Comments on: Why I Design and Develop on the Thesis Theme Framework

By: Percival J. Meris

Percival J. Meris — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:38:14 +0000

In reply to Tim.

The four empowering components of Thesis that I use to produce a theme to my liking with much ease are: Site Options, Design Options, Thesis Openhook, and Header Image.

I use Design Options, when I don’t want to tamper with the Custom File Editor. I use the latter when the former becomes insufficient for my requirements.

I used other theme builder before, but none can compare with Thesis in its ability to empower an html/css non-techie in tweaking his web/blogsite.

By: Carmen

Carmen — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:49:48 +0000

I use thesis for my site and am generally happy with it. Especially with the help I get in the forums. Thanks for your encouragement. Programming and code are not my friends! But as long as I’ve got support connections, I’m good to go.

By: Paul Fitz

Paul Fitz — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:39:26 +0000

I looked at several themes and narrowed down to just 2 including Thesis. I chose Thesis and the more I get to use it the more I like it. As you mentioned the Forum is a great source and people there have helped me on numerous occasions. Thank you to all the forum members who help others.

By: Barbara | VinoLuciStyle

Barbara | VinoLuciStyle — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:22:57 +0000

I initially bought Thesis to build a food blog. My web dev company had been implementing sites for years using our own branded product but this was my first foray into blogging and I’m glad I started with this product. Since my experience with Thesis has grown, I no longer bother with something I have to fund updates for and I now use WordPress/Thesis exclusively for both blogs and ‘regular’ websites.

The best use for me is the ability to implement two years of custom coding for a new site with the uploading of the custom functions and css files. That allows me to offer superior results while keeping my costs low which is important. I have found a niche and that niche doesn’t often have the resources of a lot of the businesses I work with locally so that has been a huge value to both myself and my clients.

By: Stijn

Stijn — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:01:05 +0000

Just a nuance. You write: “2) Thesis can be modified by any Thesis-capable designer.” Isn’t that kinda obvious? Like stating French is really easy for those who already speak French. Compared to other frameworks, the learning curve of Thesis might be bit more steep. Not that I’m complaining here.

By: Justyna Bizdra

Justyna Bizdra — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:52:16 +0000

I love Thesis 🙂
Purchasing the developer’s license was one of the best things I’ve done in relation to building and customizing websites.

Thesis gives so much flexibility and ease in building each type of website. What’s more important the support in the DIY Forums is simply awesome.

Thanks Rachel for great summary of how lucky we are to be working with Thesis:)

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:05:46 +0000

Good post Rachael. If I’m building a site for a client, and it’s on WordPress, I use Thesis exclusively. There was a time when I’d use another theme and/or framework because the client requested it, but today it feels as if I’m doing my clients a disservice by not recommending Thesis. There is the very rare exception when the client specifically requests something different because of a very specific need, but the reality is that Thesis is so powerful in many different ways and the perfect foundation on which to build a house.

By: Rachael Acklin

Rachael Acklin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:42:54 +0000

In reply to Alex. Right on, Alex. I've been watching you too and am so impressed with your design skills.

By: Rachael Acklin

Rachael Acklin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:42:25 +0000

In reply to Dennis O’Brien.

So true – Firebug is an incredibly great resource for me. Cuts out all the guesswork!

I’m really glad to have inspired you. Keep up the great work!

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:34:13 +0000

Thesis is without a doubt the smartest way to code…I design only on Thesis as well and it has taught me a million and one things about WordPress, HTML/CSS, PHP…just can’t even put it into words how amazing has been to me over the years, hah.