Need to setup a blog for the first time. Any real differences for a basic blog between Thesis and Genesis frameworks? On the surface it looks like Thesis might be better/easier to work with for simple sites (like what I'll be doing) and Genesis might be better for more complex sites. I'm sure either will work just fine for what I need, just curious what everyone thinks. The reviews I came across all seem so biased...
Thesis vs. Genesis?
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Not sure about Genesis, but I recently worked with editing thesis and it was the biggest pain in my ass I've ever dealt with, haha. Just make sure you stick with the built in thesis theme editor and don't go tampering with actual files for design modifications.
Thesis can be a pain until you're familiar with the hooks. If you decide to work with it, save yourself a shitload of headaches by grabbing Thesis OpenHook and referencing the Hooks reference guide.
Thesis is nice, but I've been using the Catalyst theme a lot more lately. Really like it, and it's a bit easier for me to bend to my will than Thesis.
I prefer Thesis over genesis, but both fail in comparison to headway. Seriously get headway theme soooooo much better.
I did a review of Thesis vs. Genesis head to head. I always tell people to go with Genesis for the pre-built designs, Thesis for minimalism (unless you can do your own designing).
Thesis vs Genesis – Comparing Premium WordPress Themes
I've only done a little with Headway. I know someone who bought it because it is supposedly easier for first time WordPress users, but she was having a very difficult time even getting basic things done with it.
Thesis vs Genesis – Comparing Premium WordPress Themes
I've only done a little with Headway. I know someone who bought it because it is supposedly easier for first time WordPress users, but she was having a very difficult time even getting basic things done with it.
My OPINION is that you should take a little bit of time out of your day and read a few chapters from a wordpress site building book, and if you cant get your hands on one there is a lot of free content online.
I use to ask people to help me tweak wordpress sites to the way that I want them because I didn't know how to add two simple words to a specific area.
Now it's easy shit.
Oh, and i started out using the thesis theme.
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I use to ask people to help me tweak wordpress sites to the way that I want them because I didn't know how to add two simple words to a specific area.
Now it's easy shit.
Oh, and i started out using the thesis theme.
Pce
I tried to PM it first. Apparently I don't have the rights to do that yet.
I didn't do it for SEO value - I did it to answer the OP's question, so a redirect doesn't matter to me.
Nothing like the native Twenty Eleven theme. It's light, fast and simple. Easy to edit in the back-end too. I feel like most themes today are overcomplicating things, adding a ton of options that we don't give a shit about. If I need anything custom I'll modify it in the back-end myself.
I couldn't agree more with this statement. I made some very easy changes to twenty eleven and now it's the theme I use for a lot of sites. It's insanely fast to edit and it looks good enough
Best response by a 1 post member I have ever seen. Also the most detailed answer I have seen to a question in some time.
Welcome KristiH. Pay no attention to the trolls.
Genesis
- Solid code that is very well supported.
- Lots of great themes that are very adjustable.
- Large community of people that are building cool things to work within the framework.
- When I used thesis, I spent too much time screwing with the theme. Time needed elsewhere in the project.
If you want the full story, see the blog post by KristiH above. I agree with most everything in it.
- Solid code that is very well supported.
- Lots of great themes that are very adjustable.
- Large community of people that are building cool things to work within the framework.
- When I used thesis, I spent too much time screwing with the theme. Time needed elsewhere in the project.
If you want the full story, see the blog post by KristiH above. I agree with most everything in it.