Title: Plugin or program for rapid theme creation/modification
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Plugin or program for rapid theme creation/modification

 *  Resolved [iondion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iondion/)
 * (@iondion)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/)
 * Hi! I want to create a rather simple site but I don’t have too much experience
   in WP theme creation nor time. I want to create a WP theme or modify a free preexisting
   theme but I did not find any plugin for this task. In fact these are the first
   days I am using or searching for a WP plugin. Also a free program would be good
   for theme creation of customization.
    It surprises me that for all the popularity
   WP has a solid auto system for theme creation is hard to find. I might do it 
   the old fashion by programming manually but this takes too much time….

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434655)
 * There are a few online (Artisteer for example), but from what I have seen they
   create crappy code – and they are not supported here at all. This isn’t a likely
   place to find recommendations for those kinds of approaches to WP. It’s much 
   preferable to use a good, basic theme and customize it to your liking/needs using
   the standard WP functionality.
 *  Thread Starter [iondion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iondion/)
 * (@iondion)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434661)
 * After what I saw the WP theme modifying options are unfortunately even weaker
   than those that Blogger has… I can’t even modify the position of HTML blocks…
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434674)
 * That’s not true at all — anything is modifiable in self-hosted WP sites. You 
   may need to make some changes in code, however. Or are you, by chance, looking
   at WordPress.COM sites?
 *  Thread Starter [iondion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iondion/)
 * (@iondion)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434701)
 * How can you modify a layout just using the WP panel…?? I am curious…
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434705)
 * It depends on the theme – a few have “drag and drop” functionality – for example:
   [http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/pagelines](http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/pagelines)
 * Other things like headers, widgets and page layouts depend on the theme.
 *  Thread Starter [iondion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iondion/)
 * (@iondion)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434717)
 * So if a theme support layout modification then I will see an option on WP panel??
   They appear only are supported by the theme code?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434720)
 * For some things, yes, it would be in theme options. Other things, like widgets,
   are partly standard WP – but the choices and appearance are theme specific.
 * I’d suggest setting up a WP site and playing around with it – it will be much
   easier than asking theoretical questions. Have you used WordPress at all?
 *  Thread Starter [iondion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iondion/)
 * (@iondion)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434723)
 * No, this is my first day I installed it and saw the options…
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434727)
 * Okay, so this will give you lots of good info:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress)
 * [http://wordpress.tv/](http://wordpress.tv/)
 * Most layout, styling and functionality is theme-specific or/or can be added via
   plugins.
 *  Thread Starter [iondion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iondion/)
 * (@iondion)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-or-program-for-rapid-theme-creationmodification/#post-3434749)
 * Many thanks for the info!!!

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