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15 things we want in a WordPress theme

About 5 years ago my family rented a new apartment. We were so excited because it was light-filled and spacious, and everything seemed pretty perfect about it. We signed the contract, got the keys, and went to the apartment directly. We had big grins on our face – until we walked through the front door and saw what was wrong ...

5 tips on importing WordPress demo content into a WordPress theme

Installing a new WordPress theme can be exciting, until you realize that your canvas is blank and looks nothing like the live theme demo. This is where importing the theme’s sample content can help guide you in creating similar stunning layouts. But after importing the WordPress demo content, here are some tips for working with the templates and data, and ...

Bateaux WordPress Theme Review

Recently on the search again for a new theme, I stumbled upon the Bateaux WordPress theme, billing itself as the “Only theme you’ll ever need.” I was intrigued. Bateaux theme is a creative multipurpose WordPress theme that pays special attention to design, created by twisttheme. The pixel-perfect layouts are a dream for creative types, and also for anyone who loves beautiful design. ...

WordPress team member plugin picks

A few years back, when content types first came out, team member functionality became a common feature in themes. Lately, however, the best practice is not to tie content or functionality to a theme [for example, see this article on where to place analytics code ]. Now I can’t find the team member content type as part of a theme feature set. ...

WordPress theme reviews rating criteria

The reviews we do on WordPress themes are based on the following criteria. Ease of Setup how easy is the initial setup and configuration is it a steep learning curve does it provide demo content to be imported Ease of Customizations can most most of the site be configured through theme or page builder options does it have a good ...