The 74+ Best WordPress Themes and Templates

Last updated on May 22, 2022 @ 12:53 pm

The Best WordPress Themes and Templates

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Finding the right template for your website is an important decision. A good theme tells users everything they need to know about your page in a single glance. It can make your content more readable and your eCommerce products more desirable.

But with literally thousands of themes at your disposal, who has time to sort the good from the bad? Our team of experts has you covered, with a selection of over 70 of the top WordPress themes. Included are a variety of different templates to suit the many ways to create a website.

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Avada

Avada is the best selling WordPress theme of all time. This is a significant accomplishment, considering the size of the platform and the number of users it attracts. What makes it unique is how flexible and customizable it is. There is literally no website too niche for the template. This is due to the fact that it works more like a website builder than a typical WordPress template. It is the Swiss army knife of themes, offering full integration with the most popular plugins, a responsive layout, retina readiness, parallax support, CSS3 animations, and so much more.  Avada should be the first theme you check out, and for many, it will be the one a theme search ends with.

Higher Place

Designed for blog and magazine sites, the Higher Place WordPress template can elevate any site. With an included video library of tutorials that teach users exactly how to make any edits they desire, the theme is especially good for new users. Also included are over 40 theme demos, providing inspiration for all major site variations. If that wasn’t enough, Higher Place also includes a website builder, WooCommerce integration, and unlimited colors, headers, and footers.

F&O

If you work in the business world, your potential clients and customers probably expect a high level of professionalism from you and your website. Thanks to templates like F&O, attaining that level is as simple as installing a WordPress theme. Featuring a visual composer on which you can edit nine homepage styles, five headers, unlimited color options, and over 700 fonts, F&O has more than enough options to conform to your style.

Lavander

Lavander is a fashion blog theme that caters to anyone looking to present their brand minimally, yet beautifully. Fully retina ready and completely responsive, the template is designed to be viewed on all devices seamlessly and fluidly. With an essential grid, revolution slider, and templates for video, galleries, and audio, Lavander has everything you need to get started today.

SOHO

A good artist knows that an online portfolio is key to getting discovered, but the best artists use themes like SOHO to set themselves apart. Featuring a homepage that puts your work front and center, this unique WordPress template makes a powerful first impression. Featuring multiple layouts, retina and responsive readiness, a blog, revolution slider, light and dark skins, and tons of exclusive features, SOHO will not only appeal to you, but also to your visitors.

The Pear

The Pear is a clean website template that is designed for fast workflow and great results. Whether you are creating a site for a restaurant or a medical clinic, the modern theme has all of the tools you need to create a fully customized website using an easy-to-learn website builder. The Pear offers over 25 homepage designs,premium plugins, and full demo content to get you started.

Anders

Whether you are looking for build an online portfolio, start a blog, or even create an eCommerce store, Anders might be the solution for you. Included with the template is everything you need to create one or all of these sites using a unique variety of portfolio-style lists. Additional features include unlimited colors, fonts, plugins, and everything you need to import your old site today.

Bezel

Bezel is a multi-purpose theme that enables you to decide how it’s implemented. It can be a shop, a portfolio, or anything in between with features like WooCommerce integration, blog layouts, and unlimited visual customization options – all configurable with a visual editor.

Home Market

There is no easy way to run an online business with thousands of SKUs, but selecting the right WordPress theme can remove much of the hassle generally associated with the job. Home Market allows your customers to quickly and easily browse your store and enables you to simply add merchandise and make changes to your website. This is achieved with a powerful admin panel, WooCommerce integration, a visual composer website builder, and all of the customization options you could ever want.

Forta

Budding and professional photographers know that the best way to get attention online is to create things that resonate with viewers. While the Forta theme can’t make you a better photographer, it can display your work better than any theme of its kind. Featuring a homepage that commands attention, social buttons, galleries, and even a blog, the template will take both you and your users places you never imagined.

Boo

Boo is a template with an integrated website builder that enables all users to create amazing looking pages without the need for typing in a single line of code. This is made possible through over 200 different templates, a style editor that enables you to make live customizations, and tons of extensions worth hundred of dollars. With even more demos on the way, Boo is a great investment in the future.

