Add to Chrome — first conversion freeWhy this conversion is different
The classic frustration for designers is the gap between the file and the live site: 24 px becomes 20 px, the type scale collapses, and the animation you specified quietly disappears.
That gap exists because a person re-builds your design by hand. Remove the rebuild and the gap closes.
Themify captures the rendered page, so the design source and the theme source are the same thing.
How it works, step by step
1. Publish the design as a real page
Export from your design tool to a live page, or build it in whichever no-code tool you prefer. It just needs to render in Chrome.
2. Convert it to a theme
Open Themify on the page, scroll through once so every section renders, and press Generate theme.
3. Install it on WordPress
Upload the .zip in Appearance → Themes and activate. Add a form plugin if the design includes a contact form.
What gets converted — and what doesn't
Converted
- Exact spacing, type scale and colour as rendered
- Responsive behaviour across the breakpoints you designed
- Web fonts, images, SVG icons and illustrations
- Hover states, transitions and keyframe animations
Not converted
- Design-tool prototypes that never became a real page
- Interactions that depend on a backend
- Form submissions, which need a WordPress plugin
A real example
Before
A portfolio design signed off in a design tool, exported to a live page, with the client asking for WordPress so they can post updates.
After
The same design running as a WordPress theme, with a blog added through the standard WordPress post editor.
The rendered page is captured and packaged, installed as a theme, and WordPress supplies the publishing layer around it.
Benefits
- No pixel drift between the design and the live site
- You keep control of the visual result end to end
- Deliver WordPress without a developer in the loop
- One free conversion to test the fidelity on your own design
Limits to know before you start
- A design must exist as a rendered page first
- You still need basic WordPress admin knowledge
- Complex CMS structures need a developer
Frequently asked questions
Can I convert straight from a design file?
No. The design has to be a real rendered page first — an export, a prototype hosted as HTML, or a page built in a no-code tool.
Will the responsive layout survive?
Yes. Media queries are part of the applied CSS and are captured with everything else, so the breakpoints you designed carry over.
What about my animations?
CSS transitions and keyframe animations are captured. Scroll through the page before converting so scroll-triggered sections are in their final state.
Can the client edit the text afterwards?
Yes, through WordPress once you wire the editable regions — the same as with any other theme.