Pros & Cons: Custom vs. "off the rack" WP themes

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I'd really like to hear from you WP techies out there - what are your thoughts on custom vs. "off the rack" Wordpress themes?

I'm going to be building websites for a specific niche. There will basically me three offerings - low, medium, and high. I like the flexibility and abilities of Wootheme's Canvas theme a lot. It's really easy to add/ change menus, fonts, colors, new pages, and a whole slough of other stuff.

The "offshore" guys are telling me they can go either way - they can create custom themes or use Canvas.

Honestly ... what would you do, and why?

Thanks for any input you have on this!

~Doug
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  • Profile picture of the author AnthonyKrese
    I'd use Canvas for a number of reasons. Why re-invent the wheel when the heavy lifting has already been done for you (them). Plus (as far as I know) you could sell that child theme to existing Woo customers, which are already "buyers".

    BTW, I have a Woo Theme Developer Subscription and used Woo Themes to build sites for clients. So I'm not just throwing in a random opinion here.

    Funnily enough, I just watched a video by Adii (the owner) who said it would be a smart move to build a business selling XYZ to Woo customers. Sure, he would say that...it's his business. But he's kind of right. They've already built a community of buyers.
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  • Profile picture of the author JanelleJ
    Just to be clear.. are you trying to decide between creating your own custom sites and themes for clients or using pre-made setups like Canvas?

    If so, I'd say go the custom route. Build some skeletons, and go from there. This is what I do. Best wishes.
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