I'm going to start getting some serious hands-on experience with Wordpress soon, and I was just wondering what default theme do you guys start with to build into your own theme?

 

Do you just stick with the stock theme, twentyten (or something I believe it is?) or is there another theme you prefer to start off with?

 

I understand what theme you choose may well depend on what the site you are trying to create will eventually look like, but is there a particular theme you would recommend that you generally find to be a great starting point?

 

I was researching this on the internet and came across one called 'thematic' which labels itself as a Wordpress 'theme framework', then started going round in circles google'ing different themes so thought I'd ask here for some advice

 

Thanks in advance for any input!!

 

 

Kyle

I code my own, I have a basic template I use then just add the styling and other bits to that.

 

Google for "starkers wordpress theme", it's a wordpress theme with basic styling, so allows you to build a theme without knowing a lot of wordpress code.

 

It's beneficial to know wp code though as at some point you will be asked to do some advanced techniques with wordpress.

 

Thistutorial will help you build a wordpress theme from scratch but be aware it's only built for wordpress 2

I generally don't start of using a template and then go from there. I generally just study the code of how others have made certain things happen on their templates and gather ideas from them to include into my theme. If you want to create a general blog style layout a basic framework you can study is the default theme the new wordpress comes with (I think it's Twenty Ten).

I use Starkers most of the time, but have developed it into my own blank theme to suit my needs. I would recommend this siteand they're book also as it's packed full of the best tips and tricks for wordpress and I dip into it on a weekly basis.

or you could cheat.. Find one closest to your desired layout and change that...

that's often a good way to get going...

I ended up going with the Starkers theme. Didn't take too long to start getting my theme underway. Thanks for the advice, guys.

 

 

Kyle

Edited January 12, 201115 yr by KCooper