choosing the right wordpress theme
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What We’ll Cover…
• What is a theme? • A word about plugins
• What is a good theme?
• What is a theme framework?
• Different types of themes
• Popular Free Themes
• Popular Commercial Themes
• Why is it important to choose the right theme for the job?
• How do you install a theme?
• How do you change a theme?
“A WordPress Theme is a collection of files that work together
to produce a graphical interface with an underlying unifying design for a weblog.
These files are called template files. A Theme modifies the way the site is displayed, without modifying the
underlying software.”
https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes
Theme choice is critical not just for
design but for flexibility, usability,
accessibility, security, compatibility,
performance and maintainability.
“Frameworks are for theme developers. They offer a set of standards for theme developers to use in creating their own
themes. They’re a set of functions/features created to aid development.”
https://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Frameworks
https://www.sitepoint.com/4-popular-wordpress-theme-frameworks/
4 popular frameworks
Genesis Thesis
WooFramework + Canvas Gantry
Ultimatum Mysitemyway iThemes Builder Genesis Thesis Devine-elemente Presswork Headway WooFramework Roots Beans X ThemeFusion Odin Gantry Themeblvd WordPress Jump Start SEO Design Framework Kaytwo or K2 Cherry Framework
Options Framework Theme UpThemes Framework Reverie Vafpress Titan Backbone Skematik Nouveau Fluent Carrington Build Theme 500 TemplateToaster Pro Framework Simon WP Framework Seed Theme Tesla Framework
RtPanel Hybrid Core Thematic Runway WonderFlux Unyson FoundationPress Warp Framework Sparky Reactor Volatyl Omega StartBox Maera Xtreme One Redux WP Casa Startup Whiteboard YA Framework
https://www.sitepoint.com/wordpress-theme-frameworks/
Other frameworks
Decide first what type of site you are building (e.g blog, news, business site, ecommerce, online training, portfolio,
community etc.) and find the right theme to fit your needs.
• WebPagetest.org (http://www.webpagetest.org/) • Google Page Speed Insights (
https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/) • Pingdom Speed Test (https://tools.pingdom.com/) • GTmetrix (https://gtmetrix.com/) • Akamai Mobitest (http://mobitest.akamai.com/m/index.cgi – a
mobile testing tool by Akamai) • More page speed tools can be found here:
http://chrisburgess.com.au/page-speed-testing-tools/
Page Speed Testing Tools