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siliconrockstar
siliconrockstar

Reputation: 3664

WordPress Thematic framework - worth using?

I've been examining the Thematic Theme Framework for WordPress (http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/thematic). I just got a job at a shop that does a fair amount of WP hacks and I'm examining Thematic for use as part of our 'standard procedures'. I have themed WP a few times, just by copying twentyten or twentyeleven and then modifying it, but I'm at a point where I need to get deeper into WP to start overriding and really extending it (my PHP skills are decent). My question is: in your opinion, is Thematic worth using? My concerns are:

I'm just having trouble seeing the advantages to using Thematic - what does it offer that WordPress doesn't do already? I'm looking for a justification for learning development with Thematic instead of just learning WordPress development directly.

All your rants are appreciated :)

Upvotes: 1

Views: 389

Answers (2)

weaveoftheride
weaveoftheride

Reputation: 4395

I used Thematic for numerous sites. I really enjoy using it. I find that once you get used to it, it is a rapid system to develop with. However, I don't know how well it scales. The community and support are great though. One thing it lacks is built in responsive-ness for mobile devices into the default thematic package, but it is something they are working on. I built www.openproduct.cc and www.thatemilychappell.com with it. Simple examples but at least some examples!

Upvotes: 0

sethasaurus
sethasaurus

Reputation: 142

I developed http://reesenews.org/ on WordPress. We thought about using Thematic but all of the functionality I need was already built into WordPress. Really, the answer to your question is, which site do you want to be looking at more? The WordPress codex or the Thematic website?

I found that I'd rather be learning WordPress functions and using the WordPress product itself rather than adding another layer of complexity with a theme framework. If your PHP skills are decent you will probably feel the same way that I did.

Once you feel comfortable as a theme developer you won't regret learning the WordPress codex.

Upvotes: 1

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