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pallavi hegde
1,915 PointsExisting templates
What are the pros and cons of downloading an already existing Html template and customising it??
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Joshua Briley
Courses Plus Student 24,645 PointsIf you're talking about templates like those found on Template Monster or Theme Forest, the pros would be that they're nicely designed. Another pro, is that you can learn about some new (potentially new) front end technologies and plugins that you may have not considered, otherwise. I've purchased a couple of theme forest templates just to see how they were constructed. Just check out the source code to see how they accomplish a specific technique. On the flip side, these things are built for the masses. A lot of them don't come pre-optimized. Editing some of them can be more work than just creating your own sites from scratch. But, this could actually be a benefit if you see it as an opportunity to optimize a pre-existing solution. Think of what you'll learn for the price of a pre-designed template.