Barrel

No matter what line of work you’re in, you need a website that is capable of garnering attention, but which is also easy to create, yet professional. Few meet these criteria as well as Barrel. Promising users a website in just minutes, the Barrel template includes 13 stunning demos, over 200 pre-built page designs, and hundreds of other elements you can use to make your website unique.

Coyote

Coyote is designed for people who understand the power of black and white design. It enables users to create beautiful, stark, and artistic web pages using an easy-to-use and powerful administrative interface, multiple different portfolio, homepage, and gallery layouts, and customized shortcodes that save you time. Fully responsive and retina ready, Coyote is everything you need to dazzle even your most critical users.

Colossal

If you have been pursuing a big league, huge, and unbelievable theme, it’s a great thing you’ve just stumbled upon Colossal. The Colossal template offers users countless possibilities with hundreds of different options and features that ensure that no website created using it looks alike. It includes ten blog styles, eight project styles, over 20 header styles, six page layouts, and hundreds of different shortcodes.

Definity

Whether you’re seeking a killer multi-page or one-page website, Definitely can definitely suit your needs. The included easy-to-use visual composer enables you to create awesome layouts using features like video background, Ken Burns slider, parallax, and hover effects. Also include are multiple portfolio layouts, icon sets, and coming soon pages.

Zuperla

It’s difficult to exude ‘cool’, but when you see it, it’s unmistakeable. Zuperla is a beautiful new WordPress theme that promises to help you “bring down the house” with eight ready-made websites, more than 200 pre-built layouts, an advanced grid system that makes it easy to design pages, and over 50 handcrafted page elements.

Minilio

Quality always beats quantity, and a minimal online shop can add value to a product by making it the focus of your users’ attention. The Minilio theme focuses on helping sell specialty products to mass audiences by taking advantage of a sleek grid layout, beautiful product pages, clean headers, and a simple, yet powerful underlying theme customizer.

We Believe

The power of the world wide web has compelled them, and now more and more religious organizations and clergy have seen the sign that the internet is here to stay. Instead of shunning it, many are turning to it in order to build a following, raise funds, and update worshippers on the latest news. We Believe was designed to cater to the needs of all religious denominations. The theme offers three different variations with over 20 unique sections, in addition to an event management system and sermon manager.

Arden

Many WordPress themes are advertised as all-encompassing and flexible enough to be the framework of any site, but few meet that promise like Arden. Using leading-edge technology, the template makes it easy to import old site data or create something amazing from the ground up. With over 30 different homepages, the site can function as anything from a portfolio to an eCommerce shop. Nearly 40 handy shortcodes provide users with everything they need to create an eye-popping user experience.

Bestruct

With so many options for every kind of service imaginable, it is important to set yourself apart from the competition. One of the best ways to do that is through quality work that can be demonstrated on a beautiful website. Bestruct is a construction-focused theme meant for builders, contractors, and interior designers. Easy to install and customize, the template even features WooCommerce options enabling you to turn your site into a store.

Sebian

WordPress makes it possible to create a professional website that is indiscernible from those coded from the ground up. Themes like Sebian elevate the platform by enabling even the most novice of users to run websites that look like a million bucks. With advanced shopping features like 360-degree product photos, color swatch galleries, and full WooCommerce compatibility, the template provides an instant upgrade to even the most modest of businesses.

Moustache

Moustache is a minimal, yet masculine blogging theme designed to take your site far. Based on a building block system that enables even the most novice users to make dramatic changes to their websites with no coding necessary, the template is great for anyone looking for a site they can grow with. Every feature is highly customizable, from post formats to sidebar widgets. Moustache is also mobile-focused, with functionality that makes it work more like an app than a website.

Grand Wedding

The hall is booked, the band has penciled you in, and the photographer has already shot your engagement session. Now you just need to invite your guests! The Grand Wedding WordPress theme enables you to do just that with everything they need to learn about the happy couple, get the time and location of the event, and, of course, RSVP. With over 300 customizable options and a live preview feature, it is no wonder that the template has been trusted by over 110,000 users to date. Say “I do” to Grand Wedding.

OZ – Game of Creations

When displaying your online portfolio you need to put your best foot forward with a WordPress theme that sets you apart from the competition. OZ – Game of Creations uses the CSS3 Cascading Style Sheets language to do just that.  The highly visual, animated template provides site visitors with a unique experience that they will be convinced cost a fortune to create. OZ enables unlimited portfolio layouts, speed optimization, full responsiveness, SEO-readiness, one-click import, and a powerful page builder. The theme even includes WooCommerce support so you can sell your featured items.

