Thesis Theme Is Just Not Flexible Enough
I did a post a little while back called My First Impression Of The Thesis Theme in which I outlined my disappointment in the theme itself. Whilst is was better than the majority of themes around it didn’t live up to expectations for one simple reason, that reason being, as far as I was concerned, it didn’t do what it said it would.
Not a coder? Not a problem. The Thesis option panels allow you to command your site with ease, while Thesis does all of the heavy lifting behind the scenes. You’ve never had this much control over your site before, and this is precisely what makes Thesis indispensable to critical webmasters all over the globe
After reading that I bought the theme thinking that now I would finally have complete control over how my blog would look. Now don’t get me wrong it did give me a lot more control than a lot of other themes, but as far as being a complete ‘plug and play’ package I found it sorely lacking. Naturally if you are a bit of a geek and like playing around with codes and things you can do a lot more with Thesis than other themes, but I, like a lot of other bloggers out there, am completely clueless when it comes to coding and I need a theme that is almost completely mouse driven. I need a truly flexible theme.
Well, I searched far and wide until finally I found what I consider to be the ultimate theme, the FlexSqueeze Theme! Once installed you simply go to the Theme Option page and follow all the instructions. You can change almost every facet of the theme from the width of the theme to the width of your post content to your sidebars. The following is just some of the things that you can do with this theme.
- It’s very own image up-loader! Any image you want to incorporate into your new theme can be uploaded easily into the theme’s own image directory.
- Add AdSense with ease! Easily insert AdSense ads in 5 different locations with point-and-click ease from the theme options page!
- New Built In Squeeze Page Capability! The theme comes with ’squeeze page’ template that you can easily adapt to make it your very own professional looking Squeeze Page. This can make your affiliates sales go through the roof. This is a sample of the generic squeeze page template that I’ve posted on my Blogsire Blog.
- Custom Headers! Choose from the custom headers or upload your own.
- Threaded Comments Actually Work! Theme is WordPress 2.7 threaded comment ready, just activate it from the admin panel.
- Very Own Color Picker! There is no need to know any of the color
codes as it comes with it’s own color picker. Just select the option you want to change and then with total mouse control you can choose the color of your choice. Even after you choose your global theme color you can manipulate it even more to suit your needs. Change the background color or image, the sidebar color, the color of your links, titles, honestly there are a whole lot of choices available
Honestly I could go on and on, but there are so many choices it would take way more time than I have available and my wife would drag me out by my ear lobes if I spend too much longer in this room. The thing is that this theme does it all, and if you have multiple blogs, just like yours truly, the FlexSqueeze Theme will make sure that every blog has it’s own uniqueness so you will no longer have to have multiple themes. Just have a look at the following blogs to see what I mean.
SBizzTech, BlogSire, Well Blog Me, Photos2Blog, Top Software Online, Scenic Adelaide and my latest blog Top Sexual Aids. The changes could have been even more dramatic but I haven’t had the time to truly try all the features. You may notice though that you can choose from different search boxes as well as RSS icons. You may also notice that the header and footer are displaying the same affiliates. You can either display the special header or footer complete with your own affiliate links or you can go to the widget section of your dashboard to select whatever plugins you want to display. Yep, you heard right, with this theme you can install plugins into 5 diferent areas, the two sidebars, the footer, feature top, and top sidebar.
If there is something that you want to know about the capabilities of the FlexSqueeze Theme just leave a comment and I will see what I can find.
Oh, I almost forgot, how much will it cost? The cost factor is another area where it beats the Thesis Theme hands down. With Thesis you are looking at either the personal or developers option which will cost you $89 or $164 respectively. Now compare that with the FlexSqueeze Theme.
- The single use version which normally sells for $69.99 is on special till the end of March for only $49.99
- The multi use version is only $129.99. This is the package that I opted for
- The developer version at $299.99 is for those who may have clients that they develop blogs for and has the potential to make them some serious money as according to the author;
The developer version of FlexSqueeze allows you to build client sites using FlexSqueeze and charge them for it! How cool is that? If you’re a web designer with a need for custom client blogs, there is no theme in the world that allows you to build a faster blog than FlexSqueeze!
