February 27, 201115 yr Can anyone suggest a good free wordpress theme to use as a framework for a portfolio site, not a blog? As striped as possible but has all the bare bones. Thank you
February 27, 201115 yr I would say the twentyten theme is pretty stripped. Just make a copy of it and start playing away editing parts, I think thats the best way of learning.
February 27, 201115 yr Elliot Jay Stocks' Starkers theme is pretty good. It's a complete skeleton theme stripped of all styling.
February 27, 201115 yr Author Thanks, I'm giving Starkers ago. Do you just delete the blog related stuff or leave it in just incase you ever need it? I like your site Mark!
February 28, 201115 yr I used starkers for my current portfolio. I would say that perhaps it was a bit too stripped down for my needs, but it is perfect if that is what you are after.
March 21, 201115 yr Can anyone suggest a good free wordpress theme to use as a framework for a portfolio site, not a blog? As striped as possible but has all the bare bones. Thank you Starkers is Twenty Ten stripped. Or you could try Justin Tadlock's Hybrid Core.
March 21, 201115 yr I've been using Starkers, but I'm starting to find that I'm stripping out and adding in a couple of things to suit my needs each time, so I may end up creating my own basic framework. That said, I think Starkers is the best bet to get going with, it leaves just enough stuff to be usable while forcing you to learn how to add in the stuff you really need. For a portfolio site you will want to learn how Custom Post Types and possibly Custom Taxonomies work in 3.0/3.1. Should be very straightforward if you have a little PHP knowledge.
March 21, 201115 yr Starkers is Great! Give it a try. ____________________________________________________________________________ Web Design Resources
March 23, 201115 yr all these themes are OVER USED! Pray tell how a theme framework can be overused? I mean it's not like the end user ever gets to see them (i hope). BTW the <body> tag is sooooo over used to! Anyway, another vote for starkers here Edited March 23, 201115 yr by MikeChipshop
Create an account or sign in to comment