Chris Molitor: Finding the Perfect Theme for You or Your Business
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September 26, 2009
Chris Molitor gives a five-minute rundown on how to start finding a theme that’s right for your WordPress site.
Video production by Joe Christensen of Blaze Streaming Media.
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October 22, 2009 at 12:52 am |
Nicely done! Very fun presentation.
October 22, 2009 at 2:17 am |
I think that’s the coolest picture of me I’ve ever seen š
October 22, 2009 at 5:30 am |
A great presentation that captivates the audience, is not boring, and it explains in laymans terms. ! Kudos
October 22, 2009 at 1:49 pm |
Very well done video. Looking forward to more of these from you.
October 22, 2009 at 2:41 pm |
Nice presentation.
One question though. If I find a premium theme that I like, it has lots of nice features and looks just about right for what I want.
But there are some slight things I want to change. Should I give the author of the Premium theme a suggestion for a modification or should I try and edit the theme myself for the very best result?
ThatĀ“s my question as I throw it out.
October 22, 2009 at 4:34 pm |
I was hoping for much more practical info – differences between a theme and a theme framework – it mentions Themeforest, but what about Thesis, WPRemix, ThemeHybrid, ElegantThemes – or even Artisteer.
Also, I don’t agree on the need for “uniqueness” for a business site. With a unique banner and some color tweaking, there is very little need anymore for a unique design
October 23, 2009 at 5:44 am |
unreal……would love you to check out my website and tell me if I’m a freak as I designed it myself, self taught!!!!
October 23, 2009 at 6:32 am |
@erica and Ed Kingston Thanks! š
@manga If you purchase themes from Theme Forest, 99% of them include the full PSD (Photoshop Document). So if you’re familiar with Photoshop, you can customize the design to your hearts content. If you are wanting to change the code behind the theme, I would highly recommend first contacting the author. I’ve received lots of requests to update my themes and actually released updates (FREE updates) that include the requested features.
@Marc Beneteau I only had 5 minutes, so I couldn’t go into much detail unfortunately.
Regarding uniqueness, try as hard as you can to be different (but not a freak). If money or time is preventing you from guaranteeing a 100% unique theme, I agree with you 100% š
October 23, 2009 at 1:24 pm |
Artisteer has done a lot of good work on WP themes. It is not too expensive either. If you do not have much time to work on the HTML and CSS then it is worth it.
October 23, 2009 at 9:05 pm |
@erica and Ed Kingston Thanks! š
@manga If you purchase themes from Theme Forest, 99% of them include the full PSD (Photoshop Document). So if youāre familiar with Photoshop, you can customize the design to your hearts content. If you are wanting to change the code behind the theme, I would highly recommend first contacting the author. Iāve received lots of requests to update my themes and actually released updates (FREE updates) that include the requested features.
@Marc Beneteau I only had 5 minutes, so I couldnāt go into much detail unfortunately.
Regarding uniqueness, try as hard as you can to be different (but not a freak). If money or time is preventing you from guaranteeing a 100% unique theme, I agree with you 100% š
November 4, 2009 at 9:42 pm |
Thanks for the answer.
IĀ“m using Arthemia Premium and there all they talk about is paid customisation so I donĀ“t think they will change stuff for free :p
Not with the stuff I want to change anyway.
How does creating a PSD turn into theme changes? I havenĀ“t understood that. Could you throw me in the direction so I can read up on this. Cause that would be sweet.
October 26, 2009 at 12:06 pm |
Thanks for this lovely presentation, very nice
October 28, 2009 at 12:25 pm |
For a business site If you are wanting to change the code behind the theme
Thanks Nice Post
October 28, 2009 at 4:13 pm |
Just saw this great article from Boag World: 3 ways to make your site stand out from the crowd
Their headline reads “Too many websites look the same as their competition. If you want users to remember your site it needs to stand out from the crowd.”
Article: http://boagworld.com/design/standout
October 29, 2009 at 5:29 pm |
I read that article too Chris. Very interesting and well written.
November 6, 2009 at 6:51 am |
Thanks Chriss for your video. I already got the direction and the video make it clearer.
November 24, 2010 at 5:18 pm |
Thanks and nice presentation.
One question though. If I find a premium theme that I like, it has lots of nice features and looks just about right for what I want.
Gavin
November 26, 2010 at 6:49 pm |
Thanks for this lovely presentation, very nice
December 17, 2010 at 3:52 pm |
Nice presentation, not with the stuff I want to change anyway.
How does creating a PSD turn into theme changes? I havenĀ“t understood that. Could you throw me in the direction so I can read up on this.
Thanks.
December 29, 2010 at 9:38 pm |
I was hoping for much more practical info ā differences between a theme and a theme framework ā it mentions Themeforest, but what about Thesis, WPRemix, ThemeHybrid, ElegantThemes ā or even Artisteer.
Also, I donāt agree on the need for āuniquenessā for a business site.
Thanks for this post, Marc
December 30, 2010 at 6:48 pm |
Artisteer has done a lot of good work on WP themes. It is not too expensive either. If you do not have much time to work on the HTML and CSS then it is worth it.