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Rethinking “the Best” Drupal and WordPress Themes Mindset

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One reason WordPress has been gaining exponentially on Drupal over the past few years has partly been because of the massive amount of premium themes and plugins available. Slick themes with easy admin UIs and plenty of options, they are mobile responsive and have slick JQuery/Ajax integration using some of the best plugins. Drupal simply does not have this industry that has grown up around WordPress theming. Though Drupal is catching up and there are plenty of themes available for now at least WordPress has won the hearts and minds of the majority, particularly those without much technical expertise and it has proved the clear winner for small businesses and those who really do not want to get their hands dirty.   Drupal 8 has done a lot to cater more to the end user but we will have to see how that plays out.

The dark of all these theming and plugin options  is separating the wheat from the chaff so to speak. This is also the case with the myriad of plugins available. While drupal.org, has a peer reviewal system similar to those of scientific journals which vets every piece of code before it makes it onto Drupal.org, WordPress does not have this, and finding trusted code is about as easy as navigating the wild west. There are plenty of good resources out there but it is easy to get lost in sea of for profit plugins and themes available out there, recently I have been helping out at Themeshift.com a different way to think about the theming marketplace. Rather than display every single theme that has ever been made and make the user sort through endless options, Themeshift has a few carefully selected and curated premium themes chosen by expert WordPress developers. I have been in the position where I was waiting on clients to choose a theme, and they spend hours wading through Google, when they eventually do settle on one they like they end up purchasing one or too more until they find something they actually want to use. Themeshift takes a different view with a “curated” approach. Here the developers behind the site have taken the time to develop and choose themes that are AAA and that fit a wide variety of needs. A developer curated theming website which provides exceptional support and it is easy to reach actual humans if you have questions. It is in effect a premium segment of the “premium WordPress theme” demographic. For those that want the best and don’t want to be dealing with agents who often experience communication or cultural issues. With teams based out of both NYC and Germany Themeshift caters to a high end cleintele of developers and end users who want to buy themes from individuals they know are available and are up to date with the latest technology and design trends. Check it out and let me know what you think of my new venture, all feedback is taken into consideration!

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