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Re: Strapfork – Easy Custom Bootstrap

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But what is it? As far as I can tell there's no actual description of the product.

All I could understand without watching a video (yes, there are some people left in the world who do not want to consume information through videos):

1. It is almost Bootstrap 2. It is paid 3. Vistiros will not be aware that it is Bootstrap.

Re: Strapfork – Easy Custom Bootstrap

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But what is it? As far as I can tell there's no actual description of the product.

Excellent question.

From what I can see, this section, deep in the FAQ more or less describes it.

> When you download stylesheets generated with Strapfork they become yours. For ever. The development time is the time span when you can still make changes to the theme through Strapfrok's visual interface and use the CSS hotlink.

So, if I read this right, you basically buy a theme. I don't really see what they add of value.

Re: Strapfork – Easy Custom Bootstrap

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But what is it? As far as I can tell there's no actual description of the product.

All I could understand without watching a video (yes, there are some people left in the world who do not want to consume information through videos): 1. It is almost Bootstrap 2. It is paid 3. Vistiros will not be aware that it is Bootstrap.

Cheers! I couldn't get the video to play for some reason. It seems you were able to deduce more information than me though.

I'm not sure it's a great idea to have the visitor guess the purpose of the product. As a general rule, people like to know what they're buying. I think. And occasionally they won't have the time/ability/inclination to watch videos.

Re: Strapfork – Easy Custom Bootstrap

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post #6

But what is it? As far as I can tell there's no actual description of the product.

Excellent question. From what I can see, this section, deep in the FAQ more or less describes it. > When you download stylesheets generated with Strapfork they become yours. For ever. The development time is the time span when you can still make changes to the theme through Strapfrok's visual interface and use the CSS hotlink. So, if I read this right, you basically buy a theme. I don't really see what they add of va…

Huh. Indeed. Provided that you are correct, that does seem a bit odd.

Re: Strapfork – Easy Custom Bootstrap

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> At the moment only Typography, Colors, Buttons, Forms, and Navbars can be customized... So it's a paid interface to http://getbootstrap.com/customize/ ?

That is exactly what it is (with flashy guides) - and even if it where not - building a custom generator yourself would save 216$ a year per theme!

The whole idea seems silly.

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