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Wordpress - Any WYSIWYG theme editor???

Question posted by: Neil Jones (Guest) on June 27th, 2008 07:16 PM
Hello,

I would like to create my own theme(s) for a couple of my own blog
sites. I am hoping a few better themes could bring lot more readers.
So far, I have stayed with the default wordpress theme (blue title).

There are a lot of web sites I have seen that have very attractive
themes. I am not a programmer and do not like to edit the php files or
css files etc. My preference is to visually create the theme
(font,images,background colors etc) and upload to my blog site. Are
there any WYSIWYG Wordpress theme editors?

Any help you provide is appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

NJ
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Re: Wordpress - Any WYSIWYG theme editor???
Neil Jones schreef:
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Hello,
>
I would like to create my own theme(s) for a couple of my own blog
sites. I am hoping a few better themes could bring lot more readers. So
far, I have stayed with the default wordpress theme (blue title).
>
There are a lot of web sites I have seen that have very attractive
themes. I am not a programmer and do not like to edit the php files or
css files etc. My preference is to visually create the theme
(font,images,background colors etc) and upload to my blog site. Are
there any WYSIWYG Wordpress theme editors?
>
Any help you provide is appreciated.
>
Thank you in advance.
>
NJ


I doubt it. However you can design a page in e.g. dreamweaver and copy
bits like the sidebar code and posting code into it. But you have to
split it up again afterwards. Php is not very suitable to do in Wysiwyg
mode.
And I suggest you choose a theme that you like somewhat from the
wordpress theme gallery to get started with. You can always try to
adjust it then. Anything is better than that blue default theme ;-)

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Re: Wordpress - Any WYSIWYG theme editor???
Roderik schreef:
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Originally Posted by
Neil Jones schreef:
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Originally Posted by
>Hello,
>>
>I would like to create my own theme(s) for a couple of my own blog
>sites. I am hoping a few better themes could bring lot more readers.
>So far, I have stayed with the default wordpress theme (blue title).
>>
>There are a lot of web sites I have seen that have very attractive
>themes. I am not a programmer and do not like to edit the php files
>or css files etc. My preference is to visually create the theme
>(font,images,background colors etc) and upload to my blog site. Are
>there any WYSIWYG Wordpress theme editors?
>>
>Any help you provide is appreciated.
>>
>Thank you in advance.
>>
>NJ

>
I doubt it. However you can design a page in e.g. dreamweaver and copy
bits like the sidebar code and posting code into it. But you have to
split it up again afterwards. Php is not very suitable to do in Wysiwyg
mode.
And I suggest you choose a theme that you like somewhat from the
wordpress theme gallery to get started with. You can always try to
adjust it then. Anything is better than that blue default theme ;-)


http://www.yvoschaap.com/wpthemegen/
I think that comes nearest to Wordpress theme WYSIWYG.

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Re: Wordpress - Any WYSIWYG theme editor???
Roderik wrote:
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Roderik schreef:
Quote:
Originally Posted by
>Neil Jones schreef:
Quote:
Originally Posted by
>>Hello,
>>>
>>I would like to create my own theme(s) for a couple of my own blog
>>sites. I am hoping a few better themes could bring lot more readers.
>>So far, I have stayed with the default wordpress theme (blue title).
>>>
>>There are a lot of web sites I have seen that have very attractive
>>themes. I am not a programmer and do not like to edit the php files
>>or css files etc. My preference is to visually create the theme
>>(font,images,background colors etc) and upload to my blog site. Are
>>there any WYSIWYG Wordpress theme editors?
>>>
>>Any help you provide is appreciated.
>>>
>>Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>NJ

>>
>I doubt it. However you can design a page in e.g. dreamweaver and copy
>bits like the sidebar code and posting code into it. But you have to
>split it up again afterwards. Php is not very suitable to do in
>Wysiwyg mode.
>And I suggest you choose a theme that you like somewhat from the
>wordpress theme gallery to get started with. You can always try to
>adjust it then. Anything is better than that blue default theme ;-)

>
http://www.yvoschaap.com/wpthemegen/
I think that comes nearest to Wordpress theme WYSIWYG.
>


Thank you for the info and the link.

I will check them out.

NJ
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June 27th, 2008
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Re: Wordpress - Any WYSIWYG theme editor???
There is actually, I wrote one earlier this month. Its called
ThemeDreamer and its an extension to Dreamweaver. It will allow you to
use Dreamweaver's Design View mode to click and drag html blocks of
that make up a wordpress theme visually. You can also manipulate CSS
styles, navigate code in Code View, link right into context sensitive
online documentation, etc. etc. If your using Dreamweaver with
WordPress and you're not using this extension, your only getting half
the picture! Unlock Dw's potential! Its the only WYISWYG editor for
WordPress theme files. Check out before/after pics here:

http://www.themedreamer.com/demos
 
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