On the use of WordPress themes

June 10, 2008 · Filed Under Web development · Comment 
From: Shawn Gay

A recent newsvine post suggests that many WordPress themes are overused to the point of making them annoying or even intellectually worthless. While I can see the point to a certain degree, a part of me wants to believe that content is still the measure of an excellent blog site. I have to admit, however, that the truth is really in the the union of good content and good style. For better or for worse, the prevalence of some themes, especially the defaults shipped with WordPress, doesn’t allow for much stimulation of that part of the brain that is always looking for something new. So, I encourage everyone out there using a common WordPress theme to take a couple of hours to learn some basic css and tweak your theme a little bit. You’ll find the effort will pay big dividends to your readers and your own sense of individuality. For those of you looking for a great book, check out Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML, published by O’Reilly. You can actually learn css and enjoy the process!

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