Jun 2010 07:51:59 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230697 Personally, I'm a fan of Thematic. It's free and it really allow you to speen up development time. I use it on most of my blogs and sites. Personally, I’m a fan of Thematic. It’s free and it really allow you to speen up development time. I use it on most of my blogs and sites.

]]> By: roland http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230498 roland Sat, 05 Jun 2010 14:12:56 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230498 Hi. First: I'm not developing themes on a professional basis, I just have started to do a relaunch of my old blog, which have had its old design for seven years or so and is absolutely outdated (no integration of social networks etc. pp). I've tried Thematic which is excellent, but later I've found out that it is - for me - better and more effectiv to start with a "naked" theme, because I wanted to place all wordpress variables in my own way. Of course I've learned about the disabling of hooks etc. but I haven't really understood why should choose that way when I better start from scratch and do the things exactly as I want. This is no generalization for others, I just wanted to share my experiences. Best regards, Hi. First: I’m not developing themes on a professional basis, I just have started to do a relaunch of my old blog, which have had its old design for seven years or so and is absolutely outdated (no integration of social networks etc. pp).

I’ve tried Thematic which is excellent, but later I’ve found out that it is – for me – better and more effectiv to start with a “naked” theme, because I wanted to place all wordpress variables in my own way. Of course I’ve learned about the disabling of hooks etc. but I haven’t really understood why should choose that way when I better start from scratch and do the things exactly as I want.

This is no generalization for others, I just wanted to share my experiences. Best regards,

]]> By: Jay http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230496 Jay Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:06:28 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230496 I'm also feeling some love for the Hybrid Theme Framework along with everyone else who's already commented ahead of me. :) For me, I had never worked with child themes, CSS, PHP, or anything more than simply blogging. I tried most of the other open-source theme frameworks. I found that many are no longer updated and such. I imagine it's different for those who're able to create a child theme from scratch for a theme framework (which I honestly can't), but Hybrid has a nice mix of child themes to use as a starting point. I’m also feeling some love for the Hybrid Theme Framework along with everyone else who’s already commented ahead of me. :)

For me, I had never worked with child themes, CSS, PHP, or anything more than simply blogging. I tried most of the other open-source theme frameworks. I found that many are no longer updated and such.

I imagine it’s different for those who’re able to create a child theme from scratch for a theme framework (which I honestly can’t), but Hybrid has a nice mix of child themes to use as a starting point.

]]> By: Remkus de Vries http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230451 Remkus de Vries Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:26:25 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230451 <cite>Having different solutions will also allow me to offer different functionality to my clients…</cite> Absolutely! Having different solutions will also allow me to offer different functionality to my clients… Absolutely!

]]> By: Lynne http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230450 Lynne Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:24:02 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230450 Having different solutions will also allow me to offer different functionality to my clients...I love hybrid for it simplicity...but some of the others look like they can offer more functionality without me having to recreate the wheel... Having different solutions will also allow me to offer different functionality to my clients…I love hybrid for it simplicity…but some of the others look like they can offer more functionality without me having to recreate the wheel…

]]> By: Remkus de Vries http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230449 Remkus de Vries Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:18:22 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230449 You should expand that list. It's great to see how different the chosen solutions can be and learning from that is never a waste of time. You should expand that list. It’s great to see how different the chosen solutions can be and learning from that is never a waste of time.

]]> By: Remkus de Vries http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230448 Remkus de Vries Wed, 02 Jun 2010 17:16:30 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230448 Hybrid is great framework indeed. What made you decide to go with Hybrid? Hybrid is great framework indeed. What made you decide to go with Hybrid?

]]> By: Lynne http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230447 Lynne Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:01:35 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230447 I have been working with Hybrid for over a year now and as you say have made it over the learning curve. But I am thinking of expanding my list and adding Themeatic and Genesis. Like you I prefer working with a framework because of the great development. I have been working with Hybrid for over a year now and as you say have made it over the learning curve. But I am thinking of expanding my list and adding Themeatic and Genesis.

Like you I prefer working with a framework because of the great development.

]]> By: Ovidiu http://www.bloggingpro.com/archives/2010/06/02/the-good-and-the-bad-about-working-with-theme-frameworks/#comment-230446 Ovidiu Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:00:39 +0000 http://www.bloggingpro.com/?p=18523#comment-230446 happily using the hybrid framework, though I gotta say I haven't tested the other ones :-) happily using the hybrid framework, though I gotta say I haven’t tested the other ones :-)

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