How to Choose the Right Theme for Your WordPress Project

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1. Choosing the Right Theme for Your Project Heather Acton me@heatheracton.com NETGEAR04 / gllinc26250 Wednesday, November 14, 12
2. Types of Themes Wednesday, November 14, 12
3. Types of Themes • Free themes from WordPress repository Wednesday, November 14, 12
4. Types of Themes • Free themes from WordPress repository • http://wordpress.org/extend/themes Wednesday, November 14, 12
5. Types of Themes • Free themes from WordPress repository • http://wordpress.org/extend/themes • Premium themes & child themes Wednesday, November 14, 12
6. Types of Themes • Free themes from WordPress repository • http://wordpress.org/extend/themes • Premium themes & child themes • StudioPress, WooThemes, Theme Trust, Elegant Themes Wednesday, November 14, 12
7. Types of Themes • Free themes from WordPress repository • http://wordpress.org/extend/themes • Premium themes & child themes • StudioPress, WooThemes, Theme Trust, Elegant Themes • Theme frameworks Wednesday, November 14, 12
8. Types of Themes • Free themes from WordPress repository • http://wordpress.org/extend/themes • Premium themes & child themes • StudioPress, WooThemes, Theme Trust, Elegant Themes • Theme frameworks • Pagelines, Genesis, Headway Wednesday, November 14, 12
9. Types of Themes • Free themes from WordPress repository • http://wordpress.org/extend/themes • Premium themes & child themes • StudioPress, WooThemes, Theme Trust, Elegant Themes • Theme frameworks • Pagelines, Genesis, Headway • Starter themes Wednesday, November 14, 12
10. Types of Themes • Free themes from WordPress repository • http://wordpress.org/extend/themes • Premium themes & child themes • StudioPress, WooThemes, Theme Trust, Elegant Themes • Theme frameworks • Pagelines, Genesis, Headway • Starter themes • Underscores, Twenty Twelve (or Eleven or Ten), Toolbox Wednesday, November 14, 12
11. Free Themes • Low budget • Non-developers • Short timeline • Not picky about look • Not picky about layout • Just install & go... • Prepare for some possible conflicts and/or performance issues Wednesday, November 14, 12
12. Premium Themes w/ Child Themes • Low budget • Non-developers • Short timeline • Desire more professional look • Desire some built-in functionality • Willing to learn how to configure • Desire ongoing support • Prepare for possible performance issues Wednesday, November 14, 12
13. Theme Frameworks • Good for users and beginning developers • Willing to learn about the framework • Once you learn it, future projects may go even quicker • Desire lots of options in colors, fonts, layout without needing to code • Have a more unique design in mind • Prepare for possible performance issues Wednesday, November 14, 12
14. Starter Themes • Good for developers comfortable with HTML, CSS, PHP, and possibly some Javascript/jQuery • Closest to “from scratch” theming • Completely custom design desired • No functionality included • That should be handled by plugins, anyhow • Best shot at high performance if built using good practices Wednesday, November 14, 12
15. What did I miss? Wednesday, November 14, 12