Where should I get a Wordpress theme

13 years ago

I generally go with one of the WordPress.org stock themes Twenty Twelve, or Twenty Eleven, or a child theme based on one of them.

I depend on WordPress SEO by Yoast for SEO

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katherineolga

13 years ago

I don't think I've ever paid for a theme. My favorite theme right now is catch box and it is one of the free ones. I would suggest first looking at the theme uploader built into your wordpress before deciding if you want to buy a theme. I much prefer to use a basic free one and then either making tweaks on it myself (if needed) or hiring someone to do it.

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bgray

13 years ago

Theme Forest has a lot of good themes. I would have recommeded Catalyst framework yesterday but they bailed on me once again (Frugal before) for Genesis.

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Tiffany Locke

13 years ago

I would recommend Themeforest too if you want a better theme. By the way, besides SEO what else do you need for a theme?

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CrisisCore08 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Tiffany Locke

I would recommend Themeforest too if you want a better theme. By the way, besides SEO what else do you need for a theme?

I looking for a flexible, responsive and well designed theme. I failed to find one on the free themes mainly because the themes features not always well presented.
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preets

13 years ago

woo themes are very good , I am using them for all my sites.
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CrisisCore08 13 years ago

Originally Posted by preets

woo themes are very good , I am using them for all my sites.
PM me if you need my help .

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Do you recommend Woo themes, have you used elegant themes?
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techfriend

13 years ago

Please can you tell me for which Industry do you need theme, Based on that I will suggest you theme, though you can check on themeforest dot net

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CrisisCore08 13 years ago

Originally Posted by techfriend

Please can you tell me for which Industry do you need theme, Based on that I will suggest you theme, though you can check on themeforest dot net

Personal blog actually
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BillyW

13 years ago

I've never paid for a theme personally, but it depends on what you're looking to do with your site. If your just setting up a personal blog, I wouldn't suggest you spending any money. I always use the free themes from WordPress.org and then customize them to my liking.

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CrisisCore08

13 years ago

Originally Posted by BillyW

I've never paid for a theme personally, but it depends on what you're looking to do with your site. If your just setting up a personal blog, I wouldn't suggest you spending any money. I always use the free themes from WordPress.org and then customize them to my liking.

Yeah but there aren't a lot of themes there that actually looks well. I mean the themes on elegant themes are amazing. I already looked at the free theme section and nothing caught my eyes.

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BillyW

13 years ago

Originally Posted by CrisisCore08

Yeah but there aren't a lot of themes there that actually looks well. I mean the themes on elegant themes are amazing. I already looked at the free theme section and nothing caught my eyes.

Do you have any HTML/CSS/PHP experience? You could always get a free theme and then edit it so it will resemble a theme that you like.

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CrisisCore08 13 years ago

Originally Posted by BillyW

Do you have any HTML/CSS/PHP experience? You could always get a free theme and then edit it so it will resemble a theme that you like.

I know client side (HTML, CSS) but not PHP.
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reymarguia

13 years ago

themeforest is the best. I would recommend it.

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CrisisCore08

13 years ago

Originally Posted by reymarguia

themeforest is the best. I would recommend it.

The problem about theme forest is that random people are uploading a theme. I don't really have tech support.

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UMS

13 years ago

Originally Posted by CrisisCore08

The problem about theme forest is that random people are uploading a theme. I don't really have tech support.

Sure there are lots of themes on Themeforest that have poor support, but if you just search for the popular ones, you'll find that most of them have excellent support.

The ones I personally use are:

1. Striking
2. Sterling

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CrisisCore08

13 years ago

Originally Posted by UMS

Sure there are lots of themes on Themeforest that have poor support, but if you just search for the popular ones, you'll find that most of them have excellent support.

The ones I personally use are:

1. Striking
2. Sterling

Thanks, I would take a look.
Any more suggestions?

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batgioi69

13 years ago

I think you should make yourself the template with Photoshop & HTML, it's not so difficult but it's worth to do, you will have many benefit from it ^^

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KELLOGGS

13 years ago

Go for Gonzo from Themeforest. It's clean and professional and easy to use.

If you don't like it Themeforest is still the place to go to find the theme.

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alexbardera

13 years ago

Check out Fresher Themes. They're responsive and optimized for SEO. The "Alter Ego" theme is free for personal use if you want to give it a try.

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GM AYAAN

13 years ago

I Think U Can Get WP themes here

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TheMadHatter

13 years ago

Elegant themes is by far my favorite after having tried numerous other brand name themes. I would highly recommend. The seo is simple and the special ET control panel is incredibly easy to use compared to others. The only thing I could complain about is ad integration but there are plugins which you can use to add your ad code how you would like. Hope this helps.

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CrisisCore08

13 years ago

Originally Posted by TheMadHatter

Elegant themes is by far my favorite after having tried numerous other brand name themes. I would highly recommend. The seo is simple and the special ET control panel is incredibly easy to use compared to others. The only thing I could complain about is ad integration but there are plugins which you can use to add your ad code how you would like. Hope this helps.

Do you think that the yearly price is worth it?
I do need to pay every year at least 40$ when I only need one theme.

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TheMadHatter

13 years ago

IMO the price is def worth it. They have 80+ themes constantly updated and 4 plugins built specifically for them. Their control panel built into the themes compared to others alone is worth the money IMO. Makes it so much easier to build sites with and the people making these themes seem to have a pretty good eye for design. I don't have much more than basic HTML5/CSS and now some PHP and have been able to take care of all the stuff I have needed to do on numerous sites.

I would like to note however if you plan on putting a bunch of advertising on your site it will likely require plugins and WooCommerce takes a little tinkering with to work sometimes. Other than that however I would put most of ET themes above the competition generally. Mainly just based on design and the control panel.

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karlos1968

13 years ago

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skillboyz

13 years ago

If you are looking for custom wordpress theme then you must hire theme designer but if you are looking for free one you can search on the internet you will get lots of free themes

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curationsoft

13 years ago

i think google has a better and more answers to that question.

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ChrisMBevo

13 years ago

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pewpewpewmonkeys

13 years ago

Do you recommend Woo themes, have you used elegant themes?

I've used both Woothemes AND Elegant Themes.

ET are *gorgeous*, however, they run a bit clunky. I can't express it well, I just get the feeling that corners were cut in the coding process. Also, I disagree about the control panel being easy to use, at least in comparison to Woo. As for price, I *do think the ET price is fair considering how many themes you're getting, but of course there's no way you're ever going to use all of them anyway.

With woothemes you get a package deal. Make sure you get the Canvas theme because you can do so much with it.

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AlbertBarkley

13 years ago

You can use Theme Junky and Theme Fusion for this propose.