{"id":1892,"date":"2012-09-28T14:46:15","date_gmt":"2012-09-28T14:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2012-09-28T14:46:15","modified_gmt":"2012-09-28T14:46:15","slug":"change-your-wordpress-theme-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/change-your-wordpress-theme-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Need to Change Your WordPress Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"
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English: The logo of the blogging software WordPress. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p><\/div>\n

For my fellow WordPressians out there, I hope you know what I'm talking about.<\/p>\n

As soon as you flip the switch and the lights come on in your website<\/a> (the most exciting part), WordPress<\/a> automatically selects a theme for you. It's always named after the year, and is a basic, simple, tidy little setup.<\/p>\n

It works for the first few minutes, but then I immediately rush to Appearance and change the theme to something that doesn't show I'm brand, brand new.<\/p>\n

How long have you had your website? Is it over two hours? Are you still using the initial theme? Go change your WordPress theme right now!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sure, some of these basic themes<\/a> can be okay. You don't understand my fuss.<\/p>\n

Well, if you're blogging about anything even a little bit web-related, your readers probably have a website of their own. They know what the auto themes look like, and they'll judge you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Unless you customize it completely including changing the fonts and colors, it will always seem like a new site fresh from the press (good for cider, not for websites).<\/p>\n

This is fine for some people, but when it comes to sales or authority, you need something better.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There are thousands of incredibly customizable and absolutely free WordPress themes out there. For one, they'll make your life simpler. For two, they'll show you aren't a chump.<\/p>\n

If you're on WordPress in the first place, it might be because it is a free Content Management System<\/a>. Did you also know it is one of the most flexible, open source blogging platforms in the world\/webiverse?<\/p>\n

My only exception:<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you're painfully, utterly clueless, hold onto the auto theme for a few weeks. Do as much research as possible on customization, and then jump in.<\/p>\n

Since I'm a fan of the trial by fire method of web development<\/a>, I usually think it's best to jump it right away anyway. If you're live right away and need to be an expert before the ink has dried, you'll learn incredibly quickly.<\/p>\n

What are some good starter themes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Really, it depends on your website and business. But I've found a few that I like more than others, especially for news.<\/p>\n

1<\/strong>. Lugada<\/strong><\/p>\n

A visually appealing, powerful, and free theme from WordPress to make you look far more experienced than you really are. Love the custom slider option!<\/p>\n

2<\/strong>. Responsive<\/strong><\/p>\n

Although this has never worked for my websites, it's a very user-friendly free theme for people who need content now.<\/p>\n

3. PageLines<\/a> (or Platform)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Perfect for website developers who want a lot of customization in a one little theme. Plus, PageLines puts out a few other options that are also packed full of blogging goodness. Personally, I use Platform on many of my sites.<\/p>\n

4. Anything from WooThemes<\/a><\/p>\n

From their 16 free themes to their huge supply of amazing, search engine optimized themes, WooThemes is a wonderful resource.<\/p>\n

The most-loved and oft-touted paid themes across the blogging world:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Genesis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2. Thesis<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For my fellow WordPressians out there, I hope you know what I'm talking about. As soon as you flip the switch and the lights come on in your website (the most exciting part), WordPress automatically selects a theme for you. It's always named after the year, and is a basic, simple, tidy little setup. It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[474],"tags":[67,311,394,400,415,445],"class_list":["post-1892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog-writing","tag-blog","tag-pagelines","tag-templates","tag-tools","tag-web-development","tag-wordpress"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1892\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.websitespot.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}