WP Framework was created to serve as the starting point in WordPress theme development.
It accomplishes this by providing you with commonly used functions and features that modern WordPress themes should have. So when you start a brand new WordPress project, using WP Framework you’ll already have the basic functionality set so you don’t have to worry about mundane task like creating the loop, or recreating all the standard template files.
Instead, you’ll be able to start implementing the design and functionality specific to your project right from the get-go. That’s the primary and only goal for this project and it will continue to evolve as WordPress continues to move from blogging software towards a fully capable CMS.
What makes this theme framework different from the rest?
WP Framework only provides you with what you need so you don’t have to worry about any huge learning curve. If you already have a basic understanding of WordPress themes and how they work, then you already know how to use WP Framework. WP Framework doesn’t introduce any new foreign concepts or forces you to develop your HTML structure in any specific way. Develop WordPress themes the way you’re use to and let WP Framework work “behind the scenes” for you.
WP Framework is:
- a WordPress theme framework that you can modify directly
- a starting base for any kind of WordPress theme project
- completely well documented from it’s code base
- extremely flexible, modular, and extensible
- always up-to-date with the latest version of WordPress
- the only theme framework you’ll ever need
WP Framework is not:
- a WordPress theme framework that you can not modify directly
- a WordPress theme framework that’s hard to use
- bloated with “features” and functionality you’ll never use
Credits
WP Framework started out as a fork from some of the most amazing WordPress themes around.
Without the inspiration and ideas from those theme authors and their work, WP Framework wouldn’t be what it is today. Please check out their projects and support them in anyway. Thanks!
- K2, by Michael Heilemann, Chris J Davis, Zeo, Steve Lam and Ben Sherratt
- Sandbox, by Scott Wallick
- Thematic, by Ian Stewart
- Tarski, by Ben Eastaugh and Chris Sternal-Johnson
- Hybrid, by Justin Tadlock
- Thesis, by Chris Pearson
- Carrington by Alex King
Hi Ptah,
Just to let you know, the links in the Forum Last 5 Discussions section in the sidebar seem to be wrong (they have a double slash in them) and take you to a forum topic not found page…
Cheers,
Stephen
Thanks Stephen, it’s fixed now.
Should keep an eye on this project.
Hi Ptah
I’m new on the wp stuff and I’m content creative and manager. For us, we don’t understand too much the code, code generation, code matter and so one, we love your job beacuse You do something like wp say ’s “code is poetry”.
So, good luke for your project and think about the people like us, we realy need is something more “eateable”, with a back office friendly…
So, when you did the wp framework and release it, I’m in expectation and thinked this was like the thesis or WPUnlimited, but I understand you haven’t the same resources…
So good luck for your project.
Best regards, José
Just a note to thank you for creating this theme, which has taken a prominent place in my toolbox. I wish I’d known about it sooner.
hi,very good!
Ptah,
Neat work; good luck!
This looks great, I’ve been looking for something like this so I can speed up design for my clients. I’ll let you know how it goes!
Ptah,
Neat work; good luck!
I will write a review about this theme in my blog tomorrow. I love this theme very much really.
Also I will write a tutorial on this in my site on 1st jan 2010. ImagingDesk – Website design, Graphics, Multimedia plus Technology
i love this post. keep going!
…just put up a theme created using this framework. Your work saved me a ton of time – thank you, thank you, thank you!
In the theme I added a custom options panel in the back-end for ease of changing some of the functions and hooks, and I added an ecommerce (PayPal) cart – the point being this wouldn’t have been possible in such a short time without your framework.
Thanks again!
Steve