{"id":1866,"date":"2016-02-18T16:47:36","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melinda.themes.redbrush.ru\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2016-02-18T16:47:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T16:47:36","slug":"make-blog-wordpress-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovisionamerica.com\/es\/make-blog-wordpress-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"How to: make blog on WordPress theme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In WordPress, your blog\u2019s overall look (design) is determined by the theme you choose. When you\u00a0first install WordPress,\u00a0your\u00a0<em>self-hosted<\/em>\u00a0site uses a\u00a0default theme that comes prepackaged with WordPress.\u00a0Most people want to customize their design to make it their own.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h4>Free themes vs. paid-for themes<\/h4>\n<p>I used free themes for many years and taught myself how to customize them. Free themes are great for those on a budget, but here are some common problems with them:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Many are not updated regularly.<\/li>\n<li>Many are abandoned completely.<\/li>\n<li>There is no support for most of them.<\/li>\n<li>The quality of the coding is not always ideal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For these reasons, I switched to a paid-for theme. If you have the cash to spare, I would highly recommend you do the same.<\/p>\n<h4>Reasons I use and recommend Melinda<\/h4>\n<p>Melinda\u00a0is one of the most well-known and reputable WordPress theme companies in the world. They have a vested interest in keeping their customers happy. Not only that, they have built a reliable product. Here are the reasons I use and recommend Melinda.<\/p>\n<h4>1. Built on a 2-part framework (child themes)<\/h4>\n<p>A good theme consists of a 2-part system with two layers: the main \u201cparent\u201d theme\u00a0underneath and the \u201cchild\u201d theme\u00a0on top.\u00a0The \u201cparent\u201d theme provides the functionality of the site and the \u201cchild\u201d theme allows design customization without touching (and potentially messing up) the framework, or \u201cparent,\u201d underneath.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t\u00a0use a\u00a0child theme, not only do you run the risk of messing up the functionality every time you edit your design, you will also have to re-do your customizations every time you update or upgrade. Not fun.<\/p>\n<h5>An analogy to explain child themes<\/h5>\n<p>Image you want to paint a beautiful piece of artwork to display in your living room. You have two choices. You can paint\u00a0<em>directly on the wall<\/em>, or you can paint\u00a0<em>on a canvas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Painting directly on the wall would be risky, wouldn\u2019t it? Because if you make a mistake, you would have to redo the whole wall. Also, if you move to a new house, you would have to repaint the artwork on your new living room wall.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you paint on a canvas, a mistake would only require a new canvas, not a new wall. Second, if you move, you can simply take the canvas with you and rehang it on your new wall. Simple.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the same with themes built on a framework. Making customizations to a parent theme (i.e. a theme without a child theme) is like painting directly on your living room wall.<\/p>\n<p>But customizing a child theme, is like painting on a canvas. With a child theme, there\u2019s less to mess up and you won\u2019t have to \u201crepaint\u201d (i.e. make your customizations all over again) when you upgrade. (And plan on upgrading because\u00a0there are new updates for WordPress all the time.)<\/p>\n<p>I recommend using a child theme, but not all themes come with a child theme.\u00a0The default WordPress themes,\u00a0for example, don\u2019t, but you can\u00a0create your own.<\/p>\n<h4>2. Support<\/h4>\n<p>A excellent benefit of a paid-for theme is that you get support. Melinda\u00a0has a great support forum as well as a help desk if you need it.<\/p>\n<h4>3. Mobile responsive<\/h4>\n<p>As I mentioned on my list of\u00a0Blog Design Dos &amp; Don\u2019ts, these days mobile responsiveness is imperative.\u00a0Melinda\u00a0has many mobile responsive child themes to choose from.<\/p>\n<h4>4. Large selection<\/h4>\n<p>There are many child themes to choose from with Melinda\u00a0and they are continuously adding more. You can buy the child themes individually or you can purchase their\u00a0Pro Plus All-Theme Package\u00a0which gives you access to\u00a0<em>all<\/em>\u00a0child themes (excludes 3rd party themes).<\/p>\n<p>Tip:\u00a0If you buy an individual package, you\u2019ll pay for the Melinda\u00a0Theme Framework and the child theme together. If you decide to buy a different child theme down the road, you do not need to buy the Melinda\u00a0Theme Framework again.<\/p>\n<h4>5. Even more features<\/h4>\n<p>In addition, you\u2019ll get built-in\u00a0SEO, great coding, speed and more. There\u2019s a\u00a0helpful info page here.<\/p>\n<h4>Which child theme should you choose?<\/h4>\n<p>The choices are overwhelming. First, I recommend you choose one of the mobile responsive themes. You can find those by going to the\u00a0Themes page\u00a0and then using the middle filter menu as shown here:<\/p>\n<p>Browse through the selection and find a few that stand out to you. My biggest tip here is to look past the colors or fonts and focus on where the elements on the page are. Choose one that has a layout you like.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you want to have ads in your sidebar, choose News Pro,\u00a0Beautiful Pro,\u00a0or Metro Pro or Minimum Pro because the sidebars on those themes will accommodate a standard 300\u00d7250 pixel ad.<\/p>\n<p>Colors, fonts, background images and similar elements are much easier to change and require less coding than moving elements from one part of the page to another.<\/p>\n<h4>Another option is Elegant Themes<\/h4>\n<p>While I\u2019m no longer using them,\u00a0TVDA\u00a0Themes\u00a0is a second option if you want to try something other than Melinda. 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