Sharing some (old!) thoughts…
about the ‘ease’ of WordPress theming:
NOTE: This is an excerpt and add-on to an old post of mine that I made in the forums a long while back. The original topic was in regards to people asking for very basic XHTML and CSS help in theming, which prompted a bit of a discussion on how WordPress IS a five minute install, but whose theming is NOT for the complete newbie.
“Well, if WP would make it absolutely clear PRE-installation that in-depth theme customization and/or Theme Development/Design is best left to the savvy front-end web developers or, at the very least, to the people who have -some- sort of front-end knowledge, then maybe there wouldn’t be so many people flocking to the forums with the ‘Help me theme my WP because I don’t understand CSS or XHTML!’ issues?
Just a thought?
The impression I’m getting is that everyone ELSE is getting the impression that WP is easy-peasy to custom theme by oneself when it isn’t easy-peasy without having at least some working knowledge of what goes into WP theming.
For the record, I like WP how it is and have no complaints myself, but I actually do front-end stuff and what appealed to me the most was the ability for me to dig into WordPress on my own and make it my own.“
EDIT 1: And it would seem that Bob Dunn at Cat’s Eye shares similar sentiments on WordPress being an ‘answer to all our prayers’. 
Have a look HERE!
EDIT 2: I will clarify my own thoughts in a later post.
~ EMG
