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Thesis theme for Wordpress

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  • 05-09-2010 3:47pm
    #1
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I've been hearing lots of good things about this "Thesis Theme" for wordpress. Have a look at their site: http://diythemes.com and the video etc. What do you guys think?

    The standard skin is ugly as hell and I'm no css master so I'd want some good skins to go on top of it to get the benefit and a nice looking site too. Have not seen too many though


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    Vurnon San Benito
    Registered Users Posts: 3,979 ✭✭✭Vurnon San Benito


    The Thesis theme is one of the best, if not the best theme for a WordPress 'blog that you'll even come across.
    It's a lovely simple design, very SEO friendly and has the customization options that put it head and neck above other themes like it.

    If you're looking for fancy looks templates for WordPress, then Thesis is not your answer ;)


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    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    But you can get 'Skins for the thesis theme - so you get the best of both worlds..
    http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=theses+theme+skins#hl=en&safe=off&q=free+thesis+theme+skins&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=e97122490c726322


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    Vurnon San Benito
    Registered Users Posts: 3,979 ✭✭✭Vurnon San Benito


    Zascar wrote: »
    But you can get 'Skins for the thesis theme - so you get the best of both worlds..
    http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=theses+theme+skins#hl=en&safe=off&q=free+thesis+theme+skins&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=e97122490c726322

    Yeah, I suppose :pac:

    But I think whole point of Thesis is simplicity whilst doing all the important thing a 'blog should under the bonnet. :)


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    #5
    site designer
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭site designer


    I dont get it, its just an extremely bland theme for wordpress, except its 90 quid!

    there's plenty of good looking free ones out there.


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    #6
    Zascar
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 12,778 Mod ✭✭✭✭Zascar


    It's not about the look its about the quality of the underlying code etc, the extra back end features and how customisable it is. Check out the skins for it, not always bland


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    site designer
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭site designer


    Zascar wrote: »
    It's not about the look its about the quality of the underlying code etc, the extra back end features and how customisable it is. Check out the skins for it, not always bland

    The quality of the underlying code! come on your taking the piss, google how to create a wordpress theme, even if you dont understand it, you will see theres really not that much to it - you dont need to change the the core backend code of it at all.

    All I can see it has extra is an admin interface to change elements of the design, and if your going to be using different skins for it, whats the point?

    This is just something marketed cleverly to charge for something that was once free. dont buy into it.


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