Introducing the QuickerSite Template Generator
I'm excited to share a new tool for the QuickerSite community: the QuickerSite Template Generator. It's a free, browser-based application that creates random, responsive website templates ready to import into QuickerSite.
Why this tool?
Designing templates from scratch takes time. You need to get the HTML structure right, place all the QuickerSite variables in the correct locations, make sure the menu works, handle mobile responsiveness, and still end up with something that looks good. The Template Generator does all of that automatically in one click.
How it works
Open the Template Generator in your browser and click Suggest Random Template. The tool randomizes everything: color scheme, fonts, layout, header background image, sidebar position, footer columns, and more. You get a live preview immediately. If something isn't quite right, tweak any setting in the sidebar and the template regenerates instantly.
When you're happy with the result, click Download Template. You'll get a page.html file that you can import directly into QuickerSite via Backsite > Setup > Templates.
What's inside the generated templates
Every template includes all the standard QuickerSite variables:
[TITLETAG],[METATAG_AUTHOR],[METATAG_DESCRIPTION], and all other head elements[QS_BOOTSTRAPMENU_3]for the navigation, with CSS that targets the exact Bootstrap 3 class structure QuickerSite outputs[SITENAME],[SITESLOGAN],[PAGETITLE],[PAGEBODY], and all content variables[QSHIGHLIGHTSLABEL],[QSHIGHLIGHTS],[BANNER],[QSSITEFOOTER], and the search form block[PAGERENDERTIME],[GOOGLEANALYTICS],[RSSLINK], and other optional elements
The templates are not just functional, they're built with modern best practices:
- Google Fonts loaded with
preconnecthints for fast rendering - A pure CSS mobile menu that works without any JavaScript - no conflicts with QuickerSite's jQuery
- Dropdown submenus that display as an indented flat list on mobile, fully accessible without scripting
- A skip-to-content link and screen-reader labels on search inputs
- Automatic link color contrast checking against both text and background colors
- A print stylesheet that hides navigation and chrome, showing only the page content
- 23 header background images from Unsplash, with a dark overlay for text readability
Design variety
The generator offers real variety across its randomized output:
- 16 color schemes, from professional dark themes to warm earthy tones
- 15 heading fonts and 15 body fonts from Google Fonts, randomly paired
- 5 header layouts: classic, centered, split, overlay, and minimal
- Hero sections with gradient, solid, pattern, split, or Unsplash image backgrounds
- Optional sidebar (left or right), banner sections, and 1-4 column footers
Every combination produces a unique, cohesive design. If you like most of a generated template but want to change the colors or fonts, just adjust those settings - the preview updates instantly without losing the rest of your layout.
Tested on a live QuickerSite
The templates have been tested on demo.quickersite.com across multiple page types: home pages, list pages with jQuery UI accordions, picture galleries with lightbox, and forum/theme pages. The navigation, content areas, search forms, and footer all render correctly.
Get it
The tool is completely free and open source:
- Use it now: pietercooreman.github.io/QuickerSite-Template-Generator
- Source code: github.com/PieterCooreman/QuickerSite-Template-Generator
It's a single HTML file with no dependencies. You can also download it and run it locally offline.
If you run into issues or have suggestions, feel free to open an issue on GitHub.
- nick6352683@yahoo.com says: (27/04/2026 21:10:23)I played with it, really cool, really good. Reminds me of the good old JSTemplates and Artisteer days,
That said, as a business point of view, this will go nowhere, as there are very few QS users (unless I'm wrong with the popularity of QS in 2026).
If you could also be able to generate WP Block Themes with it, then I can see a huge market for it, as there are no tools today that does that. There are some tools to generate startup themes, that need further development to be something meaningful, but nothing close to a finished product.
But before you jump into anything, you need to understand your surroundings, and why would anyone spend any amount of money for your software (if you ever develop it). Legally, anyone can take any WP theme free or premium, and do whatever hey want. Rebrand, resell, change the code etc... Yes, even premium themes (or plugins) since they are derivative works of WP. So you would need that extra "magic sauce" of functionalities etc..., to be able to attract paying customers, and with anything WP related, it has to be priced right.
Good job... I enjoy playing with it... - Pieter says: (27/04/2026 23:29:03)Thanks Nick.
I stopped using QuickerSite 1,5 years ago, on the day I started teaching WP.
Last Sunday I released https://paulmichiels.be and https://tisma.be. These are 2 WP sites that replace QuickerSites. I prefer QuickerSite, but customers deserve a solid and future proof CMS so that they're not stuck on the day that I die.
We're only very few, still using QS to a certain extend. Things like https://pietercooreman.github.io/QuickerSite-Template-Generator/ add to the legacy of a once wonderful CMS.
WP needs this type of theme or block generators. But in my experience, AI is very bad coding this together. At least, so far I have not been succesful. One day perhaps... - Pieter says: (04/05/2026 11:40:28)QuickerSite.com currently uses a template from the QuickerSite Template Generator on https://github.com/PieterCooreman/QuickerSite-Template-Generator
It kind of reminds me of the Artisteer days. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