Sorry, if I you think I am frothing at the mouth at the moment, but honestly it’s not often that I get hold of an affiliate that I am truly exited about, and believe me, once you try the FlexSqueeze Theme there is no looking back.
I highly recommend you to get your FlexSqueeze copy today!
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Nice layout, really brings in readers. and I’m enjoying the customizable theme.
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I’m glad you like it John.
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I really like your layout.. I like how everything has it’s place – I like being organised. If you feel like it needs a change, you can also change the colour – the benefits of it being customisable
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Sire Reply:
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Thanks Lena, and yes I can change everything from the color of my links to the color of the text. I can even play with the font.
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I bought the product yesterday, and haven’t had a chance to use it, but with 6 blogs going I am sure I will find a use for it shortly. I was sold as well when I didn’t have to code anything. I am not that technical.
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Matt, believe me you are going to love it, especially as you can use the same theme for all you blogs and yet give them their own individual look.
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Very good theme. Don’t you think it is costly?
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Sire Reply:
April 23rd, 2009 at 1:46 am
Actually I think it is very reasonable, especially when you consider how easy it is to use. I reckon it’s paid for itself many times over when you take into account all the time it has saved me by not having to know coding.
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While Thesis is not the pipe dream or the perfect solution… as a person with limited code skills I have found it to be way more “flexible” than undocumented, unspoorted free themes.
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Sire Reply:
April 27th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
That is true Brett and I don’t think that I have said anything to dispute that. I’m just saying that I have found something better that is more suited to people who do not have the skills to play around with the code to get the theme to do what they want. The fact that I purchased this them and use it on all my blogs, bar 1, shows how much I love it.
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Hi,
I’ve heard a lot about the Thesis Theme and how SEO freindly it is that I almost bought it. I’m actually using the Flexx Theme by Ithemes and it’s also very cutomizable. It’s funny how all these themes have similar names.
First time on this blog. Great info – thanks,
Luca
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I must say I’m really surprised that you were disappointed with Thesis. I’m loving it and recommend it to all my friends. I’ll take a look at FlexSqueeze but I’d be surprised if I’d be converted. Thanks for the review!
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Sire Reply:
April 29th, 2009 at 5:54 pm
I’m not trying to convert you at all Rick. If you are happy with Thesis and have already paid for it, which obviously you have, why buy another theme.
The thing for me is that I have so many blogs and I wanted them all to run on the same theme and yet I wanted them to be different. That is why I only bought the single license Thesis theme so I could test it out before upgrading to the multi version. Like stated previously I was expecting it to work right out of the box and that I didn’t have to ply with the coding at all. Unfortunately it wasn’t the case and so the search for a better, easier theme.
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Will try out FlexSqueeze. I use Hybrid with various Child Themes on various sites. I’m a huge fan of Hybrid due to its flecibility. FlexSqueeze certainly seems worth a test run!
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Sire Reply:
April 30th, 2009 at 2:03 am
Gary, there’s no harm in taking the old theme for a test run, that’s for sure, as long as you remember to come back and tell us how she went.
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Sire,
Coincidentally I was reading up on Thesis and Flexsqueeze and here I’m reading both of them here. I’ll have to say I like the Flexsqueeze more since I’m an absolute idiot when it comes to tinkering with codes on my blog. Remember I once hacked my own blog doing so. I first heard about them from Yan since he has them. I missed the Mar promotion. Any coupon code given out for Flexsqueeze.
Peter
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Sire Reply:
May 1st, 2009 at 12:11 am
FlexSqueeze is already cheaper than Thesis Peter, and I as far as I know there are no coupons. Sorry mate.
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I’m surprised there isn’t more comments on this post Sire. For the novice (yup, we’re novices), Thesis offers all sorts of flexibility!
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Sire Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Gee I reckon I am going to have to read my own post, because it’s supposed to be promoting Flexsqueeze, not Thesis, because it is more flexible than Thesis and perfect for the novices and code incompetent bloggers such as myself.
