Gantry Framework for WordPress
Since posting the article Helix Framework for Joomla I have been looking for template development frameworks for my favourite CMS, WordPress. The first one that I came across was Gantry.
The Gantry Framework is used by rockettheme.com and if you visit their site, you will see that their templates look incredible!! With the Gantry Framework it is possible, with a lot of work, to create stunning WordPress templates like the folks at Rocket Theme have done.
Some of the key features of the Gantry Framework are:
- 960 Grid System
- Stunning Administrator interface
- iPhone and iPod Touch custom theme support
- XML driven and with overrides for unprecedented levels of customization
- Per-menu-item level control over any configuration parameter
- Preset any combination of configuration parameters, and save custom presets
- 65 base module positions. Easily add more!
- 36 possible layout combinations for mainbody and sidebars
- Up to 3 sidebars for a total of 4 column layouts
The Gantry Framework is also available for Joomla and offers the same features as the WordPress version so no one gets left out.
I have used Rocket Theme templates and they are highly customizable so I look forward to experimenting with the Gantry Framework for WordPress to create some visually stunning website templates. Who knows, I may even start providing templates for download. But that’s just thinking ahead. I suggest that you web developers out there download Gantry and give it a try. I’m already testing it out.