# Simple but complicated question **URL:** \ **Category:** WordPress\ **Created:** [February 25, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/simple-but-complicated-question/7777 "2023-02-25T20:47:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tytusie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/tytusie/32/6914_2.png) [@tytusie](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/tytusie)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2023, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/simple-but-complicated-question/7777/1 "2023-02-25T20:47:00Z")
Hi there, i was wondering how long does it take to develop a website as a theme. Let’s say ive done all the design, i have a clear picture of what will go here or there…Let’s assume that’s done, also, that i know quiet well enough html/css to be pretty quick to build the design… I m thinking of restaurant websites, some local businesses or a classsic real estate agency, nothing super fancy… A week…2, 3…months? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![beatngu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@beatngu](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/beatngu)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/simple-but-complicated-question/7777/2 "2023-02-26T10:00:49Z")
Hi there, Not sure what the rest does but you can get a theme done in a week if it’s nothing fancy. A restaurant website should take me a week to build. However i always calculate 2 weeks for a theme from scratch due to my workflow. First week i get the design and layout done and convert it to Wordpress and the last week i go over everything. What i do in the last week is : - Go over everything and see if i can improve the code and optimize things. - Add animations and make the site a bit more fancy - If i use any plugins on the site i test them to make sure everything works. - Check page speed and optimize the site for speed with purging bootstrap to remove unused classes. ---
**Author:** ![tytusie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/tytusie/32/6914_2.png) [@tytusie](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/tytusie)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/simple-but-complicated-question/7777/3 "2023-02-26T16:39:12Z")
Thank you, @beatngu for your really clear answer. I was hoping to receive this kind of feedback. By the way, I would love to see an example of this type of work from you, just to have a practical reference. You mentioned Bootstrap, but my idea was to use Tailwind as I find it really helpful. However, I will mainly do my own CSS and will have to research how to install it, as I don’t want to use the CDN. It seems that Google doesn’t like it either, but that’s out of the topic. So, my last question is: do you think that diving deep into the tutorial from Pinegrow team (the one called Flex, as I remember) about creating a WordPress theme would be enough for a start, or is there more to learn? If so, do you have any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![beatngu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6a8cbe/32.png) [@beatngu](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/beatngu)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/simple-but-complicated-question/7777/4 "2023-02-26T17:55:23Z")
You should be able to build a theme with the tutorials from the pinegrow youtube channel. I would recommend getting your hands dirty and start straight away and learn along the road. When it comes to tailwind i know pinegrow has an adddon so i guess you should get that one , i do not use tailwind myself so i can’t give any advice about it. You can also checkout @PeakPerformanceDigital on youtube he also got some great tutorials! ---
**Author:** ![tytusie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/tytusie/32/6914_2.png) [@tytusie](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/tytusie)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/simple-but-complicated-question/7777/5 "2023-02-26T18:28:03Z")
:- )) Thanks for Your advice, you really encouraged me to start finally thinking seriously about pinegrow/wp Wish You all the best, and btw…You didn’t linked Your works :- )