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by davidperel 12y ago
Core wasn't touched
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by davidperel 12y ago
Paid for extensions, themes and a marketplace for designers and developers which we hope to launch in 30-60 days time.
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by davidperel 12y ago
I can assure you that in the WP industry paid for themes is not a guarantee for success. We know, we've been there with Obox Themes. We have a business plan that we are confident will keep Layers around for a VERY long time.
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by davidperel 12y ago
Can't say Digital Ocean was ever looked at when we designed Layers I'm afraid.
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by davidperel 12y ago
We didn't want to fork WordPress and turn it into a Frankenstein. The actual core of WP is untouched however if you look at our code and the interface, we've tried to stick as close to what WP recommends as possible. Many existing
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by davidperel 12y ago
Thanks Joseph. What we are trying to communicate is that we haven't built a clunky piece of tech on top of WordPress - which is common amongst most site builders. Going to chat to my team about refining that line as we believe it'
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by davidperel 12y ago
There is a business model behind it but Layers itself will always be free and we'll be here to support it! We've been in the WP game since '09 and have zero intention of going anywhere anytime soon :)
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by davidperel 12y ago
Hey Onion, I think we need to tweak that copy. Quite the opposite will happen. We haven't touched the actual core of WP but instead made sure to use what WordPress already offers and work to improve the UX around it. If WP released an
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by davidperel 12y ago
Hi Vidyesh, it's a theme for WordPress as opposed to a custom spin. Our main focus was building the best user experience we could for a WordPress product.
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Partnerships - Values vs Success(davidperel.net)
2 points by davidperel 14y ago|1 comments