As a Content Management System (CMS) WordPress is considered one of the best for smaller businesses and pretty much anyone who wishes to start up a website. WordPress is growing quickly too with 14% of the top 1 million websites running their technology.
Coinciding with this market share increase, Premium WordPress themes have become a sought-after commodity. The issue is that most people are unsure as well as unaware as to what theme will fit their site the best. Here are some things to consider when searching for a WordPress theme.
The theme should look appealing and have simple navigation. Navigation is key as that is how users can get to your content.
Check if the theme is Search Engine Optimized(SEO). SEO means that the author from the theme used all the important tags like h1, h2, h3, etc.
If you believe you will have a large audience make sure the theme is W3C validated as it helps with people who use older browsers. Remember that W3C does not affect your search engine ranking.
A WordPress theme’s backbone is its theme option panel. Some theme authors use pre-made frameworks, but many developers create their very own theme option panel. Usually there is a screenshot or even a demo of the panel. Make sure that full functionalities you need for your website are supported.
Themes can be outdated, check that the theme that you are looking at is based on the latest WordPress version. This is so it has the most up-to-date security and also the newest features. Also, make sure that the theme is updated frequently to ensure that the theme will still be secure.
Keep in mind that there are themes that support a mobile version of the site as that is getting more and more important these days. There are plugins which will transform a site into a mobile version, but it is best if the theme supports it with no fuss.
It is important to observe that the most expensive WordPress theme is not always the best. High cost doesn’t necessarily relate to more features. In fact, these expensive themes tend to cover a unique niche of web sites, or are created with a well known developer.
Bundle or single themes? The correct answer is it depends. The primary question to ask is what the site is going to be employed for.
Finally, keep in mind that WordPress themes may be easily modified. This means that two websites that use the same theme look completely different with just a little bit of html and css knowledge. That is the power of WordPress! It is simple and is a slick CMS.
