Wordpress Themes demystified
August 2nd, 2009
A theme framework is a theme that is designed to be a flexible foundation that can serve as a parent theme for building child themes. The use of WordPress theme frameworks may ease theme development by reducing the volume of work which may be needed in creating a backbone for your theme (usually by using PHP and WordPress Template Tags).
Theme frameworks also make theme development more accessible, removing the need for programming knowledge.
Available Frameworks
- Sandbox (Scott’s page)
- Thematic (Ian’s page)
- WP Framework (Official page)
- Hybrid (Official page)
- Carrington (Official page)
- The Buffet Framework (Official page)
- WP Basis (Official page)
Recommended reading
- Ticket #7086: Look for Template Files in Stylesheet Directory First
- How I used a WordPress Child Theme To Redesign My Blog The Smart Way
- Why I created a WordPress theme framework by Justin Tadlock
- Frameworks, Child Themes, Filters, and Hooks? by Dan Philibin
- Parent/Child Themes in WordPress: The Future of WordPress Themes
- Theme Inheritance by Benedict Eastaugh
- How to make a “child theme” for WordPress. A pictorial introduction for beginners