UpScale

The term upscale is defined as ‘expensive’, but at just $49, the Upscale template won’t break the bank. Despite this, it is fully featured and offers an extremely attractive, sleek, and professional website solution for your business. The theme provides a meaningful web presence that is sure to instill confidence. It includes a drag-and-drop website builder, so no coding it required, although the option is available. Additional features include high definition/retina readiness, plugin compatibility, fast load times, multiple languages, and excellent customer support through MNKY.

Avantura

If you want to start your own online magazine, you shouldn’t settle for anything less than Avantura. The fully responsive theme focuses on visual media, organizing your most important articles above the fold, including a header bar with social links and a menu bar on which you can organize your site sections. With a proprietary settings panel, a page builder, and vast customization options, you should have a site up and running in no time. All you have to do is provide the content.

Cashew

We often see great blogs built on free themes and, while content is key, visual appeal through distinct design is also important. Cashew is a theme that can elevate any blog with a design language that will be appreciated by even the most casual of visitors. Cashew ensures that you reach your intended audience with an SEO friendly structure, social sharing buttons, and mobile compatibility. The template includes over 600 fonts, a sticky header, WPML support, and a live customizer.

Videoly

Today, creators have an unprecedented opportunity to make money doing what they love using the YouTube video platform. And although a strong presence on YouTube is vital, many neglect to create an equally strong website presence. Videoly aims to solve this disparity with its template designed specifically with YouTubers in mind. Theme Bubble’s nine beautiful and high-converting homepage templates are optimized for speed. With an endless list of features designed to get you traction, including an ‘A’ performance grade, a 1.53 second average page load time, and an overall speed that is 80% faster than all tested sites, Videoly will never let you down.

Bimber

Bimber is a great example of the superiority of WordPress over all other platforms. It expands the definition of what a theme can be and broadens your ability to create the kind of content-rich websites once reserved for coders and web designers. Taking a page from viral sharing websites like BuzzFeed, Bimber offers a layout that enables users to easily sort content using two header menus. It features a responsive design, SEO optimization, microdata and rich snippets, multi-page articles, and anything else you will need to get you on your way to creating vapid Facebook feed filler.

Flatsome

One day some designer decided that online stores should look and function a certain way, and apparently everyone agreed with him because it’s a style used by most online retailers. Flatsome is a fairly typical eCommerce theme, but it provides users with exactly what they want in an online shopping experience. There is something beautiful about familiarity and in that sense, Flatsome is quite pretty. With a minimal design, highly customizable home page banners, and a prominent shopping cart, this popular eCommerce theme will propel your online store in no time. Flatsome includes unlimited product pages, accounts, multiple product grid layouts, wishlists, and an excellent PageSpeed score of 98%.

Divi

If style and elegance are what you’re looking for, then you won’t go wrong with the Divi theme. This layout is ideal if you enjoy all things visual – especially if your site will be devoted to special events, celebrations, or a portfolio.

The theme itself offers a choice between two homepage layouts and there are even options for multi-page formats, too. The layout doesn’t rule out e-commerce features either; in fac,t it’s ideal if you’re looking to promote a service or product with a minimalistic approach.

Divi Theme – A fully responsive template by Elegant Themes

X | The Theme

This theme has been branded the template of 2015 – and we completely understand why! It’s responsive, customizable, fully functional and jam packed with visual features that could knock the socks off of the most creative among us. It draws on the style of many WordPress premium themes (albeit in a unique way), whilst remaining entirely functional for beginners and experts alike.

What’s possibly the greatest feature of the X theme is its sheer versatility. It suits an incredible variety of website genres and styles – without sacrificing anything in the process!

The X by themeco

The Core

It’s easy to recognize an incredibly effective theme as soon as you take a look at the demos – and the Core template definitely hasn’t cut any corners as far as their demos are concerned. Not only are users presented with a wide variety of aesthetic layouts and designs to choose from during their website development journey – there’s the added advantage of each demo being created to suit a particular niche and industry. It’s also multi-purpose and responsive, making it ideal for designers of every niche and skill-set.

