Live Edit in Dreamweaver makes a false assumption that one PHP file equates to one Web page, so it may note help you in a scenario like WordPress where the index.php is actually the start of many many includes.
If all you want to do is use Dw to style your themes (remember WordPress separates content from design -as it should be!), then you may wish to use something like ThemeDreamer for WordPress. Its a plugin for Dreamweaver that injects dummy post/page/comment data into the WordPress theme files in Dreamweaver’s Design View.
You are right in not being totally for Dreamweaver’s WYSIWYG, as “Design View” is really just another ‘special edit mode’ browser with its own set of nuances (pixel offsets), etc. Not unlike IE vs Firefox vs Opera, etc. etc. But it is a good quick n’ easy to format typical and compliant CSS.
ThemeDreamer .5 is out and supports WordPress 2.7.X threaded comments features in Design View so that you can start style n’ right away. If Dw is your forte, then TD adds several perks for the WP designer. As always reference https://codex.www.remarpro.com for Template Design standards.
