{"id":34,"date":"2014-07-19T14:11:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T19:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bztechsolutions.com\/bztechblog\/?p=34"},"modified":"2014-07-19T14:26:36","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T19:26:36","slug":"theme-matcher-interesting-idea-for-site-branded-wordpress-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bztechsolutions.com\/bztechblog\/theme-matcher-interesting-idea-for-site-branded-wordpress-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme Matcher – Interesting Idea for Site Branded WordPress Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Theme <\/a> A few days ago when I began setting up the BZTech Blog, I began looking for an easier way to customize the blog so that it matched with the rest of BZTech Solutions’ website. One very interesting website that I came across was Theme Matcher<\/a>. The gist of the site is that you type in your URL and Theme Matcher picks up your website header, navigation, page layout and footer and creates a WordPress theme on the fly for you to download. <\/p>\n

When you first enter in your URL, a prompt comes up that presents you with an instructional video to watch that demonstrates how you make a couple of simple selections for your page layout. The first is your article column (if you have a multi-column page layout). Then you can select your sidebar area where all the WordPress widget items will be located. After watching the video, you then make the appropriate selections.<\/p>\n

It took me a couple of attempts to make both of my selections. I started with my browser full screen on my 27″ Apple Thunderbolt Display<\/a>. After resizing my browser so that it was a little smaller, the process seemed to work better. Finally, after selecting both my article area and my sidebar area, I was presented with sample blog content and layout. I was able to view the index of current articles, archive articles, articles by category, etc. The layout was not perfect, but it came pretty close and I imagine that with some CSS tweaks, I would be able to perfect it to my liking. <\/p>\n

Once you see the sample design, you are presented with a download theme button and then the option to select between three options and pricing plans. The least expensive plan is close to $50 and allows for you to make two additional theme changes later on. The more expensive plans extend those options.<\/p>\n

In the end, I chose to bite the bullet and design my own theme based on the WordPress twentytwelve<\/a> theme, which was the right decision for me. That forced me to gain a better understanding of the WordPress them modular design. The Theme Matcher option, however, is a potential option for the non-designer or designer who needs to create a base theme quickly and expand upon it later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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