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Hello
After several attempts to try em, better to say force myself to use Gantry 5 templates,
I decided to stop using em on new projects.
I will also probably convert current ones with Gantry 5 into Gantry 4 ones.
I've spent a lot of my time with G5, read documents, read forums, read google
Reasons:
Gantry 5 pros:
- Very versatile template Framework
- Good for developers and programmers
Gantry 5 cons:
- Over-engeneered, not for regular users
- SLower to customize
- Much slower to deploy into website
- Higher impact on server resources (slower rendering)
I know that Gantry5 is present and future for Rocket Theme and that you dont have planns to develop new Gantry4 themes ,
but I simply dont like where this trend goes. Instead of making proces easier it gets more and more complicated.
Im not just a regular template user, I know my way around CSS HTML and PHP - Im doing it for earning my daily bread during last +17 years. In past I also programmed my own simple CMS php systems and did AS2 and AS3 Flash applications and games.
But even with my skills I find that using G5 for most of my websites is overkill and most important: it consumes too much time,
and it renders slow on many shared hostings.
Also, it's next to impossible to develop a website for client and leave it to them for maintenance.
Please dont get me wrong.
Cudos to your will to develop things and to follow trends.
This is just my conclusion after +6 months of attempts to use G5 for new projects.
I also debated about this with my coleagues, and majority of them agreed.
Best Regards
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