The Dynamik Website Builder has just been promoted to my number #1 WordPress theme framework – right next to Genesis. Dynamik allows you to create custom page layouts and add custom styling to these layouts without the need to code. But of course, when you have read The Dynamik Website Builder for Genesis – A […]
WordPress theme frameworks
A WordPress theme framework is installed as a traditional WordPress themes, cam be used as a theme, but also allows you to create a theme design yourself.
What is the Best WordPress Theme Framework for You?
The first quarter of this year, I became in interested in WordPress theme frameworks. The biggest advantage of a framework is that it provides a tool to build a WordPress site from scratch, without much coding – or no coding at all. In order to get a grip on this topic, I started with some […]
Catalyst with Dynamik versus the Dynamik Website Builder for Genesis – What is the Best Option?
You will probably agree with me that the guys over at Catalyst are a bunch of productive super-geeks. Last week they released the Genesis Extender, a plugin that makes it really easy to customize any Genesis child theme. And last summer, they brought Dynamik, a highly customizable child theme of their flagship the Catalyst Framework, […]
iThemes Builder Has Become Responsive With Version 4.0
Last week Thursday, iThemes released version 4.0 of its Builder Framework. Builder 4.0 is a major update of the framework since it delivers responsive support to Builder Core as well as to its child themes. When the post iThemes Builder WordPress Theme Framework – A First Look was published about two weeks back, the developers […]
The Thesis 2.0 Framework for WordPress – A First Look
Early August, I posted a review on the Thesis Theme. The version examined at the time was 1.8.5. Just to recall, my final thoughts at the time were: 1) impressed; 2) also a little anxious for Thesis 2.0, since the documentation implies that users of Thesis 2.0 will have to work with PHP classes. October […]
iThemes Builder WordPress Theme Framework – A First Look
Builder is a WordPress Theme Framework by iThemes – a one-stop shop for WordPress themes, plugins and training according to the tagline of the website. The first version of Builder was released in December 2009. The current version is 3.5.3. iThemes Builder installs like a regular WordPress theme. After installation it is recommended that you […]
PageLines Drag & Drop Framework For WordPress – A First Look
PageLines is a responsive WordPress Framework featuring drag-and-drop design options. PageLines 2.0 was released December 2011, as a successor to PlatformPro 1.x. This review is based on version 2.2.5 of the PageLines Framework. The files of PageLines reside in the themes directory just like any other WordPress theme. Upon activation, you can use PageLines right […]
The Dynamik Website Builder for Genesis – A First Look
In the series of WordPress Frameworks, we continue with the Dynamik Website Builder for Genesis Review. The Dynamik Website Builder – also dubbed DWB and Dynamik – is a creation of Eric Hamm. Yes, that is right, the same guy who also created the Catalyst Framework. Technically, the Dynamik Website Builder is a Genesis child […]
The Genesis Framework by StudioPress – A First Look
The Genesis Framework by StudioPress is a WordPress theme framework offering a solid foundation for the development of child themes. With the Genesis Framework you can create your own child themes from scratch or use an existing Genesis child theme to leapfrog your project. StudioPress offers currently 46 child themes for its Genesis Framework. This […]
The Catalyst WordPress Theme Framework – A First Look
On our quest for a WordPress framework, we will be reviewing the Catalyst WordPress Theme Framework in this post. Catalyst has been created by Eric Hamm, as a successor to the Frugal Theme. The initial release of Catalyst goes back to 2010. The Catalyst Framework comes bundled with the Dynamik child theme. This review has […]