The Core

Grid

It’s not often that section navigation bars work well, but the Grid theme has pulled this off without a hitch. On the left is room for your pages, in the center you’ll find space for your services or product categories, and then over on the right are your social media icons – all of which can be modified to suit your specific requirements. The magic starts underneath with the imagery which can also be customized as preferred.

grid

Photocrati

If the simplistic approach is more to your liking, then the Photocrati theme could well be worth a shot. Many designers like to think of it as simple – but we like to consider it an aesthetically pleasing work of art. It’s thought of as one of the leading WordPress themes for designers, creative individuals and photographers alike (as its name might suggest), but we’re sure that whatever you’re planning to use it for – you’ll appreciate its elegant functions, simplistic layout and message-portraying appearance.

Photocrati – A diverse photography layout for users of all calibers

Be

If you’re a creative genius then you’ll definitely appreciate the power of the BeTheme. As far as templates go, this one is as diverse as it is effective – and it would make the ideal landing spot for any budding musician, artist, or writer. By selecting this theme, there’s almost no limit on just how diverse you could make your website – and with over 150 demos to experience once purchased, this theme is like an endless pit of ideas and creativity.

BeTheme – A functional take on creativity

Agora

Whether you’re offering a product or a service; you will definitely want to take a look at the Agora theme. It’s simple, elegant and boasts a touch of modern contemporary aesthetics, too.Furthermore, the theme itself is fully mobile responsive – you can define categories, lists and even specific discounts within the settings, to really maximize your sales! Agora really takes the concept of online selling to a whole new level.

Agora Theme – Ecommerce promotion at it's finest

The Retailer

If your products are a little more exclusive than standard e-commerce stores, then The Retailer eCommerce template could well be the way to go. For a start, it simply oozes style and creativity; making it ideal for products relating to apparel and accessories.

This theme can be fully customized and modified to suit your color and layout preferences, and as it’s packed with the potential for widgets as well as being mobile-optimized from the offset; there’s no reason why even the most exclusive online store couldn’t benefit from it.

the-retailer-responsive-wordpress

Nexus

Online magazines are fast becoming one of the most popular methods of publicity, and the Nexus just so happens to specialize in this exact niche! From its uniquely visual layout all the way to its modern take on informative content – the Nexus theme is nothing if not the ideal template for journalists, photographers and everyone in between.With miles of great functions and features, the Nexus is much more than a theme – it’s a way of life.

nexus wordpress theme

Shopkeeper

As far as selling online goes, the Shopkeeper certainly has all angles covered. If you’re selling your own products then you’ll definitely appreciate the inclusion of the visual composition tool, and if you’re keen to promote your products in general – then you won’t go wrong with the fully integrated slider. There’s literally no limit to what you can promote and sell, and with a full widget compatibility to boot – your e-commerce site is in for a treat!

The Shopkeeper

Mozzy

WP templates and themes are a great way to create a stunning looking website with as little fuss as possible – but what if you’re keen to go back to basics with a uniquely designed blog or portfolio? If that sounds like you then check out the Mozzy theme – a stylized take on the origins of blog post writing, with the added bonus of a creative design.

When using the template, you’ll even have the option to define the home page a ‘flexible’ setting – meaning that you can modify it within a matter of seconds to keep things fresh.

The Mozzy Theme – A modern take on the blogging approach

Inspiro

Now here’s a dynamic template that captivates attention in less than a second. Being photo-centric means two things – the first relates to the immediate impact that the web design could have on anyone viewing it, and the second refers to the showcasing potential for anyone with a portfolio or a particular product to cast into the spotlight. The responsive layout comes as standard, it’s fully WooCommerce ready and there are options to customize every single element, too.

The Inspiro

Salient

Multi-purpose layouts are fast becoming a popular port of call for web designers and developers everywhere – and that’s because of the potential to offer clients a variety of layouts, without having to purchase a multitude of themes. As far as multi-purpose potential goes, the Salient theme certainly doesn’t disappoint; being responsive as standard, bilingual, ecommerce ready and boasts no less than 6 months’ worth of support. Considering the cost – this template is a winner in our books.

Salient wp Theme

Interactive

If you’re looking for a theme that prioritizes speed, performance, and functionality – then look no further. Not only does the Interactive template come jam-packed with features that rival even the most expensive themes available online; it does the above and much more, too. The typography is simple to personalize, the stylish three-column layout suits a whole host of niches, and as the site is fully responsive and SEO ready; you could get a site up and running with minimal delay.

