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4 Basic Criteria for Evaluating a WordPress Theme Framework

Note (last updated: 2020-05-27): The basic concepts in this post are still valid in 2020. But please note that I’m no longer recommending Headway, WooThemes Canvas or iThemes Builder that were mentionned in this article as valid theme solutions to use in new WordPress projects. All 3 themes are basically abandoned now (Canvas officially, the …

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The State of my 2013 WordPress Toolset – Themes

When I wrote the 2012 version of this post last year, I did not expect it to become the most commented post on this blog ever. It made me realize that there is a real hunger for information about premium WordPress themes and frameworks out there, a need for opinions from people working with some …

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Coming Up On pixelyzed.com In 2011

Note (2019-10-13): I’m leaving this article up for “historical” purposes but, please note that I no longer recommend Headway. I actually strongly recommend against it now for many reasons the first being that it’s clearly abandoned now. I’ve also had far too many problems with it in the past after I published this post and …

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Is Using WordPress Themes Frameworks Cheating at Web Design?

I read a very interesting article over the weekend titled “Are WordPress Themes Cheating in Web Design?” by James Dalman. That article itself was inspired by an older one titled “Confessions of a Template Whore” by Sabrina Dent which is equally interesting. The point of this post is not to rehash the same ideas as …

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My Journey to WordPress – New Design Up!

As I already explained previously, on April 5th (2010), I migrated pixelyzed.com from another blogging platform to WordPress. Last night I changed from the free theme I’d been using to my own new design which I integrated into WordPress using the Thesis theme (more about Thesis below). As you can see, the new design is …

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