In the process of updating this blog, I have been searching for the ultimate Wordpress template. This site currently uses a modified version of Blix by Sebastian Schmieg which works pretty well but is limited to two columns. I’ve searched through hundreds of templates but nothing comes close to what I want. So I got out my trusty Dreamweaver MX2004 and decided to build my own Wordpress template.
I have used Dreamweaver for years and have built and modified many different sites. But Wordpress was different. It is compliant.
Compliant… what is that?
Well in a nutshell, compliant means that you can’t use tables anymore in your HTML.
You now have to design your site using CSS and XHTML.
This little change has made Dreamweaver obsolete.
I need to go back to school and learn about divs and floats and CSS totes.
I need help as I have found that the web police tell me that tables are bad… very bad!
What would happen if I built a Wordpress template with tables? Would I be arrested?
Help me… my HTML has fallen and I can’t mark up…
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No, nothing has made Dreamweaver obsolete — and you can still use tables on web sites if you want. I don’t know about Wordpress.
Dreamweaver works just fine with CSS and XHTML. Once you’ve got past the shock, you’ll find using CSS to replace tables far easier. I did.
Thanks for the reply Adrian. I have just downloaded the new version of Dreamweaver and have found some great third party CSS tools. As a designer more than a coder, I have found CSS somewhat hard to learn. Since I can’t see my CSS site in Dreamweaver, I am always having to preview it in a browser. Then there is the whole issue of IE5 compatibility.
What has worked for me recently is to pick up a great CSS_XHTML template for Wordpress and modify it. It can be tricky to work with, especially with IE, but the results look great and load very fast.
Hopefully I’ll have a redesigned site ready to go in a few weeks. Thanks for the encouragement!
John