Future of the dot

[Mark Constable]

On 4/4/20 9:03 pm, Carl Schwan wrote:
> Astra and Elementor are not free as in beer
> (https://wpastra.com/pricing/ and https://elementor.com/pricing/) and
> this isn't the theme used everywhere else in the KDE websites. So
> this won't solve the problem that someone needs to develop a theme
> and maintain it.

The free versions of both Astra and Elementor are indeed 100% free
with source available on Github under GPL2 and GPL3 licenses. Astra
(for header/footers) and Elementor as the page builder almost
completely eliminates the need for a "theme." Whatever is the current
"KDE websites" style could be replicated using Elementor.

If the "standard" KDE theme is available for reuse then fine but if a
theme style needs to be started from scratch then Astra + Elementor is
an excellent combination. The free versions of Kadence + Brizy would
arguably be even an better combo (also developed on Github) albeit
slightly less mature.

Using a dynamic page builder instead of a static theme means a site
style can be easily iterated on over time using a backend drag and
drop "gui" that nearly anyone could pick up...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em8oIBGy6bs

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