I’ve done a bit more work on the WordPress Theme builder. It’s starting to work. A little.
I’ve added the color scheme selection page and the beginnings of the CSS editor. The CSS editor is a lot of work, primarily in getting the data from the form back into the CSS for output. Only the form display is currently enabled, and only color selection within that.
I will need to add font and border selection, and possibly some positioning and margin/padding options, too. Probably before I get to that, though, I will code in the functionality that merged the user selections into the generated CSS. Then the site will actually produce something useful.
I’ve been considering adding advanced components. These components would only be available if you’ve selected that option. The components would insert advanced functionality that required advanced configuration. So you’d be able to insert a non-standard post loop, for example.
This would be particularly useful for getting rid of those pesky “how do I” questions. How do I put only my name and not the date into each post entry? Just build it that way. How do I output the commenter’s names instead of the number of comments posted? Just build it that way.
Sounds neat, doesn’t it? Make you wish you had a WordPress blog? Ok, maybe not.
