Artisteer

I’ve tried out a number of themes as I’ve gotten to know WordPress better as a blogsite platform.  Some have worked out better than others.  However, I recently discovered a piece of software that makes creating WordPress blogsites a breeze.

Artisteer is the only software program I’ve discovered that instantly creates web site templates, WordPress templates, as well as Blogger, Joomla, and Drupal templates.  There’s no need to learn Photoshop, CSS, or HTML.  You can design your entire site in Artisteer and export it to the type of site you desire.

What I really love about Artisteer is the flexibility of the program.  You can easily change your site’s colors or customize the colors and change one aspect (what the navigation buttons look like, for example) with one click of the mouse.  I’ve found it truly revolutionary and easy to use.

The downsides? I haven’t found the header design portion of the program very robust.  I actually use a separate header design program and then import my header into the Artisteer theme.  And, if you want to make any structural or color changes to your theme, you need to save your original theme as an Artisteer file, go back into the program and make your changes, export a second copy of your theme using a slightly different name, and then import the new theme into WordPress.  I suppose you could also create these kinds of changes by changing the CSS files, but that’s beyond my technical abilities.

There are two versions of the program.  The least expensive version, the Home and Academic Edition, limits your file exports to HTML, Blogger and WordPress templates, while the more expensive Standard Edition offers other export options and more graphic options from which to choose.

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