Choosing a WordPress Theme
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Picking the Right WordPress Theme
Mario Peshev @no_fear_inc
WordPress Engineer DevWP.eu
About Me
• WordPress Engineer and Consultant
• DevirX CTO
• @no_fear_inc
• Trainer and consultant
• WPBGUG organizer
• Java/PHP/Python background
WordPress Themes
• Presentation layer of a WordPress site
• Compatible with most plugin
• Support the WordPress template engine
• Some general options
Free and Premium
Benefits of Premium Themes
A higher quality is expected
Great look-and-feel
Highly customizable
• Various extra templates and options
Dedicated support
Piracy
“I’ll just try this out from some warez website to see if it’s fine and then buy it…”
Why is piracy bad?
Violating terms of use
Relying on a shady source
Inviting malware over
Theme Vendors
Theme Directories
Companies and Freelancers building
themes
Theme Markets
Theme Directories
Companies
Theme Markets
Plugins
Tools and Tips
WP_DEBUG
“Always test with WP_DEBUG on”
define('WP_DEBUG', true);
Summary
Don’t test premium themes from warez sites
Only use trustful sources
Theme = Design + Code (Standards) + Compatibility