There are many choices when looking for a theme framework to run your WordPress website with. The framework helps lay the foundation for the theme or skin you choose to design the site with. Thesis has become a popular theme over the last few years, and is used by more than 45,000 websites. When it comes to website themes for WordPress, Thesis is a popular choice.
A quote from WordPress.org on what a Theme Frameworks is:
A Theme framework is a Theme designed to be a flexible foundation for quicker WordPress development, usually serving as a robust Parent Theme for Child Themes. Some Theme frameworks can also make theme development more accessible, removing the need for programming or design knowledge with options pages.
There have been rumors the new version of Thesis by DIYthemes will be a total rebuild. It will form a new CMS (Content management System). This can offer a whole new window of opportunities for custom Plugin’s and improvements. The Thesis CMS will be based on PHP and MySQL and will run independent of WordPress, but there might be parts that will interface.
Many of the normal Plugin’s that webmaster use in their WordPress based site will integrated into the new Thesis 2.0 version. This is just preliminary information, and we will have to wait fort the finial release to get the true details. At this time, Thesis is at version 1.82, with 1.83 coming soon.
In my personal experiences setting up websites, I’ve used Woo themes, Headway themes, Genesis themes and Thesis themes. The use of hooks and filters to design special options, are a great benefit, and the members of the Thesis forum, offer the best support I have found.
Learning to use the choices built into any theme will take some time. But, Thesis has one of the best admin sections I have used. Thesis alternatives for WordPress are many, and with the hooks give a webmaster many controllable aspects. Their online support staff is top-notch and I have never had a problem that was not answered almost immediately.
Many individual designers have created useful skins that work with Thesis to add even more customization no matter what market you are in. One of the main benefits of Thesis is having a child theme in place. This means, when there is an update for the main Thesis theme, you will not lose any of your personal changes to your theme layout or custom controls.
Thesis makes it handy to change colors, fonts, layouts and size of your webpages. Special templates can be added to control almost any aspect of the webpage you wish to display. If you do not find a means to make changes that you wish, simply go online and asked for some help. There are thousands of members online willing to offer help on any subject you might come up with.
Thesis 2.0 has been a longtime coming and promises to offer several advantages over other frameworks. It has been said and advertised the price will go up when version 2.0 is released. If you think theses framework might be an choice for you now is the time to buy and save some money.
As I said before, I have used many theme frameworks on many different sites, but chosen Thesis as my main working framework. It allows me unlimited choices and the ability to make changes easily without errors or shutdowns. It works with all the best Plugin’s found on the WordPress.org site.
Thesis does offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, so if you do try it you have the option of getting a full return on your investment. While Thesis does require a learning curve, once you do learn the simple options you will be highly satisfied. All theme frameworks need a certain amount of learning, training and a learning curve. Thesis, once learned will supply you with years of benefits from a properly performing website designed the way you like.
As of this writing, Thesis is selling for;
The Personal option $87 – one site
The Developers option $164 – unlimited sites
If you are serious about making a positive web site offering, then you should give Thesis a try. If it turns out to not meet your needs, then get your money back within the 30 day period. You will receive the release of Thesis 2.0 as a free upgrade when it is released soon.
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