For the past couple of days I have talked some about the evolution of WordPress Themes. Parent this and Child that. But for the Newbie Blogger, I’m sure all they want is a theme that will work. Really that’s all you need ………. have fun finding it.

When I started Blogging I looked at a lot of trash and wondered how in the world these Bloggers made a following of it. Then I would see the Pros who had killer looking Blogs. Man, smooth as Tennessee Whiskey. Now it’s the norm, I see these little old ladies who have some great recipes and smoking hot themes. It’s stunning really. I mean I like barbecue recipes as much as the next guy, but I lose interest real fast when I see a theme that looks as good as the food. I start searching for who in the world designed that theme. We all do this.

I’m afraid that’s the mindset that we are up against and the theme developers are counting on us to look them up. The only problem, these themes often come with killer learning curves. And to keep pace, they add more and more. Kinda like a high-end sports cars with all the bells and whistles!

I was trying to think of the perfect theme to use for the Newbie and I do have one in mind, but man, is it a nightmare to configure. It’s cool mind you, but a nightmare none the less. As I thought on the subject I came to the conclusion that almost all themes these days are hard to configure. I guess that’s just part of being a Blogger. The good news is that once you learn what you are doing the quicker you can get on with the Blogging thing. The bad news is that once you learn what you are doing the developer changes nearly everything about the theme. You don’t have to upgrade of course, but in a couple of years the theme will start showing cracks with code, plug-ins and widgets.

For you Newbies ………. good luck; it could be worse, it could be me that is just starting out!