Platform Pro WordPress Theme Framework

by admin on October 20, 2011

Platform Pro is a drag and drop WordPress theme framework from PageLines. The professional theme framework helps you built a custom WordPress site quickly and easily with drag and drop layout and content. Platform Pro features include BuddyPress and bbPress integration, child theme support, magazine & blog layout modes, full-width and fixed-width designs, advanced fonts, and ajax image uploading. The Section API gives drag and drop website control with layout builder options, drag & drop post types (feature slides, boxes, banners etc) and tons of comprehensive page by page options.

Platform Pro WordPress Theme Framework

Drag and Drop Layout Editor
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Fixed Width Magazine Layout Example
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Features

  • Drag & Drop Design Control – Create and customize your site by dragging and dropping ‘sections’ of content around your theme
  • Design Modes – Choose from tons of design modes such as: magazine or blog layout; full-width or fixed-width site design
  • Layout Builder – drag & drop layout dimensions and configure each of 5 different sidebar layout options on a page / post basis
  • drag and drop

  • Sections – allow you to drag and drop pre-designed modules of HTML, Javascript and other code on your site (similar to widgets)
    • Plug-andPlay Sections – pre-designed pieces of web design (e.g. a feature slider, navigation, carousel, etc..) managed by the section API; so all you ever see is a simple drag and drop interface and options
    • Controls – Sections can be toggled on or off on a page-by-page basis and add their own post-types and options. This means total control of every page on your site
    • Performance – Sections load their code (eg, Javascript), only on pages where they are used and according to best-practices, greatly improving performance
    • Development – Can be created and modified by designers in the Base child theme, meaning designers can add or alter the drag & drop sections in seconds
    • Simple – Sections add standard html markup and custom hooks (for extending functionality). Cutting down on a lot of code while giving more functionality at the same time
  • Meta Options – Customize everything on a page-by-page basis through meta options. For example, the number of boxes, items in a carousel, custom images, and more…
  • bbPress and BuddyPress Integrated – supports integrations with BuddyPress and has a matching bbPress forum theme (developer edition)
  • Child Theme Support – to help you customize Platform easily and with best-practices for building a website using “hooks” and custom CSS
  • Advanded Fonts – Platform allows you to integrate the Google fonts API or Cufon based fonts in seconds
  • Forms and Ajax Uploading
  • SEO Tuned – Tuned code for optimal search engine performance and accessibility. Works with all major SEO meta plugins
  • WordPress 3.0+ supports the coolest new WP features like custom post types, menus, and custom ‘taxonomies’ (i.e. custom categorizing)
  • Try the theme demo and watch the tour video for more details

Price
Platform Pro: $95
Platform Pro Developer: $175

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