Comments on: Premium WordPress Theme Showdown and Discussion

By: philip

philip — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:47:49 +0000

i'm with you 100% about quick and easy templates for non-profits, charitable causes, or cheapie clients. but for my personal sites, i always like to be at least a little different. speaking of which, i'm super sick of my current site, it needs a makeover somethin' fierce.

By: bdusablon

bdusablon — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:05:04 +0000

Philip – I agree with you for most things, but to be able to quickly apply a premium theme and customize just a few things might be worthwhile in some instances. For instance, I will use the Revolution themes for non-profits and churches that I develop for, because they don't require a ton of customization and can be implemented quickly at a low cost.

However, one issue you run into is that several people might have VERY similar designs if they rely too much on a base theme. There is much to debate on the topic.

By: philip

philip — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:58:46 +0000

as much as i like those themes, i'm also kind of a roll-your-own guy and usually prefer to build my own themes incorporating elements from other themes that i like. that's part of the fun of wordpress!