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WordPress Wizards Week: Day 2

After the astounding success of the Why WordPress series which ran last year, this week I’ll be asking five WordPress Wizards about what’s next for themes, WordPress and frameworks in what is a slightly more focused discussion than last time! The series continues today with Nathan Rice, developer at StudioPress and largely responsible for the recent release of Genesis.

[the-series]

Recently commercial ‘frameworks’ have been increasing in number. Is the way forward a single all powerful theme that has pretty child themes?

I think so, yes. To me, this is the way WordPress themes have been moving for the last couple of years. There’s simply no way to accomplish the things that theme frameworks + child themes can accomplish with a traditional theme.

Often there will be a single feature that over a couple of months everyone adopts; what do you think it’ll be this year?

I think everyone will explore the idea of a central framework. Some won’t have the stomach for it … it’s not an easy thing to take on. I think many people are looking to StudioPress and Genesis to see what happens there with the Child Theme Marketplace. If it does well (and it has so far), then I think you’ll see more people explore the concept in their own companies.

“I think everyone will explore the idea of a central framework.”

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Alex Denning
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kirkoconnor
March 2, 2010 2:23 pm

It took me a bit of time to get used to what Studiopress and Nathan were trying to achieve with Genesis and I remember reading the bit that said we would all “get it” with regards to the architecture and the hooks etc.

I am pleased to say that I now “get it” and each child theme / site development is getting quicker and easier.

I just can’t imagine going back to my other suppliers now.

Studiopress have raised the bar…..

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