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I’m not sure but I believe Colleen is disagreeing with you regarding Thesis. It is a confusing comment, though. (no offense Colleen)
Regarding your post, the truth hurts. I mean, for me. I was so pumped up about Thesis before I realized it was over my head. I’m having a hard time admitting I may have been wrong. I thought it was going to be the answer to all my prayers. Since paying for Thesis, naturally I’d like for it to work for me.
But, I’m with you Sire, I’m having the most difficult time trying to use Thesis. After several months I still have a horrible navigation bar and only yesterday I finally figured out (by dumb luck) how to get a little color on the backround. (big woo!)
It’s possible, that once understanding a few things about their hooks or whatever(?) it may be nice to have. In all fairness I’ve been busy writing articles for my site and have not read the entire “users guide” just yet, either. And not only am I new to Thesis, but this is my first website/blog, and my first time using Wordpress, too. (my site is really a website I’m just using WP as my platform due to all I’m hearing about being “Google friendly” etc..
But really, it does feel like you need to be a rocket scientist to work with Thesis. Hmmm,
I’ll need some time to think about it before asking for a refund, if I can’t get thesis to work very soon. If that happens, I’ll be back to get flexsqueeze through you.
Thanks for listening.
MirzaLou
MirzaLou´s Last blog post..Teak Benches Are The Ultimate In Luxury
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Sire Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Mirza, thanks for being so honest, as most people will not admit they made the wrong choice and will instead defend their purchase.
I hope you can sort it all out, because if you do there will be an immense sense of satisfaction. I personally don’t have the time which is why I just had to find something easier to use.
I left a comment on your blog, and I must ask about your WP setup as it seems most of the posts are pages and not individual posts?
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Thanks for the comment on my site, er I mean blog. hehe
If you are serious about a patio set for your home, I’d be happy to help or answer any question you may have. I use to work as a general contractor re-building old homes for quite a few years. Now I’m trying to build websites. go figure!
Anyway… I have 2 sites. Both on WP. But the other one I had someone help me set it up. (it’s actually a IM site) I changed my address so you can see it, if you like. I got it through the Plug-in-Profit Site. You may have heard of them. I’ve learned a few things but I’m still pretty green. If you know what I mean.
As for my patio site (the one I spend more time on) well, it all started when when I read a free ebook (pdf file) “Thesis Small Business Website”
After reading that ebook, I now write my articles as post. But my Home page is set up as a static page. I disabled comments because I wasn’t really trying to start a blog. I love blogs, but not sure I’m ready start one. (although, after your comment, I enabled the comments again. I just hated to keep seeing 0 comments at the end of each post)
Writing the articles is tough enough. Maybe with a little more experience I will start blogging one day.
It looks like you have quite a few blogs. I’m trying to figure out how you are keeping up. It takes me a week sometimes to write 1 article. Yikes!
Feel free to email me if you have any suggestions for me.
Thanks!
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Sire Reply:
May 4th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
It’s all good as long as you are keeping yourself busy, although I reckon there would be more money in re-building old homes than websites.
No sweat about the comment on your blog, I like to think of it as the courteous thing to do, to reciprocate, where possible, all the comments left on this blog.
In regards to the patio furniture, there are quite a few companies in Australia dealing with all sorts of furniture and it seems the trend is going away from timber to more modern looking material with either glass or plastic tops. I prefer the timber but I will leave it up to the wife as I figure looks a more important to her so I may as well make her happy.
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Yes, it’s all good. I’m having fun regardless..Thesis or no Thesis, money or no money.
I didn’t mean to hijack your blog post here. Looking back, I guess I should keep it short & sweet.(oops)
If I decide to switch themes I’ll be sure to come back here for the link.
Thanks again for you kind words! And if your wife decides to shop online for patio furniture… you know where to send her:)
MirzaLou´s Last blog post..Teak Benches Are The Ultimate In Luxury
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I wish I read this post a day back at-least. I could have provided a link back to your post. I agree with you completely about thesis, now need to check out FlexSqueeze.
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Hey Raju, if I had known of your necessity I would have come over personally and told you all about Flexsqueeze
As for the link back, well it’s never too late mate. 
