Comments on: The Future of Premium WordPress themes http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/ Experiments in Theme Design Fri, 16 May 2008 16:12:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Losing the Wordpress Madness | Design Adaptations http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-614 Losing the Wordpress Madness | Design Adaptations Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:11:18 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-614 [...] for the state of the WP premium market - YAWN. The constant debates, questioning, predictions, and bickering (see comments) is exhausting [...] […] for the state of the WP premium market - YAWN. The constant debates, questioning, predictions, and bickering (see comments) is exhausting […]

]]> By: Premium WordPress Links for 10.03.08 | Premium WordPress http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-524 Premium WordPress Links for 10.03.08 | Premium WordPress Sun, 09 Mar 2008 23:46:36 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-524 [...] The Future of Premium WordPress Themes ThemeShaper forecasts the future of the premium WordPress themes, and presents some thoughts on alternative premium WordPress theme business models. [...] […] The Future of Premium WordPress Themes ThemeShaper forecasts the future of the premium WordPress themes, and presents some thoughts on alternative premium WordPress theme business models. […]

]]> By: Ian Stewart http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-494 Ian Stewart Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:16:12 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-494 To add further fuel to the fire… "In a nutshell, Matt [Mullenweg] said that he didn't like where premium WordPress themes are going … he explained to us that the current state of selling WordPress themes aren't helping the community grow, which defeats the purpose of WordPress being open source. How are other theme authors going to learn from your themes if you're only giving them an option to buy them?" Read more at <a href="http://ptahdunbar.com/news/wp-news-theme-update-and-matt-mullenwegs-views-on-premium-wordpress-themes/" rel="nofollow">PtahDunbar.com</a>. To add further fuel to the fire…

“In a nutshell, Matt [Mullenweg] said that he didn’t like where premium WordPress themes are going … he explained to us that the current state of selling WordPress themes aren’t helping the community grow, which defeats the purpose of WordPress being open source. How are other theme authors going to learn from your themes if you’re only giving them an option to buy them?”

Read more at PtahDunbar.com.

]]> By: Ian Stewart http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-458 Ian Stewart Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:25:26 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-458 Well, I <em>hope</em> they don't become boring. Too computer-ey looking maybe. But hopefully not boring looking. Well, I hope they don’t become boring. Too computer-ey looking maybe. But hopefully not boring looking.

]]> By: Jermayn Parker http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-455 Jermayn Parker Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:55:30 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-455 The reason why the Premium "or pay for" themes will crash is because people prefer FREE stuff, including me.... People will and have been releasing as good and some times even better themes cheaper and or free (like Options) and this will mean that people will use it instead. I will probably be one of these people. The only other problem with this is that designs of blogs will become boring and very very similar as everyone else. The reason why the Premium “or pay for” themes will crash is because people prefer FREE stuff, including me….

People will and have been releasing as good and some times even better themes cheaper and or free (like Options) and this will mean that people will use it instead. I will probably be one of these people.

The only other problem with this is that designs of blogs will become boring and very very similar as everyone else.

]]> By: Wp Wordpress » Blog Archive » WordPress theme authors cast their predictions… http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-441 Wp Wordpress » Blog Archive » WordPress theme authors cast their predictions… Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:26:22 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-441 [...] started out as a bit of a rant against the premium WordPress themes model, has morphed into becoming a light-hearted prediction of where WordPress themes will go in the [...] […] started out as a bit of a rant against the premium WordPress themes model, has morphed into becoming a light-hearted prediction of where WordPress themes will go in the […]

]]> By: Wp Wordpress » Blog Archive » WordPress theme authors cast their predictions… http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-429 Wp Wordpress » Blog Archive » WordPress theme authors cast their predictions… Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:31:17 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-429 [...] started out as a bit of a rant against the premium WordPress themes model, has morphed into becoming a light-hearted prediction of where WordPress themes will go in the [...] […] started out as a bit of a rant against the premium WordPress themes model, has morphed into becoming a light-hearted prediction of where WordPress themes will go in the […]

]]> By: adii http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-425 adii Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:40:18 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-425 <strong>WordPress theme authors cast their predictions…...</strong> What started out as a bit of a rant against the premium WordPress themes model, has morphed into becoming a light-hearted prediction of where WordPress themes will go in the coming months… ...... WordPress theme authors cast their predictions……

What started out as a bit of a rant against the premium WordPress themes model, has morphed into becoming a light-hearted prediction of where WordPress themes will go in the coming months… ……

]]> By: Brad Mahaffey http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-401 Brad Mahaffey Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:10:31 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-401 Great article Ian Great article Ian

]]> By: The end of Premium wordpress themes? » hervedesign(dot)com http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-375 The end of Premium wordpress themes? » hervedesign(dot)com Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:31:45 +0000 http://themeshaper.com/the-future-of-premium-wordpress-themes/#comment-375 [...] new magazine theme has been brought to public and has raised the discussion again on another level, the possible end of Premium wordpress themes. Options theme is free, and you can find most of the features you would pay for in a Premium [...] […] new magazine theme has been brought to public and has raised the discussion again on another level, the possible end of Premium wordpress themes. Options theme is free, and you can find most of the features you would pay for in a Premium […]

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