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It’s time to upgrade from Trellis
Mediavine put a lot of time and thought into developing Trellis… but then Gutenberg, block themes, and full site editing came along. They provide revolutionary options and an unprecedented level of control.
Step into the future with Creator theme.
Why are people moving away from Trellis?
For bloggers that originally started on Genesis… you know the deal. Everyone was talking about it and using it… but then it stopped getting updates. It was great in its prime, but then we had to find something else to move on to. This is what is happening with Trellis. It’s what will happen with GeneratePress and Kadence.
Custom themes have come and gone over the years, becoming obsolete and extinct when they accrue so much technical debt that they’re unable to keep up with the speed at which technology changes.
Stop getting sucked in by hype and crowds, and start thinking about the long-term maintenance you’ll need to manage.
Are block themes better than premium themes?
Block themes are part of WordPress, which is open-source code supported by a world-wide community of volunteers. I challenge you to find a better development team than that. Most premium themes are now “solving” outdated problems.
Unpopular opinion: People make themes with these tools because they make it easy to create pretty designs while getting to piggy back on the claim a theme is “fast” without having to actually understand speed and what impacts it.
The growth of technology will never slow. It will only continue to increase as time goes on. Block themes are built on the core code of WordPress and benefit from hundreds of developers coming together to create a reliable, sustainable system.
How does Creator theme help?
Our team works with business-minded publishers that consider themselves to be industry-influencers and early-adopters. They are looking for a customized theme that isn’t built on a framework: it’s built on WordPress core, with nearly 0 custom functionality to maintain with custom code and developers. They are creators that grab life by the–er, horns–and make their own path and build their own future. Creator theme and our team’s customizations help them do that.
Once Coupled has been working with food bloggers and creating custom themes for over 10 years. We’ve learned what is and isn’t sustainable. We highly recommend transitioning your site to a framework that gives you full control of your content, design, and user experience.
Creator is a block theme that provides some helpful layouts, blocks, and starting points geared specifically toward bloggers.
Creator Customizations
We offer three tiers of customization.
You choose the budget, launch timeline, and option that works best for you!
Want to discuss your site’s setup?
Why Once Coupled
Niche Experience
We’ve dedicated a decade to customized themes for bloggers.
Ongoing Support
Our retainers offer maintenance & support after launch!
Cost-Conscious
We write clean code to minimize ongoing development costs.
We’re passionate About Content Creators
Want to start small?
We offer plugins that provide block-based theme customizations a la carte. Kick-start a technical partnership with us by trying our unique plugins, built for bloggers.
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