Believe me, I know the feeling. I own Thesis, Headway, Genesis, ThemeMX… you name it, I have owned it, and have tried it, and as much as each of them really do have their own place within my library of themes here, different purposes and so on, each of these themes really do stand out above many other themes out there. Why? Because they are flexible, they are easy to use, and they are maintained.

So, What’s The Big Issue Here?

I’ll tell you what the big issue with almost anything is. It costs money. Yeah, that is a pretty big problem if you ask me. Why? Because you have to be certain that its actually right for the job. Fair enough. Lets get started.

ThemeMX is not a typical theme for WordPress (Click here to see what I mean). Lets get this one out in the open already. What it is, well… its more like a framework that extends the use of WordPress, and makes it work more the way that YOU want it to work rather than the way that the theme designers intended.

This is why people buy frameworks rather than themes these days. Think about it this way – since WordPress was first released many years ago, has Matt Mullenweg ever given thought to adding SEO functionality to WordPress? Nope. That is why a framework is a good investment, because the theme makers are hell bent on adding the functionality that people actually want to see.

That, and most of these themes have great communities that really like to help each other get the most out of the theme as well. You have to actually buy your own copy of ThemeMX to get access to their community though.

What’s So Special About ThemeMX?

As I mentioned earlier, it is a framework that serves to extend the functionality of WordPress, plus act as a theme at the same time. Oh, and its kinda pretty too, regardless of which browser you use to view it. See a demo of ThemeMX in action by clicking here.

If youre looking to advertise on your blog, the framework has a feature that they call “Instant Advertisements” which allows you to simply paste in your code that your advertising networks have supplied, and you will start serving ads. This is something that many themes just do not do. Luckily, ThemeMX does the job, and does it well.

If you want to offer a newsletter on your bog, or start recruiting leads to a mailing list, the “Squeeze Me” function allows you to add a customizable optin or squeeze form to any blog post or page. Very handy, and much better looking that those ugly templates that you get from Aweber, that’s for sure!

Oh, and lets not forget customization. I totally hear you when you say that you dont know HTML, CSS or PHP. Neither do I. That’s why I love using ThemeMX. I dont need to write a single line of code – I just use the in built customization panel, which gives me more than enough room to change the overall look of my blog without having to get a degree in web design.

That said, if there is something tricky that I want to get my web guy to work on, the theme also supports custom CSS modifications as well, but you’re probably not going to need that. Whether you are a designer, or a code newbie, the theme just works.

Is It Really Worth it Though?

That was the question I asked at the start, so I really need to get around to answering it.

Frameworks are very user specific – if you like the functionality, then you will get a huge amount out of the theme. As for my experience with the theme, I have had no problems with it. It updates regularly, meaning that it is compatible with all versions of WordPress as they are released. The functionality just works perfectly, and the theme looks good.

Not much else I could ask for really. So lets be blunt for a moment. I work for a living online, and my business relies upon the stability of the platforms that I use, whether it is solution (A) or in this case, ThemeMX. I trust ThemeMX as a solid platform, it works for me,  and that is why I am recommending that if you are sitting on the fence right now, you stop thinking about it.

Go and grab yourself a copy of the theme for yourself by visiting www.theme.mx

Recently, I managed to get my hands on the WPremix WordPress theme. Look, I test a million and one thees these days, running this site certainly does have its benefits, and I kind of made an impulse decision to go ahead and purchase this theme, I had already heard all of the positive shit chat about this theme, so the idea of parting with $75 to get my grubby little mitts on this theme didn’t really phase me, even if this was for the single use license only.

First things first, on the home page for this theme, they do make some very bold claims (as do most premium themes!). Either way, I will let you read for yourself:

“Bundled with more than 50 strategically designed and coded custom static page templates, the theme enables everyone to publish small sites in minutes saving weeks of time, maintaining top notch standards compliant quality.”

Now, I will be the first to admit, the claims made about the WPremix WordPress theme are indeed very bold, 50 templates including 10 home page templates, 20 inner site templates, another five gallery templates, and a ton more. So, if we pull out the calculator and have a look, that is a whopping 45 pages included, of course, with some roundups included. At the end of the day, you could also include the stock standard WordPress blog page, a contact page using a plugin, which brings the numbers up slightly.

Also shipping with the WPremix WordPress theme is a large handful of header and sidebar templates, which are located in a separate folder to the theme itself, of course, if you counted these templates, this brings the total count up and well over 50, although with the overall quality of this theme, this is not all that critical in my decision to go ahead and purchase this theme. It is the quality of the included templates in this theme where this theme gets it strength from, and the intricate selection process that went into selecting them for the final package.

If you pull apart the templates and examine them closely, it is very obvious that a lot of thought went into the overall layout of this theme, with the CSS cross browser compliance being very obvious. Lets not forget to mention how flexible the CSS styling actually is, it is literally like a box of building blocks that can be styled in any way that you like. A web designers dream. Even if you are not fluent in CSS, outsourcing this kind of work would be much cheaper, as this theme would involve much less work to customize.

Finally, the Remix theme has a support forum which stands behind the product. I found the forum support a bit different than most other forums. It seems to be modeled more after a private technical support forum than an open discussion format where any and everything is discussed. This has never prevented me from getting answers to my questions regarding the theme. I actually observed response times of less than an hour in many instances when a question had been asked. I noticed that the moderator will tactfully redirect you to support links if you do not ask questions directly related to the theme, i.e., do not expect to get support for setting up Google Analytics at the Remix forum.

So, a final call to action. You are going to either love this theme or hate it. It comes with a full refund guarantee of course, so you are more than welcome to go ahead and try it out risk free. I recommend it, especially if you are trying to really bridge the gap between a your blog and your content based site. The WPremix theme has impressed me a lot, and I plan on putting it to good use on a full production site shortly, in the meantime, this is a great theme that will change how you approach creating those content based websites.

Pricing: $75 Through My Link

To purchase the WPremix WordPress Theme, visit WPremix today.

Remember, you need to install the Hybrid Framework in order for this theme to work!

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If you need a demo of this theme, you are looking at one! Top WordPress Themes uses this theme.

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Based on the Hybrid Framework, this WordPress Theme is extremely heavily customizable, allowing the use of 9 widgets, and 18 page templates, this theme will give you total control over what you would like to do using a WordPress Theme.

Please be aware that in order to use this theme, you will first need to install the Theme Hybrid Framework.

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Please note that this framework is to be installed if you want to be able to use any Theme Hybrid WordPress Themes, as this is the framework in which these themes are based upon. This framework is also what we are using on Top WordPress Themes, and as such, is a demonstration of what is possible using this framework.

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