The Interactive by MyThemeShop

Jupiter

This theme not only sounds great – its performance is top notch too. There are almost no limitations as far as creativity is concerned, and where this template truly shines is in its potential to provide a stunning foundation for web designers of all skill levels. Whatever niche you’re designing for, and however extensive it may be; the Jupiter theme is well equipped to tackle a variety of needs – all of which can be customized to suit a particular purpose. The term versatile doesn’t quite cover this bad boy.

Jupiter

Ultra

The developers of the Ultra theme consider it one of the most powerful, flexible and versatile WordPress templates on the planet – and we can’t disagree. If you’re keen to develop a website with minimal effort, without delay and at an affordable price, then the Ultra theme may be worth considering. There are no restrictions as far as the aesthetics are concerned either – in fact every single element can be personalized to suit your exact requirements in a few clicks.

ultra

Bridge 

Recognized as the best-selling theme in 2014, the Bridge theme is every inch the market leader. It’s fresh, versatile and easy to customize – making it easy to understand why it was so popular. Things haven’t slowed down either, and with the addition of an advanced customer support structure, frequent updates and the potential to peruse 100 unique demos – your creative juices will be flowing as you simply sit back and decide on the style that your site could benefit from the most.

Bridge - Creative multi-purpose WP theme

Enfold

If there’s one thing that puts new WordPress developers off, it’s the extensiveness of the system. Even the most avid professionals will know how daunting a task it can be to tackle a web customization project – and that’s where the Enfold template really steps up to the mark. It’s user interface is so simple, that even a complete amateur could navigate and personalize with ease – and considering the end result is SEO ready, mobile responsive and comes with a satisfaction guarantee – the Enfold is an easy choice to make.

Enfold

Impreza

Fully customizable, mobile responsive and incredibly affordable are just a few terms that spring to mind when thinking about the Impreza theme. If there’s one thing that WordPress themes could benefit from, it’s a quality reassurance check – and that’s exactly where the Impreza theme shines. As it’s already been evaluated by Envato with great results, users can rest assured that the template will be as functional as it is beneficial. All that’s left is to enjoy the creative potential.

Impreza - Retina responsive retina awesomeness

Foodica

We love a market-specific template as much as the next developer, and as its name might suggest – the Foodica theme is all about consumables. Whether you’re promoting a café or restaurant, or if you’re endorsing your own product online – the versatile theme options panel, fully responsive layout and varying color schemes make showcasing your consumables a breeze. What’s really unique is the ‘recipe shortcode’ functions – making it even easier to feature recipes and dishes prominently.

Foodica wp Template

Noteworthy

Okay, so as far as a color palette goes the one featured in Noteworthy may be a little more Halloween-y than we’re used to. On the bright side, the HTML compatibility does make customizing the theme quick and easy, so in terms of font types and colors, it’s an incredibly simple task to undertake. The layout is simply brilliant, in fact, we’re sure that we haven’t seen one like this anywhere else. Just pure brilliance.

The Noteworthy wp Theme

vFlex

It’s responsive, quick to load and comes jam-packed with an assortment of widget compatibilities and more. Being response definitely has its perks, and we tried the demo exactly as it appears on a mobile device. It was flawless, we have to admit. There is a multitude of layouts and color schemes to choose from too, although this site will never look as good as a news site – it’s much better for showcasing talents/ services.

the vFlex Template

Balloons

We do! But these aren’t just any balloons. It’s fully responsive and could benefit any event or celebratory website, although it is somewhat lacking in the visual department. If you’re a fan of simplistic style on the other hand, then you’ll clearly be impressed by this template. Thanks to the parallax scrolling, it is a single-pager, but that won’t matter as you can rest assured that the attention will consistently be placed on your event post.

Balloons

Arcade Basic

Whoever thought to bring back retro clearly had a stroke of genius. We’re not sure if it’s the unique background that defines the Arcade template, or if it is the layout in general – but either way you have to admit just how effective it is. The widgets included are easy to program, and keeping on top of social media is amazingly simple – just look at the top right of that header area.

