Twelve Benefits of WordPress Thematic-MAX Themes from WebFadds

At WebFadds, we develop your custom CMS solutions on a WordPress theme framework called Thematic.  There are a number of features and advantages to this approach.  Plus, we’ve added more custom functionality — the WebFadds taking it to the “MAX” touch.   This is an overview of the features and benefits of our “Thematic-MAX” themes.  See our Gallery of Recent Sites produced with Thematic-MAX, below.

Recent Sites Built with Thematic-MAX

Links to some recent work: AssociaLiving.com | ContentMarketingInstitute.com | CoffeeNutHut.com  |  SocialTract.com  | BFGL.com  |  MagPub.com  |  Campiello Naples  |  Haisman Wealth Management

Advantage of Parent/Child Theme:

WordPress allows you to develop sites as a “child” (references main theme programming) of a parent theme, so Thematic takes this idea and runs with it building its “parent” theme into a robust framework designed to allow certain strengths for designers and developers of custom child themes.  One big win?  The parent theme is maintained and updated regularly to take advantage of new WordPress core features and to keep pace with security updates.  [Right -- click image to see a full size Guide to features of  the Thematic-MAX theme framework).

Thematic Framework (Parent Theme) Features & Benefits

• Robust Community of developers who upgrade the parent theme, “Thematic” regularly and in compliance with WordPress Standards
• 13 widget-ready areas where you can place hundreds of functional components into your theme
• Built-in ability to add custom category descriptions at top of categories
• Footer text editable in backend
• Built in templates including a Blog Archives template for SEO
• Modular CSS components optimized for final styling and build of themes

You can build absolutely any website design on this framework.  Below is a short gallery of some recent sites we’ve built on it, then we’ll conclude with a list of features we build into our themes — the “MAX” part of Thematic-MAX.

Child Theme (Thematic-MAX) Features from WebFadds

• Easily create two, three and four column layouts (click to enlarge example at right) with short codes (no CSS, no Tables)
• Quickly create and use five different colored professional buttons for any important links (we recommend you test colors and placements for important “calls to action)
• Two additional widget ready areas:  above the footer, and the “crown aside” that sits on top of your sidebars
• Three Custom Page Templates:  Landing Page, No Sidebar, and No Title (does not echo page title at top, so you can create a custom headline there) templates
• Installed Custom Function for Google Fonts:  now add over 30 (and growing) Google Fonts to your themes for great looking headlines that are SEO ready (see example in gallery above for ContentMarketingInstitute.com)
• Two additional Custom Functions:  Add Twitter and Facebook details to author profiles, Register second menu for secondary navigation
• NEW in 2011:  In first quarter, we will be adding a built-in “Directory” feature with custom pages in backend, and directory page template for public sites

F.A.Q.

Do you work with other themes? Yes, but we cannot guarantee they will stay current with WordPress standards, nor can we certify the quality of their code.  Often this route is more expensive than working with our Thematic-MAX theme development.

What about paid commercial themes? Some are good, but we always recommend you start with a custom design to meet your desired business outcomes.  This way, you fit your CMS (Content Management System) to your business needs, instead of trying to find a way to get desired business outcomes from a predesigned theme.  Form follows function.

Can I build any Design for my website on Thematic-MAX? Yes.

What is your CMS Development Philosophy? We stay true to the WordPress standards, and avoid extensive external programming. This means that you can expect to watch WordPress videos on best admin. and Content Management techniques and find everything set up to standard in the back-end of your CMS (Content Management System).  We also minimize and cut out expensive external programming that can add to your load time, and upgrade costs.

What do you think of Flash? Drop it.  You can find ways to do pretty much the same thing (see slideshows at sites above) without alienating millions of potential viewers on iPads and iPhones, plus all those who fail to upgrade Flash in their browsers.

What do you offer for Maintenance? We have a an “UpGrade and Service PAK” that includes upgrading the parent theme.  You should note that design changes to your custom Child Theme and related custom programming will be estimated and charged separately.