WordPress theme lingo.

  • Hello everyone,

    This is my first post so I say hello to everyone.

    I am new to WordPress world and want to set up a blog on WordPress on my own domain.

    I want to buy a custom theme for my site. But before I do so I have few questions.

    I have been browsing some forums selling WP themes and I have come across few terms that are alien to me. I would really appreciate if someone can explain them to me.

    1) Some sellers sell PSD files with their themes while others don’t. What PSD files are they taking about? Do I get PSD only for header image and other images or a layout of theme in PSD format.

    2) Some sellers offer coded themes while other offer only designs. What difference does it make if I buy a coded theme versus if I only buy a design.

    I know the questions might be stupid but I need to know these things upfront before I make any investment.

    Is there any link that explains these kind of WordPress Mumbao Jumbo?

    Regards,
    RayJack

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  • Some sellers offer coded themes while other offer only designs. What difference does it make if I buy a coded theme versus if I only buy a design.

    a huge one.

    wordpress is a money train. someone that designs, that is, someone that uses photoshop to make mock ups of sites might sell you a .psd ..

    Thats great, exceept wordpress doesnt run on .psds, it runs on PHP. Those “designers” dont do PHP. So youve spent money on a .psd, and then youre still stuck finding someone to convert that .psd mockup to PHP.

    If you want a wordpress theme, and you want one done right: look for these sorts of skills:

    https://www.briangardner.com/

    Thread Starter rayjack

    (@rayjack)

    Thanks for your reply.

    So I should buy a theme that has been coded as well. Whether I get PSD design doesn’t matter, right?

    Regards,
    Rayne

    So I should buy a theme that has been coded as well.

    yes.

    I get PSD design doesn’t matter, right?

    thats entirely up to you, but no, not really.

    Thread Starter rayjack

    (@rayjack)

    Thanks a bunch.. That has cleared lot of things for me,

    Regards,
    Rayjack

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