Obox are creators of quality premium themes across multiple popular publishing platforms including WordPress, Tumblr and Posterous.
Why WordPress?
Since we started Obox in 2006 we always wanted to create templates which we could use for client projects. Initially we made our own CMS in ColdFusion but decided to move to WordPress as there was more scope.
What are your thoughts on the WordPress community as a whole? And the South African WP community?
To be honest I am no fan of the word ‘community’. There are a select few of people who genuinely contribute to the core of WordPress and the greater good of the CMS, whereas the majority tend to sit on the sidelines and criticize those who do most of the work.
What is your favourite WordPress theme and/or plugin, and why?
Obox Mobile is my fav plugin for sure. Since the latest update we made to it (version 1.5) I strongly believe that it’s the best mobile plugin out there.
Share one WP tip
NEVER hack it, with WordPress you can always use the core code to achieve your goal.
What is the most exciting improvement to WordPress that you have noticed in the last year?
The UI of WordPress has become a bit better but I still feel that there is huge room for improvement. I think that custom post types were the breakthrough for WordPress in terms of making it a proper CMS.
Where do you see WordPress 2 years from now?
I am not entirely sure. No one can possibly know.