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I have thesis but have not implemented it yet. It is way over my head. Your little quote from the thesis website is what sold me but clearly that is BS. You cannot do much at all with thesis if you don’t know how to code.
PS if I buy FlexSqueeze I will certainly do it through your site. I’m checking it out now.
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Sire Reply:
June 3rd, 2009 at 2:56 am
That is so true Bob, and the only ones that stand by that claim is the techies who understand how it all works. Others have had to painstakingly learn how it works, or like you an me look for something better.
I think it’s only fitting that I use it as my Load Of Bullshit blog’s theme.
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I wonder what you thoughts are now with the upgrades Thesis has put out since the writing of this blog.
Colleen@Kennewick Homes´s last blog ..Kennewick WA Homes for Sale
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Sire Reply:
June 15th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Hey Colleen, better but still no cigar as far as I am concerned. Flexsqueeze allows me to do all that Thesis does and more, as far as customizing the look and feel of the blog, and all from it’s setting page and without having to know hooks and stuff. Have you seen the video I made that shows how easy it is to select between theme settings?
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Colleen from Kennewick Homes Reply:
June 15th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Yeah, I hear ya on the hooks thing. I like the newest upgrade, however, what really has us drawn to Thesis is the forum support. We know just enough technically about this stuff to get ourselves in trouble, so having a forum to ask questions and solve problems is nice.
Colleen@Kennewick Homes´s last blog ..Kennewick WA Homes for Sale
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Sire Reply:
June 15th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
FlexSqueeze has one as well, but I’ve hardly had to use it. As to the Thesis support, there are still unresolved issues that I am waiting on.
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Am I glad I found this site. I was seriously considering investing in Thesis. I wouln’t know code from potato chips! So I thought Thesis would be perfect.
I am now going to look at FlexSqueeze and see (hope)if it is a better fit for me.
thanks for the post
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Sire Reply:
June 27th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Well PotatoChef, from someone who uses both themes I think I can safely say that Flexsqueeze is a whole lot easier to use and I don’t think you will be disappointed if you decide to go that way.
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Thanks for posting about Flex Squeeze. I’ll check it out. Thesis does not live up to its copy. I wish I had saved my ducketts.
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No worries Simone, I just felt that people should know how Thesis, while it’s a good theme, is not as flexible as they say it is.
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Ned from Baltimore Investing Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Subtle correction. It is as flexible as they say it is. It is just not near as easy to use as they say it is. You can not use that flexibility without knowing how to code.
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Sire Reply:
July 13th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Yep, that is sort of what I meant Ned, but you said it a whole lot better.
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I haven’t tried any of both themes yet but if I were to go for one, I think you sound convincing enough for me to go after the FlexSqueeze.
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Sire Reply:
July 23rd, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Well, as having tried both I reckon that would be the right choice.
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I’m a Thesis user and more over I’m a bad coder… Infact I hate coding…
I won’t argue on Which is the best theme here , but all I can say looking at my stats after using Thesis, things has changed a lot, like my PR, bounce rate and direct advertisement.
Coming back to felxSqueeze theme, I like this theme though I will prefer it only when I will be creating any MMO blogs…
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Sire Reply:
July 28th, 2009 at 2:35 am
That’s great Harsh, I believe I also stated in one of my Stats posts how things have improved on my blog after changing to FlexSqueeze. However, this post is comparing the ease of use rather than the SEO properties of the themes.
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I do agree with you Sire, Thesis is not for people who want a almost-completed wordpress themes. When I first bought it, I thought it was easy customized but I spent more than a day to customize the themes to the design I want, but I’m still in the customization progress. It needs a lot of coding works.
But overall, I still like the theme since I’ve already bought it. :D
Regards,
Lee
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Sire Reply:
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:24 am
I know all about Thesis Lee because I also purchased it. I’m actually running my Load Of Bullshit blog on Thesis
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Thesis sounds good because the person behind it is incredibly masterful in words; a copywriting guru. That’s why it’s so famous.
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Actually Isaac, I think that is only partly true. What made it really famous is that people like Darren Rowse got behind it and promoted the hell out of it.
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