I am unsure of how to create a custom grid for my custom theme. Is it possible or am I limited to the default grid?

Is Divine Professional availible for beta testing?

I am using the Free version, of course, and I have heard of a Personal, Extended, PRO, and possibly stand-alone version. Can we possibly get an exact number of versions there will be? Thanks.

Is it possible to have drop down menu ?

Have you ever wondered if there’s handy software that could help you convert Photoshop to WordPress? And have you ever dreamt of a service where users and customers could leave their feedbacks about different projects and products in the web space? Well, it probably seems twice more undoable when you think about both of them. However, if you’re reading these lines at the moment, it means you’ve finally found software that will help you convert PSD to WorPress as well as service where you’ll be able to leave your suggestions about this product.

Feel free to navigate through the site Ideastrunk.com and visit its most interesting section – Divine project. Divine is the software that turns your beautiful designs from Photoshop to WordPress theme. The process of Photoshop to WordPress conversion takes just a few minutes with Divine. Plus – you need no deep knowledge in HTML sphere. We created this software for you to convert Photoshop to WordPress only using your knowledge of Photoshop and basic notions of web-technologies.

Essential information on how to turn Photoshop to WordPress theme can be found at the official site of Divine software: www.divine-project.com . We also took care about HTML tutorial, so that you could convert PSD to WordPress quickly. Please see HTML tutorial for more details.

Now let us tell you more about Ideastrunk. While creating Divine software we defined the main goal of the whole project – make a product that wouldn’t be just handy and simple to use, but also comprehensive in terms of contact between users and developers. We realized that ordinary support system wouldn’t have the effect we wanted to achieve. That’s how we came to the idea of creating Ideastrunk service.

Now you’re here – at the main page of the new service that conducts project improvements and alterations. Actually, you are the ones who do these alterations, you impulse new functions, options and much more. Ideastrunk is the interlink between you and us – developers of the project. From now on, if you want to convert Photoshop to WordPress – do it with Divine. If you work with Divine and have something to say about improving Photoshop to WordPress theme conversion – visit Ideastrunk and suggest.

Convert PSD to WordPress easily, amend options and functions of the project, become a part of the great work with Divine.

Dear users of Divine plugin,
During these few months since Ideastrunk has been launched we’ve exchanged by dozens suggestions, discussed bunches of questions, solved problems and stuck together. We give our thanks to each of you for every issue you raised. Today we’d like to raise one.

Some of you helped us with translating Divine software into different languages – thank you so much for your time and effort spent on this work. This time we’d like you to help us with WordPress installation process. Please let us explain: there’s an article at our site with the information how to install WordPress, here’s the link - www.divine-project.com/documentation/documentation-installing-wordpress . We ask you to see it through thoroughly one more time and tell us what it lacks.

WordPress download is a simple thing to do for any of you. However, when it comes to WordPress installation, we often run into difficulties and puzzles. Technical process of installing software that you are not acquainted with is irritating and boring. We’d like to eliminate any of these inconveniences and make an easy, understandable article about WordPress download.

Please follow the link with the information how to install WordPress and point out the moment that we should pay attention to. Maybe there’s something in WordPress download or WordPress installation that we omitted – please let us know. Maybe there’s something you disagree with. Please write in comments what we should add or correct in this article how to install WordPress.

Let’s keep on with the productive cooperation that we’ve successfully begun at Ideastrunk. Not only WordPress installation and WordPress download are important for us at this stage – there’s much more we want to work out with you in future. For now we want you to install WordPress successfully and then turn your Photoshop designs into beautiful WP themes.

For those of you who have already studied Divine tutorials and instructions, we’ll just remind that Divine Free edition has some limitations. However – let this not ruin your inspiration to build a WordPress theme.

First off, the layout size of the WordPress theme must be between 750х1000 px and 1000х2000 px. This limitation often puzzles our dearest users. Please let us explain more thoroughly: note that the width of the WordPress theme document must not be less than 750px and exceed 1000 px. Any size between these 750 and 1000 px is acceptable. The height of the document must be within 1000 px and 2000 px.

Parameters necessary to create WordPress theme

Another essential limitation for creating WordPress theme design is the default grid: 4 areas separate the layout (Header, Footer, Content, Sidebar).

Width | Height
Header Layout width | 350px
Footer Layout width | 200px
Sidebar 40% Layout width | Depends on the layout height
Content 60% Layout width | Depends on the layout width

Now, with these rules you’ll mark areas of all borders for your WordPress themes.

Page template markup for the WordPress theme design

After we dropped some light on the structure of template, we can start creating WordPress theme design. From this moment you only devote your time and effort to your personal Photoshop skills.

Another important thing: please remember that Sidebar and Content areas are stretchable in the process of designing future WordPress themes. This means you’re not advised to use complicated pictures for the background.

Template design in the process of WordPress theme design

Right after you’re done with the template, you’re going to add the design to main elements of the WordPress theme. You’ll find more information on the subject on the Elements page.

The elements you need to add to the Sidebar area are:
Sidebar caption
Text
Link
Search form
Text field
Search button
Content area needs the following elements to be added:
Post title
Post author
Post date
Post text
Number of comments
Comments link
Read more
Comment response
Comment author
Comment text
Comment date
Previous comments link
Next comments link

You can add up to 5 more elements to the Header and Footer areas when you create WordPress themes (the number of elements is also a part of the Free version limitations). These 5 elements might be text layers as well as images.

Exporting ready layout of the WordPress theme design

Theme publication is the last thing to do after you create your WordPress theme design. You’ll find more information about theme export on the Tutorials pages.

Please note: In the process of designing WordPress themes all images are displayed in GIF format. This is why we do not recommend you using Blending effects. However – it’s not forbidden.