Theme Frameworks

WordPress Theme Frameworks

A theme framework is a theme that is designed to be a flexible foundation that can serve as a parent theme for building child themes. The use of WordPress theme frameworks may ease theme development by reducing the volume of work which may be needed in creating a backbone for your theme (usually by using PHP and WordPress Template Tags).

Theme frameworks also make theme development more accessible, removing the need for programming knowledge.

Available Frameworks

• Sandbox (Scott's page)
• Thematic (Ian's page)
• WP Framework (Official page)
• Hybrid (Official page)
• Carrington (Official page)
• The Buffet Framework (Official page)
• WP Basis (Official page)
• Starkers (Official page)
• Basic Foundation Themes (Official page)
• K2 (Documentation)

Recommended reading

• Ticket #7086: Look for Template Files in Stylesheet Directory First
• How I used a WordPress Child Theme To Redesign My Blog The Smart Way
• Why I created a WordPress theme framework by Justin Tadlock
• Frameworks, Child Themes, Filters, and Hooks? by Dan Philibin
• Parent/Child Themes in WordPress: The Future of WordPress Themes
• Theme Inheritance by Benedict Eastaugh
• How to make a “child theme” for WordPress. A pictorial introduction for beginners
• 20 Kick-Ass Wordpress Theme Frameworks For Rapid Theme Development - A Compilation Of Theme Frameworks, Free & Commercial

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