I agree that these open source site tempaltes are not standards- compliant. Nothing beats bespoke other than a client with a thin budget :-).
templatemonster.com. is good for table-less professional looking design. I don't mind bespoke but then it means doing mockups, graphic design etc which will cost client more money than using a third party template. I also find tweaking templatemonster templates quite easy. Thanks On Nov 16, 12:03 pm, "Steve Onnis" <st...@cfcentral.com.au> wrote: > "These templates are no substitute for a properly coded standards-compliant > bespoke site" > > I agree totally. Most of the code that comes with these sites is all table > based. When ever I have used them I end up chopping them up again myself and > re-doing all the html code myself. > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Kear [mailto:afpwebwo...@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, 16 November 2009 12:42 PM > To: cfaussie@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [cfaussie] Paid template sites > > Open Source Web Design (http://www.oswd.org/) hasnt had a new design > since 2007, which is a pity because it's a good project. There's > nothing wrong with the templates there, but they'll be getting dated. > > There's another open source template site called Open Web Design > athttp://www.openwebdesign.org/ and it has a much higher level of > traffic and a lot of newer designs. Not necessarily better of > course, but newer. > > These templates are no substitute for a properly coded > standards-compliant bespoke site, but for a quick project to get > something on the web TODAY, or as an idea starter, they're very > useful. > > Cheers > Mike Kear > Windsor, NSW, Australia > Adobe Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer > AFP Webworkshttp://afpwebworks.com > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month > > On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Brett Payne-Rhodes <bret...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi Karen, > > > I've used both of these sites and been relatively happy with the code that > is delivered. Surprisingly(?) the code from the open source site was a lot > better than the commercial site... > > >http://www.oswd.org/ > > >http://www.4templates.com/ > > > Brett > > B) > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "cfaussie" group. > To post to this group, send email to cfaus...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaus...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=.
