Thematic is a framework rather than a simple theme. The difference between themes and frameworks varies according to who you ask but, essentially, a framework is a theme on steroids that you use as a base to build other themes on. As such, frameworks work slightly differently and have a lot of their own custom functions that you can use. It’s still all PHP but a lot of the complex work has already been done for you – leaving you with framework specific “modules” that you can use like Lego bricks (within reason) to build your theme.
So, now that you are completely confused, I’d suggest reviewing http://themeshaper.com/thematic/guide/ and perhaps posting on http://themeshaper.com/forums/ with Thematic-related questions. 😉
Hi,
Thematic’s documentation and support forums have moved to:
http://thematictheme.com/forums and http://docs.thematictheme.com
The themeshaper forums and guide are still a good reference for Thematic in general but may be out of date with the current version of the theme.
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mark
(@mark3711livenl)
Thanks I’ll read into that.
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mark
(@mark3711livenl)
That guide is really short, but what im wondering is, is is beter/smarter to use a framework theme, or just a normal theme like Twenty Twelve to create my own very custum websites?
I’d say that’s purely personal preference. I did try Thematic for a while but found it limiting and ended up doing a lot of work to rewrite some of its functions. But someone else might find it perfect for their needs.
