Divine Project converts Photoshop docs to Wordpress layouts
If you've got an eye for design, but lack the proficiency in HTML and CSS to convert your ideas into functional websites, Divine might be for you. It's currently in the beta stage, but it aims to transform Photoshop documents into working Wordpress layouts. There's no coding involved, just selecting the appropriate sections of your PSD layout and assigning them the appropriate parts of the layout.
There are professional services that charge substantial rates to do similar conversions by hand, so a free, automated solution - even a flaky one - would be a big money-saver for non-coding designers who want to play with Wordpress. Divine doesn't seem flaky, though. It claims to produce results that are both SEO-optimized and standards compliant. It's also blessedly free of tables. Certainly, there's no substitute for doing it yourself, but Divine seems to be a reasonable (and free!) way to get started.
There are professional services that charge substantial rates to do similar conversions by hand, so a free, automated solution - even a flaky one - would be a big money-saver for non-coding designers who want to play with Wordpress. Divine doesn't seem flaky, though. It claims to produce results that are both SEO-optimized and standards compliant. It's also blessedly free of tables. Certainly, there's no substitute for doing it yourself, but Divine seems to be a reasonable (and free!) way to get started.













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Subscribe to commentsDrew GreenAug 9th 2009 2:24PM
That's pretty hot!
FoxgloveAug 9th 2009 4:10PM
I can't express how amazing this plugin really is. Even if you're a professional web developer it can save you a lot of time and work.
Great find.
dpAug 9th 2009 4:19PM
Have you actually trialed this?
From what I see, the limited Free version offers only one (very ordinary) layout.
I would like to know if that version does more.
Not worth trying if it doesn't...
fiannoAug 9th 2009 5:47PM
Wonder what way the layers have to be organized. Would it be 1 layer? Or a layer for the header, a layer for the footer etc.. Im guessing the latter. I'll give it a go tomorrow