The term “WordPress theme framework” refers to a code base in a Parent Theme used as the foundation for custom development of a WordPress child theme. In the old days, there were some crucial problems with the way themes were developed and maintained. There was no good way of upgrading WordPress theme functionality without losing all their custom styling.\u00a0 While it might not seem like a big deal to an average user, it can be disastrous.<\/p>\n

What if you realized the same code you had been using in all of your themes had a security exploit? What if this theme was something that you released publicly for others to download and customize. Yeah, it’s a big deal alright.<\/p>\n

The WordPress core team decided to fix the issues mentioned above by introducing the concept of Parent and Child Themes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WordPress theme frameworks are intended to be used as a parent theme template where all the functionality resides. Developers can then create a child theme<\/a> to add custom styling while leaving the functionality aspects of it to the framework.<\/p>\n

This creates a centralized location where all the functions are hosted. If WordPress deprecates a function, or there is a bug found in a specific theme framework, then it is extremely easy to issue an update without modifying anything the child theme has.<\/p>\n

That allows you to keep the “framework” of your site strong without modifying your custom styles.<\/p>\n

Why do people use WordPress theme frameworks?<\/h2>\n

There are a variety of reasons, but we put the question to WP Beginner<\/a>.\u00a0 Here’s their answer:<\/p>\n

The main reason is to speed up development. Theme frameworks drastically reduce the development time. The development time is improved because all theme frameworks offer a great deal of functionality and customization options, so the user does not have to code everything themselves. These features can range anywhere from (drag-drop functionality, sliders, SEO widgets, and more). Instead of creating a theme from scratch and modifying all the files, creating a child theme can be as simple as creating a new style.css file and customize a few functions using the functions.php file.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How do I work with The Bootplate Theme Framework?<\/h2>\n

Glad you asked!\u00a0 We’ve written a ton of step-by-step documentation to help you get started<\/a> as well as walk you though setting up your first child theme<\/a>–if this is your first time.<\/p>\n

Bootplate isn’t the only Theme Framework available.\u00a0 There are several free and paid ones<\/a> out there.\u00a0 We happen to think Bootplate is the best, but we’re probably bias.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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