3. Jonathan Lackey
Known in social circles as zuno
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Creative director at Zuno Studios
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Based in Redondo Beach California
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Over 10 years experience in design &
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web
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11. • Think about the structure and
functionality
of the site you’re building
• Have a brand? How many other blogs
use a potential theme?
• Is it flexible?
• Is it accessible? “SEO” friendly?
• Does it validate?
• Is support available?
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15. • Licensing. GPL, single & developer
licensing
• Support staff vs community support
• Professionalism. Quality assurance.
• Theme fullness & flexibility
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17. GREAT THINGS
• Web standards
• Flexibility • Intuitive user-interface
• Uniqueness design
• Ease of use • Fast loading
• Easy updating• Helpful community/
support
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18. NOT-SO GREAT THINGS
• Lots of extra unused code [javascript
& css]
• Excessive number of images
• Complex options/controls
• Lack of documentation & poorly
documented or undocumented code
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22. THEME OPTIONS
• To many options vs not enough
options
• Ability to control sidebars, colors, etc
• Theme frameworks [i.e. Thesis or
Gantry]
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24. CREATIVE WAYS TO
USE SIDEBARS
• Controlled through theme options
or functions.php
• As a footer
• Multiple sidebars [left, right, 2 rights]
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25. MANAGING
HEADER IMAGES
• Through theme options
• Through CSS [style.css]
• Through header.php [requires PHP]
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