Arcade Basic wordpress

Nictitate

If you’re hoping to make an impact with your businesses’ online presence, then it’s definitely a good idea to give the Nictitate template a shot. It’s smart, stylish and oozes technological prowess. It may be better suited to news or product websites relating to the tech industry, but that doesn’t rule out other niches if the right amount of modification is done. It’s also responsive and easy to SEO thanks to the built in optimization features.

nicitate

TA DailyBlog

If there’s one thing that most bloggers aspire to achieve – it’s a fully functional, captivating website that keeps an audience firmly enthralled. Well, that’s what the TA DailyBlog theme was invented for; and it definitely doesn’t disappoint. It’s friendly and easy to navigate, and we really enjoyed the inclusion of an army of social media icons to cater to the most exclusive promotional platform. It’s responsive too, for even more versatility.

TA Dailyblog - Blogging Made Easy

Splendio

This theme might not be for everyone – in fact, it is actually a little overwhelming if we’re honest, but we’re sure that there are a few particular niches that could stand to benefit from the spacious potential. There’s an expansive logo area up the top with more than enough room for social media icons, and straight underneath you’ll find an attractive visual banner (which can be replaced), and much more below. Genuinely a great theme.

The Splendio Theme

Origin

This minimalistic design might seem a little better suited to bloggers and forum hosts, but in reality, it’s just about as customizable as you could ever want from a WordPress template. It has a fully codable slideshow area that can feature images and content without difficulty in loading times, and as the site is naturally responsive, it won’t matter which type of wallpaper you opt for – it will stretch and reform easily.

Origin Magazine Template

Meeta

If you’re looking for an imposing website that can’t help but get a message across – then take a look at the Meeta. We’re not sure what the name means exactly, but we love the concept nonetheless. The striking banner area is a great way to feature a certain piece of artwork, or even to promote a product or service. Thanks to the responsiveness of the theme, all device users will find what they’re looking for.

meeto

Blog-O-Folio

Okay, so here’s a unique template if ever we saw one. Blog-O-Folio, otherwise known referred to as the BoF, is a stylish theme that would work as either a blog, a portfolio, or both. The home page has plenty of space for aspiring writers to really show their best work, and the inclusion of the photo areas makes it simple to add your own imagery with minimal fuss. Plus, the color scheme is simply brilliant and creative.

The Blog-O-Folio

ShopStar

Although this template would be ideal for promoting, endorsing and selling products, it would also make a fantastic looking biography site, too. ShopStar’s color scheme is well suited to its purpose, but there’s no reason why you couldn’t modify it to suit your own particular brand or style. There are no less than 10 unique spots to display products and notable items of interest, so all that’s left is to add your own goods.

EBUY Theme

Blue Bubble

Are all bubbles blue? In any event, the Blue Bubble theme is as appealing as it is productive. Unlike many of the other templates in this list, this one boasts its very own left side navigation bar. It might be a little difficult to get around the site if the demo is anything to go by – but we’re sure that you have a whole host of categories to stuff that menu bar with, to really enjoy the space.

Blue Bubble

OShine

This theme comes with a comfortable 12 demos to choose from – each of which has been customized to tackle a particular industry or niche. If you don’t like the great looking individuals on the first demo, then switching the image out is easy via the upload function, and HTML programmers will also appreciate the ability to code 80% of the elements behind the scenes (such as the fonts, color schemes and so on). All in all, professional.

OShine Bright

BonPress

Here’s a theme that was made for coders. It’s elegant, simple and boasts a lot of the more traditional elements typically overlooked in this day and age. The left side navigation brings back memories of older style blogs, and the focal point in the center would suit any product or service in need of a little promotion. And who could forget that top intro section? It’s fun and reminiscent at the same time.

BonPress Professional

Shuttershot

Photography is one of the niches that isn’t lacking on the template front. Here’s a unique take on the photographic theme, this time in the form of the Shuttershot. It’s fully responsive and loads in a record breaking time, thanks to the behind- the-scenes widgets that compress without any loss of resolution. What’s really lovely is that the wallpaper is free to use but easy to replace as well.

Shuttershot Template

InFocus

Now here’s a theme that we’re sure that you’ll love – especially if you’re into iconic web designs that emanate style and elegance. The InFocus template features 7 custom widgets that you won’t find anywhere else (each of which can be tailored to suit your specific needs). It also boasts highly dynamic Jquery and Nivo sliders to showcase your latest services or products, as well as easy to implement short codes and much more.

