Post by account_disabled on Oct 21, 2023 4:07:35 GMT 1
Advantages: very easy to modify (if you know how to program), because they are based on advanced features; they can be heavily customized with a few lines of code; There is no need to "reinvent the wheel": all the functions you need are already available; Safe because they are updated and with assistance (they are almost all commercial) Disadvantages: You need to study and learn the framework; Structure a little more complex and more difficult to debug; Theme with page builder With the passage of time and the spread of WordPress, some frameworks have evolved into Page Builders.
Meaning the framework can also be used by non-expert users, who can build pages and arrange areas visually with Drag & Drop functionality. The most famous are Divi , Headway , Themify , Enfold , Avada , ithemes builder , Dynamik , Pagelines . They have photo editor had enormous success, and are very popular themes, given that they allow totally inexperienced users to build the site visually: but this ease has a price, namely: Advantages: very easy to modify even for non-programmers and non-WordPress experts; Disadvantages: Very complex structure and difficult to debug in case of problems.
Very vulnerable to attacks if not kept constantly updated, as they include thousands of additional features, and each one is a potential attack point; Generally slower. In % of the sites compromised by malware that I saw, if the attack started from the theme, it was because they had some of these advanced themes that were not updated. Theme generators (starter themes) They are tools that allow you to generate a theme based on a series of choices and options, but the generated theme will generally not be framework-based: it will be a real theme, which only uses the basic functionality of WordPress.
Meaning the framework can also be used by non-expert users, who can build pages and arrange areas visually with Drag & Drop functionality. The most famous are Divi , Headway , Themify , Enfold , Avada , ithemes builder , Dynamik , Pagelines . They have photo editor had enormous success, and are very popular themes, given that they allow totally inexperienced users to build the site visually: but this ease has a price, namely: Advantages: very easy to modify even for non-programmers and non-WordPress experts; Disadvantages: Very complex structure and difficult to debug in case of problems.
Very vulnerable to attacks if not kept constantly updated, as they include thousands of additional features, and each one is a potential attack point; Generally slower. In % of the sites compromised by malware that I saw, if the attack started from the theme, it was because they had some of these advanced themes that were not updated. Theme generators (starter themes) They are tools that allow you to generate a theme based on a series of choices and options, but the generated theme will generally not be framework-based: it will be a real theme, which only uses the basic functionality of WordPress.