What do you recommend for WordPress themes?

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Hi guys,
I've been learning some HTML and CSS and want to create a website and decided using a CMS like WordPress or Joomla would make my life easier, the web page will ideally be about mobile applications in a format similar to mybroadband, news24 etc and was wondering where the most of you get your Themes from as designing one from scratch seams like a really long process at this point in time, also paid vs free? I'm concerned about the safety of using free themes, but I'm open to any recomendations.

Thanks

 

[Barry Crous]

Morning S,

Have a look at themeforest

 

[MKFrost]

Morning S,

Have a look at themeforest

Agree, they have a very comprehensive collection of themes. While there look at the Infocus theme for Wordpress. I've used it before and found it very easy and well put together. http://themeforest.net/item/infocus-powerful-professional-wordpress-theme/85486

 

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Thanks guys, what do you think about building a child theme off a framework? Have you dealt with frameworks before?

 

[tck]

Thanks guys, what do you think about building a child theme off a framework? Have you dealt with frameworks before?

I would recommend Woothemes. We use Canvas on most of our projects and then build child themes according to the clients' requirements. This means that when the parent theme gets updated the child theme stays in tact

 

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Thanks guys.

Is it possible to use phpBB from inside wordpress so it keeps my current header and footer?