InFocus Theme

Awake

Boasting a fully responsive design, over 60 skins to choose from, and an internal form builder (to save having to rely on Wufoo), the Awake theme is much more than a classy template – it’s a canvas where a business can exude professionalism without even trying. The template comes complete with dummy text and sample imagery – all of which can be directly modified via the easy to use control panel. Considering the price and the incredibly dense backend options – this theme is enough to cater to even the most luxurious of businesses.

The Awake

Spectacular

If you’re a fan of the traditional tabloid or magazine layout, then we would definitely recommend turning your attention to the Spectacular template. It functions a lot like a newspaper, with a bold, central header to introduce your audience to your services and features, and below the fold is a whopping amount of space for a gallery, a set of blog posts, or anything else that you can imagine. There’s literally nothing lacking from this masterpiece.

Spectacular

Clean Retina

Who doesn’t enjoy a website that eliminates modern demands for visuals? The Clean Retina is about as fresh as templates come, and we enjoyed this theme for its elegance, ease of navigation and general enjoyment. The navigation may look a little better centered (which is doable in the backend), and the imagery can be replaced without a moment’s hesitation. All that’s needed now is your creative input to manufacture beauty.

Clean Retina

Great

We’re huge fans of blog-oriented websites, and the Great theme just so happens to be one of those. There’s no chaff involved with this theme, in fact there’s simply room for a logo or title, a few spots for your page categories and then a host of images that can be complimented by content. On the right you’ll be able to push a particular sale or product, and just under that is your blog post archive.

the great wp template

Live

Looking for a way to get your blog to stand out? Live is a beautiful WordPress template that’s eye-catching and packed with great features. Infinite scrolls, sticky sidebars and animated post images are some of the things you can use to make sure visitors keep reading. It’s ideal for bloggers who report on live events as you can add a Livestream to your Home page. Plus it’s social media-friendly and supports multiple languages.

Live — Blog WordPress Theme

Architecture

Creating an online portfolio for your architecture, construction or building company doesn’t have to be difficult. And this template could easily be adapted for other businesses such as freelance designers or photographers. It includes Visual Composer which is a drag-and-drop page builder so you have complete control over the structure of your site. It’s also fully responsive and retina ready so your content will look great on any screen.

Architecture

Appeal

The template certainly is appealing to bloggers who also want to create an online store. Play around with four different post layouts and unlimited colors to create your look. You can also display images from your Instagram feed on your blog. With short codes, you can add extra functionality to your blog even if you have no knowledge of code. The Sliding Navigation and Instant Search features make it easy for your readers to navigate around your site and find what they’re looking for.

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What do you think of our choices for the best WordPress themes? Did we leave anything out? Let us know by commenting below.

David Brandon

David Brandon

I'm a web developer & blogger enthusiast, helping novice users with the principles of site creation.

Comments

  1. Anna Mare

    Am I the only one who hasn’t tried the X theme yet? Everyone at work swears by it but I just hate following suit.

    • Jamie

      Lol I know how you feel Anna. I was pretty much forced to give the template a while go by my manager, and you have to try it to really see why it’s so popular. If you want to break the mold, then maybe go for the BeTheme. It’s just as functional and a little less known, but I know that it’s a go-to for a lot of my friends and co-workers.

      • Anna Mare

        Haha I don’t feel as silly anymore! I have used the BeTheme a couple of times now and it does the job. If it’s a good replacement for the X theme then I’ll stick with it, especially if the features are similar. Thanks Jamie

  2. Chris Cole

    Yeah Jamie is right, both themes are pretty similar but personally I’d still go for the X theme, only because it has a better support team. I rarely need to use them, but sometimes there’s something that I can’t get my head around and they’re always on hand to help. Between the two, X is a little easier to stay on top of in my humble opinion, especially if you’re spending most of your time coding.

  3. Anna Mare

    Update! Okay, so I bit the bullet and gave the big X a run for its money. I have to admit defeat lol, it’s pretty darn cool. If anything I noticed that it’s a little more feature packed than I expected. I’ll get the chance to test it on a client’s website over the next few weeks so I’m just playing around with the resources right now, but from what I can see it’s going to be pretty easy to navigate.

  4. Yasar Ali

    Hi Anna,
    You’ve picked one of the best wp themes such as Nexus & BeTheme etc.
    Thanks

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