Gerasimos Tsiamalos

I’ve been building for the web since 2000. I co-founded CSSIgniter and TrulyFinePixels. These days, I’m building Widgetizer for small business owners.

Pixel-art portrait of Gerasimos in a navy cap and glasses

Career highlights

  1. 2000

    My first web job

    I joined a Nottingham agency as a junior web developer and worked on projects for the BBC, Lotus Cars, and L’Oréal.

  2. 2003

    Back to Greece

    I spent seven years freelancing, designing websites and turning Photoshop files into HTML and CSS.

  3. 2010

    Four WordPress themes and a refund

    I launched CSSIgniter with four premium themes. My first sale took a week. The buyer asked for a refund the next day.

  4. 2012

    Breaking through on ThemeForest

    After two rejections, a theme got accepted. It sold ten copies on its first day and stayed on the popular themes list for months. That gave me room to rebuild CSSIgniter.

  5. 2014

    ThemeForest Elite Author

    I became an Elite Author on ThemeForest.

  6. 2017

    A partnership with Automattic

    I became a theme partner with Automattic.

  7. 2022

    From WordPress to Shopify

    I launched TrulyFinePixels. My first theme went live on the Shopify Theme Store in July 2022. Our portfolio grew to include Athens, Maranello, and Tokyo.

  8. 2024

    150,000 customers

    By 2024, I’d served more than 150,000 customers across WordPress and Shopify.

  9. 2026

    Widgetizer launches as open source

    I released the open source version of Widgetizer, a visual website builder that lets small business owners build websites.

Past events 20 appearances
  • 2026
    First Business Assembly, Athens

    I hosted “Beyond the Website: A Business’s Digital Presence in the Age of AI.”

  • 2025
    First Athens Shopify Meetup

    Community meetup

  • 2022
    V as in Metaverse

    Keeping up with Web3 without losing your mind

  • 2018
    WordCamp Thessaloniki

    Gutenberg and the next 15 years of WordPress

  • 2018
    WordPress GR Community, Larisa

    Talk on Gutenberg

  • 2018
    Design Athens

    WordPress workshop

  • 2018
    Vakalo Art & Design College, Athens

    WordPress workshop

  • 2016
    WordCamp Athens

    Dashboard UX tips for theme and plugin developers

  • 2016
    WordPress GR Community, Athens

    Starting a WordPress themes business

  • 2016
    WordPress GR Community, Larisa

    WordPress theming workshop

  • 2015
    Found.ation, Athens

    Workshop on choosing an ecommerce theme

  • 2015
    UNCONF at The Cube, Athens

    Curator and organizer

  • 2014
    UpNorth Conference, Athens

    Curator and organizer

  • 2014
    The Cube, Athens

    The premium WordPress themes market

  • 2014
    WordPress GR Community, Athens

    Building and selling themes

  • 2013
    Digitized, Athens

    Workshop on building a WordPress theme

  • 2013
    JoomlaDay Greece, Athens

    Web typography

  • 2012
    UpNorth Conference, Thessaloniki

    Curator and organizer

  • 2011
    WordCamp Greece, Thessaloniki

    The pros and cons of WordPress frameworks

  • 2010
    WordCamp Greece, Thessaloniki

    Using WordPress as a CMS