All WordPress Themes Are Not Equal!

There are thousands of WordPressthemes out there ready for the taking, but sadly under the nice designs are headache causing problems. So far all of the WordPresthemes I have been working with have had some major code issues that impede progress and functionality. What I have concluded thus far is that many theme builders sacrifice quality for look. They are more concerned with how the graphics look and how the theme looks in general, but when they create the code for it they make fatal mistakes.

Things to watch out for:

Floating Elements – Adding floats to elements in your code may cause problems for users who want the layout a little different. It is sometimes better to leave them out and adjust text and images within WordPress’ page editor.

Layering – Be careful when you layer and nest elements. Try and simplify if possible and make sure it is neat and clean so that it is easy to read. If there is a problem with the code you want to be able to easily find it.

Image Buttons – Consider when you make your buttons an image how user friendly it is. If you want to offer your theme to people, do you want them to be able to change and customize the theme? If you want your theme to be geared to a certain genre and want the name and number of pages set, then warn your possible users. Navigation buttons that are part of a whole image can be a pain.

Margins and Padding – Please consider these in your content. Many people do not properly add margins to images and text.

These are only a few things that you should be aware of when creating a theme. The most important thing is to have your users in mind when creating this. You want them to be able to easily use your theme. That means you need to clean up your code. Below are a few resources to help you figure out how you can do that.

Useful Resources:

• WordPress Official Site
• Themeshaper
• iThemes