<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" ><channel><title>Social Media Examiner | Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme | Topic Replies</title> <atom:link href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/feed/</link> <description>Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging</description> <pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:59:24 +0000</pubDate> <generator>http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5</generator> <language>en</language> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32456</guid><title><![CDATA[Jadah Cooper replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32456</link> <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 04:16:43 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/jadahcooper/" title="Jadah Cooper" rel="nofollow">Jadah Cooper</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I would suggest <strong>elegantthemes</strong>, they not only have the most impresive themes, but they have everything already installed, you can go live with your blog or website without installing any plugin. : Members Only [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32310</guid><title><![CDATA[Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32310</link> <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 05:23:22 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/seancookceo-salyrisstudios/" title="Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios" rel="nofollow">Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> You could switch and move over to&#160;<a href="http://www.solostream.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.solostream.com/</a>&#160;and opt for one of their responsive designs. You will then be ahead of the game. They also have very good tutorials, help forums, and clean code!</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic//#post-</guid><title><![CDATA[LdyLarke replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic//#post-</link> <pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 05:12:00 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/ldylarke/" title="LdyLarke" rel="nofollow">LdyLarke</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Not everyone has the luxury or know-how to code from scratch :)<div></div><div>I have used Genesis for several years now and am very happy with it. I have a few sites that are plug-in happy. There is no slow down on small sites, [&#8230;]</div> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32270</guid><title><![CDATA[Shipra Tewari replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32270</link> <pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 18:15:09 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/shiprasaid/" title="Shipra Tewari" rel="nofollow">Shipra Tewari</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> Hi <span class="highlight"><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/' rel="nofollow">@dcoville001</a>,Have you checked out the themes from <a href="http://www.themedy.com?" rel="nofollow">http://www.themedy.com?</a> Themedy creates child themes for Genesis from Studiopress as well as for Thesis.A few genesis-child-themes from Themedy cover your [&#8230;]</span></p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32239</guid><title><![CDATA[Susan Newman replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32239</link> <pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 18:15:38 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/sndinc/" title="Susan Newman" rel="nofollow">Susan Newman</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I would love to add that functionality is very important, the user experience has to be an easy, quick loading, find-what-I-want visit. I feel that the goals of each business need to out way the bells and whistles [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32221</guid><title><![CDATA[Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-32221</link> <pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2012 22:05:13 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/seancookceo-salyrisstudios/" title="Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios" rel="nofollow">Sean Cook, CEO Salyris Studios</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I am with <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kellygarrett/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kellygarrett/' rel="nofollow">@kellygarrett</a> and would be careful with too many plugins. I would also suggest a responsive design so that your mobile users (or any screen size for that matter) can view your website since it is a [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-31846</guid><title><![CDATA[Kelly Garrett replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-31846</link> <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 17:47:55 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kellygarrett/" title="Kelly Garrett" rel="nofollow">Kelly Garrett</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> It's important to understand the difference between layout and functionality. Many of the things you're requesting are simply design considerations that most certainly don't need a plugin to achieve. Plugins [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30753</guid><title><![CDATA[Diane Coville replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30753</link> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:45:41 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/" title="Diane Coville" rel="nofollow">Diane Coville</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/' rel="nofollow">@kristi-hines</a>, @mlm2together, <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/danhoward/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/danhoward/' rel="nofollow">@danhoward</a>, <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rogiernoort/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rogiernoort/' rel="nofollow">@rogiernoort</a>, <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/egaile/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/egaile/' rel="nofollow">@egaile</a>&#160; I want to thank everyone for your input.&#160; This was just the kind of feedback I was looking for and will help me provide the best recommendations for [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30740</guid><title><![CDATA[Ed Gaile replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30740</link> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:08:38 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/egaile/" title="Ed Gaile" rel="nofollow">Ed Gaile</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I think Kristi laid it out pretty well that studiopress' Genesis framework and associated themes can handle most of what you are looking for. &#160;They also have a slider plugin if you want to incorporate that into [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30726</guid><title><![CDATA[Rogier Noort replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30726</link> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 08:31:49 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/rogiernoort/" title="Rogier Noort" rel="nofollow">Rogier Noort</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mlm2gether/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mlm2gether/' rel="nofollow">@mlm2gether</a> Dennis.., what is that 'membership' your talking about? I use Thesis and need to get more down with it (to minimize the bloating.., indeed).</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30720</guid><title><![CDATA[Dan Howard replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30720</link> <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 05:50:58 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/danhoward/" title="Dan Howard" rel="nofollow">Dan Howard</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> I would take a look at <a href="http://themeforest.net" rel="nofollow">http://themeforest.net</a> and you can ask the developer if they have those options.</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30676</guid><title><![CDATA[Dennis O'Brien replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30676</link> <pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:36:56 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/mlm2gether/" title="Dennis O'Brien" rel="nofollow">Dennis O'Brien</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> One of the many mistakes we make is relying on plugins. Before you know it your site becomes bloated and clogged thus slowing it down.&#160; IMO you should look for a theme that is easily customised using widgets in [&#8230;]</p> ]]> </description> </item> <item> <guid>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30577</guid><title><![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme in the club Blogging]]></title><link>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/#post-30577</link> <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:42:46 +0000</pubDate><description> <![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/kristi-hines/" title="Kristi Hines" rel="nofollow">Kristi Hines</a> replied to the forum topic <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/advice-for-choosing-a-wordpress-theme/" rel="nofollow">Advice for Choosing a Wordpress Theme</a> in the club <a href="http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/" rel="nofollow">Blogging</a> <a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/' rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/members/dcoville001/' rel="nofollow">@dcoville001</a> Hi Diane. &#160;<div></div><div>1. &#160;When you say scrolling banner, do you mean the content slider like this StudioPress theme has?<div></div><div><a href="http://demo.studiopress.com/associate/" rel="nofollow">http://demo.studiopress.com/associate/</a></div><div></div><div>2. Most of the StudioPress themes come with three [&#8230;]</div></div> ]]> </description> </item> </channel> </rss>