Pinegrow WP

Pinegrow WP is a desktop HTML editor that enables visual creation and conversion of WordPress themes. It combines a visual web builder with WordPress-specific tools, supporting Bootstrap, Foundation, and other frameworks while generating clean PHP code for WordPress theme development.

Key Features

• Convert Static HTML to WordPress Themes - Transform HTML pages into WordPress themes by adding WordPress actions to elements and exporting as PHP files including index.php, header.php, footer.php, and template parts.
• Create WordPress Themes from Scratch - Build new WordPress themes visually using ready-made WordPress elements accessible through right-click context menus.
• 175 WordPress Template Tags - Access a comprehensive library of WordPress template tags with UI-based parameter configuration for creating simple and complex themes.
• Custom PHP Code Integration - Call custom theme and plugin functions, add PHP code blocks directly to pages, and use PHP variables, functions, and expressions in action parameters without limitations.
• Live PHP Code Preview - View generated PHP code snippets in real-time as you modify action properties, with one-click copying for use in other applications.
• Instant WordPress Preview - Preview themes immediately upon saving HTML files with on-the-fly PHP file generation.
• Import WordPress HTML - Run HTML elements with WordPress actions through WordPress and merge resulting HTML back into the page to work with actual website content.
• Pure HTML Source Files - Store WordPress actions and parameters as unobtrusive HTML element attributes with wp- prefix, preserving clean HTML without layout changes.
• Professional PHP Export - Generate PHP files formatted as professional WordPress developers would code them, with template parts supporting child theme modifications.
• Team Collaboration Support - Enable designers, front-end developers, and WordPress developers to edit theme HTML files without requiring PHP knowledge or porting changes between formats.
• Cross-Tool Compatibility - Work alongside other web development applications like Dreamweaver, WebStorm, and SublimeText, and convert HTML from tools like Webflow and Macaw into WordPress themes.
• Template Parts Management - Organize and manage theme template parts, custom post types, WP_Queries, and Customizer settings through the visual interface.
• Multi-Platform Support - Available for Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems.
• Framework Support - Works with Bootstrap, Foundation, and other HTML frameworks as well as plain HTML.

Best For

Pinegrow WP is designed for web designers, front-end developers, and WordPress developers who need to create or convert HTML websites into WordPress themes without extensive PHP coding. It serves teams where designers and developers work together on theme development, as well as developers who prefer visual theme building over hand-coding PHP. The tool is also useful for developers who want to quickly generate WordPress template tag snippets or convert existing HTML designs from other tools into functional WordPress themes.