In reply to nick6352683.

nick6352683,

I haven't used any of the builders on my list either, and wasn't promoting one over the other. I was just trying to show that they all are either fulfilling (or trying to fulfill) some desires or needs of their customer bases, that are NOT being provided by Wordpress itself (if they weren't they wouldn't be in business). They will all probably hate me now for stating this, but Wordpress.org ought to be doing this on its own to give an easy way for non-programmers to customize their individual sites using the Customizer of themes already in the Free Themes Directory. IF, end-user Stats don't provide enough numbers to justify the creation of an Official, Free, Single, WordPress.org, Option-Packed (through the Customizer) Theme Builder; then why not have a Free, Officlal, WordPress.org, Customizer Options-Pack Plugin that will provide all of the Customizer options that current Default Theme Developers pick and choose from, after deciding what to include and what to leave out.

Currently, when an end-user installs a Default Theme (or one created by Automattic), the options Panel in the Customizer have been culled or limited depending upon the individual preferences of that theme's design goals. Two Examples: if you install the Edin or Sequential themes from Automattic, they don't provide the same options in their Customizer, each has a limitation that the other does provide, but neither provides a comprehensive package of options, so their download Stats aren't great and prospective users probably end up switching to another theme.

So to make a long-story short, what I'm trying to promote is an easier way for WordPress.org end-users, to Build or Customize their own Theme, without having to fight the limitation desires of themes provided through the Free Themes Directory.