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Should I buy a WordPress Theme or Make my site from raw?
I am an IT student. I have intermediary skills in web development and I have been an anti-CMS for the lack of uniqueness.
- patrics123 10y agowhat is your goal? a) just improve coding skills >> code from scratch b) have a website up and running >> use a wp theme personal note: I dont really get "lack of uniqueness" - in terms of features or just visual appearance?
- thesureshg 10y agoOr you can start building with the framework like studiopress.
- dragonbonheur 10y agoMake your own unique Wordpress theme.
- techjuice 10y agoAs a student it is always great to learn new things, I recommend developing a theme from scratch and buying a professional WordPress theme. In doing so, you can see the difference in the amount of work that goes into building a professional theme vs the built-in themes. This will also allow you to possibly learn from it to increase your web development skills when you start building themes from scratch or eventually build your own professional themes and sell them. You will know the quality level you need to be able to reach in order to build sites that are at the professional grade level vs amateur and possibly make a nice income from doing so if you choose too.
- pryelluw 10y agoContent > layout. However, write your own and blog about the process as you code it. Best of both worlds.
- cdransf 10y agoI'd build something new for the sake of learning more during the process. I'd also suggest expanding your horizons beyond WordPress to other CMS' and static site generators.
- LarryMade2 10y agoWell I guess one of you personal challenges is to see if you can make a more unique Wordpress template. Though I think making your own site from raw also give you learning opportunities.
- edimaudo 10y agoMake a website from scratch and then turn it into a wordpress theme.