Sunday, April 5, 2015

Artisteer is on the brink of development!


The developers of Artisteer have conveyed about a new project, yet to come. Are they going to shut down the Artisteer?  Where will the user go for getting support then?

I think, users should start seeking the alternative of Artisteer. So that their projects wouldn’t go in vain. Browsing over the web, I have found an interesting, and rather fine software, which works similar as Artisteer does, it is the TemplateToaster.
 
I am listing its features that I find amazing-



  • BOOTSRAP 3 support
  • Themes generated according to the HTML5/CSS3 standards
  • Themecheck.org verified
  • Generation of ultra responsive themes, which render perfectly on every type of device.
  • Generate clean source code for themes/templates
  • Provides “theme options” with every WordPress theme it generates
  • Theme options include widely used Shortcodes, backup and recovery, SEO options,
  • WooCommerce and VirtueMart support for WordPress themes and Joomla templates, respectively.
  • Supports two major E-commerce solutions, Magento and Prestashop, along with the WordPress, Joomla and the Drupal.
  • It can develop static HTML5 websites too.
  • And the designing options are not less than the Artisteer. In fact, more options and flexibility of designing is there in the TemplateToaster. 
  • I addition to all technical features, personal support is provided, live chat option is available on the TemplateToaster’s official website.

I have purchased the software after using its trial version. It is a nice thing that the developers of TemplateToaster have not posed any limitation on using the trial version.

Friday, April 3, 2015

Yes, TemplateToaster is the best alternative of Artisteer



I have tried a new software, namely, TemplateToaster. Now, this is my preferred software, I don’t use Artisteer now. I am going to share with you that what things differentiate TemplateToaster from Artisteer, and make it stand out.
 
Bootstrap Powered

The most amazing feature of TemplateToaster that drew me towards it, is the BOOTSTRAP 3 support. TemplateToaster version5, which is the latest version, is Bootstrap powered. The TemplateToaster is such a smart software that understand the need of the hour. In recent times, people want Bootstrap based themes for their websites, because it is one of the key factors of making templates/themes responsive to all kind of devices.
 
Amazing Designing Abilities

TemplateToaster provides greater template designing flexibility. You can draw custom widget areas in a WordPress theme, can design the comment area in your way, and put the stylish labels and badges in the templates, and can enhance the aesthetics of every element with the texture and background options. My words will not be enough to explain you everything about the designing abilities. So, you must try it yourself, if you want to know its abilities in detail.
 
Additional page templates in a single project

You can add desired number of page templates in a project. By default, the additional templates bear the designing of index template, but you can design them differently. This means that a single theme/template carries different layout and styles for different pages of your website.
 
Different designing for different device types

This is an amazing thing that one can do with TemplateToaster. While you can view the designed template in different modes, you can customize the design for each mode as well. It means, three different appearances of one theme/templates can be designed for desktop, tablet, and mobile.
 
WordPress theme options

TemplateToaster provides advanced “theme options” feature with all the themes generated with it. When TemplateToaster generated theme is installed in WordPress, which include “SEO options”, “Backup and Recovery” option, “Maintenance mode” options, all the theme options are shown in the following screen-shot.

 

Follows coding standards

TemplateToaster generated themes occur mess-free in code. It generates code in a legitimate way, hence it produces optimized themes. Plus, TemplateToaster perfectly follows the coding guidelines defined by WordPress. I have done a test on it with the Theme Check plugin, therefore, I am sure about the best quality of this software.
 
Updated regularly

The developers do keep their software up to date, they bring updates after regular interval. Regular updates ensure that a software will get more advanced with the passage of time. Whereas, the lazy update schedule leaves the impression on users that the software is towards extinction, as is the case with the Artisteer. I have heard that developers have stopped the development of the Artisteer. They are about to launch something else that is not the successor of 
Artisteer.
 
So, I feel like I have taken the right decision by making TemplateToaster my new development partner. I will recommend all my designer fellows to have an experience of designing templates with this software, it is really an appreciable software.