[26-Feb-2026 00:31:13 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[26-Feb-2026 00:31:13 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[26-Feb-2026 00:31:13 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[01-Mar-2026 07:45:51 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[01-Mar-2026 07:45:51 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[01-Mar-2026 07:45:51 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[01-Mar-2026 18:48:26 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[01-Mar-2026 18:48:26 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[01-Mar-2026 18:48:26 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[06-Mar-2026 13:14:53 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[06-Mar-2026 13:14:53 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[06-Mar-2026 13:14:53 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[08-Mar-2026 11:47:41 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[08-Mar-2026 11:47:41 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[08-Mar-2026 11:47:41 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[20-Mar-2026 17:37:48 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[20-Mar-2026 17:37:48 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[20-Mar-2026 17:37:48 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[20-Mar-2026 17:37:53 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[20-Mar-2026 17:37:53 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[20-Mar-2026 17:37:53 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[27-Mar-2026 14:07:52 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[27-Mar-2026 14:07:52 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[27-Mar-2026 14:07:52 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[29-Mar-2026 10:21:48 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[29-Mar-2026 10:21:48 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[29-Mar-2026 10:21:48 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[09-May-2026 07:46:18 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[09-May-2026 07:46:18 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[09-May-2026 07:46:18 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[10-May-2026 21:50:37 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[10-May-2026 21:50:37 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[10-May-2026 21:50:37 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[13-May-2026 08:27:20 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[13-May-2026 08:27:20 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[13-May-2026 08:27:20 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[18-May-2026 15:05:17 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[18-May-2026 15:05:17 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[18-May-2026 15:05:17 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[22-May-2026 13:37:13 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  Use of undefined constant ABSPATH - assumed 'ABSPATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[22-May-2026 13:37:13 America/Chicago] PHP Warning:  require_once(ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
[22-May-2026 13:37:13 America/Chicago] PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required 'ABSPATHwp-admin/includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear') in /home/touchmob/crazyleafdesign.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/thrive-visual-editor/thrive-dashboard/inc/app-notification/classes/DbMigration.php on line 2
{"id":29542,"date":"2020-05-07T01:33:10","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/?p=29542"},"modified":"2020-05-07T01:33:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T17:33:10","slug":"why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Web clients love custom designs. Enough unique changes can turn a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/how-pre-built-websites-can-help-you-create-websites-faster\/\">pre-made template<\/a> into a beautiful, original site design. While there\u2019s nothing wrong with tweaking a website for your clients, customization <em>can<\/em> be taken too far.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Granting excessive requests can put your projects into overtime and drive you mad. If you want to avoid these issues, here are 4 reasons to limit the amount of changes you provide for web clients.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> You\u2019ll fall down a rabbit hole of never-ending tweaks<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Every designer has worked with at least one client who requested endless changes to their website. At first, the requests seem reasonable and are easy to implement. Then, the requests get more challenging and sometimes threaten the entire infrastructure of the site.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/superbwebsitebuilders.com\/the-easiest-way-to-create-a-website\/\">Many website builders allow extensive customization<\/a> to templates, storefronts, and even plugins. However, approving every request you receive means you\u2019ll be spending precious time on features that don\u2019t necessarily support your client\u2019s overall goal.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t set boundaries, you\u2019ll fall down a rabbit hole of endless requests. To manage excessive requests, you need to do two things:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Have a formal request process<\/strong>. Don\u2019t let clients randomly email you their ideas. Require them to go through a formal request process. Create a simple form for clients to fill out to make a request. Take a few days to review their request and send them a formal response in the same format with an explanation for any rejected requests.\n<p>When a client has to go through a formal process to request a change, they\u2019ll think carefully about their request. Instead of flooding your inbox with random emails each time they have an idea, they\u2019ll give you an organized outline of what they want.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Limit the number of individual requests you\u2019ll consider<\/strong>. Never allow clients to submit unlimited requests for changes. In addition to a formal request process, you need rules for how many requests you\u2019ll take. For example, you could limit revision requests to 5 formal requests per project.\n<p>It\u2019s perfectly okay to let clients make multiple requests with each formal request; the point is to get them to condense their requests into a finite number of formal process. Accept additional requests at your discretion based on available time and project deadlines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each time you accept a request, you commit yourself and your team to yet another cycle of testing, verification, and re-engineering.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Excessive customization detracts from a website\u2019s purpose<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All changes you make should support or strengthen the website\u2019s purpose. If you make changes that don\u2019t add to the website\u2019s main function, it\u2019s a waste of client money and your time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Of course, many clients don\u2019t know when their requested change is a waste of money. Some clients are attached to ideas like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.snapbubbles.com\/\">using Flash to simulate popping bubble wrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unless the sole purpose of your client\u2019s website is to entertain users, try your best to talk them out of features that don\u2019t serve a purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Excessive customization gives clients too much control over the project<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By saying \u2018yes\u2019 to every request a client throws at you, you\u2019re unknowingly putting them in the driver\u2019s seat of the project. Clients tend to want more control than what\u2019s good for them.