For our 150th episode, we discuss a busy week in WordPress news and our main topic, the best starter themes and theme frameworks for WordPress development.
Our panel this week:
Carrie Forde https://carrieforde.com/
Kim Shivler https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/
Sallie Goetsch https://www.wpfangirl.com/
Jonathan Denwood https://www.wp-tonic.com/
John Locke Lockedown SEO
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Episode 150 Table of Contents
0:00 Podcast Intros
2:06 WordPress News Story #1: State of the Word 2016: Mullenweg Pushes Calypso as Future of WordPress’ Interface, Proposes Major Changes to Release Cycle
11:21 WordPress News Story #2: Pantheon’s $100K WordCamp US Sponsorship Revoked the Night Before the Event
https://wptavern.com/pantheons-100k-wordcamp-us-sponsorship-revoked-the-night-before-the-event
25:53 WordPress News Story #3: GoDaddy Acquires WP Curve: What This Means For Customers Of The WordPress Services Provider
38:45 What are the pros and cons of developing with a theme framework?
46:39 What are the learning curves of working with a theme framework?
52:32 Some of the other theme frameworks that aren't named Genesis.
1:03:58 Why do many agencies lean so heavily on ThemeForest themes instead of building custom themes using a theme framework? What are the considerations that go into this business model?
1:09:38 How long does it actually take to develop a basic theme framework?
1:11:39 More theme frameworks we've seen people using for building WordPress themes.
1:13:18 The trouble with "Swiss army knife" themes.
1:17:33 A quick discussion about ecommerce sites.
1:23:20 Thanks to the rest of the panel members not here today.
1:24:40 Podcast outros.
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Links mentioned during the show:
Siteground: PHP 7 available on all servers
https://www.siteground.com/blog/php7-available-on-all-siteground-servers/
CNN: Google will soon call out websites for not being secure
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/08/technology/google-chrome-flag-non-secure-sites/
The Value of Sponsoring a WordCamp from a Business’ Perspective
https://wptavern.com/the-value-of-sponsoring-a-wordcamp-from-a-business-perspective
WP Curve joins GoDaddy
https://wpcurve.com/wp-curve-joins-godaddy/
What is a WordPress theme anyway? — Draft podcast
For our 150th episode, we discuss a busy week in WordPress news and our main topic, the best starter themes and theme frameworks for WordPress development.
Our panel this week:
Carrie Forde https://carrieforde.com/
Kim Shivler https://whiteglovewebtraining.com/
Sallie Goetsch https://www.wpfangirl.com/
Jonathan Denwood https://www.wp-tonic.com/
John Locke Lockedown SEO
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Episode 150 Table of Contents
0:00 Podcast Intros
2:06 WordPress News Story #1: State of the Word 2016: Mullenweg Pushes Calypso as Future of WordPress’ Interface, Proposes Major Changes to Release Cycle
11:21 WordPress News Story #2: Pantheon’s $100K WordCamp US Sponsorship Revoked the Night Before the Event
https://wptavern.com/pantheons-100k-wordcamp-us-sponsorship-revoked-the-night-before-the-event
25:53 WordPress News Story #3: GoDaddy Acquires WP Curve: What This Means For Customers Of The WordPress Services Provider
38:45 What are the pros and cons of developing with a theme framework?
46:39 What are the learning curves of working with a theme framework?
52:32 Some of the other theme frameworks that aren't named Genesis.
1:03:58 Why do many agencies lean so heavily on ThemeForest themes instead of building custom themes using a theme framework? What are the considerations that go into this business model?
1:09:38 How long does it actually take to develop a basic theme framework?
1:11:39 More theme frameworks we've seen people using for building WordPress themes.
1:13:18 The trouble with "Swiss army knife" themes.
1:17:33 A quick discussion about ecommerce sites.
1:23:20 Thanks to the rest of the panel members not here today.
1:24:40 Podcast outros.
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Links mentioned during the show:
Siteground: PHP 7 available on all servers
https://www.siteground.com/blog/php7-available-on-all-siteground-servers/
CNN: Google will soon call out websites for not being secure
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/08/technology/google-chrome-flag-non-secure-sites/
The Value of Sponsoring a WordCamp from a Business’ Perspective
https://wptavern.com/the-value-of-sponsoring-a-wordcamp-from-a-business-perspective
WP Curve joins GoDaddy
https://wpcurve.com/wp-curve-joins-godaddy/
What is a WordPress theme anyway? — Draft podcast
https://poststatus.com/wordpress-theme-anyway-draft-podcast/
Underscores - A Starter theme for WordPress
Alcatraz - A framework for creating awesome, flexible WordPress themes
https://github.com/carrieforde/Alcatraz
Genesis Framework by StudioPress
http://my.studiopress.com/themes/genesis/
Divi by Elegant Themes
https://www.elegantthemes.com/gallery/divi/
Hybrid Core: A WordPress Theme Framework
http://themehybrid.com/hybrid-core
DIYthemes - Thesis
Visual Composer
Cherry Framework
https://www.templatemonster.com/properties/features/cherry-framework/
Carrie Forde's talk on Atomic Design - WordCamp Sacramento 2016
https://2016.sacramento.wordcamp.org/speaker/carrie-forde/
Bootstrap
Foundation by Zurb
Roots.io (Sage starter theme)
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https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast/150-frameworks-starter-themes-for-wordpress/
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