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The one thing great about WordPress is the massive number of themes available (and plugins, if you're not a programmer). I wish very much that there were 10% a

The one thing great about WordPress is the massive number of themes available (and plugins, if you're not a programmer). I wish very much that there were 10% as many attractive themes available for static sites. Yes, you can port them, but it's a pain. And yes, you can design them, but it takes more time and most programmers don't have the design chops to pull it off.

pluc 6y ago
That one great thing is arguably also the one horrible thing. The entry bar for plugins and themes is, well, non-existent which results in a lot of sub-par code that makes it onto sites of unsuspecting users. Configurability, while also usually a great thing, is taken to such a level with WordPress that you're often better off designing something catered specifically to your needs instead of loading half a dozen customizable themes/plugins/libraries
qwerty456127 6y ago
the massive number of themes available (and plugins, if you're not a programmer) and ease of starting with an almost-free "unlimited" shared hosting. These are the only 2 good things about WordPress. > I wish very much that there were 10% as many attractive themes available for static sites. Yes, you can port them, but it's a pain. That's what I always did whenever I needed a website design.
modernerd 6y ago
Do you think there’s a market for high quality paid themes for static site generators like Hugo?
- kilroy123 6y ago
  I think there's a small market. I've gone looking for high quality hugo themes before. I was willing to pay for one.
  - monoideism 6y ago
    I agree. There's a small market. But currently, even though there's probably a dozen or two paid Jekyll or Hugo themes, only a couple are actually attractive, well-designed theme.
XCSme 6y ago
> themes available for static sites By this do you mean plain HTML/CSS themes that you can edit yourself, or themes that are integrated and can be edited within static website providers?
- monoideism 6y ago
  The latter. There are dozens of Jekyll themes, Hugo themes, etc.

pluc 6y ago

That one great thing is arguably also the one horrible thing. The entry bar for plugins and themes is, well, non-existent which results in a lot of sub-par code that makes it onto sites of unsuspecting users. Configurability, while also usually a great thing, is taken to such a level with WordPress that you're often better off designing something catered specifically to your needs instead of loading half a dozen customizable themes/plugins/libraries

qwerty456127 6y ago

the massive number of themes available (and plugins, if you're not a programmer) and ease of starting with an almost-free "unlimited" shared hosting. These are the only 2 good things about WordPress. > I wish very much that there were 10% as many attractive themes available for static sites. Yes, you can port them, but it's a pain. That's what I always did whenever I needed a website design.

modernerd 6y ago

Do you think there’s a market for high quality paid themes for static site generators like Hugo?

kilroy123 6y ago
I think there's a small market. I've gone looking for high quality hugo themes before. I was willing to pay for one.
- monoideism 6y ago
  I agree. There's a small market. But currently, even though there's probably a dozen or two paid Jekyll or Hugo themes, only a couple are actually attractive, well-designed theme.

XCSme 6y ago

> themes available for static sites By this do you mean plain HTML/CSS themes that you can edit yourself, or themes that are integrated and can be edited within static website providers?

monoideism 6y ago
The latter. There are dozens of Jekyll themes, Hugo themes, etc.