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When a client feels like they\u2019re in charge of the entire project, they\u2019re more likely to demand features that don\u2019t support their project and reject design elements that work in their favor. It\u2019s a strange dance you have to do with clients, but they don\u2019t always know what\u2019s best for them. The more control you maintain over the project, the easier it will be to keep them on track with their goals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Clients often mistake personalization for customization<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/psychology-personalization\">People love personalizing everything<\/a>, including their websites. That\u2019s fine for a personal site. However, business sites don\u2019t benefit from personalization.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is a difference between customization and personalization. Customization refers to the general process of making changes. Personalization refers to changes that are specifically personal. Some business owners may not even be aware that they\u2019re trying to personalize \u2013 not customize \u2013 their business website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Completing too many requests for a client might encourage them to get a little too creative. For example, a client might request that you put a giant selfie on the home page, or they might ask you to change the color scheme to their favorite university\u2019s colors so they can \u201cshow support.\u201d If you\u2019ve never denied a request, they\u2019ll be hurt when you say \u2018no\u2019 to these types of requests.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimize approvals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To meet project deadlines and get results for your clients, keep your customizations to a minimum. One day, they\u2019ll thank you for setting boundaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web clients love custom designs. Enough unique changes can turn a pre-made template into a beautiful, original site design. While there\u2019s nothing wrong with tweaking a website for your clients, customization can be taken too far. &nbsp; Granting excessive requests can put your projects into overtime and drive you mad. If you want to avoid [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":355,"featured_media":29412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-29542","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-web-design"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Web clients love custom designs. Enough unique changes can turn a pre-made template into a beautiful, original site design. While there\u2019s nothing wrong\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Web clients love custom designs. Enough unique changes can turn a pre-made template into a beautiful, original site design. While there\u2019s nothing wrong\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CrazyLeaf Design Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crazyleafdesign\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-05-06T17:33:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"627\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"419\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jenna Cyprus\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@crazyleaf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@crazyleaf\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jenna Cyprus\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jenna Cyprus\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/832958ecb98a2c2994d2e9b367d3f4fd\"},\"headline\":\"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-06T17:33:10+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/\"},\"wordCount\":832,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Web Design\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/\",\"name\":\"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-05-06T17:33:10+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/832958ecb98a2c2994d2e9b367d3f4fd\"},\"description\":\"Web clients love custom designs. Enough unique changes can turn a pre-made template into a beautiful, original site design. While there\u2019s nothing wrong\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png\",\"width\":627,\"height\":419,\"caption\":\"Web Design Tips\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Web Design\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/category\/web-design\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"CrazyLeaf Design Blog\",\"description\":\"LETS INSPIRE IN WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGN!\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/832958ecb98a2c2994d2e9b367d3f4fd\",\"name\":\"Jenna Cyprus\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08caf41b07b057d86b513835c1656d4d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08caf41b07b057d86b513835c1656d4d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jenna Cyprus\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/JennaCyprus.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/author\/jennac\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates","description":"Web clients love custom designs. Enough unique changes can turn a pre-made template into a beautiful, original site design. While there\u2019s nothing wrong","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates","og_description":"Web clients love custom designs. Enough unique changes can turn a pre-made template into a beautiful, original site design. While there\u2019s nothing wrong","og_url":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/","og_site_name":"CrazyLeaf Design Blog","article_publisher":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crazyleafdesign","article_published_time":"2020-05-06T17:33:10+00:00","og_image":[{"width":627,"height":419,"url":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Jenna Cyprus","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@crazyleaf","twitter_site":"@crazyleaf","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jenna Cyprus","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/"},"author":{"name":"Jenna Cyprus","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/832958ecb98a2c2994d2e9b367d3f4fd"},"headline":"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates","datePublished":"2020-05-06T17:33:10+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/"},"wordCount":832,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png","articleSection":["Web Design"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/","url":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/","name":"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png","datePublished":"2020-05-06T17:33:10+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/832958ecb98a2c2994d2e9b367d3f4fd"},"description":"Web clients love custom designs. Enough unique changes can turn a pre-made template into a beautiful, original site design. While there\u2019s nothing wrong","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png","width":627,"height":419,"caption":"Web Design Tips"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-over-customize-client-website-templates\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Web Design","item":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/category\/web-design\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Why it\u2019s a Bad Idea to Over-Customize Client Website Templates"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/","name":"CrazyLeaf Design Blog","description":"LETS INSPIRE IN WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGN!","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/832958ecb98a2c2994d2e9b367d3f4fd","name":"Jenna Cyprus","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08caf41b07b057d86b513835c1656d4d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/08caf41b07b057d86b513835c1656d4d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jenna Cyprus"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/JennaCyprus.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/author\/jennac\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Web-Design-Tips.png","wps_subtitle":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/355"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29542"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29543,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29542\/revisions\/29543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29542"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crazyleafdesign.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=29542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}